1940 St. Louis Browns Trades and Transactions

1939 Season 1941 Season

Record: 67-87-2, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Fred Haney (67-87-2)

Ballpark: Sportsman's Park III

Attendance: 239,591 (8th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 105
One-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 109

Pythagorean W-L: 66-88, 757 Runs, 882 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

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

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.
April 10, 1940

Sig Gryska player rights sold to the New York Yankees.
April 25, 1940

Joe Glenn player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.
April 26, 1940

Signed Lyn Lary as a free agent.
May 27, 1940

Traded Joe Gallagher to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Roy Cullenbine.
June 10, 1940

Nate Andrews player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.
August 3, 1940

Signed Willis Hudlin as a free agent.
August 16, 1940

Released Lyn Lary.
September 10, 1940

Released Willis Hudlin.
September 30, 1940

Released George Susce.
October 15, 1940

Drafted Bobby Estalella from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1940 rule 5 draft.
November 16, 1940

Selected George Caster off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
December 3, 1940

Purchased Denny Galehouse and Fritz Ostermueller from the Boston Red Sox.
December 5, 1940

George Coffman player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

Jake Wade player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.
December 24, 1940

Purchased Johnny Allen from the Cleveland Indians for $20,000.
Before 1941 Season

Signed Ribs Raney as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ken Wood as an amateur free agent.
February 4, 1941

Howard Mills player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.