1933 St. Louis Browns Trades and Transactions

1932 Season 1934 Season

Record: 55-96-2, Finished 8th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Bill Killefer (34-57) , Allen Sothoron (2-6) and Rogers Hornsby (19-33-2)

Ballpark: Sportsman's Park III

Attendance: 88,113 (8th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 108
One-year: Batting - 113, Pitching - 116

Pythagorean W-L: 62-89, 669 Runs, 820 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

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

December 9, 1932

Signed Muddy Ruel as a free agent.
December 13, 1932

Traded Carl Fischer to the Washington Nationals. Received Dick Coffman.
December 14, 1932

Traded Goose Goslin, Fred Schulte and Lefty Stewart to the Washington Nationals. Received Lloyd Brown, Carl Reynolds, Sam West and $20,000.
January, 1933

Signed Mel Mazzera as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 11, 1933

Released Rip Collins.
April 14, 1933

Purchased Ed Wells from the New York Yankees.
May 9, 1933

Traded Lloyd Brown and Rick Ferrell to the Boston Red Sox. Received Merv Shea and cash.
May 28, 1933

Purchased Hank McDonald from the Philadelphia Athletics.
July 26, 1933

Signed Rogers Hornsby as a free agent.
August 12, 1933

Traded Jack Crouch to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Rollie Hemsley.
August 17, 1933

Sam Gray selected by the Washington Nationals off waivers.
August 23, 1933

The Washington Nationals returned Sam Gray following previous waiver selection.
September 10, 1933

Purchased Jim Weaver from the New York Yankees.
October 2, 1933

Drafted Bobo Newsom from the Chicago Cubs in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
November, 1933

Traded Merv Shea to the Chicago White Sox. Received Frank Grube.
December 13, 1933

Released Muddy Ruel.
December 14, 1933

Purchased George Puccinelli from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Traded Carl Reynolds to the Boston Red Sox. Received Ivy Andrews, Smead Jolley and cash.

Traded Wally Hebert, Smead Jolley and Jim Levey to Hollywood (PCL). Received Alan Strange.
December 15, 1933

Purchased Ray Pepper from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Before 1934 Season

Obtained Earl Caldwell from Milwaukee (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
January 29, 1934

Garland Braxton player rights sold to Milwaukee (American Association).
February 1, 1934

Signed Earl Clark as a free agent.
February 15, 1934

Purchased Bill McAfee from the St. Louis Cardinals.