1937 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• December 2, 1936

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

• December 3, 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.

• 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.)

• April 15, 1937

  Purchased John Antonelli from Lexington (Kitty). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 24, 1937

  Traded Paul Chervinko to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Randy Moore.

• July 17, 1937

  Signed Sheriff Blake as a free agent.

• September 9, 1937

  Released Randy Moore.

• October 4, 1937

  Traded Leo Durocher to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Jim Bucher, Johnny Cooney, Roy Henshaw and Joe Stripp.

• October 5, 1937

  Bob Klinger drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1937 rule 5 draft.

  Harl Maggert drafted by the Boston Bees in the 1937 rule 5 draft.

  Nels Potter drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1937 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Milt Bocek from the New York Yankees in the 1937 minor league draft.

• October 7, 1937

  Released Sheriff Blake.

  Released Jesse Haines.

• October 13, 1937

  Traded Johnny Rizzo to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later, Bernard Cobb (minors), Tom Padden and cash. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Bud Hafey (December 15, 1937) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• December, 1937

  Drafted Clem Dreisewerd from the New York Giants in the 1937 minor league draft.

• December 3, 1937

  Emmett Mueller player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Purchased Al Smith from the New York Giants.

• December 8, 1937

  Traded Cap Clark to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Earl Grace.

• December 29, 1937

  Al Smith selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• Before 1938 Season

  Signed Erv Dusak as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Clyde Kluttz as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Eddie Malone as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Stan Musial as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Preacher Roe as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Max Surkont as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ted Wilks as an amateur free agent.

  Ed Heusser granted Free Agency.

  Purchased Harry Brecheen from the Chicago Cubs.

  Released Red Worthington.

  Emil Verban received from the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

• February 5, 1938

  Signed Ray Benge as a free agent.

  Purchased Guy Bush from the Boston Bees.

• April 1, 1938

  Oscar Georgy granted Free Agency.

  Loy Hanning granted Free Agency.

  Earl Naylor granted Free Agency.

  Dave Odom granted Free Agency.

  Dykes Potter granted Free Agency.

  Pete Reiser granted Free Agency.

  Ernie Rudolph granted Free Agency.

  Ray Thomas granted Free Agency.

  Skeeter Webb granted Free Agency.