1943 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1942

  Drafted Dick Barrett from Seattle (PCL) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Eddie Mayo drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted George Washburn from the New York Yankees in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

• November 14, 1942

  Purchased Ival Goodman from the Cincinnati Reds.

• November 17, 1942

  Purchased Bennie Warren from the Philadelphia Phils.

• Before 1943 Season

  Signed Dick Aylward as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Ray Hamrick from Nashville (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Jim Delsing received from Green Bay (Wisconsin State) in an unknown transaction.

• January 2, 1943

  Dick Errickson player rights sold to Los Angeles (Pacific Coast).

• January 27, 1943

  Purchased Paul Derringer from the Cincinnati Reds.

• March 19, 1943

  Traded Vallie Eaves to Minneapolis (American Association). Received Stu Martin. Ival Goodman refused to report to his new team.

• April 14, 1943

  George Washburn player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• May 15, 1943

  Purchased Hal Peck from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• June 18, 1943

  Signed John Burrows as a free agent.

• July, 1943

  Dick Barrett player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• July 31, 1943

  Traded Ray Hamrick to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received $25,000.

• August 5, 1943

  Traded Bill Lee to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mickey Livingston.

• August 27, 1943

  Released Al Todd.

• September 4, 1943

  Traded Ken Raffensberger to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received players to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Andy Karl (September 30, 1943) and Dick Conger (September 30, 1943) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade. Andy Karl refused to report to his new team on April 1, 1944.

• September 25, 1943

  Traded players to be named later to Milwaukee (American Association). Received Don Johnson. The Chicago Cubs sent Hal Peck (September 29, 1943) and Chico Hernández (September 29, 1943) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.

• September 28, 1943

  Selected Al Glossop off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• October 2, 1943

  Received Tony York from Milwaukee (American Association) as part of a conditional deal.

• December 1, 1943

  Joe Berry player rights sold to the Philadelphia Athletics.

• Before 1944 Season

  Signed Smoky Burgess as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Frank Campos as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Carlsen as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Carmen Mauro as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Pearce as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Rube Walker as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Charlie Cuellar as a free agent.

• January 14, 1944

  Signed Russ Meyer as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• January 15, 1944

  Signed Roy Smalley as an amateur free agent.