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1941 Pittsburgh Pirates
Trades and Transactions
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940 / 1942
81-73, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frankie Frisch (81-73)
Scored 690 runs, Allowed 643 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-72
Ballparks: Forbes Field · Attendance: 482,241 (6th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
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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.
October 1, 1940
Drafted Bud Stewart from San Diego (PCL) in the 1940 rule 5 draft.
October 4, 1940
Drafted Dick Conger from the Detroit Tigers in the 1940 rule 5 draft.
October 8, 1940
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.
April 22, 1941 (Standings)
Sold Mace Brown to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
May 7, 1941 (Standings)
Traded Lloyd Waner to the Boston Braves. Received Nick Strincevich.
May 12, 1941 (Standings)
Purchased Bill Baker from the Cincinnati Reds.
May 13, 1941 (Standings)
Sold Dick Lanahan to the Chicago White Sox.
June 20, 1941 (Standings)
Purchased Joe Sullivan from the Boston Braves.
August 8, 1941 (Standings)
Traded Joe Bowman to St Paul (American Association). Received Oral Hildebrand. Trade was voided and players returned on August 13, 1941.
September 7, 1941 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later and cash to Memphis (Southern Association). Received Vinnie Smith. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Joe Schultz (September 30, 1941) to Memphis (Southern Association) to complete the trade.
September 10, 1941 (Standings)
Purchased Johnny Barrett from Hollywood (PCL).
Purchased Johnny Wyrostek from the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 11, 1941 (Standings)
Received Culley Rikard from Memphis (Southern Association) as part of a conditional deal.
September 30, 1941 (Standings)
Drafted Ken Jungels from the Cleveland Indians in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
October 2, 1941 (Standings)
Released Spud Davis.
October 13, 1941 (Standings)
Drafted Jim Russell from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1941 minor league draft.
November 19, 1941
Released Ripper Collins.
December 1, 1941
Selected Hank Gornicki off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
December 4, 1941
Sold Ray Mueller to the St. Louis Cardinals.
December 5, 1941
Sold Debs Garms to the St. Louis Cardinals.
December 12, 1941
Traded Arky Vaughan to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Pete Coscarart, Luke Hamlin, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell.
1942
Signed Ted Beard as an amateur free agent.
Signed Ebba St. Claire as an amateur free agent.
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