1940 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• December 7, 1939

  Wayne Ambler player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• December 8, 1939

  Signed Al Simmons as a free agent.

  Purchased Roger Wolff from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 9, 1939

  Skeeter Newsome player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

  Traded Wally Moses to the Detroit Tigers. Received Benny McCoy. Trade was voided and players returned on January 14, 1940.

• Before 1940 Season

  Signed Don Richmond as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Dick Fowler from Toronto (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Obtained Phil Marchildon from Toronto (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• January 29, 1940

  Signed Benny McCoy as a free agent.

  Signed Pat McLaughlin as a free agent.

• February 15, 1940

  Signed Buddy Hancken as a free agent.

• February 23, 1940

  Lynn Nelson selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• April 8, 1940

  Returned Elon Hogsett (earlier draft pick) to Minneapolis (American Association).

• May, 1940

  Returned Bill Weir to the Boston Bees as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 7, 1940

  Purchased Fern Bell from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• May 8, 1940

  Received Bill Weir from the Boston Bees as part of a conditional deal.

  Tony Parisse received from ??? in an unknown transaction.

• May 22, 1940

  Signed Carl Miles as an amateur free agent.

• May 29, 1940

  Signed Crash Davis as an amateur free agent.

• June, 1940

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

• August 15, 1940

  Purchased Fred Caligiuri from Greenville (Coastal Plain).

  Purchased Walter Wilson from Greenville (Coastal Plain).

• August 24, 1940

  Purchased Rankin Johnson from Midland (West Texas-New Mexico).

• September 6, 1940

  Purchased John Stone (minors), Dick Adkins and Tex Shirley from Clovis (West Texas-New Mexico).

• September 9, 1940

  Purchased Bob Kahle from Hollywood (PCL) for $15,000.

• October 1, 1940

  Drafted Pete Suder from the New York Yankees in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

• November 13, 1940

  Signed Felix Mackiewicz as an amateur free agent.

• November 16, 1940

  George Caster selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.

• December, 1940

  Purchased Hal Quick from Springfield (Eastern).

  Traded Sammy Liberto (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Orie Arntzen. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Traded Flea Clifton to Atlanta (Southern Association). Received Dewey Williams.

• December 3, 1940

  Traded Ed Heusser to Atlanta (Southern Association). Received Lum Harris.

• December 16, 1940

  Traded Dario Lodigiani to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jack Knott.

• Before 1941 Season

  Signed Tom Ferrick as a free agent.

  Signed Joe Coleman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sam Zoldak as a free agent.

  Gene Hermanski granted Free Agency.

• February 7, 1941

  Signed John Leovich as an amateur free agent.

• March 29, 1941

  Bill Nagel player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.