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1933 Major League Baseball Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
The Chicago White Sox traded players to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later and Evar Swanson. The Chicago White Sox sent Jack Rothrock (November 2, 1932) and Carey Selph (November 2, 1932) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
The New York Giants released Waite Hoyt.
The New York Giants released Clarence Mitchell.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Babe Herman to the Chicago Cubs for Rollie Hemsley, Johnny Moore, Lance Richbourg and Bob Smith.
The St. Louis Browns signed Muddy Ruel as a free agent.
As part of a 3-team trade: The New York Giants sent Freddie Lindstrom to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The New York Giants sent Chick Fullis to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Glenn Spencer to the New York Giants. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Gus Dugas to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Kiddo Davis to the New York Giants.
The Washington Senators traded Dick Coffman to the St. Louis Browns for Carl Fischer.
The Washington Senators traded Lloyd Brown, Carl Reynolds, Sam West and $20,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Goose Goslin, Fred Schulte and Lefty Stewart.
The New York Giants traded Doc Marshall and cash to Buffalo (International) for Blondy Ryan.
The Washington Senators traded Carl Fischer and Firpo Marberry to the Detroit Tigers for Earl Whitehill.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Ray Benge and $15,000 to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Neal Finn, Cy Moore and Jack Warner.
The Boston Braves traded Bucky Walters and $60,000 to Mission (PCL) for Dick Gyselman and Al Wright.
The Washington Senators traded Harley Boss to the Cleveland Indians for Bruce Connatser and Jack Russell.
The Chicago White Sox traded Bob Fothergill, Johnny Hodapp, Greg Mulleavy and Bob Seeds to the Boston Red Sox for Ed Durham and Hal Rhyne.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Jim Bottomley to the Cincinnati Reds for Ownie Carroll and Estel Crabtree.
The Boston Braves purchased Shanty Hogan from the New York Giants for $25,000.
The Cleveland Indians released Charlie Jamieson.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bernie Friberg.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Johnny Vander Meer as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Dick Barrett.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Dick Barrett as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Lance Richbourg from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Boston Red Sox traded Al Van Camp and cash to Louisville (American Association) for Merv Shea.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Ike Boone from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bernie Friberg as a free agent.
The Washington Senators traded Roy Spencer to the Cleveland Indians for Luke Sewell.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Wally Gilbert from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Waite Hoyt as a free agent.
Los Angeles (PCL) purchased Jimmie Reese from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Chicago White Sox released Lu Blue.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Harry Rice from Minneapolis (American Association).
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Ownie Carroll and Jake Flowers to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Gordon Slade and Dazzy Vance.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Dave Barbee from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Boston Braves signed Ed Fallenstein as a free agent.
The St. Louis Browns released Rip Collins.
Toronto (International) purchased Les Mallon from the Philadelphia Phillies.
Buffalo (International) purchased Greg Mulleavy from the Boston Red Sox.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Ed Wells from the New York Yankees.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Lu Blue as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Art Shires from the Boston Braves.
The New York Giants purchased George Uhle from the Detroit Tigers for $20,000.
Oakland (PCL) purchased Ed Walsh from the Chicago White Sox.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Lu Blue.
The Chicago Cubs selected Taylor Douthit off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Jack Quinn.
Kansas City (American Association) purchased Fred Brickell from the Philadelphia Phillies.
Albany (International) purchased Charlie Butler from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jack Quinn as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Sparky Adams, Paul Derringer and Allyn Stout to the Cincinnati Reds for Leo Durocher, Dutch Henry and Jack Ogden.
The Boston Red Sox traded Merv Shea and cash to the St. Louis Browns for Lloyd Brown and Rick Ferrell.
The Chicago White Sox selected Earl Webb off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
The Boston Braves released Hod Ford.
The Boston Braves traded a player to be named later, Dutch Holland and cash to Minneapolis (American Association) for a player to be named later and Joe Mowry. The Boston Braves sent George Murray (June 1, 1933) to Minneapolis (American Association) to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox purchased George Pipgras from the New York Yankees for $100,000.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Val Picinich.
The Washington Senators purchased Max Rosenfeld from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Hank McDonald from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Boston Braves purchased George Murray from Dallas (Texas).
The Detroit Tigers traded Whit Wyatt to the Chicago White Sox for Vic Frazier.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Del Bissonette and cash to Baltimore (International) for Buzz Boyle.
The Boston Braves purchased Ray Starr from the New York Giants.
The New York Giants traded Sam Leslie to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Watty Clark and Lefty O'Doul.
Albany (International) purchased Socks Seibold from the Boston Braves.
The Boston Braves traded Fritz Knothe, Wes Schulmerich and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Hal Lee and Pinky Whitney.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Lou Legett from Albany (International).
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Val Picinich as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Taylor Douthit to Kansas City (American Association) for Jim Mosolf.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Bucky Walters from Mission (PCL). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Chicago White Sox purchased Hal Haid from Seattle (PCL).
The Boston Red Sox released Bob Fothergill.
The New York Giants released George Uhle.
The Cincinnati Reds released Andy High.
The Cincinnati Reds released Jack Quinn.
The New York Yankees signed George Uhle as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Joe Judge.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Rogers Hornsby.
The St. Louis Browns signed Rogers Hornsby as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Joe Judge as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Clarence Pickrel.
The Chicago Cubs released Burleigh Grimes.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Burleigh Grimes as a free agent.
The Boston Braves selected Bob Smith off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Washington Senators traded a player to be named later and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Ed Chapman. The Washington Senators sent Bill McAfee (December, 1933) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Rollie Hemsley to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Crouch.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Zeke Bonura from Dallas (Texas).
The Boston Red Sox signed Curt Fullerton as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Dutch Leonard from York (New York Pennsylvania).
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Vern Kennedy from Oklahoma City (Texas).
The Boston Braves purchased Tommy Thompson from Albany (International).
The St. Louis Browns purchased Jim Weaver from the New York Yankees.
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Al Benton from Oklahoma City (Texas). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Ray Berres from Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Jim Bucher from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Glenn Chapman from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Lou Chiozza from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted George Darrow from Galveston (Texas) in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Curt Davis from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Irv Jeffries from St Paul (American Association) in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox released Marty McManus.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Ed Morgan from New Orleans (Southern Association) in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Bobo Newsom from the Chicago Cubs in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The New York Giants drafted Fresco Thompson from Buffalo (International) in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Pat Veltman from Oakland (PCL) in the 1933 rule 5 draft.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Joe Hutcheson, Ray Phelps, Sloppy Thurston and cash to St Paul (American Association) for Les Munns.
The Cleveland Indians traded Bill Cissell to the Boston Red Sox for Lloyd Brown.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Joe Zapustas and cash to Toledo (American Association) for George DeTore.
The Chicago White Sox traded Charlie English and Chad Kimsey to Montreal (International) for John Pomorski.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded a player to be named later, Jack Warner and cash to St Paul (American Association) for a player to be named later and Marty Hopkins. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Otto Bluege (January 6, 1934) to St Paul (American Association) to complete the trade.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Johnny Hodapp from the Boston Red Sox.
Baltimore (International) purchased Tom Oliver from the Boston Red Sox.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Harry McCurdy from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Clise Dudley.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Val Picinich.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Gowell Claset, Tony Freitas and cash to St Paul (American Association) for Rip Radcliff.
The Chicago Cubs released Zack Taylor.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Prince Oana from Portland (PCL).
The New York Giants traded Glenn Spencer to the Cincinnati Reds for George Grantham.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Jimmie Wilson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Spud Davis and Eddie Delker.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Adam Comorosky and Tony Piet to the Cincinnati Reds for Red Lucas and Wally Roettger.
The Chicago Cubs traded Harvey Hendrick, Ted Kleinhans, Mark Koenig and $65,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chuck Klein.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Gordon Slade off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Dick Barrett sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to Jersey City (International) in an unknown transaction.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Art Herring from the Detroit Tigers.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Joe Shaute from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The New York Giants traded Gil English and cash to Portland (PCL) for Joe Bowman.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Merv Shea from the St. Louis Browns.
The Boston Red Sox traded Bob Kline, Rabbit Warstler and $125,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics for Max Bishop, Lefty Grove and Rube Walberg.
The Detroit Tigers traded Johnny Pasek and $100,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics for Mickey Cochrane.
The Chicago White Sox traded Charlie Berry and $20,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics for George Earnshaw and Johnny Pasek.
The St. Louis Browns released Muddy Ruel.
The Boston Red Sox traded Ivy Andrews, Smead Jolley and cash to the St. Louis Browns for Carl Reynolds.
The St. Louis Browns purchased George Puccinelli from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The St. Louis Browns traded Wally Hebert, Smead Jolley and Jim Levey to Hollywood (PCL) for Alan Strange.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Frank Grube from the Chicago White Sox.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Ray Pepper from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Washington Senators traded Goose Goslin to the Detroit Tigers for John Stone.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Mark Koenig to the Cincinnati Reds for Otto Bluege and Irv Jeffries.
The Chicago Cubs signed Phil Cavarretta as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Braves signed Elbie Fletcher as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Tommy Henrich as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Max Lanier as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Braves signed Hiker Moran as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bob Muncrief as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Buddy Rosar as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Charley Suche as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Birdie Tebbetts as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Roy Weatherly as an amateur free agent.
Jersey City (International) released Dick Barrett.
The New York Yankees released Herb Pennock.
The New York Yankees released Joe Sewell.
The Washington Senators released Sam Rice.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Syl Johnson and Bob O'Farrell to the Cincinnati Reds for Glenn Spencer.
Kansas City (American Association) purchased Curt Fullerton from the Boston Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox signed Herb Pennock as a free agent.
Kansas City (American Association) purchased Wilcy Moore from the New York Yankees.
Milwaukee (American Association) purchased Garland Braxton from the St. Louis Browns.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Marty McManus as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Ethan Allen from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Buffalo (International) purchased Jake Flowers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Dazzy Vance off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Flint Rhem from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Boston Braves signed Dick Barrett as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Sam Rice as a free agent.
The Boston Braves selected Steve Swetonic off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Bill McAfee from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jack Berly from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Glenn Wright.
The Chicago White Sox released Red Faber.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Don Brennan from the New York Yankees.
The Chicago White Sox signed Muddy Ruel as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Frenchy Bordagaray from Sacramento (PCL) for $15,000.
Minneapolis (American Association) purchased Ray Starr from the Boston Braves.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Jake Flowers from Buffalo (International).
The St. Louis Cardinals traded George Watkins to the New York Giants for Kiddo Davis.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Ivey Shiver from the Detroit Tigers.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded George DeTore and Rip Radcliff to Louisville (American Association) for Hank Erickson. Hank Erickson returned to original team on April, 1934.
The Boston Braves returned Steve Swetonic to the Pittsburgh Pirates following previous waiver selection.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded to Louisville (American Association) for . Hank Erickson returned to original team on April, 1934. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
