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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
106-45, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 967 runs, Allowed 556 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 111-40
Manager: Joe McCarthy (106-45)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 859,785 (1st of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 94; one-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 86
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1938 / 1940 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 4, 1938
Pinky May drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1938 rule 5 draft.
October 26, 1938
Traded Joe Glenn and Myril Hoag to the St. Louis Browns. Received Oral Hildebrand and Buster Mills.
October 27, 1938
Traded Eddie Miller to the Boston Bees. Received players to be named later, Gil English, Johnny Riddle and cash. The Boston Bees sent Bobby Reis (October 27, 1938), Tommy Reis (October 27, 1938), Johnny Babich (October 27, 1938) and Vince DiMaggio (February 4, 1939) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
November 19, 1938
Sold Johnny Broaca to the Cleveland Indians.
1939
Signed Ferrell Anderson as an amateur free agent.
Signed Hank Borowy as an amateur free agent.
Signed Joe Collins as an amateur free agent.
Signed Karl Drews as an amateur free agent.
Signed Billy Hitchcock as an amateur free agent.
Signed Ralph Houk as an amateur free agent.
Signed Bill Kennedy as an amateur free agent.
Signed Steve Souchock as an amateur free agent.
January 24, 1939
Sold Jim Gleeson to the Chicago Cubs for $25,000.
February 6, 1939
Sold Jack LaRocca (minors), Chris Hartje and Kemp Wicker to the Brooklyn Dodgers for $50,000.
March 31, 1939
Received Bob Kahle from the Boston Bees as part of a conditional deal.
April 8, 1939 (Standings)
Traded Len Gabrielson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Pete Sivess and cash.
May 15, 1939 (Standings)
Returned Bob Kahle to the Boston Bees as part of a conditional deal.
May 28, 1939 (Standings)
Released Wes Ferrell.
June 13, 1939 (Standings)
Traded Joe Gallagher to the St. Louis Browns. Received Roy Hughes and cash.
June 20, 1939 (Standings)
Purchased Jimmie DeShong from the Washington Senators.
July, 1939 (Standings)
Randy Gumpert received from the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.
July 13, 1939 (Standings)
Traded Roy Hughes to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Al Hollingsworth.
August 5, 1939 (Standings)
Traded Vince DiMaggio to the Cincinnati Reds. Received players to be named later and $40,000. The Cincinnati Reds sent Frenchy Bordagaray (January 27, 1940) and Nino Bongiovanni (January 27, 1940) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
August 12, 1939 (Standings)
Sold Al Hollingsworth to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
September 8, 1939 (Standings)
Sold Clyde McCullough to the Chicago Cubs.
Al Piechota drafted by the Boston Bees in the 1939 rule 5 draft.
October 3, 1939 (Standings)
Johnny Babich drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1939 rule 5 draft.
Nick Strincevich drafted by the Boston Bees in the 1939 rule 5 draft.
October 14, 1939 (Standings)
Hank Sauer selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1939 minor league draft.
December 27, 1939
Purchased Alex Kampouris and Tom Padden from the New York Giants.
1940
Signed Tommy Byrne as an amateur free agent.
Signed Tex Hoyle as an amateur free agent.
Signed Joe Murray as an amateur free agent.
Signed Joe Page as an amateur free agent.
Signed Spec Shea as an amateur free agent.
Signed Elmer Singleton as an amateur free agent.
Signed Snuffy Stirnweiss as an amateur free agent.
January 4, 1940
Traded Joe Beggs to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Lee Grissom.
January 30, 1940
Sold Wally Judnich to the St. Louis Browns.
February 24, 1940
Traded Ed Levy to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jim Shilling and $15,000. Ed Levy returned to original team on April 27, 1940.
March, 1940
Signed Johnny Johnson as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
