Catcher Luke Sewell was sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Twice finishing in the Top 12 in MVP voting while with Cleveland, Sewell never really panned as a veteran backstop on the South Side, tallying -0.2 WAR over his four seasons. His reputation preceded him, however; in 1935, despite a 0.0 WAR season, .694 OPS, league-high nine passed balls and a CS rate 7% worse than league average, Sewell finished 15th in AL MVP balloting.
The catcher would never play for Brooklyn released in the spring and seeing his MLB career effectively end.
1958
Bill Veeck got a court ruling in his favor, which allowed him to assume majority control of the White Sox.