1939 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 4, 1939

  Received Harry Matuzak from Baltimore (International) as part of a conditional deal.

• April 5, 1939

  Purchased Dave Coble from Little Rock (Southern Association).

• April 8, 1939

  Traded Pete Sivess and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Len Gabrielson.

• April 16, 1939

  Returned Harry Matuzak to Baltimore (International) as part of a conditional deal.

• April 26, 1939

  Released Cap Clark. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 29, 1939

  Traded Len Gabrielson to NYA (AL). Received . Len Gabrielson returned to original team on April 29, 1939. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 5, 1939

  Selected Gene Schott off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• May 19, 1939

  Purchased Max Wilson from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 22, 1939

  Signed Ike Pearson as an amateur free agent.

• May 25, 1939

  Purchased Johnny Watwood from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• May 27, 1939

  Traded . Received Pete Sivess. Pete Sivess returned to original team on May 27, 1939.

• May 29, 1939

  Traded Claude Passeau to the Chicago Cubs. Received Ray Harrell, Kirby Higbe and Joe Marty.

• May 30, 1939

  Signed Gene Lambert as an amateur free agent.

  Returned Johnny Watwood to the St. Louis Cardinals following previous purchase. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June, 1939

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

• June 1, 1939

  Jim Henry player rights sold to Memphis (Southern Association).

• June 6, 1939

  Released Chuck Klein.

• June 9, 1939

  Traded Jennings Poindexter and cash to Atlanta (Southern Association). Received Jack Bolling.

• June 15, 1939

  Purchased Bill Kerksieck from the Boston Red Sox.

  Gene Schott selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers off waivers.

• June 19, 1939

  Released Pete Sivess.

• July 1, 1939

  Released Les Powers.

• July 13, 1939

  Traded Al Hollingsworth to the New York Yankees. Received Roy Hughes.

• July 25, 1939

  Purchased Charlie Letchas from Chattanooga (Southern Association).

• July 28, 1939

  Traded Max Butcher to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Gus Suhr.

• August, 1939

  Purchased Alex Monchak from Baltimore (International). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Released Eddie Feinberg. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 5, 1939

  Purchased Bud Hafey from the Cincinnati Reds.

• August 11, 1939

  Signed Bill Hoffman as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 18, 1939

  Purchased Bennie Warren from Baltimore (International).

• August 19, 1939

  Purchased Peaches Davis from the Cincinnati Reds.

• August 24, 1939

  Traded Error, Elmer Burkart and cash to Baltimore (International). Received Roy Bruner and Joe Kracher.

• September, 1939

  Harry Walker granted Free Agency.

• September 14, 1939

  Purchased Jim Shilling from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 15, 1939

  Traded Bud Hafey to Memphis (Southern Association). Received Hubert Bates.

• October 3, 1939

  Drafted Si Johnson from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Clyde Smoll from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

• October 27, 1939

  Virgil Davis player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• October 31, 1939

  Bill Kerksieck player rights sold to Atlanta (Southern Association).

• December 4, 1939

  Gibby Brack player rights sold to St. Paul (American Association).

• December 5, 1939

  Hubert Bates selected by the Boston Bees off waivers.

• December 9, 1939

  Dave Coble player rights sold to Memphis (Southern Association).

• December 17, 1939

  Released Pinky Whitney.

• Before 1940 Season

  Signed Austin Knickerbocker as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Earl Rapp as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Danny Litwhiler as a free agent.

  Obtained Nick Etten from Baltimore (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Obtained Tommy Hughes from Baltimore (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Obtained Skeeter Newsome from Baltimore (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• January 22, 1940

  Ray Harrell selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• February 2, 1940

  Obtained Paul Masterson from Ottawa-Ogdensburg (Canadian-American) as part of a minor league working agreement. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 24, 1940

  LeGrant Scott player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

  Traded Jim Shilling and $15,000 to the New York Yankees. Received Ed Levy. Ed Levy returned to original team on April 27, 1940.

• March, 1940

  Signed Dale Jones as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Traded a player to be named later and plus additional compensation to the New York Yankees. Received Ham Schulte. The Philadelphia Phillies sent George Scharein (May 3, 1940) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• March 20, 1940

  Purchased Lloyd Brown from the Chicago White Sox.

• March 26, 1940

  Signed Chuck Klein as a free agent.