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Announcements

Boston (N) - Announced that they are changing their nickname. They will now once again be known as the Boston Braves.



Free Agency

Here is what happened to the major free agents.

Tommy Bridges, sp - Signed a 4-year, $409,240 contract with Cleveland
Thornton Lee, sp - Signed a 1-year, $54,260 contract with St.Louis (A)
Whit Wyatt, sp - Signed a 4-year, $610,000 contract with St.Louis (A)
Luke Appling, 2b - Signed a 4-year, $412,660 contract with Boston (A)
Mickey Haslin, 3b - Signed a 1-year, $14,020 contract with Philadelphia (A)
Harland Clift, 3b - Signed a 5-year, $679,000 contract with New York (N)
Lew Riggs, 3b - Signed a 3-year, $342,100 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Buddy Myer, ss - Signed a 2-year, $319,680 contract with Chicago (A)



Winter Trades
10/11 - Detroit gets lf Buster Mills (32 yrs old, .257-2-26-3), Chicago (N) gets ss Woody Williams (28 yrs, old, .249-2-29-3)
10/13 - Brooklyn gets lf Bob Johnson (34 yrs old, .275-7-36-4), St.Louis (A) gets c Spud Davis (35 yrs old, .301-1-59-4)
10/16 - Boston (A) gets p Bob Klinger (32 yrs old, 9-6, 2.95 era, 146.1 ip, 39 k), New York (A) gets rf George Puccinelli (33 yrs old, .222-0-21-2)
10/16 - Detroit gets p Emmett Nelson (35 yrs old, 4-8, 3.35 era, 88.2 ip, 23 k) and 3b Skippy Roberge (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston (N) gets 3b Jimmy Brown (30 yrs old, .270-0-18-6)
10/31 - New York (N) gets p Herman Fink (29 yrs old, 12-13, 4.48 era, 219.0 ip, 68 k), St.Louis (N) gets c Birdie Tebbetts (27 yrs old, .289-3-33-2)
11/04 - New York (N) gets p Tom Ferrick (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets rf Tommy Thompson (30 yrs old, .280-5-43-4)
11/04 - Boston (A) gets p Tom Seats (30 yrs old, 0-0, 0.00 ip) and 3b Don Richmond (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cincinnati gets ss Lindsay Brown (29 yrs old, .277-2-24-1) and 1b Johnny Sturm (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/04 - Pittsburgh gets c Ernie Lombardi (32 yrs old, .228-2-11-1), New York (N) gets ss Joe Cronin (34 yrs old, .238-16-64-8)
11/08 - Chicago (A) gets p Steve Sundra (30 yrs old, 14-5, 3.66 era, 167.1 ip, 45 k), New York (N) gets c Bennie Warren (28 yrs old, .175-2-18-0) and ss George Jumonville (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/08 - New York (N) gets p Milt Shoffner (34 yrs old, 5-6, 8 sv, 3.43 era, 42.0 ip, 15 k), Pittsburgh gets ss Red Rolfe (32 yrs old, .325-11-53-7)
11/16 - Brooklyn gets p Red Peery (34 yrs old, 5-4, 2 sv, 3.69 era, 63.1 ip, 13 k), St.Louis (A) gets 3b Justin Stein (29 yrs old, .298-0-8-1)
11/17 - Chicago (N) gets p Manny Salvo (27 yrs old, 4-7, 5.12 era, 110.2 ip, 41 k), Washington gets ss Ollie Bejma (33 yrs old, .282-4-28-0)
11/23 - St.Louis (N) gets p Bob Joyce (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.00 era, 1.0 ip, 0 k) and c Dixie Parsons (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cleveland gets 2b George Meyer (31 yrs old, .233-1-38-20)
11/23 - Chicago (A) gets Tommy Reis (26 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Philadelphia (N) gets rf Paul Waner (37 yrs old, .281-1-41-2) and c Benny Zientara (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/24 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Johnny Rigney (26 yrs old, 5-20, 4.94 era, 233.0 ip, 108 k) and 2b Joe Walsh (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Detroit gets lf Jo-Jo White (31 yrs old, .278-2-36-20) and ss Billy Cox (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
12/08 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Max Butcher (30 yrs old, 6-19, 1 sv, 4.58 era, 198.1 ip, 67 k), Detroit gets 3b Don Ross (26 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) and lf Eddie Feinberg (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
12/15 - Boston (N) gets p Vic Frasier (36 yrs old, 4-2, 3 sv, 5.26 era, 53.0 ip, 18 k), Philadelphia (A) gets ss Chuck Sheerin (31 yrs old, .270-2-13-0)
01/08 - Chicago (A) gets cf Roy Weatherly (25 yrs old, .375-0-0-0), Cincinnati gets ss Stu Clarke (34 yrs old, .221-4-27-4)



Major Retirements

cf Bernie Neis, age 45 - 22 seasons. His best season was in 1933 when he batted .317 with 9 homers, 61 rbi and 8 sb in 132 games.
.270 avg, 1987 g, 5720 ab, 806 r, 1547 h, 76 hr, 706 rbi, 102 sb, .381 slg

sp Syl Johnson, age 39 - 19 seasons. His best season was in 1931 when he compiled a 20-11 record with a 3.26 era and 130 k in 304.0 innings.
3.96 era, 203-199, 601 g, 3456.2 ip, 1278 k, 854 bb, 43 sv

sp Guy Bush, age 39 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1934 when he compiled a 14-12 record with a 3.51 era and 87 k in 235.2 innings.
4.10 era, 126-140, 384 g, 2422.2 ip, 740 k, 838 bb, 10 sv

lf Al Simmons, age 38 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1926 when he batted .354 with 16 homers, 103 rbi and 9 sb in 138 games.
.320 avg, 1626 g, 6005 ab, 978 r, 1921 h, 185 hr, 994 rbi, 57 sb, .489 slg

sp Lefty Grove, age 40 - 16 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1931 when he compiled a 25-11 record with a 2.31 era and 260 k in 335.2 innings.
3.09 era, 282-185, 536 g, 4364.2 ip, 2785 k, 1414 bb, 0 sv

sp Pat Malone, age 38 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1929 when he compiled a 24-10 record with a 3.53 era and 185 k in 306.0 innings.
3.95 era, 128-133, 446 g, 2313.1 ip, 1171 k, 952 bb, 45 sv

2b Dick Porter, age 38 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1930 when he batted .337 with 4 homers, 56 rbi and 1 sb in 116 games.
.294 avg, 1246 g, 4356 ab, 698 r, 1279 h, 21 hr, 513 rbi, 39 sb, .394 slg

sp Red Lucas, age 38 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1932 when he compiled a 26-10 record with a 2.34 era and 72 k in 342.2 innings.
3.86 era, 220-195, 480 g, 3771.1 ip, 999 k, 824 bb, 10 sv

cf Chick Hafey, age 37 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1931 when he batted .340 with 23 homers, 104 rbi and 26 sb in 144 games.
.295 avg, 1753 g, 6298 ab, 943 r, 1858 h, 149 hr, 955 rbi, 148 sb, .451 slg

sp Bill Hallahan, age 38 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1934 when he compiled an 18-10 record with a 3.39 era and 152 k in 303.0 innings.
4.20 era, 119-115, 357 g, 2169.2 ip, 1110 k, 1052 bb, 9 sv

lf Red Barnes, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1927 when he batted .295 with 9 homers, 96 rbi and 7 sb in 146 games.
.279 avg, 860 g, 2008 ab, 292 r, 561 h, 22 hr, 318 rbi, 27 sb, .408 slg

rf Chuck Klein, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1928 when he batted .371 with 43 homers, 153 rbi and 6 sb in 143 games.
.324 avg, 1683 g, 6605 ab, 1160 r, 2141 h, 308 hr, 1172 rbi, 89 sb, .536 slg

mr Ray Dobens, age 34 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1936 when he compiled a 4-9 record with 11 saves, a 3.41 era and 13 k in 74.0 innings.
4.19 era, 34-45, 386 g, 642.2 ip, 125 k, 249 bb, 71 sv

cf Doc Cramer, age 35 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1935 when he batted .295 with 3 homers, 60 rbi and 4 sb in 134 games.
.276 avg, 1047 g, 3245 ab, 384 r, 896 h, 19 hr, 334 rbi, 14 sb, .355 slg

lf Sam Leslie, age 35 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1934 when he batted .311 with 7 homers, 80 rbi and 3 sb in 138 games.
.315 avg, 812 g, 2274 ab, 334 r, 717 h, 27 hr, 307 rbi, 15 sb, .422 slg

lf Jim Mosolf, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1929 when he batted .321 with 6 homers, 78 rbi and 3 sb in 142 games.
.284 avg, 858 g, 2555 ab, 372 r, 726 h, 26 hr, 311 rbi, 23 sb, .384 slg

sp Snipe Hansen, age 33 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1934 when he compiled a 14-15 record with a 3.71 era and 80 k in 259.2 innings.
4.15 era, 63-65, 236 g, 1104.0 ip, 313 k, 382 bb, 7 sv

Retirements Due To Career Ending Injuries

mr Roy Henshaw, age 29 - 6 seasons. His best season was in 1937 when he compiled a 13-11 record with a 3.68 era and 105 k in 220.1 innings.
4.16 era, 49-56, 137 g, 849.2 ip, 367 k, 343 bb, 0 sv

cf Earl Averill, age 38 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1937 when he batted .394 with 23 homers, 100 rbi and 14 sb in 145 games.
.326 avg, 1726 g, 6394 ab, 1190 r, 2085 h, 274 hr, 1204 rbi, 98 sb, .541 slg

rf Bruce Campbell, age 30 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1936 when he batted .365 with 12 homers, 100 rbi and 9 sb in 129 games.
.299 avg, 1079 g, 3960 ab, 591 r, 1186 h, 76 hr, 617 rbi, 51 sb, .451 slg

rf Buzz Boyle, age 32 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1928 when he batted .340 with 11 homers, 67 rbi and 20 sb in 126 games.
.327 avg, 867 g, 1978 ab, 324 r, 646 h, 32 hr, 274 rbi, 46 sb, .457 slg



First Year Player Draft

Team              Round One             Round Two              Round Three           Round Four             Round Five
Detroit           Jesse Flores,p        Ron Northey,rf         Buddy Blair,3b        Bob Savage,p           Stan Rojek,ss
Boston (N)        Hi Bithorn,p          Cy Block,3b            Joe Berry,p           Max Marshall,rf        Jim Hickey,p
Chicago (A)       Warren Spahn,p        Peanuts Lowrey,cf      Ewell Blackwell,p     Harry Shuman,p         Tony Criscola,lf
Cleveland         Hank Wyce,p           Paul Gillespie,c       Jimmy Grant,3b        Frank Colman,rf        Dewey Adkins,p
Washington        Ed Hanyzewski,p       Mel Queen,p            Pete Center,p         Damon Phillips,3b      Charlie Fuchs,p
Cincinnati        Russ Christopher,p    Thurman Tucker,cf      Al Unser,c            Bill Mueller,cf        Bill Kennedy,p
Pittsburgh        Hank Borowy,p         Ray Sanders,1b         Johnny Sain,p         Tal Abernathy,p        Howie Moss,lf
Chicago (N)       Allie Reynolds,p      Johnny Wyrostek,lf     Nanny Fernandez,3b    Sam Lowry,p            Otto Denning,c
Philadelphia (N)  Tommy Holmes,cf       Connie Ryan,2b         Marv Rickert,cf       Huck Geary,ss          Les Webber,p
St.Louis (N)      Johnny Pesky,ss       Buddy Blattner,ss      Stan Ferens,p         Billy Hitchcock,ss     Ray Poat,p
New York (A)      Bill Voiselle,p       Bill Burich,ss         Whitey Platt,lf       Joe Coleman,p          Frankie Kelleher,lf
New York (N)      Jim Russell,lf        Clyde Vollmer,lf       Ray Scarborough,p     Lefty Wallace,p        Frank Biscan,p
Boston (A)        Eddie Robinson,1b     Ellis Clary,3b         Paul Calvert,p        Mike Sandlock,3b       Chet Kehn,p
Philadelphia (A)  Willard Marshall,lf   Johnny Lipon,ss        John Sullivan,ss      Hardin Cathey,p        Bruce Konopka,1b
St.Louis (A)      Johnny Barrett,rf     Andy Lapihuska,p       Bill Donovan,p        Jeff Cross,ss          Hilly Flitcraft,p
Brooklyn          Lou Tost,p            Clyde Kluttz,c         Chico Hernandez,c     Len Perme,p            Leo Wells,ss




Team              Round Six             Round Seven            Round Eight           Round Nine             Round Ten
Detroit           George Diehl,p        Andy Gilbert,cf
Boston (N)        Lou Bevil,p           Stan Galle,3b
Chicago (A)       Phil McCullough,p     Val Heim,lf
Cleveland         Hank Riebe,c          Bert Hodge,3b
Washington        Al Lakeman,c          Dick Adkins,ss
Cincinnati        Eddie Kearse,c        Benny Culp,c
Pittsburgh        Earl Naylor,cf        Bill Peterman,c
Chicago (N)       Marv Felderman,c      Ken Richardson,rf
Philadelphia (N)  George Yankowski,c    Joe Abreu,3b    
St.Louis (N)      Ducky Detweiler,3b    Bud Sketchley,rf
New York (A)      Ed Freed,cf           Cliff Dapper,c
New York (N)      Ted Sepkowski,2b      Jim Castiglia,c
Boston (A)        Ray Hoffman,3b        Ed Murphy,1b
Philadelphia (A)  Frank McElyea,lf      Charlie Fox,c
St.Louis (A)      Al Kvasnag
Brooklyn          Larry Eschen, ss