1940 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 12, 1939

  Purchased Dom DiMaggio from San Francisco (PCL).

• December 8, 1939

  Purchased Marv Owen from the Chicago White Sox.

• December 26, 1939

  Boze Berger player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• Before 1940 Season

  Signed Larry Jansen as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Earl Johnson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Johnny Pesky as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jocko Thompson as an amateur free agent.

• January 31, 1940

  Released Moe Berg.

• February 8, 1940

  Elden Auker player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

• February 12, 1940

  Joe Vosmik player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers for $25,000.

• February 24, 1940

  Traded Pee Wee Reese to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received players to be named later and $35000 and 3 players. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Red Evans (September 1, 1939) and Art Parks (February 24, 1940) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• March 28, 1940

  Purchased Red Evans from Louisville (American Association).

• April 4, 1940

  Traded a player to be named later and $60,000 to Minneapolis (American Association). Received George Lacy (minors), Bill Butland and Herb Hash. The Boston Red Sox sent Red Evans (April 4, 1940) to Minneapolis (American Association) to complete the trade.

• April 14, 1940

  Ted Olson player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• April 23, 1940

  Signed Emmett O'Neill as an amateur free agent.

• April 25, 1940

  Purchased Joe Glenn from the St. Louis Browns.

• April 28, 1940

  Art Mahan player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• July 23, 1940

  Larry Jansen granted Free Agency.

• August 2, 1940

  Wes Flowers player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• August 12, 1940

  Purchased Bill Fleming from Hollywood (PCL).

• August 18, 1940

  Selected Charlie Gelbert off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

• September 5, 1940

  Traded Hal Sieling (minors) and player to be named to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Skeeter Newsome.

  Traded Al Brazle to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Mike Ryba.

• September 11, 1940

  Red Nonnenkamp player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

• October 1, 1940

  Drafted Oscar Judd from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

• December 3, 1940

  Denny Galehouse and Fritz Ostermueller player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

• December 12, 1940

  Purchased Pete Fox from the Detroit Tigers.

  Traded Doc Cramer to the Washington Nationals. Received Gee Walker.

  Traded Jim Bagby, Gene Desautels and Gee Walker to the Cleveland Indians. Received Joe Dobson, Odell Hale and Frankie Pytlak.

• Before 1941 Season

  Signed Merrill Combs as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sam Dente as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Fritz Dorish as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al Kozar as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Ostrowski as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Mel Parnell as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bud Sheely as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Virgil Stallcup as an amateur free agent.

  Earl Rapp received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

• February 3, 1941

  Joe Heving player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• March 22, 1941

  Released Alex Mustaikis.

• April, 1941

  Signed Lou Lucier as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)