The Transactions for the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies
1940
Danny Litwhiler signed as a non-drafted free agent.
Earl Rapp signed as an amateur free agent.
Austin Knickerbocker signed as an amateur free agent.
January 22, 1940
Lost Ray Harrell to Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers.
February 2, 1940
February 24, 1940
Sold LeGrant Scott to Cincinnati Reds.
Traded Jim Shilling and $15000 to New York Yankees in exchange for Ed Levy; Ed Levy returned to New York Yankees (April 27, 1940).
March, 1940
Dale Jones signed as a free agent.
Traded plus additional compensation and a player to be named later to New York Yankees in exchange for Ham Schulte; New York Yankees received George Scharein (May 3, 1940).
March 20, 1940
Purchased Lloyd Brown from Chicago White Sox.
March 26, 1940
Chuck Klein signed as a free agent.
April 2, 1940
Sold Jack Bolling to St. Louis Cardinals.
April 14, 1940
Purchased Ted Olson from Boston Red Sox.
April 28, 1940
Sold Roy Hughes to Brooklyn Dodgers.
Purchased Art Mahan from Boston Red Sox.
May 1, 1940
Sold Charlie Letchas to Chattanooga (Southern Association).
May 14, 1940
Gus Suhr released.
May 15, 1940
Wally Berger signed as a free agent.
May 21, 1940
Cy Blanton signed as a free agent.
June 3, 1940
Mel Mazzera signed as a free agent.
June 15, 1940
Sold Hersh Martin and Del Young to New York Giants.
Traded Morrie Arnovich to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Johnny Rizzo.
July 5, 1940
Wally Berger released.
September, 1940
Alex Monchak released. (date approximate)
September 4, 1940
Larry File signed as an amateur free agent.
September 5, 1940
Traded Skeeter Newsome to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Hal Sieling and player to be named.
September 6, 1940
Purchased Neb Stewart from South Boston (Bi-State).
October, 1940
Mel Mazzera released. (date approximate)
October 1, 1940
Major League Draft
Lost Red Howell to Cleveland Indians. Selected Rube Melton from St. Louis Cardinals.
November 11, 1940
Traded Kirby Higbe to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Vito Tamulis, Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston and $100000.
November 18, 1940
Sold Joe Kracher to Baltimore (International).
Sold Lefty Smoll to Baltimore (International).
December, 1940
Sold Bubba Floyd to Dallas (Texas).