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1940 Pittsburgh Pirates
Trades and Transactions
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941
78-76, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frankie Frisch (78-76)
Scored 809 runs, Allowed 783 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-75
Ballparks: Forbes Field · Attendance: 507,934 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 95
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1939 / 1941 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 3, 1939
Drafted Dick Lanahan from the Washington Senators in the 1939 rule 5 draft.
October 27, 1939
Purchased Spud Davis from the Philadelphia Phillies.
December 6, 1939
Traded Jim Tobin and cash to the Boston Bees. Received Johnny Lanning.
December 8, 1939
Traded Bill Swift and cash to the Boston Bees. Received Danny MacFayden.
1940
Signed Pete Castiglione as an amateur free agent.
Signed Billy Cox as an amateur free agent.
Signed Cot Deal as an amateur free agent.
Signed Andy Seminick as an amateur free agent.
January 22, 1940
Selected Ray Harrell off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
March, 1940
Released Chuck Klein.
March 3, 1940
Purchased Debs Garms from the Boston Bees.
March 20, 1940
Released George Susce.
April 4, 1940 (Standings)
Purchased Ed Leip from the Washington Senators.
April 15, 1940 (Standings)
Sold Gene Handley to the St. Louis Cardinals.
May 7, 1940 (Standings)
Sold Fern Bell to the Philadelphia Athletics.
May 8, 1940 (Standings)
Traded Johnny Rizzo to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Vince DiMaggio.
May 14, 1940 (Standings)
Purchased Goody Rosen from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Traded Ray Harrell and cash to Portland (PCL). Received a player to be named later. Portland (PCL) sent Ed Fernandes (May 31, 1940) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
May 21, 1940 (Standings)
Cy Blanton granted Free Agency.
June 14, 1940 (Standings)
Traded Ray Berres and $40,000 to the Boston Bees. Received Al Lopez.
August 29, 1940 (Standings)
Purchased Lefty Wilkie from Seattle (PCL).
September 30, 1940 (Standings)
Traded Pep Young to Atlanta (Southern Association). Received Alf Anderson.
October 1, 1940 (Standings)
Drafted Bud Stewart from San Diego (PCL) in the 1940 rule 5 draft.
October 4, 1940 (Standings)
Drafted Dick Conger from the Detroit Tigers in the 1940 rule 5 draft.
October 8, 1940 (Standings)
Released Danny MacFayden.
December 3, 1940
Purchased Stu Martin from the St. Louis Cardinals.
December 5, 1940
Released Paul Waner.
1941
Signed Ralph Kiner as an amateur free agent.
Signed Junior Walsh as an amateur free agent.
Released Andy Seminick.
January 2, 1941
Sold Bill Brubaker to the St. Louis Cardinals.
January 27, 1941
Sold Pep Rambert to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
March 14, 1941
Sold Ed Fernandes to the Chicago White Sox.
March 25, 1941
Purchased Ripper Collins from the Chicago Cubs.
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