MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/26/1944
Tuesday 1/31/1944 :
P Lou Tost was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Thursday 2/2/1944 :
Free agent 1B Tommy Henrich has been signed to a contract of $7,800,000 per year, for 5 years.
Friday 2/3/1944 :
Free agent SS Willie Wells has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 2/6/1944 :
Free agent P Bertrum Hunter has been signed to a contract of $450,000 per year, for 1 years.
Free agent P Bob Feller has been signed to a contract of $3,000,420 per year, for 5 years.
Saturday 4/1/1944 :
P Vern Curtis was put on the 15-Day DL.
Wednesday 5/10/1944 :
Trade with New York (A) :
We get :
LF Johnny Dickshot
P Clarence Pickrel
New York (A) gets :
P Dizzy Dean
LF Roy Cullenbine
P Dale Matthewson was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
P Bob Feller was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
P Bill Butland was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Sunday 6/11/1944 :
3B Howard Easterling was put on the 15-Day DL.
SS Lester Lockett was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Saturday 7/1/1944 :
P Stuart Jones was put on the 15-Day DL.
P Joe Coleman was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Monday 7/17/1944 :
P Al Gerheauser was put on the 15-Day DL.
C Josh Gibson was put on the 15-Day DL.
P Ralph Branca was put on the 15-Day DL.
C George Dickey was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
P Joe Page was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Tuesday 7/25/1944 :
Trade with Philadelphia (N) :
We get :
P Lefty Gomez
P Warren Spahn
P Ed Lopat
Philadelphia (N) gets :
P Al Gerheauser
P Leon Day
Trade with New York (A) :
New York (A) gets :
P Lefty Gomez
P Ed Lopat
2B Johnny Lipon
We get :
P Bill Donovan
RF Vince Dimaggio
P Joe Coleman was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
RF Vince Dimaggio was assigned to AAA Iowa Cubs.
RF Vince Dimaggio was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Saturday 8/26/1944 :
P Ralph Branca was promoted from to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Tuesday 10/17/1944 :
Bertrum Hunter has been signed to a contract extension, $700,000 per year, for 1 years.
Buck Leonard has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 1 years.
Vince Dimaggio has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.

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