1937 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• November 29, 1936

  Lee Handley granted Free Agency.

  Johnny Peacock granted Free Agency.

• December 2, 1936

  Purchased Virgil Davis and Charlie Gelbert from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 19, 1936

  Lee Stine player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

• Before 1937 Season

  Signed Ed Klieman as an amateur free agent.

  Traded to Portland (PCL). Received . Bill Posedel returned to original team on 1937.

• January 6, 1937

  Tommy Thevenow player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• April 1, 1937

  Returned Dick Barrett (earlier draft pick) to Seattle (PCL). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 16, 1937

  Jack Rothrock player rights sold to the Philadelphia Athletics.

• April 19, 1937

  Babe Herman player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• May 12, 1937

  Purchased Buck Jordan from the Boston Bees.

• June 6, 1937

  Purchased Jumbo Brown from the New York Yankees.

• July 3, 1937

  Jumbo Brown player rights sold to the New York Giants.

  Purchased Joe Cascarella from the Washington Nationals.

  Phil Weintraub player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• July 9, 1937

  Charlie Gelbert selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• August 4, 1937

  Purchased Kiddo Davis from the New York Giants.

• August 20, 1937

  Purchased Dusty Cooke from the Boston Red Sox.

• September 1, 1937

  Purchased Charlie English from the New York Yankees.

• September 4, 1937

  Purchased Ted Kleinhans from the New York Yankees.

• October 4, 1937

  Released Kiki Cuyler.

• October 5, 1937

  Drafted Nino Bongiovanni from Portland (PCL) in the 1937 rule 5 draft.

• December 2, 1937

  Hub Walker player rights sold to Nashville (Southern Association).

• December 3, 1937

  Traded Eddie Miller and $40,000 to the New York Yankees. Received Willard Hershberger.

• December 6, 1937

  Gilly Campbell player rights sold to Montreal (International).

• Before 1938 Season

  Signed Earl Harrist as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al Lakeman as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Pete Naktenis from Albany (Eastern) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Emil Verban sent to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

• February 3, 1938

  Released Bill Hallahan.

• February 4, 1938

  Purchased Lonny Frey from the Chicago Cubs.