1945 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1944

  Drafted Howie Moss from the Cleveland Indians in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

  Len Rice drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

• December 13, 1944

  Jo-Jo White player rights sold to Sacramento (PCL).

• Before 1945 Season

  Signed Guy Bush as a free agent.

  Signed Herm Wehmeier as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Eddie Erautt from Hollywood (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• March 13, 1945

  Purchased Horace Lisenbee from Syracuse (International).

• April 10, 1945

  Signed Boom-Boom Beck as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 30, 1945

  Released Estel Crabtree.

• May, 1945

  Traded Dick Oder (minors) and Joe Turcsak (minors) to Middletown (Ohio State). Received Kenneth Braden (minors) and Dale Long.

• May 17, 1945

  Traded a player to be named later and Cash and two other players to be named later to Seattle (Pacific Coast). Received . The Cincinnati Reds sent John Orphal (minors) (May 17, 1945) to Seattle (Pacific Coast) to complete the trade.

• May 25, 1945

  Selected Joe Bowman off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 2, 1945

  Released Guy Bush.

• June 10, 1945

  Released Mel Bosser.

  Traded Wally Flager to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Vern Kennedy.

• June 22, 1945

  Released Boom-Boom Beck.

• August 22, 1945

  Purchased Nate Andrews from the Boston Braves.

• September 11, 1945

  Released Horace Lisenbee.

  Released Johnny Riddle.

• December 10, 1945

  Frank McCormick player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies for $30,000.

• Before 1946 Season

  Signed Grady Hatton as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ted Kluszewski as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Wally Post as an amateur free agent.

  Signed George Schmees as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Harry Perkowski as a free agent.

  Released Alex Kellner.

  Released Johnny Kucab.

  Released Gee Walker.

  Mel Hoderlein sent to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

  Ben Wade sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

• February 27, 1946

  Selected Johnnie Wittig off waivers from the New York Giants.

• March 18, 1946

  Purchased Claude Corbitt from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• March 20, 1946

  Released Vern Kennedy.

• March 29, 1946

  Released Joe Bowman.

• April 1, 1946

  Mike Dejan selected by San Diego (PCL) off waivers.