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Managers Sign Contracts Shape 1940 Baseball Landscape
The piece reviews how major league managers secured deals as pennant races pause. Veterans like Vitt, Baker, Dykes, Haney, McKechnie lock in long or new contracts while questions linger over Gabby Hartnett and other managers amid shifting team fortunes and thin job security.
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Oscar Vitt
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Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Fred Haney
Zeke Bonarato
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
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Gabby Hartnett
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