1945 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1944

  Mayo Smith drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 1944

  Traded Joe Orengo to the Chicago White Sox. Received Skeeter Webb.

• Before 1945 Season

  Signed Art Houtteman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Billy Pierce as an amateur free agent.

  Purchased Hub Walker from Minneapolis (American Association).

• March 10, 1945

  Released Boom-Boom Beck.

• April 29, 1945

  Traded Dutch Meyer and Don Ross to the Cleveland Indians. Received Roy Cullenbine.

• June 10, 1945

  Signed Paul Hinrichs as an amateur free agent.

• August 8, 1945

  Selected George Caster off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

• August 9, 1945

  Purchased Jim Tobin from the Boston Braves for $15,000.

• August 10, 1945

  Released Pat McLaughlin.

• August 29, 1945

  Released Dixie Parsons.

  Released Jackie Sullivan.

• September, 1945

  Prince Oana received from Buffalo (International) in an unknown transaction.

• December 6, 1945

  Prince Oana player rights sold to Dallas (Texas).

• December 14, 1945

  Released Hack Miller.

• December 15, 1945

  Released Tommy Bridges.

• Before 1946 Season

  Signed Tommy Bridges as a free agent.

  Signed Al Federoff as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Clem Koshorek as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Lou Kretlow as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Serena as an amateur free agent.

• January 3, 1946

  Traded Rudy York to the Boston Red Sox. Received Eddie Lake.

• January 5, 1946

  Released Chuck Hostetler.

  Released Hub Walker.

• February 16, 1946

  Released Jim Tobin.

• March 26, 1946

  Released Rip Radcliff.

• March 28, 1946

  Released Russ Kerns.

  Released Milt Welch.

• March 30, 1946

  Released Bob Harris.