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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1941 / 1943)
104-50, Finished 2nd in National League
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Scored 742 runs, Allowed 510 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 102-52
Manager: Leo Durocher (104-50)
Ballpark: Ebbets Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,037,765 (1st of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 98; one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 97
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1941 / 1943 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
December 9, 1941
Purchased Heinie Mueller from the Philadelphia Phillies.
December 10, 1941
Sold Mace Brown to the Boston Red Sox.
Purchased Don Padgett from the St. Louis Cardinals for $30,000.
Purchased Johnny Rizzo from the Philadelphia Phillies.
December 12, 1941
Traded Pete Coscarart, Luke Hamlin, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Arky Vaughan.
1942
Signed Cal Abrams as an amateur free agent.
Purchased Ferrell Anderson from the New York Yankees.
Signed Monty Basgall as an amateur free agent.
Signed Paul Burris as an amateur free agent.
Moe Burtschy sent to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
George Kell sent to Lancaster (Interstate) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Turk Lown as an amateur free agent.
Signed Steve Nagy as an amateur free agent.
Returned Andy Seminick to Elizabethton (Appalachian) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
Signed Leo Thomas as an amateur free agent.
Signed Dick Whitman as an amateur free agent.
March 13, 1942
Purchased Billy Sullivan from the Detroit Tigers.
March 23, 1942
Purchased Frenchy Bordagaray from the New York Yankees.
April 30, 1942 (Standings)
Purchased Schoolboy Rowe from the Detroit Tigers.
May 19, 1942 (Standings)
Purchased Babe Dahlgren from the Chicago Cubs.
May 24, 1942 (Standings)
Released Freddie Fitzsimmons.
August 30, 1942 (Standings)
Purchased Bobo Newsom from the Washington Senators for $25,000.
October 1, 1942 (Standings)
Purchased Luis Olmo from Richmond (Piedmont).
November 2, 1942
Ed Albosta drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Dee Moore from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
December 12, 1942
Traded Johnny Allen and $30,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Rube Melton.
1943
Signed Rex Barney as an amateur free agent.
Signed Ralph Branca as an amateur free agent.
Signed Billy DeMars as an amateur free agent.
Signed Freddie Fitzsimmons as a free agent.
Signed Herb Gorman as an amateur free agent.
Signed Ray Hayworth as a free agent.
Signed Gil Hodges as an amateur free agent.
Signed Gene Mauch as an amateur free agent.
Signed Duke Snider as an amateur free agent.
Signed George Strickland as an amateur free agent.
January 21, 1943
Signed Johnny Cooney as a free agent.
Signed Paul Waner as a free agent.
February 1, 1943
Selected Steve Mesner off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
February 2, 1943
Previous waiver selection of Steve Mesner from the Cincinnati Reds voided and player returned.
March 9, 1943
Traded Babe Dahlgren to the Philadelphia Blue Jays. Received Al Glossop and Lloyd Waner.
March 24, 1943
Sold Schoolboy Rowe to the Philadelphia Blue Jays.
Traded Jack Kraus and cash to the Philadelphia Blue Jays. Received Bobby Bragan.
