1940 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• December 6, 1939

  Purchased Red Jones from the New York Giants.

• December 27, 1939

  Bobby Sturgeon player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

  Traded Ken Raffensberger to the Chicago Cubs. Received Gene Lillard, Steve Mesner and cash.

• Before 1940 Season

  Signed Bud Byerly as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Mike Clark as an amateur free agent.

  Signed George Genovese as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Lou Klein as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al Papai as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Al Jurisich from New Orleans (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• January 26, 1940

  Purchased Skeeter Scalzi from the New York Giants.

• January 27, 1940

  Signed Harry Walker as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 6, 1940

  Herman Franks player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• April 2, 1940

  Signed Jack Russell as a free agent.

  Purchased Jack Bolling from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• April 3, 1940

  Purchased Jim Winford from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• April 15, 1940

  Purchased Gene Handley from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• April 23, 1940

  Released Lyn Lary.

• April 24, 1940

  Purchased Mel Almada from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• June 12, 1940

  Traded Curt Davis and Joe Medwick to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Carl Doyle, Bert Haas, Ernie Koy, Sam Nahem and $125,000.

• June 13, 1940

  Purchased Ira Hutchinson from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• September 5, 1940

  Traded Mike Ryba to the Boston Red Sox. Received Al Brazle.

• September 9, 1940

  Released Jack Russell.

• September 10, 1940

  Purchased Newt Kimball from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• October 1, 1940

  Oscar Judd drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

  Rube Melton drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

  Bob Scheffing drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

• October 9, 1940

  John Davis selected by the New York Giants in the 1940 minor league draft.

• November 17, 1940

  Purchased Al Hollingsworth from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• November 19, 1940

  Purchased Tot Pressnell from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• November 25, 1940

  Joe Orengo player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• December 3, 1940

  Stu Martin player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 4, 1940

  Traded Mickey Owen to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received John Pintar (minors), Gus Mancuso and $65,000.

• December 5, 1940

  Bob Bowman player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• December 16, 1940

  Tot Pressnell player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• Before 1941 Season

  Signed Chuck Diering as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tommy Glaviano as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ken Johnson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Del Rice as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Hal Rice as an amateur free agent.

  Ken Holcombe sent to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.

  Eddie Kazak received from Valdosta (Georgia-Florida) in an unknown transaction.

• January, 1941

  Ed Murphy player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• January 2, 1941

  Purchased Bill Brubaker from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  Purchased Hy Vandenberg from the New York Giants.

• March 25, 1941

  Purchased George Myatt from the New York Giants. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)