1941 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 22, 1941

  Mace Brown player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• May 7, 1941

  Traded Lloyd Waner to the Boston Braves. Received Nick Strincevich.

• May 12, 1941

  Purchased Bill Baker from the Cincinnati Reds.

• May 13, 1941

  Dick Lanahan player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• June 20, 1941

  Purchased Joe Sullivan from the Boston Braves.

• August 8, 1941

  Traded Joe Bowman to St Paul (American Association). Received Oral Hildebrand.

• September 3, 1941

  Purchased Irv Hall from Syracuse (International). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 7, 1941

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to Memphis (Southern Association). Received Vinnie Smith. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Joe Schultz (September 30, 1941) to Memphis (Southern Association) to complete the trade.

• September 10, 1941

  Purchased Johnny Barrett from Hollywood (PCL).

  Purchased Johnny Wyrostek from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• September 11, 1941

  Received Culley Rikard from Memphis (Southern Association) as part of a conditional deal.

• September 30, 1941

  Drafted Ken Jungels from the Cleveland Indians in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

• October 2, 1941

  Released Virgil Davis.

• October 13, 1941

  Drafted Jim Russell from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1941 minor league draft.

• November 19, 1941

  Released Ripper Collins.

• December 1, 1941

  Selected Hank Gornicki off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 4, 1941

  Ray Mueller player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 5, 1941

  Debs Garms player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 12, 1941

  Traded Arky Vaughan to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Pete Coscarart, Luke Hamlin, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell.

• Before 1942 Season

  Signed Ted Beard as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ebba St. Claire as an amateur free agent.

• January 30, 1942

  Frank Kalin player rights sold to Hollywood (PCL).

• March 5, 1942

  Oral Hildebrand player rights sold to Indianapolis (American Association).