1942 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 8, 1942

  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.

• May 5, 1942

  Bill Lohrman player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• May 6, 1942

  Traded Max Marshall to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jim Gleeson.

  Traded Clyde Shoun and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Whitey Moore.

• May 23, 1942

  Signed Ray Hayworth as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Gus Mancuso player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• May 25, 1942

  Released Estel Crabtree.

• June 15, 1942

  Released Ray Hayworth.

• July 8, 1942

  Lon Warneke player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs for $7,500.

• July 12, 1942

  Traded Jimmy Ripple to Toronto (International). Received Bill Beckmann and Joe Mack.

• September 8, 1942

  Eddie Lake player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• September 15, 1942

  Ray Mueller player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• September 27, 1942

  Buddy Blattner selected by the New York Giants off waivers.

• October 1, 1942

  Paul Dean player rights sold to the Washington Nationals.

• November 2, 1942

  Steve Mesner drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Dee Moore drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  George Myatt drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

• November 7, 1942

  Hal Epps selected by the St. Louis Browns in the 1942 minor league draft.

• November 24, 1942

  Drafted Gerry Staley from Boise (Pioneer) in the 1942 minor league draft.

• December 4, 1942

  Signed Frank Demaree as a free agent.

• Before 1943 Season

  Signed Johnny Bucha as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Cole as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Nippy Jones as an amateur free agent.

  Jack Bolling obtained by the Brooklyn Dodgers as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Released Cal Howe.

  Eddie Yuhas received from the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.

• March, 1943

  Signed Jim Mallory as a free agent.