1957 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 19, 1956

  Traded Bobby Morgan and Rip Repulski to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Del Ennis.

• December 3, 1956

  Drafted Lloyd Merritt from the New York Yankees in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

  Tom Patton drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Bob Smith from the Boston Red Sox in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Chuck Essegian from Sacramento (PCL) in the 1956 minor league draft.

  Eddie Phillips selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 1956 minor league draft.

• December 4, 1956

  Chuck Essegian granted Free Agency.

• December 11, 1956

  Traded Wally Lammers (minors), Jackie Collum, Ray Katt and Tom Poholsky to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jim Davis, Sam Jones, Hobie Landrith and Eddie Miksis.

• Before 1957 Season

  Signed Bud Bloomfield as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Cal Browning as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jack Damaska as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Gibson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Julio Gotay as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jack Hamilton as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gordie Richardson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dave Ricketts as an amateur free agent.

  John Romonosky sent to Syracuse (Eastern) in an unknown transaction.

• February 26, 1957

  Traded Whitey Lockman to the New York Giants. Received Hoyt Wilhelm.

• March 21, 1957

  Traded a player to be named later, Jim Pearce and cash to Toronto (International). Received Frank Barnes. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Rocky Nelson (March 21, 1957) to Toronto (International) to complete the trade.

• April 20, 1957

  Traded Bobby Del Greco and Ed Mayer to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jim King.

• April 21, 1957

  Signed Walker Cooper as a free agent.

• May 10, 1957

  Traded Chuck Harmon to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Glen Gorbous.

• May 14, 1957

  Bob Smith player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• May 23, 1957

  Signed Von McDaniel as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

• June 4, 1957

  Jim Davis selected by the New York Giants off waivers.

• June 20, 1957

  Signed Bob Miller as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

• July 14, 1957

  Traded Herb Moford to the Detroit Tigers. Received Bob Thorpe.

• August 31, 1957

  Selected Irv Noren off waivers from the Kansas City Athletics.

• September 19, 1957

  Purchased Bob Kuzava from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  Purchased Morrie Martin from the Baltimore Orioles.

  Eddie Miksis selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• September 21, 1957

  Hoyt Wilhelm selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• October 15, 1957

  Released Walker Cooper.

  Released Murry Dickson.

• December 2, 1957

  Drafted Tom Flanigan from the Chicago White Sox in the 1957 rule 5 draft.

  Gary Geiger drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1957 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Ellis Burton from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1957 minor league draft.

  Drafted Karl Spooner from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1957 minor league draft.

  Drafted Lee Tate from the San Francisco Giants in the 1957 minor league draft.

• December 5, 1957

  Traded Marty Kutyna, Willard Schmidt and Ted Wieand to the Cincinnati Redlegs. Received Curt Flood and Joe Taylor.

• Before 1958 Season

  Signed Fred Whitfield as a free agent.

  Signed Jim Beauchamp as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Burda as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Hughes as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Charlie James as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Chris Krug as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ray Sadecki as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Sadowski as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Mike Shannon as an amateur free agent.

  Ed Olivares received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

• March 18, 1958

  Glen Gorbous player rights sold to Spokane (Pacific Coast).