MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/26/1944
Friday 2/3/1944 :
Free agent P Dutch Leonard has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/4/1944 :
Free agent P Mays Copeland has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/18/1944 :
P Tom Clyde was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
P Johnny Schmitz was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
RF Frenchy Bordagaray was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
3B Creepy Crespi was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
Sunday 4/9/1944 :
P Lefty Gomez was put on the 15-Day DL.
P Mickey Haefner was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Tuesday 4/25/1944 :
P Bill Lohrman was put on the 15-Day DL.
P Cal Mclish was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
P Mickey Haefner was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
P Al Jurisich was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Wednesday 6/21/1944 :
P Cal Mclish was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
Tuesday 7/25/1944 :
Trade with Cleveland :
We get :
C Tony Dephillips
Cleveland gets :
CF Carden Gillenwater
Trade with Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
P Lefty Gomez
P Warren Spahn
P Ed Lopat
We get :
P Al Gerheauser
P Leon Day
P Dick Fowler was sent down from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to AA Reading Phillies.
P Tommy Hughes was promoted from AA Reading Phillies to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
P Harry Feldman was promoted from AA Reading Phillies to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
P Mickey Haefner was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
P Rogers Mckee was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
LF Charlie Keller was put on the 15-Day DL.
3B Creepy Crespi was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
C Harry Chozen was promoted from AA Reading Phillies to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
C Mike Garbark was sent down from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to AA Reading Phillies.
Monday 8/28/1944 :
Released C George Susce... he retired.
Monday 9/18/1944 :
C Harry Chozen was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
P Al Gerheauser was promoted from to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
P Tommy Hughes was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
P Johnny Schmitz was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
P Cal Mclish was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Tuesday 10/17/1944 :
Leon Day has been signed to a contract extension, $3,710,000 per year, for 5 years.
Leroy Morney has been signed to a contract extension, $2,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
Jimmy Bloodworth has been signed to a contract extension, $1,880,000 per year, for 4 years.
Jerry Benjamin has been signed to a contract extension, $340,000 per year, for 2 years.

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