1936 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• November 20, 1935

  Traded Paul Richards and cash to Atlanta (Southern Association). Received Al Williams.

• December 10, 1935

  Traded Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum to the Boston Red Sox. Received George Savino (minors), Gordon Rhodes and $150,000.

• December 27, 1935

  Traded Bernie Snyder and cash to Albany (International). Received Rusty Peters.

• Before 1936 Season

  Signed Bill Nicholson as an amateur free agent.

  Bobby Coombs player rights sold to Syracuse (International).

• January 4, 1936

  Traded Doc Cramer and Eric McNair to the Boston Red Sox. Received Hank Johnson, Al Niemiec and $175,000.

• January 27, 1936

  George Blaeholder selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• January 29, 1936

  Roy Mahaffey selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.

• February, 1936

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

• April, 1936

  Traded Jerome Yarter (minors) to Williamsport (New York Pennsylvania). Received Buck Ross.

• April 28, 1936

  Dutch Lieber player rights sold to Los Angeles (PCL).

• April 30, 1936

  Hank Johnson player rights sold to Montreal (International).

• May, 1936

  Signed Red Bullock as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Stu Flythe as an amateur free agent.

• June, 1936

  Bill Patton assigned from roster onto Elmira (New York Pennsylvania).

  Signed Randy Gumpert as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Pete Naktenis as an amateur free agent.

• June 1, 1936

  Released Vernon Wilshere.

• July 1, 1936

  Bill Dietrich selected by the Washington Nationals off waivers.

• July 6, 1936

  Rabbit Warstler selected by the Boston Bees off waivers.

• July 29, 1936

  Signed Horace Lisenbee as a free agent.

• August, 1936

  Purchased Hal Luby from Sioux City (Western).

• August 1, 1936

  Released Pete Naktenis. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September, 1936

  Signed Fred Archer as a free agent.

  Dick Culler received from Concord (Carolina) in an unknown transaction.

• September 29, 1936

  Drafted Earle Brucker from Portland (PCL) in the 1936 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Bill Cissell from Baltimore (International) in the 1936 rule 5 draft.

• October, 1936

  Gordon Rhodes player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

• October 9, 1936

  Al Niemiec player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

• December, 1936

  Emil Mailho player rights sold to Atlanta (Southern Association).

  Jim Oglesby player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

• December 9, 1936

  Traded Pinky Higgins to the Boston Red Sox. Received Billy Werber.

• December 16, 1936

  Released Horace Lisenbee.

  Released Charlie Moss.

• Before 1937 Season

  Signed Eddie Yount as an amateur free agent.

  Released Dick Culler.

• January 2, 1937

  George Puccinelli player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

• February 4, 1937

  Signed Ace Parker as an amateur free agent.