1946 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• December 10, 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.

• May 9, 1946

  Signed Bob Klinger as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 19, 1946

  Purchased Pinky Higgins from the Detroit Tigers.

• June 6, 1946

  Released Joe Cronin.

• June 18, 1946

  Purchased Bill Zuber from the New York Yankees.

• July, 1946

  Traded Bill Howerton and Don Lang to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jim Gleeson.

• July 9, 1946

  Purchased Don Gutteridge from the St. Louis Browns.

• July 23, 1946

  Purchased Wally Moses from the Chicago White Sox.

  Released Tom Carey.

• August 5, 1946

  Released Frankie Pytlak.

• October 29, 1946

  Released Mace Brown.

  Released Mike Ryba.

• October 30, 1946

  Released Charlie Wagner.

• November 1, 1946

  Virgil Stallcup drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

• November 10, 1946

  Grady Wilson selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1946 minor league draft.

• November 17, 1946

  Tom Poholsky selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1946 minor league draft.

• December 17, 1946

  Released Pinky Higgins.

• Before 1947 Season

  Signed Bob DiPietro as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Walt Dropo as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Harley Hisner as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ray Jablonski as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Frank Malzone as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Charlie Maxwell as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Windy McCall as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Chuck Stobbs as an amateur free agent.

  Purchased Billy Goodman from Atlanta (Southern Association) for $75,000.

  Bill Kennedy received from Rocky Mount (Coastal Plain) in an unknown transaction.

  Obtained Cot Deal from Toronto (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• February 10, 1947

  Jim Bagby player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• February 19, 1947

  Signed Frankie Hayes as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)