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1936 Major League Baseball Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
The Chicago White Sox released Jocko Conlan.
The Chicago White Sox released Sam Jones.
The New York Giants purchased Dick Coffman from the St. Louis Browns.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jim Bivin to Baltimore (International) for Bill Atwood.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Earl Grace and Claude Passeau to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Todd.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Bobby Doerr from Hollywood (PCL) for $75,000.
George McQuinn sent from the New York Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
The St. Louis Browns traded Fay Thomas to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Meola.
Shanty Hogan sent from the Cleveland Indians to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.
The New York Giants traded Roy Parmelee, Phil Weintraub and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Burgess Whitehead.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Bob O'Farrell.
The Boston Red Sox traded George Savino (minors), Gordon Rhodes and $150,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics for Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Al Simmons from the Chicago White Sox for $75,000.
The New York Yankees traded Johnny Allen to the Cleveland Indians for Monte Pearson and Steve Sundra.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Ray Benge, Tony Cuccinello, Al Lopez and Bobby Reis to the Boston Braves for Ed Brandt and Randy Moore.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Flint Rhem from the Boston Braves.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Tommy Thevenow from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Johnny Vander Meer from the Boston Braves.
The New York Giants signed Firpo Marberry as a free agent.
The Washington Senators traded Heinie Manush to the Boston Red Sox for Roy Johnson and Carl Reynolds.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Blondy Ryan from the New York Yankees.
The Brooklyn Dodgers obtained Ace Adams from Jeanerette (Evangeline) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Boston Red Sox signed Al Brazle as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Al Epperly as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Bob Feller as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Tom Ferrick as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Ben Geraghty as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Al Gettel as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Joe Gordon as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Randy Gumpert as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Bert Haas as an amateur free agent.
Ken Heintzelman sent from the Boston Bees to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Johnny Hopp as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Billy Johnson as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds obtained Eddie Joost from Mission (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The St. Louis Browns signed Jack Kramer as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Johnny Lindell as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs obtained Hank Majeski from Eau Claire (Northern) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Marty Marion as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Phil Masi as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Barney McCosky as an amateur free agent.
Clyde McCullough sent from Lafayette (Evangeline) to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Bill Nicholson as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Johnny Sain as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Ken Silvestri as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Emil Verban as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Ted Williams as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Tommy Thomas from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Boston Red Sox traded Hank Johnson, Al Niemiec and $75,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics for Doc Cramer and Eric McNair.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Les Mallon from the Boston Bees.
The Chicago Cubs released Freddie Lindstrom.
The Boston Bees purchased Jim McCloskey from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Freddie Lindstrom as a free agent.
The Washington Senators traded Bump Hadley and Roy Johnson to the New York Yankees for Jimmie DeShong and Jesse Hill.
The Cleveland Indians selected George Blaeholder off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Boston Bees purchased Tiny Chaplin from the New York Giants.
The St. Louis Browns selected Roy Mahaffey off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Billy Sullivan from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Fred Schulte off waivers from the Washington Senators for $8,000.
Russ Bauers of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Johnny Babich and Gene Moore to the Boston Bees for Fred Frankhouse.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Buzz Boyle, Johnny McCarthy and $40,000 to the New York Yankees for Buddy Hassett.
The New York Giants purchased Sam Leslie from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Russ Bauers as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim Bottomley to the St. Louis Browns for Johnny Burnett.
The Washington Senators purchased Wally Millies from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Buster Mills sent from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
The Brooklyn Dodgers returned Vince Sherlock to Indianapolis (American Association) as part of a conditional deal.
The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Wayne Osborne to the Boston Bees as part of a conditional deal.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Clint Brown from the Cleveland Indians.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Tom Zachary.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tom Zachary as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The St. Louis Browns traded Jack Burns to the Detroit Tigers for Chief Hogsett.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Mickey Haslin to the Boston Bees for Pinky Whitney.
Montreal (International) purchased Hank Johnson from the Philadelphia Athletics.
Indianapolis (American Association) purchased Dick Siebert from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Baltimore (International) purchased Les Powers from the New York Yankees for $15,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The New York Yankees signed Buddy Blair as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Chicago White Sox selected Dixie Walker off waivers from the New York Yankees.
The St. Louis Browns traded Sugar Cain to the Chicago White Sox for Les Tietje.
The New York Giants released Charlie English.
The New York Giants released Firpo Marberry.
Ken Weafer sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Bees in an unknown transaction.
The Washington Senators signed Firpo Marberry as a free agent.
The New York Giants traded Joe Martin to Baltimore (International) for Eddie Mayo.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Mike Meola from the St. Louis Browns.
The Philadelphia Phillies released George Watkins.
The Boston Bees released Jim McCloskey.
Wayne Osborne sent from the Boston Bees to Mission (PCL) in an unknown transaction.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed George Watkins as a free agent.
The New York Giants purchased Roy Spencer from Baltimore (International).
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Ethan Allen and Curt Davis to the Chicago Cubs for Chuck Klein and Fabian Kowalik.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Johnny Vergez from the Philadelphia Phillies.
George McQuinn sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Tony Freitas from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Bill Hallahan from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Larry Rosenthal from the Boston Bees.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Johnny Welch off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
The Washington Senators released Firpo Marberry.
The Boston Bees signed Andy Pilney as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators traded Jack Russell to the Boston Red Sox for Joe Cascarella.
The Boston Bees signed Gene Ford as a free agent.
The Washington Senators traded Jake Powell to the New York Yankees for Ben Chapman.
The Boston Bees signed Swede Larsen as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Bees signed Roy Weir as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Flint Rhem from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Boston Bees signed Amby Murray as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators selected Bill Dietrich off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Boston Bees traded Joe Mowry and a player to be named to St Paul (American Association) for Lou Fette.
The Boston Bees selected Rabbit Warstler off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The St. Louis Browns signed Harry Kimberlin as a free agent.
Indianapolis (American Association) purchased Danny Taylor from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded George Earnshaw to the St. Louis Cardinals for . The St. Louis Cardinals sent Eddie Morgan (October 1, 1936) to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete the trade.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Guy Bush.
The Chicago White Sox selected Bill Dietrich off waivers from the Washington Senators.
The Boston Bees signed Guy Bush as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Ray Benge off waivers from the Boston Bees.
The New York Giants purchased Cliff Melton from Baltimore (International).
The Chicago White Sox purchased Bill Shores from Kansas City (American Association).
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Hod Lisenbee as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Pete Naktenis. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Jack Radtke from Dayton (Mid-Atlantic).
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Tom Winsett to the Brooklyn Dodgers for . The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Frenchy Bordagaray (December 3, 1936), Dutch Leonard (December 3, 1936) and Jimmy Jordan (December 3, 1936) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Jack Rothrock from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Phil Weintraub from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Emmett Nelson sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Bill Walker to the Cincinnati Reds for Si Johnson.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Herb Harris.
The Boston Bees purchased Beauty McGowan from Buffalo (International).
The St. Louis Browns purchased Sig Jakucki from Galveston (Texas).
Montreal (International) traded Bob Seeds to the New York Yankees for . The New York Yankees sent Marv Duke (minors) (November 30, 1936) and Norm Kies (minors) (November 30, 1936) to Montreal (International) to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox returned George Myatt to San Diego (PCL) following previous purchase.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Fred Tauby from the Chicago White Sox.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Flint Rhem.
The New York Giants purchased Johnny McCarthy from the New York Yankees for $40,000.
Dick Culler sent from Concord (Carolina) to the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Joe Heving from the Detroit Tigers.
The Boston Bees selected Fabian Kowalik off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Boston Bees purchased Vic Frazier from the Chicago White Sox.
The New York Yankees purchased Les Powers from Baltimore (International).
The Boston Bees traded player to be named to Indianapolis (American Association) for Jim Turner.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Archie McKain from the Cleveland Indians.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Carl Fischer from Buffalo (International).
The Detroit Tigers traded players to be named later and cash and 3 players to be named to Indianapolis (American Association) for players to be named later, Bob Logan and Dizzy Trout. The Detroit Tigers sent Red Phillips (December 2, 1936) and Salty Parker (December 2, 1936) to Indianapolis (American Association) to complete the trade.
The St. Louis Browns traded a player to be named later and cash to Toledo (American Association) for a player to be named later and Harry Davis. The St. Louis Browns sent Ed Coleman (March 30, 1937) to Toledo (American Association) to complete the trade.
The Boston Bees signed Stan Andrews as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Heinie Manush.
The Boston Red Sox released Bing Miller.
The Boston Bees signed Ira Hutchinson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Dick Barrett from Seattle (PCL) in the 1936 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Earle Brucker from Portland (PCL) in the 1936 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Bill Cissell from Baltimore (International) in the 1936 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Bees drafted Debs Garms from the St. Louis Browns in the 1936 rule 5 draft.
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Luke Hamlin from the Cleveland Indians in the 1936 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Wayne LaMaster from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1936 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Nig Lipscomb from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1936 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dick Siebert from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1936 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Whit Wyatt from the Chicago White Sox in the 1936 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Paul Gehrman as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Ripper Collins and Roy Parmelee to the Chicago Cubs for Lon Warneke.
Baltimore (International) purchased Al Niemiec from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The New York Yankees drafted Charlie English from Fort Worth (Texas) in the 1936 minor league draft.
The Washington Senators sent Bobby Burke to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Tony Malinosky from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Lee Handley of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Johnny Peacock of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
The Chicago Cubs traded Joe Vitter (minors), Johnny Gill, Gene Lillard and cash and a player to be named to San Francisco (PCL) for Joe Marty.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Ray Benge from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Ethan Allen from the Chicago Cubs.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Spud Davis from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Gene Desautels from San Diego (PCL).
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Lee Handley as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Johnny Peacock as a free agent.
Buffalo (International) purchased Ray Pepper from the St. Louis Browns.
The Boston Bees traded Tiny Chaplin, Tommy Thompson and cash to San Diego (PCL) for Vince DiMaggio.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ralph Birkofer and Cookie Lavagetto to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Ed Brandt.
The New York Giants traded Eddie Mayo to the Boston Bees for Mickey Haslin.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Johnny Welch from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Chicago Cubs traded Woody English and Roy Henshaw to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Lonny Frey.
The New York Giants released Mark Koenig.
The New York Giants traded George Scharein and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lou Chiozza.
The New York Yankees purchased Jim Gleeson from the Cleveland Indians.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Heinie Manush as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Pinky Higgins to the Boston Red Sox for Billy Werber.
As part of a 3-team trade: The Washington Senators sent Earl Whitehill to the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago White Sox sent Jack Salveson to the Washington Senators. The Cleveland Indians sent Thornton Lee to the Chicago White Sox.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Hod Lisenbee.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Charlie Moss.
The New York Yankees purchased Lee Stine from the Cincinnati Reds.
The St. Louis Browns signed Johnny Berardino as an amateur free agent.
Harry Brecheen sent from Galveston (Texas) to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
Paul Campbell sent from Danville (Bi-State) to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Dick Culler.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Murry Dickson as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals obtained Blix Donnelly from Duluth (Northern) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Pittsburgh Pirates obtained Bob Elliott from Savannah (South Atlantic) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Washington Senators signed Al Evans as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed George Gick as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Mike Guerra as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Frankie Gustine as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Joe Haynes as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Tommy Holmes as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Charlie Keller as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians obtained Ken Keltner from Milwaukee (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Chicago White Sox signed Bob Kennedy as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ed Klieman as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Stan Klopp as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Eddie Lake as an amateur free agent.
Atlanta (Southern Association) purchased Dutch Leonard from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Washington Senators signed Mickey Livingston as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Peanuts Lowrey as an amateur free agent.
Buster Mills sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Bees in an unknown transaction.
The Detroit Tigers signed Pat Mullin as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Red Munger as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Danny Murtaugh as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Frank Papish from Rock Island (Western).
The New York Yankees signed Jerry Priddy as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ken Raffensberger as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Pete Reiser as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Phil Rizzuto as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Hank Sauer as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Lou Stringer as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees obtained Bob Swift from Augusta (South Atlantic) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Detroit Tigers returned Bob Swift to Augusta (South Atlantic) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
The Washington Senators signed Mickey Vernon as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Harry Walker as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Early Wynn as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Johnny Wyrostek as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox returned Al Epperly to Eau Claire (Northern) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
The Chicago Cubs obtained Al Epperly from Eau Claire (Northern) as part of a minor league working agreement.
Baltimore (International) purchased George Puccinelli from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The New York Giants released Travis Jackson.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Chuck Sheerin.
The New York Giants purchased Tommy Thevenow from the Cincinnati Reds.
The St. Louis Browns traded Roy Mahaffey and cash to Seattle (PCL) for Lou Koupal.
The St. Louis Browns traded Ivy Andrews, Lyn Lary and Moose Solters to the Cleveland Indians for Oral Hildebrand, Bill Knickerbocker and Joe Vosmik.
The St. Louis Browns signed Sheriff Blake as a free agent.
The New York Giants purchased Chile Gomez from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The New York Giants purchased Ed Madjeski from the New York Yankees.
The New York Giants purchased Ben Cantwell from the Boston Bees.
The Boston Bees purchased Hal Lee from Jersey City (International).
The Washington Senators traded Red Kress, Carl Reynolds and cash to Minneapolis (American Association) for Jimmy Wasdell.
The Detroit Tigers released Alvin Crowder.
The Brooklyn Dodgers obtained Gibby Brack from Louisville (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The New York Yankees purchased Babe Dahlgren from the Boston Red Sox.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released George Watkins.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Freddie Lindstrom.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Dick Siebert from the Chicago Cubs.
The Boston Red Sox released Jack Russell.
The Cincinnati Reds returned Dick Barrett (earlier draft pick) to Seattle (PCL). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
