1938 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

1937 Season 1939 Season

Record: 86-66-1, Finished 3rd in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Ossie Vitt (86-66-1)

Ballparks: League Park II and Cleveland Stadium

Attendance: 652,006 (4th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98

Pythagorean W-L: 82-70, 847 Runs, 782 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

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

Before 1938 Season

Signed Lou Boudreau as an amateur free agent.

Signed Jim Hegan as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bob Lemon as an amateur free agent.

Signed Johnny Schmitz as an amateur free agent.

Purchased Dixie Howell from Logan (Mountain States).

Joe Dobson received from Troy (Alabama-Florida) in an unknown transaction.
February 2, 1938

Released Lloyd Brown.
February 10, 1938

Traded Ed Cole, Roy Hughes and Billy Sullivan to the St. Louis Browns. Received Rollie Hemsley.
March 31, 1938

Mike McCormick granted Free Agency.

Charley Stanceu granted Free Agency.
April 6, 1938

Signed Skeeter Webb as a free agent.
May 12, 1938

Purchased Roy Johnson from the Boston Bees.
July 9, 1938

Purchased Buck Marrow from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
July 11, 1938

Whit Wyatt player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
August 1, 1938

Purchased Joe Gonzales from the Boston Red Sox.

Joe Heving player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.
August 11, 1938

Traded Charles George to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received a player to be named later and cash and 2 players. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Willie Duke (minors) (December 8, 1938) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
November 5, 1938

John Kroner player rights sold to Syracuse (International).
November 19, 1938

Purchased Johnny Broaca from the New York Yankees.
December 15, 1938

Traded Denny Galehouse and Tommy Irwin to the Boston Red Sox. Received Ben Chapman.
Before 1939 Season

Signed Johnny Blatnik as an amateur free agent.

Signed Hank Edwards as an amateur free agent.

Signed Steve Gromek as an amateur free agent.

Signed Allie Reynolds as an amateur free agent.

Obtained Sal Maglie from Buffalo (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

Hal White received from Rome (Canadian-American) in an unknown transaction.

Phil Masi granted Free Agency.

Returned Johnny Schmitz to Milwaukee (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
February 1, 1939

Released Earl Whitehill.
February 18, 1939

Ken Jungels player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.