1919 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• January 21, 1919

  Traded Doug Baird, Gene Packard and Stuffy Stewart to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dixie Davis, Pickles Dillhoefer and Milt Stock.

• January 26, 1919

  Traded Roy Jenkins (minors), Johnny Beall, John Brock, Murphy Currie, Error, Rankin Johnson and Fred Lamlein to Kansas City (American Association). Received Joe Schultz.

• February 1, 1919

  Selected Burt Shotton off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

• May, 1919

  Mike González selected by the New York Giants off waivers for $15,000.

• May 14, 1919

  Purchased Doc Lavan from the Washington Nationals for $10,000.

• May 17, 1919

  Walton Cruise player rights sold to the Boston Braves for $4,000.

• July 14, 1919

  Traded Lee Meadows and Gene Paulette to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Doug Baird, Elmer Jacobs and Frank Woodward.

• July 16, 1919

  Traded Frank Snyder to the New York Giants. Received Ferdie Schupp.

• August, 1919

  Purchased Fritz Mollwitz from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  Traded players to be named later and Thomas Kelly (minors) to Waco (Texas). Received a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Pasquella (August 1, 1919), players to be named later (August 1, 1919) and cash (August 1, 1919) to Waco (Texas) to complete the trade. Waco (Texas) sent Roy Leslie (August 1, 1919) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 26, 1919

  Doug Baird selected by the Brooklyn Robins off waivers.

• August 31, 1919

  Traded Roy Leslie to Waco (Texas). Received . Roy Leslie returned to original team on August 31, 1919. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 3, 1919

  Purchased Hal Janvrin from Buffalo (International).

• September 4, 1919

  Signed Wally Kimmick as a free agent.

• September 5, 1919

  Red Ames player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• October, 1919

  The Philadelphia Phillies returned Red Ames following previous purchase.

  Wally Kimmick selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• Before 1920 Season

  Signed Ray Blades as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Bottomley as a free agent.

  Purchased Jack Fournier from Los Angeles (PCL).

  Purchased Jesse Haines from Kansas City (American Association) for $10,000.

• January, 1920

  Dots Miller player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.