Great Baseball Deals Through History and Wealthy Trades
A retro look at major league moves shows the Yankees profiting from Babe Ruth, the Cubs’ costly Dizzy Dean deal with the Cardinals turning sour, and landmark minor league swaps like Willie Kamm to the White Sox and Paul Waner to Pittsburgh. Historic trade talks also recount Browns and Reds offers and Buck Ewing era ambitions.
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Joe Cronin
Chicago Cubs
Dizzy Dean
Cardinals
Cubs
Yankees
Babe Ruth
Yanks
Ruth
San Francisco Seals
Willie Kamm
White Sox
Jimmy O'Connell
Giants
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh
Browns
Baseball Highlights and Player Standings Summary
Baseball statistics show Olmo of Brooklyn with 11 steals and 8 total triples alongside Lombardi of New York with 13 home runs. Cuccinella of Chicago leads batting at .338 with Stimpweiss of New York and Stephens of St Louis among top run scorers. Bowmen of Cincinnati recorded five wins as pitching leader with Cooper of Boston at 6 1 and 857.
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Lyn
Cuccinella
Chicago
Case Washington
Stimpweiss
New York
Stephens
St. Louis
Etten
Mort Cooper Seeks Walker Rejoin in Braves System
Mort Cooper says he would be happy to have his brother Walker Cooper, the catcher, rejoin him with the Braves after their sale from the Cardinals. He praises Walker and suggests a second Cardinals purchase after the war, noting Walker’s navy status and mutual ball history.
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Mort Cooper
Brother Walker
AL Vermeer
NEA
New York
Cardinals
Braves
Boston
Mort
Walker
Navy
Mr. Breadon
Louis
Red Barrett
Cooper
Two Cub Pitchers Lead Nat League In Field
Chicago pitchers Claude Passeau and Lon Warneke excel in fielding for the National League. Their precision and range bolster defense as the league races ahead in standings.
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Cub
Chicago
Chicago Cub
Claude Passeau
Lon Warneke
Stan Drobac Secures Two Net Victories in Milwaukee
Stan Drobac defeats Steeler and Jack Pinkerton in junior singles at Milwaukee event. Drobac earns two straight set wins, advancing in the tournament standings.
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Stan Drobac
Milwaukee
Steeler
Jack Pinkerton
Seldon
Pirates edge Giants 3 1 as Strincevich wins seventh
Nick Strincevich pitched effectively and outduelled Hal Feldman as the Pirates defeated the Giants 3 to 1 sealing Strincevich seventh victory. Argentina imposes wartime film restrictions.
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Nick Strincevich
Pirates
Hal Feldman
Giants
Saturday Schedule Highlights From AP Card
The Associated Press lists a sparse day with national matchups including Chicago at New York and Louis at Boston. Other games feature visburgh at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Philadelphia and St Paul at Minneapolis in the American Association. Only one game is scheduled tonight.
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Chicago
New York
Louis
Boston
Visburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
American American Association
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Washington
Bt. Louis
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
Cardinals defeat Phillies to narrow gap in league standings
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 as Ken Burkhardt earned his eighth win limiting Phils to six hits. The Cubs-Cardinals-Dodgers feature continued with other results including Claude Passeau winning for the Cubs and Leroy Pfund taking the loss. Harry Lowrey and Goody Rosen homered for their clubs.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago
Cubs
Ken Burkhardt
Phils
Bill Lee
Claude Passeau
Leroy Pfund
Harry Lowrey
Goody Rosen
Dodgers
Hays
Robbins Dies Former Georgetown Athletic Star
Alfred H. Robbins, 74, once a Georgetown University athletic star and former National League player for Brooklyn and Pittsburgh, died last night in Logansport Indiana.
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Logansport
Ind
Alfred H. Robbins
Georgetown University
Brooklyn
Pittsburgt
Recreation Softball Today Schedule for 16 Inch League
The schedule lists today’s action in Milwaukee’s 16 Inch Men's Industrial League at West Avenue. Teams including the Railroad participate as the day’s matches unfold.
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West Avenue
Milwaukee Railroad
Victory Open Begins Today in Chicago
Harold Jug McSpaden leads the field as the $10,000 Victory Open starts in Chicago with 33 pros and nine amateurs in 72 holes. Top contenders include Byron Nelson, Abe Espinosa, Craig Wood, Jimmy Hines, Sammy Byrd, Ralph Guldahl, Johnny Revolta, and Ky Laffoon. McSpaden and Sgt Walter Burkemo won the pro amateur title in the prelims with 284, while Nelson and Chick Evans took pro-senior and Laffoon-Freese won pro-lady with 305.
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Chicago
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Sanford
T. McSpaden
Ben Hogan
Air Forces
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Abe Espinosa
Decatur
Ill
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Jimmy Hines
Sammy Byrd
Detroit
Ralph Guldahl
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Laffoon
McSpaden
Walter Burkemo
Burkemo
Fletcher General Hospital
Cambridge
Nelson
Chick Evans
Ky Laffoon
Babe Freese
Portland
Ore
Northwesterns 1940s Navy V-12 trainees join summer drills
Evanston Illinois Northwestern University opened summer football practice as 35 players reported to Coach Lyn Waldorf at Dyche Stadium in temperatures near 90. Freshmen and civilians led the group as drills run until August 10 and the Navy V-12 unit summer term begins doubling the squad next week, featuring veterans Max Morris and Dick Conners among the trainees.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
Lyn Waldorf
Dyche Stadium
Navy
Max Morris
Dick Conners
Hofbrau's Snub Oasis In Tavern League Victory
Hofbrau's defeated Oasis 8 to 3 at Roosevelt in a weather disrupted Tavern league game yesterday. Hofbrau's fielded three double plays and Lewis homered with four singles in four at bats. Kersten led Oasis with two hits while Dubliners rent mountain peat banks for fuel.
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Hofbrau’s
Oasis
Roosevelt
Lewis
Kersten
Hofbrau
E Bens
C. Wallace
Bolrud
Reds star Gerald Walker near 2000-hit milestone
Cincinnati Reds right fielder Gerald Holmes Walker, 37, known as Gee Gee, nears the 2,000-hit club with 1,964 hits as of June 22. Since 1942 he has raised his batting average from .230 to near .300, earning a reputation as the club’s colorful, aggressive leader.
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Cincinnati
Gerald Holmes Walker
Cincinnati Reds
Gee Gee
Brooklyn
Pop
Walker
Bill McKechnie
Reds
Wounds Fatal To Schreiner
LANCASTER Wis Lt David N Schreiner UW Badger end from 1940 41 42 and 1942 died June 21 of wounds from action on Okinawa He was 24 and lettered as Marine Corps first lieutenant He earned national recognition and the Western Conference MVP in 1942 Coach Harry Stuhldreher offered no comment.
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Lancaster
Wis
David N. Schreiner
University of Wisconsin
Okinawa
Marine Corps
H. E. Schre- Schreiner Einer
Schreiner
Badger
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
Schrein
Marine Corps Path to Officers’ School in 1943
A pre medical student enlisted in the marine corps in December 1942 and reported to Parris Island South Carolina on May 20 1943 entering officers school.
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Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
Association Leaders Batting And Pitching Summary
Shupe leads with 86 hits for Indianapolis and 9 triples while Barna has 11 home runs for Minneapolis. Danneker leads steals with 38 for Minneapolis as Lanahan posts 6 1 for St Paul in pitching.
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Associated Press
Savine
Louisville-Minneapolis
la Forest
Louiisville
Parks
Indianapolis
Nowak
Minneapolis
Rebel
Columbus
Shupe
Davis
Wentzel
Kimball
St. Paul
Barna
Danneker
Lanahan
Weaver
Speer
Milwaukee
Wright
Saints surge as Milwaukee nips Indianapolis for fourth
Owen Scheetz blanked Indianapol is in a strong relief effort while Johnny Price drove in two with a first inning double and later a single as Milwaukee beat Indy 4 to 2 to stay close to the American Association lead.
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Owen Scheetz
Johnny Price
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
American Association
Price
Gene Nance
Minneapolis
Millers
Toledo
Mike Kash
St. Paul
Columbus
Ralph Branca
Saints
Walt Nowak
Kansas City
Louisville
Jiminez
Rich
Detore
Scheetz
Stephenson
Leahy Plans California Move After Notre Dame Leave
Lt. Frank Leahy Notre Dame athletic director and head football coach on leave returns to South Bend for a brief visit and prepares to move his wife Mrs Leahy and their four children to Berkeley California next week to join him at St. Marys navy pre flight school assignment.
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South Bend
Ind
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
California
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