1936 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 6, 1935

  Released Jocko Conlan.

  Released Sad Sam Jones.

• November 21, 1935

  Marty Hopkins player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

• December 10, 1935

  Al Simmons player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers for $75,000.

• Before 1936 Season

  Signed Ken Silvestri as an amateur free agent.

• January 4, 1936

  Purchased Les Mallon from the Boston Bees.

• April 11, 1936

  Purchased Clint Brown from the Cleveland Indians.

• May 1, 1936

  Selected Dixie Walker off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• May 5, 1936

  Traded Les Tietje to the St. Louis Browns. Received Sugar Cain.

• June 4, 1936

  Purchased Larry Rosenthal from the Boston Bees.

• July 20, 1936

  Selected Bill Dietrich off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

• July 27, 1936

  Purchased Bill Shores from Kansas City (American Association).

• August 25, 1936

  Fred Tauby player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• September 7, 1936

  Vic Frazier player rights sold to the Boston Bees.

• September 29, 1936

  Whit Wyatt drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1936 rule 5 draft.

• November 9, 1936

  Traded James Chandler (minors), Frank Grube and Bill Shores to Dallas (Texas). Received Tony Rensa.

• December 1, 1936

  Purchased Ray Benge from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• December 4, 1936

  Purchased Johnny Welch from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 10, 1936

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Jack Salveson to the Washington Nationals. Received Thornton Lee from the Cleveland Indians. In addition, the Washington Nationals sent Earl Whitehill to the Cleveland Indians.

• Before 1937 Season

  Signed George Gick as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Kennedy as an amateur free agent.

  Purchased Frank Papish from Rock Island (Western).