1942 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• November 26, 1941

  Traded Fred Chapman to Toronto (International). Received Walter Klimczak (minors).

• December 4, 1941

  Ron Northey player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• December 6, 1941

  Traded Johnny Babich and Eric Tipton to the New York Yankees. Received Buddy Blair.

• December 9, 1941

  Traded Wally Moses to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jack Hallett and Mike Kreevich.

• Before 1942 Season

  Signed Tal Abernathy as an amateur free agent.

• January 22, 1942

  Purchased John Burrows from the Washington Nationals.

• March 10, 1942

  Walter Wilson player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• March 28, 1942

  Signed Jim Castiglia as an amateur free agent.

• April 3, 1942

  Selected Bill Knickerbocker off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• April 14, 1942

  Jack Hallett player rights sold to Toronto (International).

  Al Rubeling player rights sold to Toronto (International).

• April 29, 1942

  Les McCrabb player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• May, 1942

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

• May 23, 1942

  Bill Beckmann player rights sold to Toronto (International).

• May 25, 1942

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

• June 1, 1942

  Traded Frankie Hayes to the St. Louis Browns. Received Bob Harris and Bob Swift.

• June 4, 1942

  Signed Bruce Konopka as an amateur free agent.

• June 15, 1942

  Signed Larry Eschen as a free agent.

• July, 1942

  Signed George Yankowski as an amateur free agent.

• July 20, 1942

  Purchased Eric McNair from the Detroit Tigers.

• August 17, 1942

  Released Tex Shirley.

• August 30, 1942

  Purchased Don Black from Petersburg (Virginia).

• September 25, 1942

  Purchased Jim Tyack from Little Rock (Southern Association).

• September 30, 1942

  Purchased Jesse Flores from the Chicago Cubs.

• November 2, 1942

  Drafted Eddie Mayo from the Chicago Cubs in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Johnny Welaj from the Detroit Tigers in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

• December 5, 1942

  Released Bill Knickerbocker.

  Released Mike Kreevich.

  Released Eric McNair.

  Traded Dee Miles to Seattle (PCL). Received Jo-Jo White.

• December 7, 1942

  Released Larry Eschen.

• Before 1943 Season

  Signed Vern Benson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Carl Scheib as an amateur free agent.

  Ed Busch received from the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.

• February, 1943

  Released Al Simmons.

• February 5, 1943

  Ken Richardson player rights sold to Hollywood (PCL).

• March 1, 1943

  Butch Nieman player rights sold to the Boston Braves. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 21, 1943

  Traded Bob Johnson to the Washington Nationals. Received Bobby Estalella, Jimmy Pofahl and cash.

• March 31, 1943

  Signed Everett Fagan as a free agent.