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| Monday, October 1st , 1945 |
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| Signed Bench Coach Patrick Lictenegger to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Placed CF Elijah Bourdeau on the active roster. |
| Activated CF Elijah Bourdeau from the 60-day injured list. |
| Signed Bench Coach Patrick Lictenegger to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Promoted SP Ed Gombar from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Placed CF Elijah Bourdeau on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Placed CF Elijah Bourdeau on the active roster. |
| Activated CF Elijah Bourdeau from the 60-day injured list. |
| Tuesday, September 25th , 1945 |
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| RP Rudy Fisher (A Scranton) retired from professional baseball. |
| C Gene Smith (A Scranton) retired from professional baseball. |
| Monday, September 24th , 1945 |
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| Signed Pitching Coach George Scheu to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed Pitching Coach George Scheu to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Monday, September 17th , 1945 |
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| C Marv Munville (B Salem) retired from professional baseball. |
| Monday, September 10th , 1945 |
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| Placed 3B Thomas Davis on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 09/07/1945. |
| Monday, September 3rd , 1945 |
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| Purchased the contract of 2B Andy Gross from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed CF Bob Riggins on the active roster. |
| Activated CF Bob Riggins from the injured list. |
| Placed 2B Andy Gross on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Purchased the contract of 2B Andy Gross from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed CF Bob Riggins on the active roster. |
| Activated CF Bob Riggins from the injured list. |
| Demoted SP John Spencer from Class B Salem to Class C Alexandria. |
| Monday, August 20th , 1945 |
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| Optioned SP Ed Kutz to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed SP Alex Vaughn on the active roster. |
| Activated SP Alex Vaughn from the 60-day injured list. |
| Optioned SP Ed Kutz to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed SP Alex Vaughn on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Placed SP Alex Vaughn on the active roster. |
| Activated SP Alex Vaughn from the 60-day injured list. |
| Promoted SP Danny Allen from Class B Salem to Class A Scranton. |
| Promoted SP Walt Rogers from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Demoted SP Walt Rogers from Class B Salem to Class C Alexandria. |
| Promoted SP Ed Nagel from Class A Scranton to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Monday, August 13th , 1945 |
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| Promoted C Ray Brown from Class B Salem to Class A Scranton. |
| Demoted C Gene Smith from Class A Scranton to Class B Salem. |
| Promoted C Gene Smith from Class B Salem to Class A Scranton. |
| Demoted C Jimmy Lowe from Class A Scranton to Class B Salem. |
| Promoted SS Chuck Spencer from Class A Scranton to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Promoted SS Bill Andrews from Class B Salem to Class A Scranton. |
| Demoted SS Ralph Hanson from Class B Salem to Class C Alexandria. |
| Promoted SS Bud Downs from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Placed CF Gene White on the Eastern Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/10/1945. |
| Promoted CF Roy Lantz from Class A Scranton to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Monday, August 6th , 1945 |
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| Placed SP Roy Schaub on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/03/1945. |
| Demoted C Larry McClure from Class B Salem to Class C Alexandria. |
| Sunday, August 5th , 1945 |
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| Traded 32-year old RHP Dixie Lee to the Detroit Dynamos, getting 19-year old minor league RHP Roy Schaub in return. |
| Monday, July 30th , 1945 |
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| SP Dixie Lee was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Ed Kutz from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed RP Eddie Hite on the active roster. |
| SP Dixie Lee was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Ed Kutz from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed RP Eddie Hite on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Placed RP Eddie Hite on the active roster. |
| Promoted SP Jack Donaghy from Double A Harrisburg to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Promoted C Larry McClure from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Monday, July 23rd , 1945 |
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| Traded 31-year old LF Howie Smith and a 4th round draft pick to the Detroit Dynamos, getting 26-year old minor league RHP Paul Grell in return. |
| Promoted SS Ralph Hanson from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Placed SS Bill Andrews on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/22/1945. |
| Promoted C Larry McClure from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Demoted C Larry McClure from Class B Salem to Class C Alexandria. |
| Monday, July 16th , 1945 |
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| RP Eddie Hite was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed SP Johnny Cook on the active roster. |
| Activated SP Johnny Cook from the injured list. |
| RP Eddie Hite was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed SP Johnny Cook on the active roster. |
| Activated SP Johnny Cook from the injured list. |
| Wednesday, July 11th , 1945 |
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| Signed free agent CF Roy Lantz to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent CF Herb Loflin to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, July 9th , 1945 |
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| Signed Manager Ken Tannen to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed 1B Coach Will Fisk to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Placed CF Ira Kenney on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/07/1945. |
| Signed Manager Ken Tannen to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed 1B Coach Will Fisk to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Monday, July 2nd , 1945 |
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| Released SP Ellis Francis. |
| Released C Edgar Gama. |
| Released C Davey Thomas. |
| Released 1B Bill Evans. |
| Released CF Ray Gleaves. |
| Released SS Win Metcalf. |
| Released 2B Cy Westbrook. |
| Released 2B Mike Gunther. |
| Wednesday, June 27th , 1945 |
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| Drafted CF Bob Riggins in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Ralph Hanson in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
| Drafted C Larry McClure in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 17th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Mike Mann in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 7, 39th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Bobby Crow in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 7, 55th overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Max Burnham in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 7, 71st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Fred Bradley in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 7, 87th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Hank Berkowitz in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 7, 119th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Harry Wear in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 7, 137th overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Harry Tripolitano in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 7, 153rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Jack Evans in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 7, 169th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Guy Powell in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 7, 185th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Ed Gombar in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 7, 201st overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Lyle Hall in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 7, 217th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Johnnie Nieves in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 7, 233rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Boyd King in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 7, 249th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Walt Rogers in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 7, 265th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Ellis Francis in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 7, 281st overall pick). |
| Drafted C George Todd in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 7, 297th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Henry Taylor in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 7, 313rd overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Elliot Pugh in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 7, 329th overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B Bill Evans in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 7, 345th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Edgar Gama in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 7, 361st overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Marty Ellis in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 24, Pick 7, 377th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Cy Westbrook in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 25, Pick 7, 393rd overall pick). |
| Monday, June 25th , 1945 |
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| Assigned 1B John Herrick to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Assigned 1B John Herrick to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Demoted SP Bob Wolf from Double A Harrisburg to Class A Scranton. |
| Promoted SP Scotty Keough from Class A Scranton to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Demoted SP Scotty Keough from Double A Harrisburg to Class A Scranton. |
| Sunday, June 17th , 1945 |
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| 2B Red Moore was claimed off waivers by Cincinnati. |
| Monday, June 11th , 1945 |
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| 1B John Herrick was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Purchased the contract of 3B Bruce Elliott from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| 1B John Herrick was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed 3B Bruce Elliott on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Purchased the contract of 3B Bruce Elliott from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Promoted RF Joe Davies from Double A Harrisburg to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Monday, May 28th , 1945 |
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| Placed 2B Bill White on the Great Western League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/25/1945. |
| Promoted 2B Tommy Bloom from Class A Scranton to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Promoted 3B Bruce Elliott from Double A Harrisburg to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Promoted 1B Woodie Roark from Class B Salem to Class A Scranton. |
| Promoted 1B Tom Means from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Demoted 1B Tom Means from Class B Salem to Class C Alexandria. |
| Promoted 1B Shags Anderson from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Demoted 1B Shags Anderson from Class B Salem to Class C Alexandria. |
| Monday, May 21st , 1945 |
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| Purchased the contract of RF Maury Millsap from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed RF Maury Millsap on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Maury Millsap from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Sunday, May 20th , 1945 |
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| SS Frank Moore was claimed off waivers by Chicago. |
| Monday, May 14th , 1945 |
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| Demoted SP Bob Wolf from Triple A Los Angeles to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Monday, May 7th , 1945 |
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| Optioned C Victor Sands to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed C Chick MacKnight on the active roster. |
| Activated C Chick MacKnight from the injured list. |
| SS Frank Moore was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed SS Bill Graham on the active roster. |
| Activated SS Bill Graham from the injured list. |
| Optioned C Victor Sands to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed C Chick MacKnight on the active roster. |
| Activated C Chick MacKnight from the injured list. |
| SS Frank Moore was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed SS Bill Graham on the active roster. |
| Activated SS Bill Graham from the injured list. |
| Promoted SP Bob Wolf from Class A Scranton to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Demoted SP Ed Nagel from Double A Harrisburg to Class A Scranton. |
| Promoted C Dan Atwood from Class A Scranton to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Promoted C Jimmy Lowe from Class B Salem to Class A Scranton. |
| Demoted C Marv Munville from Class A Scranton to Class B Salem. |
| Demoted C Gene Smith from Double A Harrisburg to Class A Scranton. |
| Promoted SP Bobby Lee Williams from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Promoted SP Danny Allen from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Promoted SP Mack Forster from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Promoted SP Chet Jones from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Monday, April 30th , 1945 |
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| Assigned SP George Porter to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Assigned RP Rudy Fisher to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Assigned C Ted Hart to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Assigned SP George Porter to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Assigned RP Rudy Fisher to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Assigned C Ted Hart to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Sunday, April 29th , 1945 |
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| RP Ben Watkins was claimed off waivers by Montreal. |
| Monday, April 23rd , 1945 |
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| Placed C Chick MacKnight on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/20/1945. |
| Purchased the contract of C Victor Sands from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed C Chick MacKnight on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/20/1945. |
| Purchased the contract of C Victor Sands from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Monday, April 16th , 1945 |
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| C Ted Hart was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| C Ted Hart was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed RP John Perkins on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Sunday, April 15th , 1945 |
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| Traded 23-year old minor league LF Bud Miller and 19-year old minor league SS Bob Holmes to the Detroit Dynamos, getting 30-year old 3B Mike Roberson (retaining 100%) in return. |
| RP Rudy Fisher was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| SP George Porter was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| SP Ben Watkins was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed 3B Mike Roberson on the active roster. |
| RP Rudy Fisher was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| SP George Porter was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| SP Ben Watkins was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Promoted C Bill Ebel from Double A Harrisburg to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Promoted C Joe Phelps from Class A Scranton to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Promoted C Marv Munville from Class B Salem to Class A Scranton. |
| Promoted RF Jack Kowalski from Double A Harrisburg to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Promoted LF George Ortwein from Class A Scranton to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Promoted RF Robert Solomon from Class B Salem to Class A Scranton. |
| Promoted SP John Spencer from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Placed 3B Mike Roberson on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Placed 3B Mike Roberson on the active roster. |
| Monday, April 9th , 1945 |
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| Optioned RF Lyle Burch to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Optioned RF Lyle Burch to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Demoted RP Walt King from Triple A Los Angeles to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Demoted SP Russ Robinson from Triple A Los Angeles to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Monday, April 2nd , 1945 |
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| Placed SS Bill Graham on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/30/1945. |
| Optioned RP George Belcher to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Optioned C Victor Sands to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Optioned SP Ed Kutz to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Optioned SP Vance Delisle to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed SS Bill Graham on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/30/1945. |
| Optioned RP George Belcher to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Optioned C Victor Sands to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Optioned SP Ed Kutz to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Optioned SP Vance Delisle to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Monday, March 26th , 1945 |
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| Optioned SP Russ Robinson to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Optioned SP George Hoyt to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Invited non-roster RP John Perkins to Spring Training camp. |
| Optioned SP Russ Robinson to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Optioned SP George Hoyt to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Invited non-roster RP John Perkins to Spring Training camp. |
| Monday, March 19th , 1945 |
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| Purchased the contract of SP Ed Kutz from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Russ Robinson from Double A Harrisburg. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Lyle Burch from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Purchased the contract of C Joe Green from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Purchased the contract of SP George Hoyt from Double A Harrisburg. |
| Purchased the contract of SP George Porter from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Purchased the contract of RP George Belcher from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Vance Delisle from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Purchased the contract of C Victor Sands from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Purchased the contract of SS Frank Moore from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Monday, February 26th , 1945 |
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| Purchased the contract of SP Dixie Lee from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed 1B Stan Moore on the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed SP Alex Vaughn on the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed C Cliff Ray on the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed 3B Gary Carmichael on the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed SP Dixie Lee on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Dixie Lee from Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Placed SP Bill Chapman on the Great Western League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed SP Jack Hall on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed SP Carl Fritz on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed SP Dan Atwater on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed RP Red Wiese on the Eastern Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed 1B Stan Moore on the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed SP Frankie Foster on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed SP Jack Shea on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed CF Clyde Fleenor on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed C Henry Brown on the Great Western League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed LF Jack Welch on the Great Western League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed LF Don Fleming on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed 1B Elmer Reynolds on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/1945. |
| Placed SP Alex Vaughn on the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed C Cliff Ray on the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed 3B Gary Carmichael on the 60-day injured list. |
| Promoted RP Walt King from Double A Harrisburg to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Demoted SP Russ Robinson from Triple A Los Angeles to Double A Harrisburg. |
| Promoted SP Danny Allen from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Promoted SP Fred McPherson from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Demoted SP Danny Allen from Class B Salem to Class C Alexandria. |
| Promoted LF Bud Miller from Double A Harrisburg to Triple A Los Angeles. |
| Promoted RF Ed Jensen from Class C Alexandria to Class B Salem. |
| Monday, January 1st , 1945 |
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| Traded 23-year old minor league RHP Wally Hunter, 22-year old minor league LHP Jerry Decker, and 22-year old minor league CF Flipper Robinson to the New York Gothams, getting a 1st round draft pick in return. |
