1940 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• December 8, 1939

  Roger Wolff player rights sold to the Philadelphia Athletics. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• Before 1940 Season

  Signed Cliff Mapes as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gene Woodling as an amateur free agent.

  Returned Hal White to Buffalo (International) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

  Ed Klieman received from the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

  Returned Sal Maglie to Buffalo (International) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

• January 10, 1940

  Traded Skeeter Webb to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ollie Bejma and Johnny Gerlach.

• January 20, 1940

  Traded Bruce Campbell to the Detroit Tigers. Received Beau Bell.

• January 27, 1940

  Signed Paul Calvert as a free agent.

• March, 1940

  Signed Cal Dorsett as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Signed Bryan Stephens as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 15, 1940

  Johnny Broaca player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• May 13, 1940

  Released Willis Hudlin.

• June 5, 1940

  The New York Giants returned Johnny Broaca following previous purchase.

  Released Johnny Broaca.

• June 10, 1940

  Purchased Nate Andrews from the St. Louis Browns.

• July 17, 1940

  Floyd Stromme granted Free Agency.

• October 1, 1940

  Drafted Red Howell from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

• December, 1940

  Hank Helf player rights sold to Nashville (Southern).

  Traded Orie Arntzen to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Sammy Liberto (minors). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 12, 1940

  Traded Joe Dobson, Odell Hale and Frankie Pytlak to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jim Bagby, Gene Desautels and Gee Walker.

• December 24, 1940

  Johnny Allen player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns for $20,000.

  Traded Ben Chapman to the Washington Nationals. Received Joe Krakauskas.

• Before 1941 Season

  Signed Herb Conyers as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Frazier as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sheldon Jones as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Kuzava as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Tipton as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Doyle Lade as a free agent.

• January 2, 1941

  Signed George Susce as a free agent.

• February 3, 1941

  Purchased Joe Heving from the Boston Red Sox.

• February 7, 1941

  Traded Johnny Humphries to the Chicago White Sox. Received Clint Brown.