Cleveland sends pitcher Red Embree to the Yankees for outfielder Allie Clark
Cleveland sends pitcher Red Embree to the Yankees for outfielder Allie Clark. New York almost took Embree instead of Allie Reynolds in a trade a year ago.
The Indians pick up Johnny Berardino from the Browns for Catfish Metkovich and $50,000
1947 – The Indians pick up Johnny Berardino from the Browns for Catfish Metkovich and $50,000. Because of a broken finger, Metkovich will be returned to Cleveland, and the Indians will add another $15,000 to complete the deal. At the end of 1952, Berardino will drop baseball as well as the 2nd “r” in his name, and start a successful acting career in Hollywood.
1947 – In a move that will anchor The Boys of Summer, Brooklyn acquires SS Billy Cox, P Preacher Roe, and infielder Gene Mauch from Pittsburgh for pitchers Vic Lombardi, Hal Gregg, and former batting champ, 37-year-old Dixie Walker. In the spring Walker had requested in writing to be traded, but then changed his mind.
1947 – In a move that will anchor The Boys of Summer, Brooklyn acquires SS Billy Cox, P Preacher Roe, and infielder Gene Mauch from Pittsburgh for pitchers Vic Lombardi, Hal Gregg, and former batting champ, 37-year-old Dixie Walker. In the spring Walker had requested in writing to be traded, but then changed his mind.
Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench is born in Oklahoma City, OK.
1947 – Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench is born in Oklahoma City, OK.
Triple Crown winner Ted Williams is edged out by Joe DiMaggio for the 1947 AL MVP
1947 – Triple Crown winner Ted Williams (.343, 32 HR,162 RBI) is edged out by Joe DiMaggio (.315, 20, 97) for the American League MVP Award by one point. One BBWAA member fails to include Williams anywhere on his ballot.
Sam Breadon sells the St. Louis Cardinals empire to Robert Hannegan and Fred Saigh
1947 – Sam Breadon sells the St. Louis Cardinals empire to Robert Hannegan and Fred Saigh. The price is in excess of $4 million with the new owners getting the Cardinal players, physical assets, 16 minor league franchises, $2.1 million in reserve funds and payment on a new ballpark site, four minor league parks, and the lease on Sportsman’s Park. Breadon had first acquired an interest in the Cardinals in 1917 and bought control in 1920 for an investment of $350,000.
Gene Garber Stats & Facts
Gene Garber Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)Born: November 13, 1947 in Lancaster, PA usDraft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Elizabethtown HS (Elizabethtown, PA).High School: Elizabethtown HS (Elizabethtown, PA)School: Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, PA)Debut: June 17, 1969 (12,851st in major league history)vs. CHC 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ERLast Game: July 1, 1988vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 2 H,…
8/29/1947: Cleveland’s Hank Edwards hit a two run homer with no one out in the bottom of the first inning of a game at Municipal Stadium. The game was stopped four batters later because of rain.
8/29/1947: Cleveland’s Hank Edwards hit a two run homer with no one out in the bottom of the first inning of a game at Municipal Stadium. The game was stopped four batters later because of rain.
8/26/1947: In the top of the second of the second game of a doubleheader, Clyde McCullough of the Cubs hit a home run off of Giants hurler Sheldon Jones. The game was rained out in the bottom of the inning with the Cubs ahead 1-0.
8/26/1947: In the top of the second of the second game of a doubleheader, Clyde McCullough of the Cubs hit a home run off of Giants hurler Sheldon Jones. The game was rained out in the bottom of the inning with the Cubs ahead 1-0.
The Lowell Orphans, a bankrupt minor league team moved from Lawrence, MA last month, draws only 85 paying customers to a doubleheader. The team’s poor performance, which includes a twenty-game losing streak, causes the city to evict the New England League franchise from Alumni Field, making it necessary for the club to finish the season on the road.
The Lowell Orphans, a bankrupt minor league team moved from Lawrence, MA last month, draws only 85 paying customers to a doubleheader. The team’s poor performance, which includes a twenty-game losing streak, causes the city to evict the New England League franchise from Alumni Field, making it necessary for the club to finish the season on the road.
