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1945 Philadelphia Phillies
Trades and Transactions
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1944 / 1946
46-108, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Freddie Fitzsimmons (18-51) and Ben Chapman (28-57)
Scored 548 runs, Allowed 865 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 47-107
Ballparks: Shibe Park · Attendance: 285,057 (8th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 102
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1944 / 1946 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
November 1, 1944
Drafted Vance Dinges from the Boston Red Sox in the 1944 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Charlie Sproull from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1944 rule 5 draft.
1945
Signed Richie Ashburn as an amateur free agent.
Signed Bob Chakales as an amateur free agent.
Signed Rocky Krsnich as an amateur free agent.
Signed Tom Lasorda as an amateur free agent.
Signed Carl Sawatski as an amateur free agent.
February 10, 1945
Signed Jimmie Foxx as a free agent.
March 28, 1945
Purchased Whit Wyatt from the Brooklyn Dodgers for $20,000.
March 31, 1945
Traded Al Gerheauser to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Vince DiMaggio.
May 8, 1945 (Standings)
Traded Buster Adams to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received John Antonelli and Glenn Crawford.
May 31, 1945 (Standings)
Selected Oscar Judd off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
June 14, 1945 (Standings)
Released Freddie Fitzsimmons.
Released Merv Shea.
June 15, 1945 (Standings)
Traded Johnny Peacock to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Ben Chapman.
June 30, 1945 (Standings)
Released Dick Coffman.
July 14, 1945 (Standings)
Sold Bill Lee to the Boston Braves.
August 1, 1945 (Standings)
Selected Stan Andrews off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
August 5, 1945 (Standings)
Signed Steve Ridzik as an amateur free agent.
October, 1945 (Standings)
Traded players to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ken Richardson. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Stan Andrews (December 10, 1945) and George Estock (March 30, 1946) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
November 1, 1945
Drafted Lou Novikoff from the Chicago Cubs in the 1945 rule 5 draft.
December 7, 1945
Purchased Johnny Humphries from the Chicago White Sox.
December 10, 1945
Purchased Frank McCormick from the Cincinnati Reds for $30,000.
December 12, 1945
Purchased Skeeter Newsome from the Boston Red Sox.
1946
Signed Jack Cusick as an amateur free agent.
Signed Bill Glynn as an amateur free agent.
Rocky Krsnich sent to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.
Signed Stan Lopata as an amateur free agent.
Signed Lynn Lovenguth as an amateur free agent.
Signed Billy Reed as an amateur free agent.
Signed Ed Sanicki as an amateur free agent.
January 21, 1946
Purchased Roy Hughes from the Chicago Cubs.
January 22, 1946
Purchased Jim Tabor from the Boston Red Sox.
February 4, 1946
Purchased Al Jurisich and Johnny Wyrostek from the St. Louis Cardinals.
February 9, 1946
Released Whit Wyatt.
February 19, 1946
Signed Ralph LaPointe as an amateur free agent.
February 24, 1946
Sold Tony Lupien to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 26, 1946
Released Izzy Leon.
March 25, 1946
Purchased Rollie Hemsley from the New York Yankees.
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