Axes falling all over the place as the White Sox (Ed Morgan), Giants (Oscar Charleston) and Cardinals (Jelly Gardner) are in the market for new Managers, with four GMs out of a job as well.
Art Houtteman voids his last contract year, while we execute Bill Wight’s final season with us. We send Smoky Burgess, Danny O’Connell, Chuck Diering and Irv Noren to arbitration and let Mickey McDermott walk. For a bit more pitching depth we offer reliever Dutch McCall a reasonable 1+1 deal, which he eventually accepts, and also extend Tommy Byrne on a cheap 1-year deal.
After a long and fruitful partnership, we decide not to renew Bench Coach Dixie Leverett, and later replace him with George Barnicle.
Players finishing their careers include Phil Cavaretta, Sam Jethroe, Fred Hutchinson, Tommy Holmes, Johnny Pesky, Connie Ryan, Snuffy Stirnweiss, Grady Hatton, Jeff Heath, Lou Boudreau, Murry Dickson, Luke Easter, Bus Clarkson, Roy Cullenbine and three big names I’ll deal with separately.
And another club is on the move, with the Athletics leaving Philly and heading west to Kansas City.
