1936 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 22, 1935

  Phil Collins player rights sold to Columbus (American Association).

• December 9, 1935

  Released Bob O'Farrell.

  Traded Burgess Whitehead to the New York Giants. Received Roy Parmelee, Phil Weintraub and cash.

• December 10, 1935

  Charlie Wilson player rights sold to Montreal (International).

• Before 1936 Season

  Signed Johnny Hopp as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Marty Marion as an amateur free agent.

• February 12, 1936

  Purchased Johnny Watwood from Memphis (Southern Association).

• March 31, 1936

  Buster Mills received from the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

• May 24, 1936

  Signed Rube Melton as a free agent.

  Purchased Johnny Vergez from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• May 31, 1936

  Purchased Tony Freitas from the Cincinnati Reds.

  Bill Hallahan player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• June 19, 1936

  Purchased Flint Rhem from the Cincinnati Reds.

• July 15, 1936

  Traded a player to be named later to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received George Earnshaw. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Eddie Morgan (October 1, 1936) to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete the trade.

• August 1, 1936

  Traded Tom Winsett to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received players to be named later. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Frenchy Bordagaray (December 3, 1936), Dutch Leonard (December 3, 1936) and Jimmy Jordan (December 3, 1936) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• August 2, 1936

  Jack Rothrock player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

  Phil Weintraub player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• August 3, 1936

  Buster Mills player rights sold to the Boston Bees.

• August 6, 1936

  Traded Bill Walker and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Si Johnson.

  Emmett Nelson received from the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

• August 27, 1936

  Released Flint Rhem.

• September, 1936

  Al Gerheauser sent to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 10, 1936

  Bill Walker received from the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 8, 1936

  Traded Ripper Collins and Roy Parmelee to the Chicago Cubs. Received Lon Warneke.

• December 2, 1936

  Virgil Davis and Charlie Gelbert player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• December 18, 1936

  Hersh Martin player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• Before 1937 Season

  Signed Murry Dickson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Eddie Lake as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Red Munger as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ed Murphy as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Danny Murtaugh as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ken Raffensberger as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Pete Reiser as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Johnny Wyrostek as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Blix Donnelly from Duluth (Northern) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Dutch Leonard player rights sold to Atlanta (Southern Association).

• February 23, 1937

  Purchased Dick Siebert from the Chicago Cubs.

• April, 1937

  Signed Freddy Schmidt as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)