1945 Boston Braves Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1944

  Drafted Bill Ramsey from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Mike Ulicny from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1944

  Roland Gladu player rights sold to Montreal (International).

• February 6, 1945

  Traded players to be named later to Milwaukee (American Association). Received Dick Culler and Tommy Nelson. The Boston Braves sent Buck Etchison (October 14, 1944) and Carl Lindquist (February 6, 1945) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.

• February 24, 1945

  Purchased Carden Gillenwater from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• April 14, 1945

  Signed Lou Fette as a free agent.

• April 16, 1945

  Kerby Farrell player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

  Ab Wright player rights sold to Buffalo (International).

• May 8, 1945

  Traded Ben Geraghty and two players on option to Indianapolis (American Association). Received Bob Logan.

• May 23, 1945

  Traded Red Barrett and $60,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Mort Cooper.

• May 29, 1945

  Signed Joe Heving as a free agent.

• June 16, 1945

  Traded Clyde Kluttz to the New York Giants. Received Joe Medwick and Ewald Pyle.

• July 3, 1945

  Tom Earley player rights sold to Indianapolis (American Association).

  Traded Ewald Pyle and Plus player to be named later and optional assignment of Mike Ulicny and Ben Cardoni to Milwaukee (American Association). Received Don Hendrickson.

• July 14, 1945

  Purchased Bill Lee from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• July 20, 1945

  Traded Ira Hutchinson and Steve Shemo to Indianapolis (American Association). Received Ed Wright. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 23, 1945

  Released Lou Fette.

• August 1, 1945

  Selected Morrie Aderholt off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• August 9, 1945

  Jim Tobin player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers for $15,000.

  Released Joe Heving.

  Traded Charlie Cozart and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Elmer Singleton.

• August 18, 1945

  Signed Bob Whitcher as an amateur free agent.

• August 22, 1945

  Nate Andrews player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• November 1, 1945

  Drafted Earl Reid from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1945 rule 5 draft.

• December 5, 1945

  Signed Billy Jurges as a free agent.

  Morrie Aderholt player rights sold to Indianapolis (American Association).

• Before 1946 Season

  Signed Don Liddle as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Walt Linden as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Lou Sleater as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Chuck Tanner as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Vern Bickford as a free agent.

  Earl Turner received from the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.

• January 5, 1946

  Traded players to be named later to Seattle (PCL). Received Earl Torgeson. The Boston Braves sent Tony York (August 30, 1946) and Bill Ramsey (August 30, 1946) to Seattle (PCL) to complete the trade.

• January 8, 1946

  Heinie Heltzel player rights sold to Seattle (Pacific Coast).

• February 5, 1946

  Traded Eddie Joost and $40,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Johnny Hopp.

• February 8, 1946

  Released Joe Medwick.

• March, 1946

  Purchased Frank Barrett from the Boston Red Sox.

• March 21, 1946

  Released Billy Jurges.