1909 St. Louis Browns Trades and Transactions

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

• December 10, 1908

  Traded Tubby Spencer and $5,000 to the Boston Red Sox. Received Lou Criger.

• July 9, 1909

  Purchased Bill Killefer from Houston (Texas).

  Purchased Chuck Rose from Houston (Texas).

• August 14, 1909

  Purchased Red Fisher from Omaha (Western).

  Purchased Ed Kinsella from Portland (PCL).

• August 20, 1909

  Purchased Ned Crompton from New Castle (Ohio-Pennsylvania) for $1,000.

  Traded Tom Jones to the Detroit Tigers. Received Claude Rossman.

• August 21, 1909

  Purchased Jack Gilligan from Vancouver (Northwestern) for $2,000.

• September 1, 1909

  Drafted Sled Allen from Enid (Western Association) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Ed Kusel from Saginaw (Southern Michigan) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Bill McCorry from McKeesport (Ohio-Pennsylvania) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Burt Shotton from Steubenville (Ohio-Pennsylvania) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Phil Stremmel from Superior (Minnesota-Wisconsin) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Gus Williams from Monmouth (Illinois-Missouri) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

• December 16, 1909

  Traded Lou Criger to the New York Highlanders. Received Ray Demmitt and Joe Lake.

• Before 1910 Season

  Purchased Red Corriden from Keokuk (Central Association).

• January 6, 1910

  Selected Bill Abstein off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.