1938 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• December 2, 1937

  Traded Red Kress, Buster Mills and Bobo Newsom to the St. Louis Browns. Received Joe Vosmik.

• December 3, 1937

  Purchased Gerard Lipscomb from the St. Louis Browns.

• December 7, 1937

  Traded a player to be named later, Dom Dallessandro, Al Niemiec and cash to San Diego (PCL). Received Ted Williams. The Boston Red Sox sent Spence Harris (December 9, 1937) to San Diego (PCL) to complete the trade.

• Before 1938 Season

  Signed Mickey Harris as an amateur free agent.

• February 11, 1938

  Signed Pat Malone as a free agent.

• April 16, 1938

  Purchased Roy Parmelee from the Chicago Cubs.

• May 14, 1938

  Released Bob Daughters.

• June 10, 1938

  Signed Bill LeFebvre as an amateur free agent.

• August 1, 1938

  Joe Gonzales player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

  Purchased Joe Heving from the Cleveland Indians.

• August 2, 1938

  Traded $20000 plus optional assignment of Johnny Marcum to Buffalo (International). Received Bill Harris.

• August 12, 1938

  Traded Lee Rogers to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Johnnie Chambers.

• September 10, 1938

  Jim Henry player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• October 4, 1938

  Drafted Bill Kerksieck from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1938 rule 5 draft.

  Roy Parmelee drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1938 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1938

  Purchased Elon Hogsett from the Washington Nationals.

  Traded Johnny Marcum to the St. Louis Browns. Received Tom Carey.

• December 7, 1938

  Purchased Phil Weintraub from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• December 15, 1938

  Bill Harris player rights sold to the New York Giants.

  Traded Ben Chapman to the Cleveland Indians. Received Denny Galehouse and Tommy Irwin.

  Traded Pinky Higgins and Archie McKain to the Detroit Tigers. Received Elden Auker, Chet Morgan and Jake Wade.

• December 21, 1938

  Traded Eric McNair to the Chicago White Sox. Received Boze Berger.

• Before 1939 Season

  Signed Tommy Fine as an amateur free agent.

  Returned Phil Weintraub to Minneapolis (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

  Bill Voiselle received from Moultrie (Georgia-Florida) in an unknown transaction.

  Obtained Pee Wee Reese from Louisville (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• February 18, 1939

  George Dickey player rights sold to Oklahoma City (Texas).

• March 27, 1939

  Purchased Monte Weaver from the Washington Nationals.