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Wally Berger League 4-14-2114 |
Joe Closer | ![]() Retired (1960, Age 31) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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ERA | 7.91 | Total Rating | ![]() |
Bats/Throws | B/R | |
W-L | 9-16 | Status | Deceased (1990) | Option Years | 0
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SV | 3 | Age at Death | 61 | Date of Birth | 02-23-1929 | |
K | 122 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 55 (1951) |
Majors Svc Time | 0 years (88 games) |
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IP | 207.0 | |||||
WHIP | 1.93 |
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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Year
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Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA | Awards |
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1951 | KC | 1 |
3 | 20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 | 23.2 |
31 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
1.56 |
6.08
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1952 | KC | 3 |
1 | 33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 | 31.0 |
49 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 20 |
2.29 |
10.45
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1953 | KC | 2 |
5 | 42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 53.1 |
73 | 44 | 41 | 1 | 21 | 33 |
1.76 |
6.92
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1954 | KC | 2 |
4 | 44 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 61.0 |
93 | 67 | 61 | 0 | 37 | 28 |
2.13 |
9.00
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1955 | KC-PIT | 1 |
2 | 16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 20.2 |
28 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
1.84 |
8.71
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1958 | CHA | 0 |
1 | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 5.2 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
1.41 |
1.59
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1959 | CHA | 0 |
0 | 6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 12.0 |
13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
1.75 |
5.25
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2114 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0.0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0.00 |
0.00
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Total | 9 |
16 | 162 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 | 207.0 |
292 | 191 | 182 | 3 | 107 | 122 |
1.93 |
7.91
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Date | Transaction |
1960-11-01 | Joe Closer has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
1960-04-01 | The Chicago Sabres have waived Joe Closer. |
1959-06-10 | The Chicago Sabres have promoted Ross Maloney to the major league team. The Chicago Sabres have designated Joe Closer for assignment. |
1958-10-01 | The Chicago Sabres have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Chicago Sabres have sent Ross Maloney to the minors. |
1957-09-30 | The Chicago Sabres have acquired Joe Closer from the waiver wire. The Chicago Sabres have waived Vance Lamabe. |
1957-05-29 | The Pittsburgh Lynx have waived Joe Closer. |
1956-03-01 | The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Ramon Merced to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Roel Parks to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1955-10-01 | The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have sent Mark Jackson to the minors. |
1955-09-28 | The Pittsburgh Lynx have acquired Joe Closer from the waiver wire. |
1955-09-24 | The Kansas City Dusters have waived Joe Closer. |
1955-09-21 | The Kansas City Dusters have promoted Rian Patrick to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have promoted Riley Ripple to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have sent Granville Stuart to the minors. The Kansas City Dusters have sent Shane Pilgram to the minors. The Kansas City Dusters have sent Joe Closer to the minors. The Kansas City Dusters have sent Jefferson Davis to the minors. |
1955-09-18 | The Kansas City Dusters have promoted George Patton to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have promoted Granville Stuart to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Kansas City Dusters have sent Riley Ripple to the minors. The Kansas City Dusters have sent Robert Langdon to the minors. |
1955-05-07 | The Kansas City Dusters have promoted Jefferson Davis to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have promoted George Patton to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have sent Joe Closer to the minors. The Kansas City Dusters have designated Beiker Robinson for assignment. |
1955-04-10 | The Kansas City Dusters have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Dusters have sent Jefferson Davis to the minors. The Kansas City Dusters have sent George Patton to the minors. |
1954-09-25 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Jeff Hurley to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Riley Powantz to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Cy Young to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Tony Knackert to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Shane Pilgram to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Walter Johnson to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent George Patton to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Closer to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Rian Patrick to the minors. |
1954-09-18 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Tony Knackert to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Byran Kofax to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted George Patton to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Riley Powantz to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Rian Patrick to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Grover R.Alexander to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Robert Langdon to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Cy Young to the minors. |
1954-09-14 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Cotton Olmo to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Walter Johnson to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Closer to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Jackson to the minors. |
1954-09-12 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Daffy Dean to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Riley Powantz to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Cliff Davenport to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Cy Young to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Tony Knackert to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Neb Stuart to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Byran Kofax to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent George Patton to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Walter Johnson to the minors. |
1954-09-08 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted George Patton to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Riley Powantz to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Closer to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Grover R.Alexander to the minors. |
1954-09-07 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Walter Johnson to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent George Patton to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Robert Langdon to the minors. |
1954-08-28 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Byran Kofax to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Beiker Robinson to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Cy Young to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Grover R.Alexander to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent George Patton to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1954-08-23 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Rian Patrick to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Daffy Dean to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Beiker Robinson to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent George Patton to the minors. |
1954-08-14 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Daffy Dean to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted George Patton to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1954-08-10 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted George Patton to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Riley Powantz to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Daffy Dean to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Beiker Robinson to the minors. |
1954-07-26 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Beiker Robinson to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Daffy Dean to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Cy Young to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Closer to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Riley Powantz to the minors. |
1954-07-23 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Andy Dee to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Riley Powantz to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Cliff Davenport to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Beiker Robinson to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent George Patton to the minors. |
1954-07-02 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Rian Patrick to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1954-06-06 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Daffy Dean to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Rian Patrick to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent George Patton to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Riley Powantz to the minors. |
1954-05-17 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Beiker Robinson to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent George Patton to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1954-05-15 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted George Patton to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Riley Powantz to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Jeff Hurley to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Robert Langdon to the minors. |
1954-05-06 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Byran Kofax to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Cy Young to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1954-04-19 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Cy Young to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Grover R.Alexander to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Beiker Robinson to the minors. |
1954-04-04 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1953-08-25 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Daffy Dean to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Rian Patrick to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Byran Kofax to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Grover R.Alexander to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Sam Perry to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Shane Pilgram to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. |
1953-07-17 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1953-06-26 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Rian Patrick to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Cy Young to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Grover R.Alexander to the minors. |
1953-06-18 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Shiggy to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Rian Patrick to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joe Closer to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. |
1953-06-14 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Rian Patrick to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Earl Tauby to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Cy Young to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Walter Johnson to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Shiggy to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Grover R.Alexander to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Robert Langdon to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Riley Powantz to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Sam Perry to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. |
1953-06-11 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Shiggy to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Grover R.Alexander to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joe Closer to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Rian Patrick to the minors. |
1953-06-01 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Rian Patrick to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Shiggy to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Riley Powantz to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Grover R.Alexander to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Cy Young to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Walter Johnson to the minors. |
1953-04-09 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Shane Pilgram to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Shiggy to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1952-09-23 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Maury Turner to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Shiggy to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Riley Powantz to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Cory McGinnis to the minors. |
1952-09-05 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Shiggy to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Cory McGinnis to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Maury Turner to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1952-08-25 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Earl Tauby to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Maury Turner to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Shiggy to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Grover R.Alexander to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. |
1952-08-20 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Ripple Marvel to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1952-08-08 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Roy Pat Wilkins to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. |
1952-08-01 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Earl Tauby to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1952-07-26 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Roel Parks to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Roy Pat Wilkins to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Shiggy to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Robert Langdon to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Riley Powantz to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. |
1952-07-02 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Jeff Nelson to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1952-06-29 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Marc Aurelius to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Shiggy to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Jeff Nelson to the minors. |
1952-05-23 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Roy Pat Wilkins to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joe Closer to the minors. |
1952-05-07 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Matt Mantei to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Closer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Robert Langdon to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Marc Aurelius to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Grover R.Alexander to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Shiggy to the minors. |
1952-04-08 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Matt Mantei to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Earl Tauby to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joe Closer to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Jeff Nelson to the minors. |
1952-04-01 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have renamed Dale Bonilla to Joe Closer. |
1951-09-23 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Dale Bonilla to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Joe Wilkins to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Borp Pomorski to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Oil Can Boyd to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Maury Turner to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Shiggy to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Delino Wantz to the minors. |
1951-09-19 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Maury Turner to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Borp Pomorski to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Delino Wantz to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Merv Marr to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Dale Bonilla to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. |
1951-08-22 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Dale Bonilla to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Satchel Paige to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Maury Turner to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent R.P. Carswell to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Joel Pinero to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Blue Moon Odom to the minors. |
1951-04-08 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Shiggy to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted R.P. Carswell to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Dale Bonilla to the minors. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Cy Young to the minors. |
1951-04-04 | The Kansas City Blue Sox have promoted Dale Bonilla to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Sox have sent Bo Pomorski to the minors. |