MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Wednesday, 10/4/1950
Saturday 4/1/1950 :
Boston (A): Put P Ellis Kinder on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Boston (A): P Harry Taylor was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (A): P Earl Johnson was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (A): P Jim Mcdonald was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): 2B Lou Stringer was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (A): P Jim Suchecki was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (A): P Harry Taylor was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): RF Tom Wright was sent down from the active roster to AA .
Chicago (A): P Jack Bruner was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Bob Cain was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cleveland: 1B Luke Easter was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: RF Jim Lemon was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
New York (A): P Don Johnson was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
New York (A): P Duane Pillette was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Philadelphia (A): P Moe Burtschy was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): P Les Mccrabb was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
St. Louis (A): Put 3B Leo Thomas on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
St. Louis (A): P Lou Sleater was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Brooklyn: Put P Joe Hatten on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Brooklyn: P Dan Bankhead was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Brooklyn: P Jack Banta was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Brooklyn: P Rex Barney was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Brooklyn: 1B Wayne Belardi was sent down from the active roster to A .
Brooklyn: P Clem Labine was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Brooklyn: 2B Eddie Miksis was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Brooklyn: P Erv Palica was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Brooklyn: P Bud Podbielan was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Brooklyn: P Chris Van cuyk was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (N): Put P Doyle Lade on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Chicago (N): RF Bob Borkowski was promoted from A to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Johnny Klippstein was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (N): 2B Bob Ramazzotti was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Philadelphia (N): P Milo Candini was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): RF Stan Hollmig was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Pittsburgh: Put P Bob Chesnes on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Pittsburgh: P Frank Barrett was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: P Bill Macdonald was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Pittsburgh: P Bill Werle was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P Cloyd Boyer was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
St. Louis (N): P Al Brazle was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P Ken Johnson was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
St. Louis (N): P Gerry Staley was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Tuesday 4/4/1950 :
Boston (A): Removed P Ellis Kinder from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed P Bob Chesnes from waivers.
Chicago (N): Removed P Doyle Lade from waivers.
Brooklyn: Removed P Joe Hatten from waivers.
Wednesday 4/12/1950 :
Trade between New York (A) and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
LF Gene Woodling
P Bob Porterfield
New York (A) gets :
P Marino Pieretti
Trade between Cleveland and New York (A) :
New York (A) gets :
P Bob Porterfield
Cleveland gets :
P Duane Pillette
Thursday 4/20/1950 :
Trade between New York (A) and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
RF Cliff Mapes
2B Billy Martin
P Bob Porterfield
1st round draft pick.
New York (A) gets :
SS Luke Appling
1st round draft pick.
Detroit: Put C Aaron Robinson on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn: Put P Ralph Branca on the 15 Day DL.
Friday 4/28/1950 :
Trade between Chicago (A) and Washington :
Washington gets :
CF Jim Busby
3B Floyd Baker
P Gus Keriazakos
Chicago (A) gets :
1B Eddie Robinson
P Lloyd Hittle
Chicago (A): Put 3B Hank Majeski on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 5/6/1950 :
Trade between New York (A) and Washington :
Washington gets :
C Gus Niarhos
New York (A) gets :
P Jim Pearce
P Mickey Harris
Trade between New York (A) and St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
3B Bobby Brown
New York (A) gets :
3B Eddie Kazak
1st round draft pick.
New York (A): Put P Vic Raschi on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put C Al Evans on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 5/14/1950 :
Boston (N): P Vern Bickford was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (N): P Bobby Hogue was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Monday 5/22/1950 :
New York (A) : Joe Dimaggio has been signed to a contract extension, $16,260,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A) : Eddie Robinson has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (A) : Dave Philley has been signed to a contract extension, $2,070,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Hank Majeski has been signed to a contract extension, $3,160,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit : Hal White has been signed to a contract extension, $3,380,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 5/30/1950 :
Trade between Boston (A) and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
CF Jim Piersall
P Dick Littlefield
P Willard Nixon
LF Charlie Maxwell
1st round draft pick.
Boston (A) gets :
LF Ralph Kiner
3rd round draft pick.
Trade between Chicago (A) and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
CF Bill Wilson
2nd round draft pick.
Chicago (A) gets :
P Johnny Vander meer
2B Bob Ramazzotti
New York (A) : Fred Sanford has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Ed Lopat has been signed to a contract extension, $4,430,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 6/7/1950 :
Trade between New York (A) and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Marino Pieretti
P Lew Burdette
2B Snuffy Stirnweiss
LF Dick Wakefield
New York (A) gets :
P Billy Pierce
3rd round draft pick.
Trade between Boston (A) and St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
P Mickey Mcdermott
P Jim Suchecki
P Harry Taylor
2nd round draft pick.
Boston (A) gets :
P Howie Pollet
St. Louis (A): Put P Cliff Fannin on the 15 Day DL.
Washington : Floyd Baker has been signed to a contract extension, $2,380,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : Sherry Robertson has been signed to a contract extension, $690,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 6/15/1950 :
Trade between Boston (A) and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
3B Fred Hatfield
P Jim Mcdonald
Boston (A) gets :
P Fred Hutchinson
Washington : Joe Haynes has been signed to a contract extension, $560,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit : Hoot Evers has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 6/23/1950 :
St. Louis (N): Put 3B Tommy Glaviano on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 6/26/1950 :
Boston (A): Released C Birdie Tebbetts... he retired.
Saturday 7/1/1950 :
Chicago (A) : Marino Pieretti has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 7/9/1950 :
Washington : Clyde Vollmer has been signed to a contract extension, $2,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington : Roberto Ortiz has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : Bobby Doerr has been signed to a contract extension, $7,360,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 7/24/1950 :
Philadelphia (A): Released C Mike Guerra... he retired.
Tuesday 7/25/1950 :
Washington : Eddie Yost has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A): Put 2B Cass Michaels on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 7/31/1950 :
Trade between Chicago (A) and New York (N) :
New York (N) gets :
P Luis Aloma
P Bill Connelly
Chicago (A) gets :
C Sal Yvars
Trade between Detroit and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Paul Calvert
Detroit gets :
P Howie Judson
P Johnny Vander meer
Trade between Detroit and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Howie Judson
Detroit gets :
P Paul Calvert
New York (A): Put C Yogi Berra on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit : George Kell has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Billy Johnson has been signed to a contract extension, $3,410,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 8/8/1950 :
Detroit: Released CF Paul Campbell.
New York (N): Put P Monte Kennedy on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh : Danny Murtaugh has been signed to a contract extension, $527,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 8/16/1950 :
New York (N) : Roy Weatherly has been signed to a contract extension, $720,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh : Frank Papish has been signed to a contract extension, $2,430,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Marv Rickert has been signed to a contract extension, $1,560,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 8/21/1950 :
Detroit: Released P Paul Calvert.
Friday 9/1/1950 :
Washington : Free agent Paul Calvert has been signed to a contract of $150,000 per year, for 1 years.
Washington: Released P Paul Calvert.
Washington : Free agent Paul Calvert has been signed to a contract of $150,000 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit : Johnny Lipon has been signed to a contract extension, $555,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): P Murray Wall was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (N): 2B Roy Hartsfield was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (N): P Vern Bickford was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Saturday 9/9/1950 :
Boston (A): Put P Fred Hutchinson on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N) : Warren Spahn has been signed to a contract extension, $12,000,000 per year, for 6 years.
Boston (N) : Bob Chipman has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 9/17/1950 :
Boston (A) : Dave Ferriss has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Sam Zoldak has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 9/28/1950 :
Washington : Elmer Singleton has been signed to a contract extension, $910,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn : Billy Cox has been signed to a contract extension, $250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn : Gene Hermanski has been signed to a contract extension, $2,450,500 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Joe Gordon has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Jim Hegan has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Bob Kennedy has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Thurman Tucker has been signed to a contract extension, $620,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Andy Hansen has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N) : Sheldon Jones has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N) : Whitey Lockman has been signed to a contract extension, $3,600,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N) : Bill Rigney has been signed to a contract extension, $2,800,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Monte Irvin has been signed to a contract extension, $5,700,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (A) : Johnny Pesky has been signed to a contract extension, $5,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N): P Bobby Hogue was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (N): P Murray Wall was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (N): RF Willard Marshall was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Wednesday 10/4/1950 :
St. Louis (A) : Sherm Lollar has been signed to a contract extension, $4,230,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A) : Cliff Fannin has been signed to a contract extension, $2,300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Bob Dillinger has been signed to a contract extension, $3,900,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (N) : Willard Marshall has been signed to a contract extension, $5,200,000 per year, for 6 years.

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