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Edgar Manske to the Pittsburgh Pirates

August 16, 1938 · Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Pirates

This trade is the root of the Edgar Manske (1938) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Chicago Bears receives

  • a 1939 first-round pick (No. 2, became Sid Luckman)

Pittsburgh Pirates receives

  • E Edgar Manske

Trade context

The Bears acquired Pittsburgh's 1939 first-round pick (which became Sid Luckman) for end Eggs Manske.

Full trade terms

On August 16, 1938, Chicago Bears sent E Edgar Manske to Pittsburgh Pirates for a 1939 first-round pick (No. 2, became Sid Luckman).

What the assets did next

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