Jim Bagby Jr. from the Chronology

Dec 12, 1945 - Five years to the day after shipping Jim Bagby, Jr. off to Cleveland‚ the Red Sox reacquire the vet‚ in exchange for P Vic Johnson and cash. Boston also sells SS Skeeter Newsome to the Phils.

Dec 12, 1940 - Washington sends Gee Walker to the Red Sox for Doc Cramer. Walker is then packed off to Cleveland with P Jim Bagby Jr.‚ OF and C Gene Desautels for C Frankie Pytlak‚ IF Odell Hale and P Joe Dobson. At the end of the War‚ on December 12‚ 1945‚ Bagby will return to the Red Sox. Boston also buys Pete Fox from Detroit.