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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1939/1941)
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
December 4, 1939
Sold Gibby Brack to the Chicago White Sox.
December 5, 1939
Bud Bates selected by the Boston Bees off waivers.
December 17, 1939
Released Pinky Whitney.
1940
Dixie Howell received from the Dover Beach (Eastern Shore) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Danny Litwhiler as a free agent.
Signed Earl Rapp as an amateur free agent.
Harry Walker sent to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
January 22, 1940
Ray Harrell selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.
February 24, 1940
Traded Jim Shilling and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Ed Levy. Ed Levy returned to original teams on April 27, 1940.
Le Grant Scott assigned from roster onto the Cincinnati Reds.
March, 1940
Signed Dale Jones as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
March 20, 1940
Purchased Lloyd Brown from the Chicago White Sox.
March 26, 1940
Signed Chuck Klein as a free agent.
April 2, 1940 (Standings)
Sold Jack Bolling to the St. Louis Cardinals.
April 14, 1940 (Standings)
Purchased Ted Olson from the Boston Red Sox.
April 27, 1940 (Standings)
Traded Jim Shilling and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Ed Levy. Ed Levy returned to original teams on April 27, 1940.
April 28, 1940 (Standings)
Sold Roy Hughes to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Purchased Art Mahan from the Boston Red Sox.
May, 1940 (Standings)
Gene Bearden sent to the Miami Beach (Florida East Coast) in an unknown transaction.
May 3, 1940 (Standings)
Sold George Scharein to the New York Yankees.
May 14, 1940 (Standings)
Released Gus Suhr.
May 15, 1940 (Standings)
Signed Wally Berger as a free agent.
May 21, 1940 (Standings)
Signed Cy Blanton as a free agent.
June 15, 1940 (Standings)
Traded Morrie Arnovich to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Johnny Rizzo.
July 5, 1940 (Standings)
Released Wally Berger.
September 5, 1940 (Standings)
Sent Skeeter Newsome to the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.
October 1, 1940 (Standings)
Red Howell drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1940 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Rube Melton from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940 rule 5 draft.
November 11, 1940
Traded Kirby Higbe to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Vito Tamulis, Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston, and $100,000.
December, 1940
Sold Bubba Floyd to the Dallas (Texas).
1941
Earl Rapp sent to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.
January 4, 1941
Sold Ham Schulte to the Hollywood (PCL).
February 4, 1941
Sold Art Mahan to the Little Rock (Southern Association).
February 8, 1941
Released Syl Johnson.
February 28, 1941
Purchased Bob Seeds from the New York Giants.
March 29, 1941
Purchased Bill Nagel from the Philadelphia Athletics.
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