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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940 / 1942)
88-66, Finished 3rd in National League
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Scored 616 runs, Allowed 564 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71
Manager: Bill McKechnie (88-66)
Ballpark: Crosley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 643,513 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100; one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
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1940 / 1942 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
December, 1940
Purchased Tony DePhillips from the New York Yankees.
December 4, 1940
Traded Billy Myers to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jim Gleeson and Bobby Mattick.
December 5, 1940
Purchased Jake Wade from the St. Louis Browns.
December 9, 1940
Traded Lew Riggs to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Pep Young.
December 10, 1940
Sold Morrie Arnovich to the New York Giants.
December 12, 1940
Traded Milt Shoffner to the New York Giants. Received Wayne Ambler.
December 16, 1940
Purchased Tot Pressnell from the St. Louis Cardinals.
December 30, 1940
Traded Don Lang and $20,000 to the New York Yankees. Received Monte Pearson.
1941
Signed Frank Baumholtz as an amateur free agent.
Signed Jim Blackburn as an amateur free agent.
Signed Grant Dunlap as an amateur free agent.
Signed Alex Kellner as an amateur free agent.
Ben Wade received from the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.
February 4, 1941
Sold Tot Pressnell to the Chicago Cubs.
March 18, 1941
Purchased Johnny Riddle from the New York Yankees.
May 12, 1941 (Standings)
Sold Bill Baker to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 14, 1941 (Standings)
Purchased Ernie Koy from the St. Louis Cardinals.
June 4, 1941 (Standings)
Signed Eddie Shokes as an amateur free agent.
June 12, 1941 (Standings)
Traded Johnny Hutchings to the Boston Braves. Received Lloyd Waner.
June 21, 1941 (Standings)
Sold Jimmy Ripple to the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 9, 1941 (Standings)
Purchased Bert Haas from the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 30, 1941 (Standings)
Drafted Jim Prendergast from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
October 8, 1941 (Standings)
Released Lloyd Waner.
December 4, 1941
Purchased Rollie Hemsley from the Cleveland Indians.
December 10, 1941
Sold Billy Werber to the New York Giants.
Purchased Morrie Arnovich and Jo-Jo Moore from the New York Giants.
1942
Nate Andrews received from the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.
Signed Ewell Blackwell as an amateur free agent.
Moe Burtschy received from the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.
Grant Dunlap sent to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.
Johnny Hetki received from Albuquerque (Arizona-Texas) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Mel Hoderlein as an amateur free agent.
Jim Konstanty received from Springfield (Eastern) in an unknown transaction.
February 7, 1942
Sold Ernie Lombardi to the Boston Braves.
March 20, 1942
Joe Abreu received from Birmingham (Southern Association) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
March 26, 1942
Purchased Gee Walker from the Cleveland Indians.
