Category Archive: Articles.Winter-Meetings-1-1901-1957

1938 Winter Meetings: Out of the Hat

Introduction and Context In 1938, the major leagues returned…

1940 Winter Meetings: Judge Landis’ Final Reign

The 1940 major-league winter meetings, held at Chicago's Palmer…

1941 Winter Meetings: War and Uncertainty

 Minor-League Winter Meeting The prospect of war cast a long…

1942 Winter Meetings: Green Light Matters of Manpower and the Military

Introduction In January 1942, one month after the attack on…

1943 Winter Meetings: War on the Home Front

Introduction and Context Baseball’s 1943 winter meetings…

1944 Winter Meetings: A New Era Without Landis

Introduction and Context As World War II seemed to be winding…

1945 Winter Meetings: Resuming Peacetime Baseball

For the first time since 1941, major-league baseball was able…

1946 Winter Meetings: Tranquility and Turbulence

Punctuated by Enos Slaughter’s mad dash around the bases…

1947 Winter Meetings: Latin America, Leo the Lip, and High School Hijinks

The annual Winter Meetings of the National Association ventured…

1949 Winter Meetings: Bonuses, Bargains, and Broadcasts

Minor-League Winter Meeting The 1949 Winter Meetings saw several…