1941 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.)

• April 15, 1941

  Newt Kimball player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• May 14, 1941

  Ernie Koy player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

  Purchased Pep Young from the Cincinnati Reds.

  Traded Bill McGee to the New York Giants. Received Paul Dean, Harry Gumbert and cash.

• June 21, 1941

  Purchased Jimmy Ripple from the Cincinnati Reds.

  Selected Bill Crouch off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• June 28, 1941

  Traded Danny Murtaugh to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received George Jumonville and cash.

• September 2, 1941

  Hank Gornicki player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• September 9, 1941

  Bert Haas player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

  Traded Tom Sunkel to the New York Giants. Received a player to be named later and Jumbo Brown. The New York Giants sent Rae Blaemire (April 8, 1942) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• September 10, 1941

  Johnny Wyrostek player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• September 22, 1941

  Previous purchase of Hank Gornicki by the Chicago Cubs voided and player returned.

• September 30, 1941

  Stan Ferens drafted by the St. Louis Browns in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

  Glenn Gardner drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

  Clyde Kluttz drafted by the Boston Braves in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

  Bob Repass drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

• December 1, 1941

  Hank Gornicki selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• December 4, 1941

  Purchased Ray Mueller from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 5, 1941

  Purchased Debs Garms from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 10, 1941

  Traded Don Padgett to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Jack Burman (minors), Kemp Wicker and $7,500.

• December 11, 1941

  Traded Johnny Mize to the New York Giants. Received Bill Lohrman, Johnny McCarthy, Ken O'Dea and $50,000.

• December 13, 1941

  Hugh Poland player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• Before 1942 Season

  Signed Charlie Bishop as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Bollweg as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Les Fusselman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Garagiola as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Hearn as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Cal Howe as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Art Lopatka as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Wayne McLeland as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Rocky Nelson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Red Schoendienst as an amateur free agent.

• January 24, 1942

  Al Hollingsworth player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

• January 27, 1942

  Don Gutteridge player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

• February 2, 1942

  Traded . Received Johnny McCarthy. Trade was voided and players returned on February 2, 1942.

• February 19, 1942

  Sam Nahem player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phils.