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Washington Trades Finney for Chicago's Olsen
Sunday, July 23rd, 1939
It took some time to iron out the details, but the Senators and Cubs have agreed to a swap. Chicago will get 28-year-old RF Lou Finney with Washington receiving 30-year-old RHP John Whitehead and 21-year-old LHP Vern Olsen in return. A source close to the trade talks said the two clubs were initially looking to make a bigger deal, but discussions broke off late last night. The two sides reconvened early today and eventually settled on this deal.
Thus far this season Finney has hit .318 with 3 home runs, 38 RBIs and scored 42 times.
This season Olsen has claimed no saves and registered a 5-1 record with a 3.59 ERA. He has 12 relief appearances spanning 77.2 innings and has struck out 34.
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