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Ivy Andrews from the Chronology
Jan 17, 1937 - Cleveland gets Moose Solters Ivy Andrews and Lyn Lary from the St. Louis Browns for Joe Vosmik Bill Knickerbocker and Oral Hildebrand. The 3 departing Brownies are termed "real playboys" by manager Rogers Hornsby. Solters and Andrews were also the RBI and ERA leaders for the Brownies.
Dec 14, 1933 - The Browns acquire OF Smead Jolley‚ P Ivy Andrews‚ and $40‚000 from the Red Sox for Carl Reynolds. St. Louis then sends Jolley‚ plus SS Jim Levey‚ and P Wally Hebert to Hollywood (PCL) for SS Alan Strange. Strange will go to Washington for veteran SS Lyn Lary before the end of the season. Levey‚ meanwhile‚ will return east in the Fall to join the Pittsburgh Steelers‚ where he will play halfback for 3 seasons.
Sep 3, 1933 - Bosox pitcher Ivy Andrews allows just 4 Senator hits through 8 innings then a single walk and pinch-single by Joe Bolton clips Ivy 3-2. Monte Weaver wins sending the Senators 8 1/2 games in the lead.
Apr 13, 1933 - Delayed a day because of a spring storm the Yankees open against the Red Sox in front of 36221 at Yankee Stadium. Lou Gehrig jump starts the offense with a three-run homer in the first off former Yank Ivy Andrews and the New Yorkers score one more in the 4th to win 4-3. Lefty Gomez is the winner but as with last year's opener he needs help getting the last out.
Apr 8, 1933 - Before 2500 at Fenway the Red Sox shut out the Braves 7-0. The winning pitcher is Ivy Andrews. The Braves will win tomorrow 4-2.
Jul 3, 1932 - The Red Sox host the Yankees in the first Sunday game ever played at Fenway and the Yankees turn a 4-2 game into a rout. They spray 10 hits and score 9 in the 6th inning to win 13-2. George Pipgras gets two singles in the 6th and allows five hits and 8 walks to win. Ben Chapman has a single and bases-loaded triple while Earl Combs and Lyn Lary each hit two doubles in the frame. Ivy Andrews is hung with the loss.
Jun 5, 1932 - The Red Sox sell pitcher Danny MacFayden to the Yankees for $50000 and pitcher Ivy Andrews and Henry Johnson. The Yanks will option Jack Saltzgaver to Newark to get down to the 23 player limit by June 15th.

