First National Bank of Chicago tries to force Grace Comiskey to sell the White Sox
First National Bank of Chicago tries to force Grace Comiskey to sell the White Sox
Ron Santo is born in Seattle, WA.
1940 – Ron Santo is born in Seattle, WA. He will be one of the greatest third basemen in history, playing 14 of his 15 major league seasons with the Chicago Cubs and hitting 342 home runs. He will elected to the Hall of Fame in 2011, barely a year after his death from diabetes.
1940 Cincinnati Reds
1940 Cincinnati Reds: Billy Werber, Bucky Walters and Ernie Lombardi.
The A’s waive Lynn Nelson to Detroit. Nelson was the A’s top winner in 1939 with 10 victories, but he’ll go 1-1 with Detroit before bowing out.
1940 – The A’s waive Lynn Nelson to Detroit. Nelson was the A’s top winner in 1939 with 10 victories, but he’ll go 1-1 with Detroit before bowing out.
The Detroit Tigers’ roster lists Hank Greenberg as an OF. The willingness of the team’s leading power hitter to switch, at a contract boost, from 1B allows manager Del Baker to find a position for Rudy York. Also on the list are Dick Bartell, picked up from the Chicago Cubs for Billy Rogell and Pinky Higgins, who had been shopped around. The four, along with Barney McCosky and Charlie Gehringer, produce the stuff that will move the Tigers from fifth to first, although its .588 mark will be as low as that of any pennant-winner yet.
1940 – The Detroit Tigers’ roster lists Hank Greenberg as an OF. The willingness of the team’s leading power hitter to switch, at a contract boost, from 1B allows manager Del Baker to find a position for Rudy York. Also on the list are Dick Bartell, picked up from the Chicago Cubs for Billy Rogell and Pinky Higgins, who had been shopped around. The four, along with Barney McCosky and Charlie Gehringer, produce the stuff that will move the Tigers from fifth to first, although its .588 mark will be as low as that of any pennant-winner yet.
Brooklyn Dodgers purchase outfielder Joe Vosmik from the Boston Red Sox
1940 – The Brooklyn Dodgers purchase outfielder Joe Vosmik from the Boston Red Sox.
St. Louis Browns purchase pitcher Elden Auker
1940 – The St. Louis Browns make one of their best acquisitions ever when they purchase pitcher Elden Auker from the Boston Red Sox. Auker will become the ace of the Browns staff winning 44 games over the next three seasons.
