The Transactions for the 1939 St. Louis Browns (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1939 St. Louis Browns
1939
Bob Dillinger signed as an amateur free agent.
Fred Sanford signed as an amateur free agent.
January 21, 1939
Sold Tommy Heath to Syracuse (International).
February 10, 1939
Sold Julio Bonetti to Chicago Cubs.
March 2, 1939
Sold Les Tietje to Minneapolis (American Association).
April 9, 1939
Les Tietje returned from Minneapolis (American Association). (date approximate)
April 10, 1939
Assigned Lou Tost to Hollywood (PCL).
April 27, 1939
Purchased Tommy Thompson from Chicago White Sox.
May 9, 1939
Purchased Les Fleming from Detroit Tigers.
May 13, 1939
Traded Beau Bell, Bobo Newsom, Red Kress and Jim Walkup to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Vern Kennedy, Bob Harris, George Gill, Roxie Lawson, Chet Laabs and Mark Christman.
May 14, 1939
Sold Russ Van Atta and Fred Johnson to Toronto (International).
June 2, 1939
Traded Johnny Marcum to Chicago White Sox in exchange for John Whitehead.
June 13, 1939
Sold Mel Mazzera to Toronto (International).
Traded Roy Hughes and cash to New York Yankees in exchange for Joe Gallagher.
June 15, 1939
Sold Mel Almada to Brooklyn Dodgers for $25000.
August 2, 1939
Claimed Moose Solters from Cleveland Indians on waivers.
September 6, 1939
Purchased Jake Wade from Boston Red Sox.
September 25, 1939
Purchased Nate Andrews from St. Louis Cardinals.
October 3, 1939
Major League Draft
Selected Alan Strange from Seattle (PCL).
October 15, 1939
Minor League Draft
Lost Ox Miller to Washington Senators.
December 8, 1939
Traded Moose Solters to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Rip Radcliff.
December 15, 1939
Purchased Johnny Marcum from Chicago White Sox.
December 29, 1939
Purchased Norm Schlueter from Chicago White Sox.
Purchased Hank Steinbacher from Chicago White Sox.