IN THE NEWS: MacPhail continues his dealing and gets his catcher. The Dodgers trade for Mickey Owen, giving Gus Mancuso and $85,000 to the Cardinals.
The Cubs swap SS Bobby Mattick and OF Jim Gleeson to the Reds for SS Billy Myers. Myers will split his time between Chicago and the minors in '41 and quit in 1942 rather than take a pay cut.
IN THE NEWS: In Chicago, a curious rule that was designed to "break up the Yankees" is continued by the American League, a rule which prohibits the team winning the championship from trading with any other club. The rule was voted in at the December, 1939 meetings by the seven other AL owners after the New York Yankees won four straight World Series. The major and minor leagues agree that players taken into the military will not count against roster limits.
The sac fly rule, reinstituted last year, is eliminated for the 1941 season. Though he would .400 without the rule change, Ted Williams will have six flies that score runners from 3B in 1941.
IN THE NEWS: Merry Christmas to Ben Chapman from the Senators who ship him to Cleveland for P Joe Krakauskas. The Tribe sells Johnny Allen to the Browns.
IN THE NEWS: The Yankees swap sore-armed Monte Pearson to the Reds for OF Don Lang and cash. Tomorrow, they'll Bump Hadley to the Giants for the waiver price and trade INF Bill Knickerbocker to the White Sox for C Ken Silvestri. The military will claim Silvestri for the next four years.
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