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1938
It was a challenge trade of first basemen that ended up as a win for the White Sox.
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Chicago sent 29-year-old Zeke Bonura to Washington for 31-year-old Joe Kuhel. Bonura’s first four MLB seasons, all on the South Side, earned MVP votes in 1935 and 1936 and amassed 15.5 WAR and a slash of .317/.396/.487. Kuhel earned MVP votes in 1933 and 1936, but had suffered some pitfall seasons as well.
Neither player was any good in 1938, and both bounced back in 1939 (Bonura having moved on to the New York Giants and a 3.5 WAR, Kuhel a 3.2 WAR and 21st in MVP voting), but Kuhel also was a start in 1940 (3.7 WAR, 13th in MVP voting). Bonura continued to slump and was out of the majors by 1941, while Kuhel (flip-flopping once more to Washington and the White Sox again) would play until age 41. Over 18 seasons in the game, Kuhel put up 30.5 WAR and is regarded by JAWS as the 84th-best first baseman ever.
1942
White Sox manager Jimmy Dykes granted Black players Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland a tryout with the White Sox, while the Pale Hose conducted spring training in Pasadena, Calif. Neither player made the cut.
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