Word: cronin
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Boston Red Sox. The Senators' Manager Bucky Harris was fired by the Red Sox's Owner Thomas Yawkey, whose fabulously extravagant expenditures to make his team a pennant winner have thus far totaled $2,000,000, including the $225,000 he paid the Senators for Joe Cronin with whom he replaced Harris (TIME, Nov. 5, 1934). On July 4 the Senators were pleased to find themselves a game ahead of the Red Sox who, second until they lost four straight games to the Yankees last week, floundered into a tie with the Cleveland Indians for fourth place. Straggling...
...first time at bat, continued to hit safely in 61 consecutive games, smashing the Pacific Coast League record of 45 to bits. When he finished the season of 1934, the Yankees had to hurry to get an option on his services at $75,000. Manager Joe Cronin, who had been Di Maggie's boy hood hero, was ready on behalf of Thomas Yawkey with...
...will be placed on the team I can not say definitely, for we put entire faith in Manager Joe Cronin to arrange for fielding the best team...
Last week, Owner Yawkey closeted himself with Manager Joe Cronin. then handed Philadelphia's Cornelius McGillicuddy ("Connie Mack") $200,000 plus two players for Slugger Foxx and Hurler Johnny Marcum. Next month Yawkey will probably pay Mack another $200,000 for Infielder McNair and Outfielder Cramer. With Foxx at first base, with his accurate home-run eye fixed on Fenway Park's short left-field fence, dopesters figure Boston the most likely outfit to topple the World Champion Detroit...
...STARS LOOK DOWN-A. J. Cronin-Little, Brown...