TEAM NEWS Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
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Moose Solters retires ... Walter Cannady retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Bill Mcgee retires ... Joe Coscarart retires ... Joe Sullivan retires ... Earl Huckleberry retires ... Tom Seats retires ... Orie Arntzen retires ... Bill Norman retires ... Cliff Melton becomes a free agent. Mickey Vernon gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration. Max West gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration. Bill Atwood gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration. Johnny Gee gets a new one-year contract worth $646,429 through salary arbitration. Vito Tamulis gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration. Wally Judnich gets a new one-year contract worth $2,957,143 through salary arbitration. Frank Bushey becomes a free agent.
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Max West has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
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Hi Bithorn pitches a 7-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
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Johnny Gee pitches a 2-hit shutout against Boston (N)!!
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Hank Greenberg was named Player of the Week! He batted .519 in 27 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
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Max West was named Player of the Week! He batted .450 in 20 AB, with 2 HR and 11 RBI.
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Hank Greenberg was named National League-Batter of the Month! He batted .351 in 94 AB, with 13 homers and 25 RBI.
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Hi Bithorn pitches a 2-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
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Johnny Gee was named National League-Pitcher of the Month ! He had a record of 3-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.24 and 1 shutouts.
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