1940 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

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

• November 21, 1939

  Traded Al Piechota to the Boston Bees. Received players to be named later. The Boston Bees sent Joe Callahan (June 17, 1940) and Hiker Moran (November 21, 1939) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• December 27, 1939

  Traded Mickey Witek to the New York Giants. Received players to be named later and cash. The New York Giants sent Alex Kampouris (December 27, 1939) and Tom Padden (December 27, 1939) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• Before 1940 Season

  Signed Tommy Byrne as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tex Hoyle as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Murray as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Page as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Spec Shea as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Elmer Singleton as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Snuffy Stirnweiss as an amateur free agent.

  Mike Dejan player rights sold to the Washington Nationals for $750.

• January 4, 1940

  Traded Joe Beggs to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Lee Grissom.

• January 27, 1940

  Traded Vince DiMaggio to the Cincinnati Reds. Received players to be named later and $40,000. The Cincinnati Reds sent Frenchy Bordagaray (January 27, 1940) and Nino Bongiovanni (January 27, 1940) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• January 30, 1940

  Wally Judnich player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

• February 24, 1940

  Traded Ed Levy to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jim Shilling and $15,000. Ed Levy returned to original team on April 27, 1940.

• March, 1940

  Signed Johnny Johnson as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Traded Ham Schulte to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later and plus additional compensation. The Philadelphia Phillies sent George Scharein (May 3, 1940) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• April 10, 1940

  Purchased Sig Gryska from the St. Louis Browns.

• May 15, 1940

  Lee Grissom selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers off waivers.

• August 13, 1940

  Purchased Rugger Ardizoia from Hollywood (PCL).

• September 10, 1940

  Alex Kampouris player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• September 11, 1940

  Purchased Red Nonnenkamp from the Boston Red Sox.

• October 1, 1940

  Eddie Carnett drafted by the Boston Bees in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

  Pete Suder drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

• December, 1940

  Tony DePhillips player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

  Traded Jack Graham to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Boze Berger.

• December 5, 1940

  Jake Powell player rights sold to San Francisco (PCL).

• December 30, 1940

  Traded Monte Pearson to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Don Lang and $20,000.

• December 31, 1940

  Bump Hadley player rights sold to the New York Giants.

  Traded Bill Knickerbocker to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ken Silvestri.

• Before 1941 Season

  Signed Allie Clark as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Monk Dubiel as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Dyck as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Woody Main as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Vic Raschi as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Starr as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Wight as an amateur free agent.

  Purchased Ellis Kinder from Jackson (Kitty) for $5,000.

  Ken Holcombe received from the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

• January 23, 1941

  Signed Gus Niarhos as an amateur free agent.

• February 15, 1941

  Purchased Al Glossop from the Boston Braves.

• February 25, 1941

  Babe Dahlgren player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• March 18, 1941

  Johnny Riddle player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• March 27, 1941

  Steve Sundra player rights sold to the Washington Nationals.

• March 30, 1941

  Oral Hildebrand player rights sold to St Paul (American Association).