1945 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1944

  Drafted Loyd Christopher from Seattle (PCL) in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

  Vance Dinges drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Billy Holm from the Chicago Cubs in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

• November 7, 1944

  Drafted Lindsay Deal from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1944 minor league draft.

• November 14, 1944

  Purchased Bob Garbark from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• Before 1945 Season

  Signed Ben Flowers as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Mickey McDermott as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim McDonald as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Irv Medlinger as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Poholsky as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al Richter as an amateur free agent.

• May 25, 1945

  Joe Bowman selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 26, 1945

  Loyd Christopher selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• May 31, 1945

  Oscar Judd selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• June 15, 1945

  Signed Dolph Camilli as a free agent.

• July 27, 1945

  Lou Finney player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

• August 10, 1945

  Selected Red Steiner off waivers from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 29, 1945

  Traded a player to be named later and cash and 2 players to be named later to the Chicago Cubs. Received Rip Russell. The Boston Red Sox sent Clem Hausmann (December 10, 1945) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• December 12, 1945

  Skeeter Newsome player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Traded Vic Johnson and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jim Bagby.

• December 18, 1945

  Released Dolph Camilli.

• December 27, 1945

  Released Bob Johnson.

• Before 1946 Season

  Signed Hal Brown as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Davis as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe DeMaestri as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Littlefield as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sam Mele as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Scherbarth as an amateur free agent.

  Signed James Atkins as a free agent.

  Obtained George Strickland from New Orleans (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Released Bud Sheely.

• January 3, 1946

  Traded Eddie Lake to the Detroit Tigers. Received Rudy York.

• January 22, 1946

  Jim Tabor player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• March, 1946

  Frank Barrett player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• March 29, 1946

  Released Herb Bremer.

  Released Pete Fox.

  Released Bob Garbark.

  Emmett O'Neill selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.