1937 Brooklyn Dodgers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 19, 1936

  Purchased Tony Malinosky from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 3, 1936

  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.

• 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.

• May 2, 1937

  Purchased Roy Spencer from the New York Giants.

• May 24, 1937

  Traded Randy Moore to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Paul Chervinko.

• June, 1937

  Signed Sam Nahem as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 11, 1937

  Traded Tom Baker to the New York Giants. Received Freddie Fitzsimmons.

• June 12, 1937

  Purchased Waite Hoyt from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• July 11, 1937

  Traded Ralph Birkofer to the Detroit Tigers. Received Lindsay Brown and cash.

• July 19, 1937

  Signed George Staller as an amateur free agent.

• July 23, 1937

  Traded Frank Skaff and cash to the Washington Nationals. Received Jake Daniel.

• August 4, 1937

  Signed Jim Lindsey as a free agent.

• August 6, 1937

  Purchased Pete Coscarart from Portland (PCL).

• August 9, 1937

  Purchased Ben Cantwell from the New York Giants.

• September 5, 1937

  Purchased Bill Posedel from Portland (PCL).

• September 10, 1937

  Purchased Tot Pressnell from the Cleveland Indians.

  Traded Ben Geraghty and Jack Radtke to the Washington Nationals. Received Fred Chapman.

• October 4, 1937

  Traded Jim Bucher, Johnny Cooney, Roy Henshaw and Joe Stripp to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Leo Durocher.

  Harry Eisenstat granted Free Agency.

• December 2, 1937

  Ben Cantwell player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• Before 1938 Season

  Obtained Bill Crouch from Nashville (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• February 3, 1938

  Signed Kiki Cuyler as a free agent.

• February 24, 1938

  Released Jack Radtke.

• March 6, 1938

  Traded Eddie Morgan and $45,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dolph Camilli.

• March 10, 1938

  Released Jim Lindsey.

• April 1, 1938

  Released Nick Polly.