John Sullivan Trades and Transactions

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

"Though an auto crash (at the end of World War II, the young supply sergeant was driving along a winding mountain road in Japan when he plummeted over a cliff) left him with a fractured back, John Paul Sullivan's competitive fire wouldn't let him give up the game he loved: baseball." - Sportswriter Andrew L. Wang in the Chicago Tribune (09/24/2007)

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John Sullivan
 
 
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Birth Name:   John Paul Sullivan
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-02-1920  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-20-2007
Place of Death Data Died In:   Homewood, Illinois
Cemetery:   Homewood Memorial Gardens, Homewood, Illinois
High School:   Thornton High School (Harvey, IL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   06-07-1942 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-02-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
John Sullivan

Trades & Transactions

10-04-1948: Traded by Washington Senators (with Tom Ferrick) to St. Louis Browns for Sam Dente.


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Baseball trades & transactions, like the John Sullivan 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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