Al Lopez Trades and Transactions

The Al Lopez trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Al Lopez has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"(Al) Lopez was offered the position (manager) by Charles Comiskey, then vice president of the White Sox, for a salary of $40,000. 'He was the man best qualified to fill the position,' said Comiskey of Lopez. 'I have long been an admirer of Lopez on and off the field, and I thought he did an outstanding job the past six years at Cleveland. I hope he will do as well with our ball club.'" - National Baseball Hall of Fame

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Al Lopez

Al Lopez Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#329)

Al Lopez Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#329)
 

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Birth Name:   Alfonso Ramon Lopez
Nickname:   Al or El Senor
Born On:   08-20-1908  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tampa, Florida
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-30-2005
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tampa, Florida
Cemetery:   Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, Florida
High School:   Jesuit High School (Tampa, FL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-27-1928 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-16-1947
Draft:   Not Applicable
Al Lopez

Trades & Transactions

08-26-1927: Sold by Jacksonville (Southeastern) to Brooklyn Dodgers for $10000.
12-12-1935: Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers (with Tony Cuccinello, Ray Benge and Bobby Reis) to Boston Braves for Ed Brandt and Randy Moore.
06-14-1940: Traded by Boston Braves to Pittsburgh Pirates for Ray Berres.
12-07-1946: Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Cleveland Indians for Gene Woodling.
10-21-1947: Released by Cleveland Indians.


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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Al Lopez trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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