LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS
Tuesday, 10/3/1951
Saturday 2/4/1951 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent CF Luis Olmo has been signed to a contract of $3,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent 3B Grady Hatton has been signed to a contract of $5,200,007 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent 2B Gene Mauch has been signed to a contract of $2,667,001 per year, for 2 years.
Washington: Free agent SS Sam Dente has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N): Free agent P Frank Barrett has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Ellis Kinder has been signed to a contract of $900,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/5/1951 :
Chicago (N): Free agent LF Dick Sisler has been signed to a contract of $3,030,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent 2B Red Schoendienst has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent 2B Bobby Adams has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent LF Peanuts Lowrey has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A): Free agent P Ken Heintzelman has been signed to a contract of $3,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/6/1951 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Mel Queen has been signed to a contract of $700,000 per year, for 4 years.
Washington: Free agent LF Bud Stewart has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent 2B Hank Schenz has been signed to a contract of $776,001 per year, for 1 years.
Washington: Free agent P Carl Scheib has been signed to a contract of $1,400,000 per year, for 5 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent P Hal Gregg has been signed to a contract of $2,354,397 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1951 :
Chicago (N): Free agent CF Johnny Groth has been signed to a contract of $7,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent 3B Bobby Brown has been signed to a contract of $6,800,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent C Les Moss has been signed to a contract of $2,667,001 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent C Del Rice has been signed to a contract of $1,230,004 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1951 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Johnny Vander meer has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent SS Stan Rojek has been signed to a contract of $366,001 per year, for 1 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent P Willard Nixon has been signed to a contract of $4,255,500 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 2/10/1951 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Russ Meyer has been signed to a contract of $4,260,001 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent 2B Eddie Miksis has been signed to a contract of $1,450,500 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (A): Free agent P Johnny Sain has been signed to a contract of $2,790,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent P Howie Fox has been signed to a contract of $4,000,005 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Mickey Harris has been signed to a contract of $578,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/11/1951 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent C Joe Garagiola has been signed to a contract of $8,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent RF Tommy O'brien has been signed to a contract of $1,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent C Bruce Edwards has been signed to a contract of $2,350,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent 1B Eddie Waitkus has been signed to a contract of $3,360,001 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Free agent P Jim Konstanty has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent LF Erv Dusak has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/12/1951 :
Washington: Free agent P Milo Candini has been signed to a contract of $1,112,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/13/1951 :
Boston (N): Free agent P Tommy Byrne has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1951 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Dizzy Trout has been signed to a contract of $3,250,500 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 2/16/1951 :
New York (A): Free agent 2B Jimmy Bloodworth has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A): Free agent 2B Putsy Caballero has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 5 years.
Friday 2/17/1951 :
New York (A): Free agent P Bill Wight has been signed to a contract of $5,220,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Randy Gumpert has been signed to a contract of $360,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (A): Free agent P Earl Johnson has been signed to a contract of $6,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Joe Hatten has been signed to a contract of $2,440,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/18/1951 :
Boston (A): Free agent P Al Brazle has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent C Mickey Owen has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/19/1951 :
Chicago (N): Free agent RF Willard Marshall has been signed to a contract of $9,550,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/20/1951 :
New York (N): Free agent P Vic Lombardi has been signed to a contract of $3,300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/23/1951 :
Washington: Free agent P Joe Coleman has been signed to a contract of $4,210,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N): Free agent 3B Billy Hitchcock has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/25/1951 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 2B Lou Stringer has been signed to a contract of $1,100,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/27/1951 :
Boston (N): Free agent P Al Benton has been signed to a contract of $6,200,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Mickey Haefner has been signed to a contract of $2,330,001 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Free agent CF Paul Campbell has been signed to a contract of $442,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1951 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Dick Fowler has been signed to a contract of $336,001 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 3/2/1951 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Herm Wehmeier has been signed to a contract of $5,750,000 per year, for 5 years.
Saturday 3/4/1951 :
Brooklyn: Free agent C Bob Swift has been signed to a minor league contract.
Brooklyn: Free agent C Ken Silvestri has been signed to a minor league contract.
Boston (N): Free agent 1B Phil Masi has been signed to a minor league contract.
Chicago (A): Free agent 2B Emil Verban has been signed to a minor league contract.
Chicago (A): Free agent P Tom Ferrick has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sunday 3/5/1951 :
Boston (N): P Al Benton was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): P Al Benton was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): 1B Phil Masi was assigned to AAA .
Boston (N): CF Paul Campbell was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): CF Paul Campbell was assigned to AAA .
Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
CF Luis Marquez
Philadelphia (A) gets :
SS Bill Jennings
Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
SS Bill Jennings
Philadelphia (A) gets :
P Jack Crimian
Chicago (A): Put P Bob Kuzava on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): Put RF Cliff Mapes on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 4/4/1951 :
Philadelphia (A): Released 3B Dick Smith.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Jack Crimian.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Herm Wehmeier.
Boston (N): 1B Norm Zauchin was promoted from A to AA .
Philadelphia (A): P Ellis Kinder was assigned to AAA Birmingham A's.
Philadelphia (A): 2B Lou Stringer was assigned to AAA Birmingham A's.
Philadelphia (A): CF Luis Olmo was assigned to AAA Birmingham A's.
Wednesday 4/12/1951 :
Chicago (A): Put C Eddie Malone on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 4/20/1951 :
Brooklyn : Free agent Herm Wehmeier has been signed to minor league deal.
Chicago (N): Put P Bob Rush on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put P Larry Jansen on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 5/6/1951 :
Trade between Brooklyn and Boston (A) :
Boston (A) gets :
RF Carl Furillo
Brooklyn gets :
P Chuck Stobbs
1B Billy Goodman
1st round draft pick.
2nd round draft pick.
Boston (N): LF Sid Gordon was put on the 15-Day DL.
Boston (N): CF Paul Campbell was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Sunday 5/14/1951 :
Boston (N): CF Pete Reiser was put on the 60-Day DL.
Boston (N): P Turk Lown was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): P Turk Lown was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
New York (A): Put 2B Jerry Coleman on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put P Murry Dickson on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put P Frank Papish on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A) : Howie Pollet has been signed to a contract extension, $4,870,000 per year, for 4 years.
Monday 5/22/1951 :
Pittsburgh: Put P Dick Littlefield on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 5/30/1951 :
New York (N): Put P Sal Maglie on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put P Bill Werle on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): CF Paul Campbell was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (N): LF Sid Gordon was promoted from to the active roster.
Wednesday 6/7/1951 :
Washington : Sid Hudson has been signed to a contract extension, $2,930,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington : Gil Coan has been signed to a contract extension, $2,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 6/15/1951 :
Philadelphia (N): P Hank Borowy was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): P Steve Ridzik was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): C Hal Naragon was sent down from AAA to AA .
Philadelphia (N): 3B Fred Marsh was sent down from AAA to AA .
Philadelphia (N): P Joe Muir was sent down from AAA to AA .
St. Louis (A): Put P Stubby Overmire on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn : Gil Hodges has been signed to a contract extension, $5,250,000 per year, for 5 years.
Brooklyn : Ralph Branca has been signed to a contract extension, $1,050,500 per year, for 5 years.
Friday 6/23/1951 :
Washington: Put RF Roberto Ortiz on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 7/1/1951 :
Washington: Put P Joe Haynes on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Harry Taylor on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh : Johnny Hopp has been signed to a contract extension, $1,380,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 7/9/1951 :
Cleveland: Put P Mike Garcia on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 7/25/1951 :
Philadelphia (N) : Free agent Jack Crimian has been signed to minor league deal.
Philadelphia (N) : Free agent Pete Suder has been signed to minor league deal.
Philadelphia (N) : Free agent Dick Smith has been signed to minor league deal.
Philadelphia (A): 1B Ben Taylor was sent down from AAA Birmingham A's to AA Reading Athletics.
Washington: Put P Hal Brown on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put SS Granny Hamner on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 7/31/1951 :
New York (A) : Yogi Berra has been signed to a contract extension, $7,750,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (A) : Joe Page has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (N) : Pete Reiser has been signed to a contract extension, $4,300,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N) : Al Benton has been signed to a contract extension, $4,400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 8/8/1951 :
Cleveland: Put P Niles Jordan on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (A): Put P Lou Sleater on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 8/16/1951 :
Washington : Sherry Robertson has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N): Put P Fred Martin on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 8/24/1951 :
Boston (A): Put P Fred Hutchinson on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): Put P Ken Holcombe on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Bob Kuzava has been signed to a contract extension, $3,110,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Ed Stevens has been signed to a contract extension, $995,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 9/1/1951 :
Washington : Gus Niarhos has been signed to a contract extension, $3,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 9/9/1951 :
Philadelphia (A) : Sam Chapman has been signed to a contract extension, $1,150,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Eddie Joost has been signed to a contract extension, $4,130,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Ellis Kinder has been signed to a contract extension, $270,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Paul Lehner has been signed to a contract extension, $380,000 per year, for 1 years.
Washington : Al Evans has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston (N) : Dick Donovan has been signed to a contract extension, $6,800,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 9/17/1951 :
Brooklyn : Jackie Robinson has been signed to a contract extension, $6,300,500 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N) : Bobby Thomson has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N) : Randy Gumpert has been signed to a contract extension, $2,970,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 9/27/1951 :
New York (N) : Jack Kramer has been signed to a contract extension, $3,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Walker Cooper has been signed to a contract extension, $2,590,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati : Ewell Blackwell has been signed to a contract extension, $7,220,000 per year, for 6 years.
Cincinnati : Harry Simpson has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh : Stan Rojek has been signed to a contract extension, $5,260,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (A) : Carl Furillo has been signed to a contract extension, $6,750,000 per year, for 5 years.
Chicago (N) : Paul Minner has been signed to a contract extension, $10,000,000 per year, for 4 years.

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