1946 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• December 12, 1945

  Released Bill Crouch.

• December 19, 1945

  Released Debs Garms.

• Before 1946 Season

  Signed Tom Burgess as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jackie Collum as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Solly Hemus as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Nelson King as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jay Van Noy as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bobby Young as an amateur free agent.

  Signed George Zuverink as an amateur free agent.

• January 5, 1946

  Jimmy Brown player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates for $30,000.

  Walker Cooper player rights sold to the New York Giants for $175,000.

• February 4, 1946

  Al Jurisich and Johnny Wyrostek player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• February 5, 1946

  Traded Johnny Hopp to the Boston Braves. Received Eddie Joost and $40,000.

• March 30, 1946

  Released Stan Partenheimer.

• April 1, 1946

  George Fallon selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers off waivers.

• April 5, 1946

  Art Lopatka selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• April 15, 1946

  Ray Sanders player rights sold to the Boston Braves for $25,000.

• April 19, 1946

  Otis Davis selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers off waivers.

  George Dockins selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers off waivers.

• April 23, 1946

  Earl Naylor selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers off waivers.

• May, 1946

  Signed Hal Marnie as a free agent.

• May 1, 1946

  Traded Emil Verban to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Clyde Kluttz.

• May 2, 1946

  Purchased Danny Murtaugh from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• May 14, 1946

  Released Ernie White.

• June 9, 1946

  Danny Litwhiler player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• July, 1946

  Traded Jim Gleeson to the Boston Red Sox. Received Bill Howerton and Don Lang.

• July 8, 1946

  Blix Donnelly player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Ken O'Dea player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• September 21, 1946

  George Jumonville retired.

• September 30, 1946

  Traded Eddie Joost to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received a player to be named later, Vern Benson, Jake Caulfield and Russ Derry. The Philadelphia Athletics sent $30,000 (March 24, 1947) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• November 1, 1946

  Danny Murtaugh drafted by the Boston Braves in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

• November 5, 1946

  Drafted Larry Ciaffone from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1946 minor league draft.

  Drafted Jack Crimian from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1946 minor league draft.

  Drafted Roger McKee from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1946 minor league draft.

  Drafted Bill Reeder from the Chicago White Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.

• November 10, 1946

  Drafted Grady Wilson from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.

• November 17, 1946

  Drafted Tom Poholsky from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.

• December 5, 1946

  Purchased Tommy O'Brien from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 9, 1946

  Red Barrett player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• December 13, 1946

  Selected Hal Epps off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• December 26, 1946

  Clyde Kluttz player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• Before 1947 Season

  Signed Ralph Beard as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Bokelmann as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Harvey Haddix as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Mahoney as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ed Mickelson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Herb Moford as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Rip Repulski as an amateur free agent.

• January 29, 1947

  Walter Sessi selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers off waivers.

• February, 1947

  Traded Eddie Malone to the Chicago Cubs. Received Barney Olsen.

• March 21, 1947

  Buster Adams player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.