1941 Brooklyn Dodgers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 11, 1940

  Traded Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston, Vito Tamulis and $100,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Kirby Higbe.

• November 17, 1940

  Al Hollingsworth player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• November 19, 1940

  Tot Pressnell player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December, 1940

  Traded Boze Berger to the New York Yankees. Received Jack Graham.

• December 4, 1940

  Purchased Glen Stewart from the New York Giants.

  Traded John Pintar (minors), Gus Mancuso and $65,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Mickey Owen.

• December 9, 1940

  Traded Pep Young to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Lew Riggs.

• Before 1941 Season

  Signed Hank Behrman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Moe Burtschy as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bruce Edwards as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Hal Gregg as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Spider Jorgensen as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Vic Lombardi as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Paul Minner as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Marv Rackley as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ed Stevens as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Carl Furillo from Reading (Interstate) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Obtained Willie Ramsdell from Big Springs (West Texas-New Mexico) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Eddie Stanky obtained by the Chicago Cubs as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Ben Wade sent to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

  Returned Johnny Ostrowski to Macon (South Atlantic) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

  Signed Gene Hermanski as a free agent.

  Signed Andy Seminick as a free agent.

• January 27, 1941

  Purchased Pep Rambert from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• January 31, 1941

  Signed Paul Waner as a free agent.

• February 4, 1941

  Purchased Howard Mills from the St. Louis Browns.

• March 26, 1941

  Traded Arnie Moser, Gus Suhr and Cash plus optional assignment of Ray Roche to Milwaukee (American Association). Received Claude Corbitt.

• April 3, 1941

  Purchased Roxie Lawson from the St. Louis Browns.

• April 15, 1941

  Purchased Newt Kimball from the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Returned Howard Mills to the St. Louis Browns following previous purchase.

• April 22, 1941

  Purchased Mace Brown from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• May 6, 1941

  Traded Charlie Gilbert, Johnny Hudson and $65,000 to the Chicago Cubs. Received Billy Herman.

  Traded Lee Grissom to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Vito Tamulis.

• May 11, 1941

  Released Paul Waner.

• June 20, 1941

  Bill Swift player rights sold to St Paul (American Association) for $5,500. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 4, 1941

  Released Joe Vosmik.

• July 9, 1941

  Released Lou Fette.

• July 30, 1941

  Selected Johnny Allen off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

• July 31, 1941

  Traded Vito Tamulis to Nashville (Southern Association). Received Tom Drake and Tommy Tatum.

• August 5, 1941

  Purchased Lester Burge (minors) and Bob Chipman from Atlanta (Southern Association) for $70,000.

• August 14, 1941

  Traded Sammy Bell (minors), Ray Roche (minors), Joe Becker and George Staller to Baltimore (International). Received Dixie Howell.

• August 20, 1941

  Selected Larry French off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

• August 26, 1941

  Traded Mace Brown and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Augie Galan.

• September 30, 1941

  Don Ross drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Les Webber from Seattle (PCL) in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

• November 11, 1941

  Roy Hughes player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• December 4, 1941

  Traded Tony Giuliani and Van Mungo to Minneapolis (American Association). Received Joe Hatten.

• December 9, 1941

  Purchased Emmett Mueller from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• December 10, 1941

  Mace Brown player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

  Purchased Johnny Rizzo from the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Traded Jack Burman (minors), Kemp Wicker and $7,500 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Don Padgett.

• December 12, 1941

  Traded Pete Coscarart, Luke Hamlin, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Arky Vaughan.

• Before 1942 Season

  Signed Cal Abrams as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Monty Basgall as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Paul Burris as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Turk Lown as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Steve Nagy as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Leo Thomas as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Whitman as an amateur free agent.

  Returned Andy Seminick to Elizabethton (Appalachian) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

  Purchased Ferrell Anderson from the New York Yankees.

  Released George Kell.

  Moe Burtschy sent to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

• January, 1942

  Previous purchase of Emmett Mueller from the Philadelphia Phils voided and player returned. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 7, 1942

  Purchased Charlie Gelbert from the Boston Red Sox.

• February 24, 1942

  Purchased Gene Moore from the New York Yankees.

• March 13, 1942

  Purchased Billy Sullivan from the Detroit Tigers.

• March 23, 1942

  Purchased Frenchy Bordagaray from the New York Yankees.