1933 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 30, 1932

  Traded Rollie Hemsley, Johnny Moore, Lance Richbourg and Bob Smith to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Babe Herman.

• December 13, 1932

  Purchased Fay Thomas from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• January 11, 1933

  Purchased Beryl Richmond from Baltimore (International).

• January 15, 1933

  Purchased Harvey Hendrick from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• January 20, 1933

  Traded Ed Baecht, Marv Gudat and cash and a player to be named to Los Angeles (PCL). Received Tuck Stainback.

• April 29, 1933

  Selected Taylor Douthit off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• May 12, 1933

  Carroll Yerkes player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

• June 29, 1933

  Traded Taylor Douthit to Kansas City (American Association). Received Jim Mosolf.

• July 30, 1933

  Released Burleigh Grimes.

• September, 1933

  Purchased Dolph Camilli from Sacramento (PCL). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 5, 1933

  Purchased Bill Lee from the St. Louis Cardinals for Cash and 2 players.

• October 2, 1933

  Bobo Newsom drafted by the St. Louis Browns in the 1933 rule 5 draft.

• November 6, 1933

  Released Zack Taylor.

• November 17, 1933

  Traded Lonny Backer (minors), Win Ballou, Sam Gibson, Leroy Herrmann, Hugh McMullen, Larry Woodall and player to be named to San Francisco (PCL). Received Augie Galan.

  Purchased Sam Gibson from Portland (PCL).

  Purchased Lonny Backer (minors) and Larry Woodall from Sacramento (PCL).

• November 21, 1933

  Traded Harvey Hendrick, Ted Kleinhans, Mark Koenig and $65,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Chuck Klein.

• December 10, 1933

  Signed Oscar Judd as a free agent.

• Before 1934 Season

  Signed Dee Moore as a free agent.

  Signed Phil Cavarretta as an amateur free agent.

  Purchased Bennie Tate from Montreal (International).

  Traded cash and a player to be named to Oakland (PCL). Received Roy Joiner.

• February, 1934

  Signed Newt Kimball as an amateur free agent.