1942 St. Louis Browns Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1942 Season

  Signed Cliff Fannin as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Les Moss as an amateur free agent.

• January 24, 1942

  Purchased Al Hollingsworth from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• January 27, 1942

  Purchased Don Gutteridge from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• March 11, 1942

  Signed Red Hayworth as a free agent.

• May 13, 1942

  Purchased Babe Dahlgren from the Chicago Cubs for $10,000.

• May 14, 1942

  Purchased Stan Galle from the Washington Nationals.

• May 18, 1942

  Returned Babe Dahlgren to the Chicago Cubs following previous purchase.

• May 21, 1942

  Released Ray Hayworth.

• June 1, 1942

  Traded Bob Harris and Bob Swift to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Frankie Hayes.

• June 7, 1942

  Traded Roy Cullenbine and Bill Trotter to the Washington Nationals. Received Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra.

• July 10, 1942

  Signed Pete Appleton as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 1, 1942

  Traded Ewald Pyle to the Washington Nationals. Received Frank Croucher and cash.

• November 2, 1942

  Drafted Nels Potter from the Boston Red Sox in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Woody Rich from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Joe Schultz from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

• November 7, 1942

  Drafted Hal Epps from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1942 minor league draft.

• Before 1943 Season

  Ed Busch sent to the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.

• January 18, 1943

  Signed Mike Kreevich as a free agent.

• February 1, 1943

  Purchased Paul Dean from the Washington Nationals.