1936 Brooklyn Dodgers Trades and Transactions

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

• December 12, 1935

  Traded Ray Benge, Tony Cuccinello, Al Lopez and Bobby Reis to the Boston Braves. Received Ed Brandt and Randy Moore.

• Before 1936 Season

  Signed Bert Haas as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ben Geraghty as a free agent.

  Obtained Ace Adams from Jeanerette (Evangeline) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• January 11, 1936

  Jim McCloskey player rights sold to the Boston Bees.

• January 16, 1936

  Signed Freddie Lindstrom as a free agent.

• February 6, 1936

  Traded Johnny Babich and Gene Moore to the Boston Bees. Received Fred Frankhouse.

• February 20, 1936

  Sam Leslie player rights sold to the New York Giants.

  Traded Buzz Boyle, Johnny McCarthy and $40,000 to the New York Yankees. Received Buddy Hassett.

• March 31, 1936

  Wally Millies player rights sold to the Washington Nationals.

  Buster Mills sent to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

• April 1, 1936

  Returned Vince Sherlock to Indianapolis (American Association) as part of a conditional deal.

• April 2, 1936

  Sent Wayne Osborne to the Boston Bees as part of a conditional deal.

• April 17, 1936

  Released Tom Zachary.

• April 30, 1936

  Traded players to be named later and Cash and 4 players to be named later to Indianapolis (American Association). Received Johnny Cooney and Vince Sherlock. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Dick Siebert (April 30, 1936) and Ox Eckhardt (May 18, 1936) to Indianapolis (American Association) to complete the trade.

• May 15, 1936

  Purchased George Watkins from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• July 11, 1936

  Danny Taylor player rights sold to Indianapolis (American Association).

• July 15, 1936

  Traded George Earnshaw to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Eddie Morgan (October 1, 1936) to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete the trade.

• August 1, 1936

  Purchased Jack Radtke from Dayton (Mid-Atlantic).

  Traded players to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tom Winsett. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Frenchy Bordagaray (December 3, 1936), Dutch Leonard (December 3, 1936) and Jimmy Jordan (December 3, 1936) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• September 29, 1936

  Drafted Luke Hamlin from the Detroit Tigers in the 1936 rule 5 draft.

• October 4, 1936

  Released Zack Taylor.

• November 19, 1936

  Purchased Tony Malinosky from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 4, 1936

  Traded Ed Brandt to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ralph Birkofer and Cookie Lavagetto.

• December 5, 1936

  Traded Lonny Frey to the Chicago Cubs. Received Woody English and Roy Henshaw.

• December 8, 1936

  Signed Heinie Manush as a free agent.

• Before 1937 Season

  Signed Stan Klopp as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Goody Rosen from Louisville (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• February 10, 1937

  Traded Ray Berres and cash to Louisville (American Association). Received Gibby Brack.

• February 17, 1937

  Released George Watkins.

• February 22, 1937

  Released Freddie Lindstrom.