1933 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• December 21, 1932

  Traded Joe Bowman and Al Reiss to Portland (PCL). Received Bill Dietrich.

• Before 1933 Season

  Traded Oscar Roettger to Montreal (International). Received a player to be named later. Montreal (International) sent Gowell Claset (1933) to the Philadelphia Athletics to complete the trade.

  Signed Dick Barrett as a free agent.

• January 21, 1933

  Johnnie Heving player rights sold to Toronto (International).

• May 28, 1933

  Hank McDonald player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

• June, 1933

  Signed Bobby Coombs as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Signed Joe Zapustas as an amateur free agent.

• July, 1933

  Released Lew Krausse.

• August 20, 1933

  Traded a player to be named later and $30000 plus a player to be named to Louisville (American Association). Received Johnny Marcum. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Jim Peterson (September 30, 1933) to Louisville (American Association) to complete the trade.

• September, 1933

  Signed Hank Winston as a free agent.

  Signed Frankie Hayes as a free agent.

  Signed Emil Roy as a free agent.

  Purchased Vern Kennedy from Oklahoma City (Texas).

• October, 1933

  Purchased Al Benton from Oklahoma City (Texas). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 24, 1933

  Traded Joe Zapustas and cash to Toledo (American Association). Received George Detore.

• November, 1933

  Traded Dick Barrett and cash plus optional assignments of Ed Cihocki and Bobby Coombs to Jersey City (International). Received Joe Cascarella.

• November 6, 1933

  Traded Gowell Claset, Tony Freitas and cash to St Paul (American Association). Received Rip Radcliff.

• December 12, 1933

  Traded Max Bishop, Lefty Grove and Rube Walberg to the Boston Red Sox. Received Bob Kline, Rabbit Warstler and $125,000.

  Traded Mickey Cochrane to the Detroit Tigers. Received Johnny Pasek and $100,000.

  Traded George Earnshaw and Johnny Pasek to the Chicago White Sox. Received Charlie Berry and $20,000.

• Before 1934 Season

  Signed Bernie Snyder as a free agent.

  Purchased Harry Matuzak from Oklahoma City (Texas).

• March 27, 1934

  Traded George Detore and Rip Radcliff to Louisville (American Association). Received Hank Erickson. Hank Erickson returned to original team on April, 1934.

• March 30, 1934

  Released Hank Winston.