1948 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• November 10, 1947

  Drafted Ferrell Anderson from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Ken Holcombe from Sacramento (PCL) in the 1947 rule 5 draft.

• November 19, 1947

  Drafted Dave Jolly from the St. Louis Browns in the 1947 minor league draft.

• December 3, 1947

  Jim Prendergast player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• December 10, 1947

  Elmer Riddle player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 11, 1947

  Traded Bert Haas to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Tommy Hughes.

• Before 1948 Season

  Drafted Frank Smith from the Chicago Cubs in the 1948 minor league draft.

  Signed Bob Nieman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Moe Savransky as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Corky Valentine as an amateur free agent.

• February 7, 1948

  Traded Eddie Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Johnny Wyrostek and cash.

• April 15, 1948

  Returned Ferrell Anderson (earlier draft pick) to the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 10, 1948

  Returned Ken Holcombe (earlier draft pick) to Sacramento (PCL).

• May 11, 1948

  Traded Marv Rickert to the Boston Braves. Received Danny Litwhiler.

• May 12, 1948

  Signed Bud Byerly as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 24, 1948

  Selected Howie Schultz off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• May 28, 1948

  Released Hugh Poland.

• July 26, 1948

  Traded Babe Young to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ken Burkhart.

• September 21, 1948

  Released Bucky Walters.

• September 27, 1948

  Traded Clyde Vollmer to the Washington Nationals. Received Carden Gillenwater.

• September 29, 1948

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Jimmy Bloodworth. The Cincinnati Reds sent Kermit Wahl (1949) to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete the trade.

• November 10, 1948

  Drafted Dixie Howell from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Johnny Pramesa from the New York Giants in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

• November 15, 1948

  Drafted Dick Lane from the Chicago White Sox in the 1948 minor league draft.

• December 29, 1948

  Released Augie Galan.

• Before 1949 Season

  Signed Maurice Fisher as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Hobie Landrith as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Johnny Temple as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Trimble as an amateur free agent.

  Sammy Meeks received from the Washington Nationals in an unknown transaction.

• February 3, 1949

  Tommy Hughes player rights sold to Tulsa (Texas). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March, 1949

  Hal Erickson player rights sold to Quebec (Canadian-American).