1942 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 11, 1941

  Purchased Roy Hughes from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• December 2, 1941

  Bob Garbark player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• December 3, 1941

  Traded Hank Leiber to the New York Giants. Received Bob Bowman.

• December 22, 1941

  Purchased Bill Fleming from the Boston Red Sox.

• December 23, 1941

  Johnny Hudson player rights sold to Milwaukee (American Association).

• Before 1942 Season

  Signed Cliff Chambers as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Fred Marsh as an amateur free agent.

• May 13, 1942

  Babe Dahlgren player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns for $10,000.

• May 18, 1942

  The St. Louis Browns returned Babe Dahlgren following previous purchase.

• May 19, 1942

  Babe Dahlgren player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers for $10,000.

• May 21, 1942

  Ed Heusser player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• June 1, 1942

  Selected Jimmie Foxx off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• July 8, 1942

  Purchased Lon Warneke from the St. Louis Cardinals for $7,500.

• July 22, 1942

  Selected Dick Errickson off waivers from the Boston Braves.

• September 22, 1942

  Roy Partee player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• September 29, 1942

  Hal Peck player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• September 30, 1942

  Jesse Flores player rights sold to the Philadelphia Athletics.

• November 2, 1942

  Drafted Dick Barrett from Seattle (PCL) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Eddie Mayo drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted George Washburn from the New York Yankees in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

• November 14, 1942

  Purchased Ival Goodman from the Cincinnati Reds.

• November 17, 1942

  Purchased Bennie Warren from the Philadelphia Phils.

• Before 1943 Season

  Signed Dick Aylward as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Ray Hamrick from Nashville (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Jim Delsing received from Green Bay (Wisconsin State) in an unknown transaction.

• January 2, 1943

  Dick Errickson player rights sold to Los Angeles (Pacific Coast).

• January 27, 1943

  Purchased Paul Derringer from the Cincinnati Reds.

• March 19, 1943

  Traded Vallie Eaves to Minneapolis (American Association). Received Stu Martin. Ival Goodman refused to report to his new team.