TEAM NEWS Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
|
Swede Larsen retires ... Nate Andrews retires ... Larry Crawford retires ... Jack Salveson retires ... Hal Epps retires ... Lynn Myers retires ... Hank Greenberg retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Jim Asbell retires ... Fan loyalty increases to Very Good! Team market grows to Really Big! John Mihalic becomes a free agent. Hi Bithorn gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration. Virgil Trucks gets a new one-year contract worth $1,807,143 through salary arbitration. Bob Scheffing gets a new one-year contract worth $600,000 through salary arbitration. Eddie Miller gets a new one-year contract worth $2,314,286 through salary arbitration. Calvin Chapman becomes a free agent. Sammy t. Hughes becomes a free agent. Harry Shuman gets a new one-year contract worth $420,000 through salary arbitration. Chet Laabs becomes a free agent. Johnny Podgajny gets a new one-year contract worth $3,514,286 through salary arbitration. Owen Scheetz gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lee Howard strikes out 11 against Philadelphia (N).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wally Judnich was named Player of the Week! He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 2 HR and 11 RBI.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wally Judnich was named Player of the Week! He batted .667 in 18 AB, with 4 HR and 8 RBI.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wally Judnich was named National League-Batter of the Month! He batted .424 in 92 AB, with 10 homers and 34 RBI.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yogi Berra was named Player of the Week! He batted .550 in 20 AB, with 6 HR and 12 RBI.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lee Howard pitches a 3-hit shutout against Boston (N)!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lee Howard was named National League-Pitcher of the Month ! He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.42 and 1 shutouts.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Johnny Podgajny was named National League-Pitcher of the Month ! He had a record of 5-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 3.10 and 1 shutouts.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mickey Vernon was named Player of the Week! He batted .500 in 18 AB, with 3 HR and 7 RBI.
|
|
|
Jim Mains pitches a 5-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lee Howard pitches a 1-hit shutout against Boston (N)!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitey Kurowski was named Player of the Week! He batted .462 in 26 AB, with 3 HR and 14 RBI.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|