1940 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• 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 27, 1940

  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.

• 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.

• May, 1940

  Signed Wally Flager as a free agent.

• May 8, 1940

  Traded Vince DiMaggio to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Johnny Rizzo.

• May 10, 1940

  Released Wally Berger.

• June 15, 1940

  Traded Johnny Rizzo to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Morrie Arnovich.

• July 4, 1940

  Traded Arthur Luce (minors) and $30,000 to the Washington Nationals. Received Mike Dejan.

• August 12, 1940

  Signed Jimmie Wilson as a free agent.

• August 23, 1940

  Selected Jimmy Ripple off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• September 10, 1940

  Purchased Woody Williams from Louisville (American Association).

  Selected Woody Williams off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• September 11, 1940

  Selected Frank Secory off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• December, 1940

  Purchased Tony DePhillips from the New York Yankees.

• December 4, 1940

  Traded Billy Myers to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jim Gleeson and Bobby Mattick.

• December 5, 1940

  Purchased Ray Starr from Dallas (Texas).

  Purchased Jake Wade from the St. Louis Browns.

• December 9, 1940

  Traded Lew Riggs to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Pep Young.

• December 10, 1940

  Morrie Arnovich player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• December 12, 1940

  Traded Milt Shoffner to the New York Giants. Received Wayne Ambler.

• December 16, 1940

  Purchased Tot Pressnell from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 30, 1940

  Traded Don Lang and $20,000 to the New York Yankees. Received Monte Pearson.

• Before 1941 Season

  Signed Frank Baumholtz as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Blackburn as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Grant Dunlap as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Alex Kellner as an amateur free agent.

  Ben Wade received from the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

• February 4, 1941

  Tot Pressnell player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• March 18, 1941

  Purchased Johnny Riddle from the New York Yankees.