1939 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• December 6, 1938

  Gene Ford player rights sold to Shreveport (Texas).

• December 7, 1938

  Purchased Bobby Reis from the Boston Bees.

• December 19, 1938

  Luke Sewell player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• December 21, 1938

  Traded Boze Berger to the Boston Red Sox. Received Eric McNair.

• Before 1939 Season

  Signed Jimmy Grant as a free agent.

  Obtained Eddie Lopat from Shreveport (Texas) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• April 27, 1939

  Tommy Thompson player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

  Selected Eddie Smith off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• June 2, 1939

  Traded John Whitehead to the St. Louis Browns. Received Johnny Marcum.

• June 28, 1939

  Vic Frazier player rights sold to St. Paul (American Association).

• August, 1939

  Purchased Vallie Eaves from Shreveport (Texas) for $2,000.

• September 5, 1939

  Purchased Frank Metha from Fort Worth (Texas).

• October 3, 1939

  Drafted Tom Turner from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1939

  Merv Connors player rights sold to Syracuse (International).

• December 8, 1939

  Marv Owen player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

  Traded Rip Radcliff to the St. Louis Browns. Received Moose Solters.

  Traded Gee Walker to the Washington Nationals. Received Pete Appleton and Taffy Wright.

• December 15, 1939

  Johnny Marcum player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

• December 29, 1939

  Norm Schlueter player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

  Hank Steinbacher player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

  Traded Jesse Landrum, Tony Rensa and cash to Oklahoma City (Texas). Received Don Kolloway.

• January 10, 1940

  Traded Ollie Bejma and Johnny Gerlach to the Cleveland Indians. Received Skeeter Webb.

• January 29, 1940

  Signed Ed Weiland as a free agent.

• March, 1940

  Signed Dee Phillips as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 20, 1940

  Lloyd Brown player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.