1941 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

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

• 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).

• April 29, 1941

  Purchased Eddie Carnett from the Boston Braves.

  The New York Giants returned Bump Hadley following previous purchase.

• April 30, 1941

  Bump Hadley player rights sold to the Philadelphia Athletics.

• May 25, 1941

  Purchased Hank Majeski from the Boston Braves.

• June, 1941

  Returned Ellis Kinder to Jackson (Kitty) following previous purchase.

• July, 1941

  Bill Kennedy sent to Rocky Mount (Coastal Plain) in an unknown transaction.

• September 8, 1941

  Traded Billy Hitchcock to the Detroit Tigers. Received players to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Tuck Stainback (December 4, 1941) and Boyd Perry (December 4, 1941) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• September 30, 1941

  Russ Christopher drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

  Al Glossop drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1941

  Traded Buddy Blair to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Johnny Babich and Eric Tipton.

• December 9, 1941

  Traded Tommy Holmes to the Boston Braves. Received players to be named later. The Boston Braves sent Buddy Hassett (December 16, 1941) and Gene Moore (February 5, 1942) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• Before 1942 Season

  Signed Bob Alexander as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jerry Coleman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jerry Scala as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Charlie Silvera as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Eddie Yuhas as an amateur free agent.

  Ferrell Anderson player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• February 24, 1942

  Gene Moore player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• February 26, 1942

  George Washburn player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• March 23, 1942

  Frenchy Bordagaray player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.