1933 Boston Braves Trades and Transactions

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

• December 15, 1932

  Traded Bucky Walters and $60,000 to Mission (PCL). Received Dick Gyselman and Al Wright.

• December 29, 1932

  Purchased Shanty Hogan from the New York Giants for $25,000.

• February 20, 1933

  Signed Ed Fallenstein as a free agent.

• March 21, 1933

  Freddy Leach retired.

• April 19, 1933

  Art Shires player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• May, 1933

  Hub Pruett retired. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 1, 1933

  Earl Clark player rights sold to Albany (International).

• May 9, 1933

  Al Wright player rights sold to Mission (Pacific Coast).

• May 10, 1933

  Released Horace Ford.

• May 11, 1933

  Traded a player to be named later, Dutch Holland and cash to Minneapolis (American Association). Received Joe Mowry. The Boston Braves sent George Murray (June 1, 1933) to Minneapolis (American Association) to complete the trade.

• June 1, 1933

  Purchased George Murray from Dallas (Texas).

• June 12, 1933

  Purchased Ray Starr from the New York Giants.

• June 15, 1933

  Traded Fritz Knothe and Wes Schulmerich to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Hal Lee and Pinky Whitney.

• June 16, 1933

  Socks Seibold player rights sold to Albany (International).

• July, 1933

  Signed Johnnie Tyler as a free agent.

• July 29, 1933

  Signed Clarence Pickrel as a free agent.

• July 31, 1933

  Selected Bob Smith off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• September 2, 1933

  Traded Pinky Hargrave and $10,000 to Albany (International). Received Tommy Thompson.

• Before 1934 Season

  Signed Elbie Fletcher as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Hiker Moran as an amateur free agent.

  Dan McGee received from New Bedford (New England) in an unknown transaction.

• February 13, 1934

  Signed Dick Barrett as a free agent.

  Selected Steve Swetonic off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• February 26, 1934

  Ed Fallenstein player rights sold to Harrisburg (New York Pennsylvania).

• March 20, 1934

  Ray Starr player rights sold to Minneapolis (American Association).

• March 27, 1934

  Returned Steve Swetonic to the Pittsburgh Pirates following previous waiver selection.