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1943 Major League Baseball Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Ed Albosta from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dick Barrett from Seattle (PCL) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Herb Bremer from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Charlie Brewster from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Dick Culler from St Paul (American Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Tony Giuliani from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Wally Hebert from San Diego (PCL) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Ralph Hodgin from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Eli Hodkey from the Boston Red Sox in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Don Lang from the New York Yankees in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Eddie Mayo from the Chicago Cubs in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Jim Mertz from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Steve Mesner from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Dee Moore from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Washington Senators drafted George Myatt from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Nels Potter from the Boston Red Sox in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Woody Rich from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jack Salveson from Oakland (PCL) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Joe Schultz from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Bill Swift from St Paul (American Association) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted George Washburn from the New York Yankees in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Johnny Welaj from the Detroit Tigers in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Hal Epps from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1942 minor league draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Roy Zimmerman from Greenville (South Atlantic) in the 1942 minor league draft.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Ival Goodman from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Bennie Warren from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Washington Senators released Ossie Bluege.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jerry Staley from Boise (Pioneer) in the 1942 minor league draft.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Nate Andrews, Eddie Joost and $25,000 to the Boston Braves for Eddie Miller.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Bill Knickerbocker.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Mike Kreevich.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Eric McNair.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Larry Eschen.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Johnny Allen and $30,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rube Melton.
The New York Yankees traded Roy Cullenbine and Buddy Rosar to the Cleveland Indians for Oscar Grimes and Roy Weatherly.
The New York Yankees signed Bob Addis as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Dick Aylward as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Rex Barney as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Vern Benson as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Johnny Bero as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Yogi Berra as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Ralph Branca as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Johnny Bucha as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Bob Cain as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dick Cole as an amateur free agent.
Jim Delsing sent from Green Bay (Wisconsin State) to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Billy DeMars as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays signed Del Ennis as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed George Estock as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Freddie Fitzsimmons as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Howie Fox as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Herb Gorman as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Andy Hansen as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bubba Harris as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Ray Hayworth as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Frank Hiller as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Gil Hodges as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Dick Hoover as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Cal Howe.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bill Howerton as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Nippy Jones as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Bill Knickerbocker as a free agent.
The St. Louis Browns signed Mike Kreevich as a free agent.
The New York Giants signed Whitey Lockman as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Sherm Lollar as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Jack Maguire as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox returned Morrie Martin to St Paul (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Gene Mauch as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Cass Michaels as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Pete Milne as an amateur free agent.
Les Moss sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.
The New York Yankees signed Jack Phillips as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Johnny Pramesa as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Carl Scheib as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Duke Snider as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed George Strickland as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jim Suchecki as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox returned Harry Taylor to St Paul (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
The Boston Red Sox signed Don Thompson as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Bob Usher as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jim Wilson as an amateur free agent.
Eddie Yuhas sent from the New York Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Frank Demaree from the Boston Braves.
The Boston Braves released Johnny Cooney.
The Boston Braves released Paul Waner.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Johnny Cooney as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Paul Waner as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Al Gettel, Ed Levy and $10,000 to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for Nick Etten. Al Gettel and Ed Levy returned to original team on March 26, 1943. The New York Yankees sent Tom Padden (March 26, 1943) and Al Gerheauser (March 26, 1943) to the Philadelphia Blue Jays to complete the trade.
The Boston Braves purchased Lefty Gomez from the New York Yankees.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Paul Derringer from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Washington Senators traded Bill Zuber and cash to the New York Yankees for Milo Candini and Jerry Priddy.
The Brooklyn Dodgers selected Steve Mesner off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
Previous waiver selection of Steve Mesner by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds voided and player returned.
Al Simmons sent from ??? to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.
The Washington Senators traded Ray Hoffman and cash to Minneapolis (American Association) for Mickey Haefner.
San Francisco (PCL) purchased Catfish Metkovich from the Boston Braves for $5,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Philadelphia Blue Jays traded Al Glossop and Lloyd Waner to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Babe Dahlgren.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Dixie Howell from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Washington Senators traded Bobby Estalella and cash to the Philadelphia Athletics for Bob Johnson.
The Boston Braves signed Ben Geraghty as a free agent.
The Boston Braves purchased Allyn Stout from Elmira (Eastern).
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Jack Kraus and cash to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for Bobby Bragan.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays purchased Schoolboy Rowe from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Boston Braves signed Kerby Farrell as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays traded to the New York Yankees for . Al Gettel and Ed Levy returned to original team on March 26, 1943. The New York Yankees sent Tom Padden (March 26, 1943) and Al Gerheauser (March 26, 1943) to the Philadelphia Blue Jays to complete the trade.
The New York Yankees traded to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for . Al Gettel and Ed Levy returned to original team on March 26, 1943. The New York Yankees sent Tom Padden (March 26, 1943) and Al Gerheauser (March 26, 1943) to the Philadelphia Blue Jays to complete the trade.
The Boston Braves purchased Butch Nieman from the Philadelphia Athletics.
Atlanta (Southern Association) sent Tommy O'Brien to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Dave Odom.
The Boston Braves signed Dave Odom as a free agent.
The Boston Braves signed Sam Gentile as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Johnny Allen from the Philadelphia Blue Jays.
The New York Giants released Jumbo Brown.
The New York Giants traded Hugh Poland and Connie Ryan to the Boston Braves for Ernie Lombardi.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays purchased Jimmy Wasdell from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The New York Yankees released Bill Knickerbocker.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays selected Manny Salvo off waivers from the Boston Braves.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays released George Hennessey.
The Boston Braves released Connie Creeden.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Hal Peck from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays returned Manny Salvo to the Boston Braves following previous waiver selection.
The Boston Braves released Lefty Gomez.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Ray Hayworth.
The Washington Senators purchased Alex Kampouris from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays purchased Newt Kimball from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The St. Louis Browns released Luke Sewell.
The Washington Senators signed Lefty Gomez as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Buster Adams, Dain Clay and Coaker Triplett to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for Danny Litwhiler and Earl Naylor.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Charlie Brewster to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for Dain Clay.
The Boston Braves signed Roy Talcott as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics released John Burrows.
The Chicago Cubs signed John Burrows as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Don Heffner from the St. Louis Browns.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Dutch Dietz to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for Johnny Podgajny.
The Boston Braves signed Ray Martin as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays purchased Dick Barrett from the Chicago Cubs.
The Boston Braves signed Danny MacFayden as a free agent.
The Boston Braves released Roy Talcott.
The Boston Red Sox traded Dee Miles and cash to San Francisco (PCL) for Catfish Metkovich.
The New York Giants purchased Joe Medwick from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Cleveland Indians released Frank Doljack.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Freddie Fitzsimmons. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Washington Senators released Lefty Gomez.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Bobo Newsom to the St. Louis Browns for Archie McKain and Fritz Ostermueller.
The Boston Braves released Tony Cuccinello.
The Chicago White Sox signed Tony Cuccinello as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The New York Giants traded Bill Lohrman, Joe Orengo and Bill Sayles to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Johnny Allen and Dolph Camilli.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays traded Mickey Livingston to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Lee.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Jimmy Grant from the Chicago White Sox.
The Cleveland Indians released George Susce.
The Washington Senators traded Ellis Clary, Ox Miller and cash to the St. Louis Browns for Harlond Clift and Johnny Niggeling.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Al Milnar from the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago Cubs released Al Todd.
The Washington Senators purchased Bobo Newsom from the St. Louis Browns.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays purchased Andy Seminick from Knoxville (Southern Association).
The Chicago Cubs traded Ken Raffensberger and Rip Russell to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for Dick Conger and Andy Karl. Andy Karl refused to report to his new team on April 1, 1944.
The Boston Braves purchased Stew Hofferth from Indianapolis (American Association).
Milwaukee (American Association) traded Grey Clarke to the Chicago White Sox for . The Chicago White Sox sent Bill Nagel (October 1, 1943), Dick Culler (October 28, 1943) and Bill Swift (October 28, 1943) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased George Kell from Lancaster (Interstate). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Tony Criscola from the St. Louis Browns.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Johnny Dickshot from Hollywood (PCL).
The Chicago Cubs selected Al Glossop off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Eddie Mayo from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Johnny Podgajny, Johnny Wyrostek and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Preacher Roe.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Buck Fausett from Little Rock (Southern Association).
The Boston Braves purchased Damon Phillips from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Don Heffner and Bob Swift to the Detroit Tigers for Rip Radcliff.
The Boston Red Sox released Al Simmons.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Eddie Carnett from Seattle (PCL) in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Gil English from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Al Epperly from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Clem Hausmann from the New York Yankees in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The New York Giants drafted George Hausmann from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Hank Helf from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Braves drafted Ira Hutchinson from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays drafted Charlie Letchas from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The New York Giants drafted Hal Luby from Oakland (PCL) in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Eddie Mayo from the Boston Red Sox in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Joe Orengo from St Paul (American Association) in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The New York Giants drafted Ewald Pyle from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays drafted Charley Schanz from San Diego (PCL) in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The New York Giants drafted Phil Weintraub from the St. Louis Browns in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Braves drafted Max Macon from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Glenn Gardner from Nashville (Southern Association) in the 1943 minor league draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Alex Mustaikis from the Philadelphia Blue Jays in the 1943 minor league draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Nick Polly from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1943 minor league draft.
The New York Giants drafted Bruce Sloan from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1943 minor league draft.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Hal Trosky from the Cleveland Indians.
The Washington Senators purchased Joe Kuhel from the Chicago White Sox.
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Joe Berry from the Chicago Cubs.
The New York Giants released Carl Hubbell.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Bob Johnson from the Washington Senators.
Oakland (PCL) traded Bill Rigney to the New York Giants for Dolph Camilli.
The Washington Senators traded Bobo Newsom to the Philadelphia Athletics for Roger Wolff.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Babe Phelps and cash to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for Babe Dahlgren.
The Washington Senators signed Luis Aloma as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jack Banta as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ed Blake as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Browns signed Leon Brinkopf as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Tommy Brown as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Smoky Burgess as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays signed Putsy Caballero as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Frank Campos as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Don Carlsen as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Gil Coan as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays signed Jack Crimian as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Charlie Cuellar as a free agent.
George Estock sent from the Boston Red Sox to the Philadelphia Blue Jays in an unknown transaction.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jack Faszholz as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Art Fowler as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Nellie Fox as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Browns signed Owen Friend as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Browns signed Ned Garver as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Ginsberg as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jim Greengrass as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bob Habenicht as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays signed Granny Hamner as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Buddy Hicks as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Bobby Hofman as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Browns signed Hal Hudson as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Don Johnson as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants obtained Monte Kennedy from Richmond (Piedmont) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The St. Louis Browns obtained Ellis Kinder from Memphis (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Clyde King as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Johnny Klippstein as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Alex Konikowski as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kurt Krieger as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Clem Labine as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Steve Lembo as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers obtained Morrie Martin from St Paul (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Chicago Cubs signed Carmen Mauro as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Cal McLish as an amateur free agent.
Russ Meyer sent from the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
The Detroit Tigers signed Ed Mierkowicz as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Larry Miggins as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Eddie Miksis as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Bobby Morgan as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Don Mueller as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Nuxhall as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Jim Pearce as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kent Peterson as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Mario Picone as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Saul Rogovin as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays signed Barney Schultz as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed George Shuba as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed George Susce as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Ben Taylor as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers obtained Harry Taylor from St Paul (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The New York Yankees signed Tom Upton as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kermit Wahl as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Rube Walker as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Preston Ward as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Eddie Yost as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Roy Smalley as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Blue Jays signed Jesse Levan as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Danny Gardella as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Frank Demaree. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The St. Louis Browns traded Frankie Hayes to the Philadelphia Athletics for Barney Lutz (minors) and Sam Zoldak.
The Boston Braves signed Steve Shemo as a free agent.
The Washington Senators traded Tony Giuliani and cash to the St. Louis Browns for Rick Ferrell. Tony Giuliani refused to report to his new team. The Washington Senators sent Gene Moore (March 1, 1944) to the St. Louis Browns to complete the trade.
The St. Louis Browns traded Tony Giuliani to the Washington Senators for . Tony Giuliani refused to report to his new team. The Washington Senators sent Gene Moore (March 1, 1944) to the St. Louis Browns to complete the trade.
The Washington Senators traded Gene Moore to the St. Louis Browns for . Tony Giuliani refused to report to his new team. The Washington Senators sent Gene Moore (March 1, 1944) to the St. Louis Browns to complete the trade.
The Boston Braves signed Warren Huston as a free agent.
The St. Louis Browns signed Frank Demaree as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Chicago Cubs traded to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for . Andy Karl refused to report to his new team on April 1, 1944. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Boston Braves released Danny MacFayden.
