1924 – Outfielder Bobby Veach is sold by the Detroit Tigers to the Boston Red Sox.
1924 – Outfielder Bobby Veach is sold by the Detroit Tigers to the Boston Red Sox.
New York Yankees Acquire Earle Combs
Yankees Acquire Earle Combs Louisville Colonels star outfielder, who hit .380 last year for Louisville. Colonels owner Bill Kneblekamp gets $50,000, outfielder Elmer Smith and another player, and demands that the Yankees play an exhibition game in Louisville with a guarantee that Babe Ruth is in the lineup. This reportedly nets Kneblekamp an additional $5,000.
Jim Pendleton is born in St. Charles, MO. The Opening Day left fielder for the first Colt .45 squad, Pendleton hits .246 with eight homers during their inaugural season.
Jim Pendleton is born in St. Charles, MO. The Opening Day left fielder for the first Colt .45 squad, Pendleton hits .246 with eight homers during their inaugural season.
Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians make a seven-player deal involving star first baseman George “Tioga” Burns
On January 7, 1924, the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians make a seven-player deal involving star first baseman George “Tioga” Burns. A .328 batter in 1923, Burns joins second baseman Chick Fewster and catcher Al Walter in heading to the Indians, while catcher Steve O’Neill, second baseman Bill Wambsganss, outfielder Joe Connolly…
