1940 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• December 6, 1939

  Traded Dick Bartell to the Detroit Tigers. Received Billy Rogell.

• December 8, 1939

  Traded Newt Kimball and Gus Mancuso to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Al Todd.

• December 23, 1939

  Released Carl Reynolds.

• December 27, 1939

  Purchased Bobby Sturgeon from the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Traded Gene Lillard, Steve Mesner and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ken Raffensberger.

• Before 1940 Season

  Signed Hank Wyse as an amateur free agent.

• January 18, 1940

  Purchased Dick Bass from the Washington Nationals.

• March 28, 1940

  Al Epperly player rights sold to San Francisco (PCL).

• April 23, 1940

  Returned Dick Bass to the Washington Nationals following previous purchase.

• July 22, 1940

  Purchased Zeke Bonura from the Washington Nationals for $10,000.

• July 24, 1940

  Selected Rabbit Warstler off waivers from the Boston Bees.

• August 28, 1940

  Released Billy Rogell.

• September 10, 1940

  Traded Julian Tubb (minors) and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Charles George.

• October 1, 1940

  Drafted Bob Scheffing from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

• December, 1940

  Red Steiner player rights sold to the Boston Bees.

• December 4, 1940

  Traded Jim Gleeson and Bobby Mattick to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Billy Myers.

• December 5, 1940

  Purchased George Coffman from the St. Louis Browns.

• Before 1941 Season

  Signed Cliff Aberson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Nelson Burbrink as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Clarence Maddern from Bisbee (Arizona-Texas) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Obtained Eddie Stanky from the Brooklyn Dodgers as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Hank Schenz received from Tarboro (Coastal Plain) in an unknown transaction.

  Obtained Johnny Ostrowski from Macon (South Atlantic) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• February 4, 1941

  Purchased Tot Pressnell from the Cincinnati Reds.

• February 15, 1941

  Zeke Bonura player rights sold to Minneapolis (American Association).

• March 25, 1941

  Ripper Collins player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• April 1, 1941

  Released Rabbit Warstler.