1939 St. Louis Browns Trades and Transactions

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

• 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).

• April 9, 1939

  Minneapolis (American Association) returned Les Tietje following previous purchase. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 10, 1939

  Lou Tost assigned from roster onto Hollywood (PCL).

• April 25, 1939

  Released Red Barkley.

• April 27, 1939

  Purchased Tommy Thompson from the Chicago White Sox.

• May 9, 1939

  Purchased Les Fleming from the Detroit Tigers.

• May 13, 1939

  Traded Beau Bell, Red Kress, Bobo Newsom and Jim Walkup to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mark Christman, George Gill, Bob Harris, Vern Kennedy, Chet Laabs and Roxie Lawson.

• May 14, 1939

  Fred Johnson and Russ Van Atta player rights sold to Toronto (International).

• June 2, 1939

  Traded Johnny Marcum to the Chicago White Sox. Received John Whitehead.

• June 13, 1939

  Mel Mazzera player rights sold to Toronto (International).

  Traded Roy Hughes and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Joe Gallagher.

• June 15, 1939

  Mel Almada player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers for $25,000.

• August 2, 1939

  Selected Moose Solters off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• September 6, 1939

  Purchased Jake Wade from the Boston Red Sox.

• September 25, 1939

  Purchased Nate Andrews from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• October 3, 1939

  Drafted Alan Strange from Seattle (PCL) in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

• October 15, 1939

  Ox Miller selected by the Washington Nationals in the 1939 minor league draft.

• December 8, 1939

  Traded Moose Solters to the Chicago White Sox. Received Rip Radcliff.

• December 15, 1939

  Purchased Johnny Marcum from the Chicago White Sox.

• December 29, 1939

  Purchased Norm Schlueter from the Chicago White Sox.

  Purchased Hank Steinbacher from the Chicago White Sox.

• Before 1940 Season

  Signed Hank Arft as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ray Coleman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Babe Martin as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Marlin Stuart as an amateur free agent.

• January 4, 1940

  Selected Johnny Niggeling off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• January 30, 1940

  Purchased Wally Judnich from the New York Yankees.

  Traded Billy Sullivan to the Detroit Tigers. Received George Coffman.

• February 8, 1940

  Purchased Elden Auker from the Boston Red Sox.

• March 21, 1940

  Signed George Susce as a free agent.