Word: bonura
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...York Giants' Bill Terry. After making an even-Stephen swap with the Chicago Cubs (Bartell, Leiber, Mancuso for Demaree, Jurges, O'Dea) at the minor-league meeting the week before, the Giants paid the Washington Senators $20,000 (plus two players) for hard-hitting Zeke Bonura. then picked up a few more players in the lobby of the Waldorf. Most outstanding trade of the week was the Detroit Tigers' acquisition of Pitcher Freddy Hutchinson, 19, of the Seattle Rainiers (Pacific Coast League) for a reputed $50,000 and four players...
Foremost of the deals Terry, Manager of the New York Giants, had in mind was purchase of Zeke Bonura, first baseman for the Washington Senators. Six American League clubs had waived the $7,500 price on Bonura. The Giants' manager was expected to offer Bonura a contract if Detroit, the seventh American League club, waives its claim...