1939 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• December, 1938

  Joe Cascarella player rights sold to Buffalo (International).

• December 8, 1938

  Traded Dusty Cooke to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Frenchy Bordagaray.

• Before 1939 Season

  Signed Bobby Adams as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Clyde Vollmer as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Mike McCormick from Indianapolis (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• February 14, 1939

  Purchased Mel Preibisch from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• February 23, 1939

  Al Glossop player rights sold to the New York Giants.

  Woody English player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• March 16, 1939

  Purchased Billy Werber from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• March 17, 1939

  Charlie English player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs for $10,000.

• May 5, 1939

  Signed Jimmie Wilson as a free agent.

  Gene Schott selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• May 9, 1939

  Jim Weaver player rights sold to Louisville (American Association).

• June 14, 1939

  Traded Earl Cook and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received Art Jacobs.

• July 2, 1939

  Purchased Hank Johnson from Birmingham (Southern Association).

• July 3, 1939

  Traded Charles Glock (minors), Wes Livengood (minors) and Glenn Chapman to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bud Hafey.

• August, 1939

  Purchased Johnny Niggeling from Indianapolis (American Association).

• August 5, 1939

  Bud Hafey player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Traded players to be named later and $40,000 to the New York Yankees. Received Vince DiMaggio. The Cincinnati Reds sent Frenchy Bordagaray (January 27, 1940) and Nino Bongiovanni (January 27, 1940) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• August 19, 1939

  Peaches Davis player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Selected Milt Shoffner off waivers from the Boston Bees.

• August 31, 1939

  Purchased Al Simmons from the Boston Bees.

• September 4, 1939

  Purchased Johnny Hutchings from Pensacola (Southeastern).

• October 3, 1939

  Paul Gehrman drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

• October 14, 1939

  Drafted Bob Prichard from the Washington Nationals in the 1939 minor league draft.

  Drafted Hank Sauer from the New York Yankees in the 1939 minor league draft.

• October 19, 1939

  Released Al Simmons.

• December 6, 1939

  Traded Les Scarsella and cash to the Boston Bees. Received Jim Turner.

• December 7, 1939

  Lindsay Brown player rights sold to Portland (PCL).

• Before 1940 Season

  Signed Chuck Kress as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Johnny Kucab as an amateur free agent.

  Hal Erickson received from Lewiston (Pioneer) in an unknown transaction.

  Ed Klieman sent to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

• January 4, 1940

  Traded Lee Grissom to the New York Yankees. Received Joe Beggs.

  Johnny Niggeling selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.

• January 29, 1940

  Signed Lloyd Dietz as a free agent.

• February 24, 1940

  Purchased LeGrant Scott from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• March 27, 1940

  Lloyd Dietz selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.