1942 Brooklyn Dodgers

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1941 / 1943

104-50, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Leo Durocher (104-50)
Scored 742 runs, Allowed 512 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 102-52

Ballparks: Ebbets Field · Attendance: 1,037,765 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 98

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Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 4, 1941

Traded Tony Giuliani and Van Mungo to Minneapolis (American Association). Received Joe Hatten.

December 9, 1941

Purchased Heinie Mueller from the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 10, 1941

Sold Mace Brown to the Boston Red Sox.

Purchased Johnny Rizzo from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Traded Jack Bergman (minors), Kemp Wicker and $7,500 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Don Padgett.

December 12, 1941

Traded Pete Coscarart, Luke Hamlin, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Arky Vaughan.

1942

Signed Cal Abrams as an amateur free agent.

Purchased Ferrell Anderson from the New York Yankees.

Signed Monty Basgall as an amateur free agent.

Signed Paul Burris as an amateur free agent.

Moe Burtschy sent to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

Signed Turk Lown as an amateur free agent.

Signed Steve Nagy as an amateur free agent.

Returned Andy Seminick to Elizabethton (Appalachian) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Signed Leo Thomas as an amateur free agent.

Signed Dick Whitman as an amateur free agent.

Released George Kell.

February 24, 1942

Purchased Gene Moore from the New York Yankees.

March 13, 1942

Purchased Billy Sullivan from the Detroit Tigers.

March 23, 1942

Purchased Frenchy Bordagaray from the New York Yankees.

April 30, 1942 (Standings)

Purchased Schoolboy Rowe from the Detroit Tigers.

May 19, 1942 (Standings)

Purchased Babe Dahlgren from the Chicago Cubs.

May 24, 1942 (Standings)

Released Freddie Fitzsimmons.

August 30, 1942 (Standings)

Purchased Bobo Newsom from the Washington Senators for $25,000.

August 31, 1942 (Standings)

Sold Gene Moore to the Washington Senators.

September 29, 1942 (Standings)

Purchased Hal Peck from the Chicago Cubs.

October 1, 1942 (Standings)

Purchased Luis Olmo from Richmond (Piedmont).

November 2, 1942

Ed Albosta drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Dee Moore from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

December 12, 1942

Traded Johnny Allen and $30,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Rube Melton.

1943

Signed Rex Barney as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ralph Branca as an amateur free agent.

Signed Billy DeMars as an amateur free agent.

Signed Freddie Fitzsimmons as a free agent.

Signed Herb Gorman as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ray Hayworth as a free agent.

Signed Gil Hodges as an amateur free agent.

Signed Gene Mauch as an amateur free agent.

Signed Duke Snider as an amateur free agent.

Signed George Strickland as an amateur free agent.

January 21, 1943

Signed Johnny Cooney as a free agent.

Signed Paul Waner as a free agent.

February 1, 1943

Selected Steve Mesner off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

February 2, 1943

Previous waiver selection of Steve Mesner from the Cincinnati Reds voided and player returned.

March 9, 1943

Traded Babe Dahlgren to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Al Glossop and Lloyd Waner.

Selected Roberto Ortiz off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 24, 1943

Traded Jack Kraus, Schoolboy Rowe and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bobby Bragan.

1941 / 1943 Trades and Transactions