1949 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 8, 1948

  Signed Bob Speake as an amateur free agent.

• November 10, 1948

  Drafted Jim Kirby from Shreveport (Texas) in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

  Ed Sauer drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Dwain Sloat from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

• December 8, 1948

  Traded Cliff Chambers and Clyde McCullough to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Frankie Gustine and Cal McLish.

• December 14, 1948

  Traded Hank Borowy and Eddie Waitkus to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Monk Dubiel and Dutch Leonard.

• December 15, 1948

  Freddy Schmidt player rights sold to Dallas (Texas).

• December 24, 1948

  Traded Roy Easterwood to Dallas (Texas). Received Leon Brinkopf.

• Before 1949 Season

  Signed Paul Schramka as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dean Stone as an amateur free agent.

  Lou Sleater player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• January 13, 1949

  Traded Burgess Whitehead to Sacramento (Pacific Coast). Received Error.

• May, 1949

  Released Dean Stone. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 7, 1949

  Selected Hank Edwards off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• May 10, 1949

  Hank Wyse player rights sold to Shreveport (Texas).

• May 13, 1949

  Released Mort Cooper.

• May 16, 1949

  Traded Hank Schenz to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Bob Ramazzotti.

• May 17, 1949

  Released Don Johnson.

• May 18, 1949

  Selected Herman Reich off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• June 6, 1949

  Selected Bob Muncrief off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• June 15, 1949

  Traded Peanuts Lowrey and Harry Walker to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer.

• June 20, 1949

  Selected Les Layton off waivers from the New York Giants.

• July 2, 1949

  Selected Mickey Owen off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• July 13, 1949

  Eddie Malone player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• August 4, 1949

  Traded Johnny Ostrowski to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bobby Rhawn and cash.

• August 10, 1949

  Purchased Bill Serena from Dallas (Texas).

• September 14, 1949

  Frankie Gustine selected by the Philadelphia Athletics off waivers.

• September 26, 1949

  Signed Don Robertson as an amateur free agent.

• October 13, 1949

  Purchased Fred Baczewski from Shreveport (Texas) for $30000 plus a player to be named.

• October 14, 1949

  Purchased Preston Ward and Paul Minner from the Brooklyn Dodgers for $100,000.

• October 18, 1949

  Signed Andy Varga as an amateur free agent.

• October 29, 1949

  Signed Jim Fanning as an amateur free agent.

• November 17, 1949

  Drafted Johnny Klippstein from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1949 rule 5 draft.

• December 5, 1949

  Drafted Hy Cohen from the New York Yankees in the 1949 minor league draft.

  Billy Klaus selected by Dallas (Texas) in the 1949 minor league draft.

  Drafted Ben Taylor from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1949 minor league draft.

• December 14, 1949

  Traded Gene Mauch and cash to the Boston Braves. Received Bill Voiselle.

• Before 1950 Season

  Signed Dave Hillman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed George Piktuzis as an amateur free agent.

  Ben Wade player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

  Dick Aylward sent to Dallas (Texas) in an unknown transaction.

  Harry Bright received from Miami (Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri) in an unknown transaction.

• February 2, 1950

  Herman Reich player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• February 10, 1950

  Purchased Frank Hiller from the New York Yankees.

  Purchased Johnny Vander Meer from the Cincinnati Reds.

• March 16, 1950

  Purchased Bob Schultz from the Chicago White Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 1, 1950

  Signed Gene Baker as an amateur free agent.