TEAM NEWS Monday, 10/23/1947 |
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Max Butcher retires ... Lee Handley retires ... Tommy Bridges retires ... Pat Ankenman retires ... Henry Coppola retires ... Art Mahan retires ... Lloyd Russell retires ... Team market falls to Below Average. Dick Wakefield gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration. Morrie Arnovich gets a new one-year contract worth $675,000 through salary arbitration. Al Veigel gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration. Jimmy Wasdell becomes a free agent. Al Blanche becomes a free agent. Clyde Mccullough gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration. Art Rebel gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration. Bob Carpenter gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration. Harry Boyles gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration. Pep Rambert becomes a free agent. Cookie Cuccurullo gets a new one-year contract worth $2,371,429 through salary arbitration.
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Ken Johnson pitches a NO-HITTER against St. Louis (A)!!
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Jeff Heath was named Player of the Week! He batted .542 in 24 AB, with 3 HR and 6 RBI.
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Jeff Heath was named Player of the Week! He batted .480 in 25 AB, with 4 HR and 7 RBI.
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Bobby Thomson was named Player of the Week! He batted .435 in 23 AB, with 5 HR and 11 RBI.
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Ken Johnson pitches a 2-hit shutout against Philadelphia (A)!!
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Al Rosen slams 2 homers against Washington.
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Ken Johnson pitches a 2-hit shutout against Philadelphia (A)!!
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Al Rosen slams 2 homers against New York (A).
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Al Rosen was named Player of the Week! He batted .409 in 22 AB, with 5 HR and 12 RBI.
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Dick Wakefield was named Player of the Week! He batted .476 in 21 AB, with 2 HR and 9 RBI.
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Al Rosen was named American League-Batter of the Month! He batted .391 in 92 AB, with 12 homers and 31 RBI.
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Al Veigel pitches a 2-hit shutout against Philadelphia (A)!!
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Al Rosen crushes 2 homers against Boston (A).
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Ken Johnson sets a new season Team-Record for Bases on Balls with 238!
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Ken Johnson was named American League Rookie Of The Year ! In 41 games started, he pitched 326.2 innings, fanning 147 and walking 252 batters.
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