1938 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• December 3, 1937

  Johnny Moore player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

  Purchased Emmett Mueller from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 8, 1937

  Traded Earl Grace to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Cap Clark.

• December 22, 1937

  Orville Jorgens player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

• December 29, 1937

  Selected Al Smith off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• February 7, 1938

  Signed Bill Hallahan as a free agent.

• March 6, 1938

  Traded Dolph Camilli to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Eddie Morgan and $45,000.

• March 31, 1938

  Signed Ed Heusser as a free agent.

• April 11, 1938

  Traded Error to Dothan (Alabama-Florida). Received Tom Lanning.

• April 14, 1938

  Leo Norris player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

• May 1, 1938

  Ed Heusser player rights sold to Memphis (Southern Association).

• May 14, 1938

  Released Art Rebel.

• May 23, 1938

  Signed Ray Stoviak as an amateur free agent.

  Tommy Reis player rights sold to the Boston Bees.

• May 26, 1938

  Earl Browne player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Hal Kelleher player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Released Walter Stephenson.

  Selected Tuck Stainback off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Selected Justin Stein off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• June, 1938

  Returned Earl Allen to the Chicago Cubs following previous purchase.

  Released Howie Gorman.

• June 9, 1938

  Traded Gene Corbett to Baltimore (International). Received Phil Weintraub.

• June 10, 1938

  Traded Justin Stein to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Buck Jordan.

• June 13, 1938

  Traded Bucky Walters to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Virgil Davis, Al Hollingsworth and $50,000.

• July 11, 1938

  Traded Tuck Stainback to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Gibby Brack.

• August 8, 1938

  Traded Wayne LaMaster to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Max Butcher.

• August 15, 1938

  Released Ray Stoviak.

• September 10, 1938

  Purchased Jim Henry from the Boston Red Sox.

• October 4, 1938

  Drafted Merrill May from the New York Yankees in the 1938 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted LeGrant Scott from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1938 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 1938

  Purchased Les Powers from the New York Giants.

  Phil Weintraub player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• December 10, 1938

  Purchased Jennings Poindexter from Little Rock (Southern Association).

• December 19, 1938

  Released Bill Hallahan.

• Before 1939 Season

  Signed Boom-Boom Beck as a free agent.

  Signed Gene Bearden as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Johnny Podgajny as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Bobby Bragan from Pensacola (Southeastern) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• February 2, 1939

  Tom Lanning player rights sold to Memphis (Southern Association).

• March 21, 1939

  Purchased Wally Millies from Baltimore (International).

• March 29, 1939

  Buck Jordan player rights sold to Syracuse (International).

• April, 1939

  Purchased Stan Benjamin from Chattanooga (Southern Association) for $10,000.