1938 St. Louis Browns Trades and Transactions

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

• December, 1937

  Traded Stan Keyes (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Bob Swift and cash.

• December 1, 1937

  Traded Elon Hogsett to the Washington Nationals. Received Ed Linke.

• December 2, 1937

  Traded Joe Vosmik to the Boston Red Sox. Received Red Kress, Buster Mills and Bobo Newsom.

• December 3, 1937

  Gerard Lipscomb player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• December 4, 1937

  Traded Harry Davis to the New York Yankees. Received Vito Tamulis.

• December 15, 1937

  Lou Koupal player rights sold to San Francisco (PCL).

• Before 1938 Season

  Signed Floyd Baker as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Vern Stephens as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al Zarilla as an amateur free agent.

• January 20, 1938

  Purchased Jim Weaver from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• February 10, 1938

  Traded Rollie Hemsley to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ed Cole, Roy Hughes and Billy Sullivan.

• February 15, 1938

  Traded Bill Knickerbocker to the New York Yankees. Received Don Heffner and $10,000.

• March 24, 1938

  Tony Giuliani player rights sold to the Washington Nationals.

• March 25, 1938

  Ollie Bejma player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• April 25, 1938

  Jim Weaver player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• May 20, 1938

  Vito Tamulis selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers off waivers.

• June 11, 1938

  Traded Jack Knott to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bill Cox.

• June 14, 1938

  Released Oscar Melillo.

• June 15, 1938

  Traded Sam West to the Washington Nationals. Received Mel Almada.

• June 19, 1938

  Released Ethan Allen.

• August 2, 1938

  Signed Glenn Liebhardt as a free agent.

• August 14, 1938

  Released Glenn Liebhardt.

• September 8, 1938

  Purchased Joe Grace from Memphis (Southern Association).

• September 10, 1938

  Purchased Lou Tost from Hollywood (PCL).

• October 4, 1938

  Charlie Gelbert drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 1938 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Hal Spindel from Seattle (PCL) in the 1938 rule 5 draft.

• October 26, 1938

  Traded Oral Hildebrand and Buster Mills to the New York Yankees. Received Joe Glenn and Myril Hoag.

• November, 1938

  Released George Hennessey.

• December 6, 1938

  Traded Tom Carey to the Boston Red Sox. Received Johnny Marcum.

• Before 1939 Season

  Signed Bob Dillinger as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Fred Sanford as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Jim Russell from Beaver Falls (Pennsylvania State Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• January 21, 1939

  Tommy Heath player rights sold to Syracuse (International).

• February 10, 1939

  Julio Bonetti player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• March 2, 1939

  Les Tietje player rights sold to Minneapolis (American Association).