1945 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1944

  Drafted Vance Dinges from the Boston Red Sox in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Charlie Sproull from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

• November 4, 1944

  Drafted Vance Dinges from Louisville (American Association) in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

• November 21, 1944

  Traded players to be named later and $30,000 to Oakland (Pacific Coast). Received Les Scarsella. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Glen Stewart (November 21, 1944) and Harry Shuman (November 21, 1944) to Oakland (Pacific Coast) to complete the trade.

• November 29, 1944

  Purchased René Monteagudo from the Washington Nationals.

• December 15, 1944

  Dale Matthewson selected by the New York Giants off waivers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 16, 1944

  Ted Cieslak player rights sold to Atlanta (Southern Association).

• Before 1945 Season

  Signed Richie Ashburn as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Chakales as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Rocky Krsnich as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tommy Lasorda as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Carl Sawatski as an amateur free agent.

• February 10, 1945

  Signed Jimmie Foxx as a free agent.

• March 2, 1945

  Signed Gus Mancuso as a free agent.

• March 16, 1945

  Signed Dick Coffman as a free agent.

• March 28, 1945

  Purchased Whit Wyatt from the Brooklyn Dodgers for $20,000.

• March 31, 1945

  Traded Al Gerheauser to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Vince DiMaggio.

• April 15, 1945

  Traded Les Scarsella to Oakland (Pacific Coast). Received Harry Shuman and Glen Stewart. Les Scarsella, Harry Shuman and Glen Stewart returned to original teams on April 15, 1945.

• May 8, 1945

  Traded Buster Adams to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received John Antonelli and Glenn Crawford.

• May 31, 1945

  Selected Oscar Judd off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• June 9, 1945

  Received Dick Mauney from Atlanta (Southern Association) as part of a conditional deal.

  Signed Marshall Scott as a free agent.

• June 10, 1945

  Traded Vern Kennedy to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Wally Flager.

• June 14, 1945

  Released Merv Shea.

  Traded Lou Lucier and Nick Picciuto to Minneapolis (American Association). Received Izzy León.

• June 15, 1945

  Traded Johnny Peacock to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Ben Chapman.

• June 25, 1945

  Signed Don Grate as an amateur free agent.

• June 30, 1945

  Released Dick Coffman.

• July 14, 1945

  Bill Lee player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• July 26, 1945

  Purchased Jake Powell from the Washington Nationals.

• August 1, 1945

  Selected Stan Andrews off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• August 5, 1945

  Signed Steve Ridzik as an amateur free agent.

• August 18, 1945

  Traded players to be named later to Portland (Pacific Coast). Received John O'Neil. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Dick Barrett (October 17, 1945), Mitch Chetkovich (October 17, 1945), Wally Flager (October 17, 1945), Nick Goulish (October 17, 1945), Player to be named later (October 17, 1945) and Wally Flager (May 10, 1946) to Portland (Pacific Coast) to complete the trade.

• September 3, 1945

  Signed Ed Walczak as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October, 1945

  Traded players to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ken Richardson. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Stan Andrews (December 10, 1945) and George Estock (March 30, 1946) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• October 17, 1945

  Released Gus Mancuso.

• November 1, 1945

  Drafted Lou Novikoff from the Chicago Cubs in the 1945 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 1945

  Purchased Johnny Humphries from the Chicago White Sox.

• December 10, 1945

  Purchased Frank McCormick from the Cincinnati Reds for $30,000.

• December 12, 1945

  Purchased Skeeter Newsome from the Boston Red Sox.

• December 15, 1945

  Selected Buck Ross off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• Before 1946 Season

  Signed Jack Cusick as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Glynn as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Stan Lopata as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Lynn Lovenguth as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Billy Reed as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ed Sanicki as an amateur free agent.

  René Monteagudo jumped to Torreon (Mexican).

  Rocky Krsnich sent to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.

• January, 1946

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

• January 21, 1946

  Purchased Roy Hughes from the Chicago Cubs.

• January 22, 1946

  Purchased Jim Tabor from the Boston Red Sox.

• January 28, 1946

  Released Joe Antolick.

  Released Jake Powell.

• January 29, 1946

  Ed Walczak player rights sold to Utica (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 4, 1946

  Purchased Al Jurisich and Johnny Wyrostek from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• February 9, 1946

  Released Whit Wyatt.

• February 19, 1946

  Signed Ralph LaPointe as an amateur free agent.

• February 23, 1946

  Charlie Sproull player rights sold to Columbus (American Association).

• February 24, 1946

  Tony Lupien player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• February 26, 1946

  Released Izzy León.

• March 3, 1946

  Marshall Scott player rights sold to Knoxville (Tri-State).

• March 13, 1946

  Chet Covington player rights sold to Tampa (Florida International). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 25, 1946

  Purchased Rollie Hemsley from the New York Yankees.

• April, 1946

  Bitsy Mott player rights sold to Utica (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)