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1940 Boston Bees (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939/1941)
65-87, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 623 runs, Allowed 745 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 64-88
Managed by Casey Stengel

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Attendance: 241,616 (7th of 8)
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1939/1941)

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 5, 1939

Selected Bud Bates off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 6, 1939

Traded Jim Turner to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Les Scarsella and cash.

Traded Johnny Lanning to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jim Tobin and cash.

December 8, 1939

Traded Danny MacFayden to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bill Swift and cash.

1940

Signed Warren Spahn as an amateur free agent.

January 23, 1940

Released Fred Frankhouse.

February 2, 1940

Signed Jim Hickey as a free agent.

March, 1940

Signed Catfish Metkovich as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

March 3, 1940

Sold Debs Garms to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 23, 1940

Sold Jimmy Outlaw to the Buffalo (International).

March 26, 1940

Released Red Barkley.

March 28, 1940

Sold Bill Schuster to the Seattle (PCL).

May 8, 1940 (Standings)

Sold Roy Weir to the Philadelphia Athletics.

May 15, 1940 (Standings)

Sold Bill Swift to the Chicago White Sox.

May 20, 1940 (Standings)

Sold Les Scarsella to the Buffalo (International).

May 29, 1940 (Standings)

Purchased Gene Moore from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

June 14, 1940 (Standings)

Traded Al Lopez to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ray Berres and $40,000.

June 15, 1940 (Standings)

Traded Tony Cuccinello to the New York Giants. Received Manny Salvo and Al Glossop.

June 21, 1940 (Standings)

Lou Fette selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers off waivers.

July 24, 1940 (Standings)

Rabbit Warstler selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

August 24, 1940 (Standings)

Purchased Buddy Gremp from the York (Interstate).

December, 1940

Purchased Red Steiner from the Chicago Cubs.

1941

Signed Walt Linden as an amateur free agent.

February 10, 1941

Signed Wes Ferrell as a free agent.

February 15, 1941

Sold Al Glossop to the New York Yankees.

February 25, 1941

Purchased Babe Dahlgren from the New York Yankees.

February 26, 1941

Signed Earl Averill as a free agent.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

1939/1941

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