1942 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• December 10, 1941

  Purchased Mace Brown from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• December 13, 1941

  Traded Stan Spence and Jack Wilson to the Washington Nationals. Received Ken Chase and Johnny Welaj.

• December 22, 1941

  Bill Fleming player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• December 31, 1941

  Woody Rich player rights sold to Indianapolis (American Association).

• Before 1942 Season

  Signed Matt Batts as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dave Ferriss as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Fred Hatfield as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Sommers as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al Widmar as an amateur free agent.

  Signed George Wilson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Wright as an amateur free agent.

  Bill LeFebvre player rights sold to Minneapolis (American Association).

  Bill Voiselle sent to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.

• January 14, 1942

  Released Moe Berg.

• February 7, 1942

  Charlie Gelbert player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• April 10, 1942

  Released Emerson Dickman.

• April 13, 1942

  Johnny Welaj player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

• June 1, 1942

  Jimmie Foxx selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• August 6, 1942

  Purchased Ford Garrison from Fort Worth (Texas).

• August 29, 1942

  Purchased Tom McBride from Little Rock (Southern Association).

• September 8, 1942

  Purchased Eddie Lake from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• September 22, 1942

  Purchased Roy Partee from the Chicago Cubs.

• November 2, 1942

  Drafted Herb Bremer from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Eli Hodkey drafted by the Philadelphia Phils in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Don Lang from the New York Yankees in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Nels Potter drafted by the St. Louis Browns in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 1942

  Bill Sayles player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• Before 1943 Season

  Signed George Estock as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Howerton as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Suchecki as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Thompson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Wilson as an amateur free agent.

• February 2, 1943

  Signed Al Simmons as a free agent.