1941 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• November 11, 1940

  Traded Kirby Higbe to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston, Vito Tamulis and $100,000.

• November 18, 1940

  Joe Kracher player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

  Clyde Smoll player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

• December, 1940

  Bubba Floyd player rights sold to Dallas (Texas).

• Before 1941 Season

  Earl Rapp sent to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.

• January, 1941

  Purchased Ed Murphy from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• January 4, 1941

  Ham Schulte player rights sold to Hollywood (PCL).

• January 30, 1941

  Bill Atwood player rights sold to Jersey City (International). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• January 31, 1941

  Released Lloyd Brown.

• February, 1941

  Signed Bill Burich as a free agent.

• February 4, 1941

  Art Mahan player rights sold to Little Rock (Southern Association).

• February 8, 1941

  Released Syl Johnson.

• February 28, 1941

  Purchased Bob Seeds from the New York Giants.

• March 29, 1941

  Purchased Bill Nagel from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• April 2, 1941

  Traded Max Wilson and cash to Meridian (Southeastern). Received Error. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 6, 1941

  Traded Vito Tamulis to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Lee Grissom.

• May 12, 1941

  Bill Nagel player rights sold to Syracuse (International).

• May 15, 1941

  Neb Stewart player rights sold to Sanford (Bi-State). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 29, 1941

  Signed Bill Harman as an amateur free agent.

• June 21, 1941

  Bill Crouch selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.

• June 23, 1941

  Roy Bruner player rights sold to Rochester (International).

• June 28, 1941

  Traded George Jumonville and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Danny Murtaugh.

• July 20, 1941

  Received Jim Carlin from Springfield (Eastern) as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Wally Millies.

• August 5, 1941

  Released Larry File.

• August 22, 1941

  Returned Jim Carlin to Springfield (Eastern) as part of a conditional deal.

• September 11, 1941

  Purchased Bert Hodges from Memphis (Southern Association).

  Purchased Earl Naylor from Memphis (Southern Association).

• September 30, 1941

  Drafted Al Glossop from the New York Yankees in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

• October 13, 1941

  Austin Knickerbocker selected by the New York Giants in the 1941 minor league draft.

• December 4, 1941

  Signed Lloyd Waner as a free agent.

  Purchased Ron Northey from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• December 9, 1941

  Emmett Mueller player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• December 10, 1941

  Johnny Rizzo player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• Before 1942 Season

  Signed Benny Culp as a free agent.

  Obtained Ed Freed from Trenton (Interstate) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Obtained George Hennessey from Trenton (Interstate) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Obtained Barney Mussill from Trenton (Interstate) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• January, 1942

  Previous purchase of Emmett Mueller by the Brooklyn Dodgers voided and player returned. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• January 12, 1942

  Released Chuck Klein.

• February 19, 1942

  Purchased Sam Nahem from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• April, 1942

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