1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• December 6, 1939

  Traded Jim Tobin and cash to the Boston Bees. Received Johnny Lanning.

• December 8, 1939

  Traded Bill Swift and cash to the Boston Bees. Received Danny MacFayden.

• Before 1940 Season

  Signed Pete Castiglione as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Billy Cox as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Cot Deal as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Andy Seminick as an amateur free agent.

• January 22, 1940

  Selected Ray Harrell off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• March, 1940

  Released Chuck Klein.

• March 3, 1940

  Purchased Debs Garms from the Boston Bees.

• March 20, 1940

  Released George Susce.

• March 27, 1940

  Selected Lloyd Dietz off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• April 4, 1940

  Purchased Ed Leip from the Washington Nationals.

• April 15, 1940

  Gene Handley player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• May 7, 1940

  Fern Bell player rights sold to the Philadelphia Athletics.

• May 8, 1940

  Traded Johnny Rizzo to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Vince DiMaggio.

• May 14, 1940

  Purchased Goody Rosen from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

  Traded Ray Harrell and cash to Portland (PCL). Received a player to be named later. Portland (PCL) sent Ed Fernandes (May 31, 1940) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• May 21, 1940

  Cy Blanton granted Free Agency.

• June 14, 1940

  Traded Ray Berres and $40,000 to the Boston Bees. Received Al Lopez.

• August 29, 1940

  Purchased Aldon Wilkie from Seattle (PCL).

• September 30, 1940

  Traded Pep Young to Atlanta (Southern Association). Received Alf Anderson.

• October 1, 1940

  Drafted Bud Stewart from San Diego (PCL) in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

• October 4, 1940

  Drafted Dick Conger from the Detroit Tigers in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

• October 8, 1940

  Released Danny MacFayden.

• December 3, 1940

  Purchased Stu Martin from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 5, 1940

  Released Paul Waner.

• Before 1941 Season

  Signed Ralph Kiner as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Junior Walsh as an amateur free agent.

  Returned Goody Rosen to Syracuse (International) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

  Released Andy Seminick.

• January 2, 1941

  Bill Brubaker player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• January 27, 1941

  Pep Rambert player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• March 14, 1941

  Ed Fernandes player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• March 25, 1941

  Purchased Ripper Collins from the Chicago Cubs.