1951 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 16, 1950

  Joe DeMaestri drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1950 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Paul Hinrichs from the New York Yankees in the 1950 rule 5 draft.

• November 27, 1950

  Signed Lou Boudreau as a free agent.

• December 4, 1950

  Drafted Ralph Brickner from Portsmouth (Piedmont) in the 1950 minor league draft.

• December 10, 1950

  Traded Joe Dobson, Dick Littlefield and Al Zarilla to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ray Scarborough and Bill Wight.

• December 13, 1950

  Purchased Mike Guerra from the Philadelphia Athletics for $25,000.

  Birdie Tebbetts player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• Before 1951 Season

  Signed Joe Albanese as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Brewer as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Brodowski as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Russ Kemmerer as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ted Lepcio as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al Schroll as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Smith as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gene Stephens as an amateur free agent.

  Signed George Susce as an amateur free agent.

  Bob Alexander sent to the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

  Ed Sadowski received from Radford (Blue Ridge) in an unknown transaction.

• February 5, 1951

  Selected Al Evans off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

• May 7, 1951

  Traded Mike Guerra to the Washington Nationals. Received Len Okrie and $25,000.

• May 17, 1951

  Traded a player to be named later, Matt Batts, Jim Suchecki and $100,000 to the St. Louis Browns. Received Les Moss. The Boston Red Sox sent Jim McDonald (July 18, 1951) to the St. Louis Browns to complete the trade.

• August 6, 1951

  Selected Aaron Robinson off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• October 23, 1951

  Released Buddy Rosar.

• October 31, 1951

  Released Lou Boudreau.

• November 13, 1951

  Traded Mel Hoderlein and Chuck Stobbs to the Chicago White Sox. Received Randy Gumpert and Don Lenhardt.

• November 19, 1951

  Drafted Hal Bevan from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1951 rule 5 draft.

  George Wilson drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1951 rule 5 draft.

• November 28, 1951

  Traded Les Moss and Tom Wright to the St. Louis Browns. Received Gus Niarhos and Ken Wood.

• Before 1952 Season

  Signed Lou Boudreau as a free agent.

  Signed Frank Baumann as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Buddin as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jerry Casale as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Eli Grba as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Marty Keough as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Haywood Sullivan as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Duane Wilson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jerry Zimmerman as an amateur free agent.

  Bill Henry received from Shreveport (Texas) in an unknown transaction.