1952 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 19, 1951

  Drafted Herb Gorman from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1951 rule 5 draft.

  Bud Hardin drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1951 rule 5 draft.

  Nippy Jones drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1951 rule 5 draft.

• December 11, 1951

  Traded Chuck Diering and Max Lanier to the New York Giants. Received Eddie Stanky.

• Before 1952 Season

  Signed Tom Cheney as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gene Green as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Lassetter as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bobby Smith as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ted Wieand as an amateur free agent.

• January 24, 1952

  Stan Rojek selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.

• March 26, 1952

  Selected Gene Mauch off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• May 3, 1952

  Traded Red Munger to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bill Werle.

• May 13, 1952

  Traded Eddie Kazak and Wally Westlake to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup.

• May 21, 1952

  Traded Johnny Blatnik to Syracuse (International). Received Error.

  Released Gene Mauch.

• September 30, 1952

  Tommy Glaviano selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• October 1, 1952

  Bob Habenicht selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.

  Ed Mickelson selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.

• October 2, 1952

  Bill Werle selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• October 30, 1952

  Released Harry Brecheen.

• December 1, 1952

  Johnny Bucha drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1952 rule 5 draft.

• December 3, 1952

  Purchased Grant Dunlap from Shreveport (Texas).

  Purchased Harry Elliott from Shreveport (Texas).

• Before 1953 Season

  Signed Don Blasingame as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Blaylock as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jackie Brandt as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Marty Kutyna as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe McClain as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Patton as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Smith as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Roy Wright as an amateur free agent.

  Bob Duliba received from Ozark (Alabama-Florida) in an unknown transaction.