MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1936
Wednesday 2/1/1936 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Logan Drake has been signed to a contract of $3,330,001 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/2/1936 :
Boston (A): Free agent RF Heinie Manush has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Ed Walsh has been signed to a contract of $8,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Pea ridge Day has been signed to a contract of $2,750,001 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent RF Johnny Watwood has been signed to a contract of $4,500,500 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 3B Freddie Maguire has been signed to a contract of $310,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/3/1936 :
Cleveland: Free agent CF Dusty Cooke has been signed to a contract of $1,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 1B Fresco Thompson has been signed to a contract of $540,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Wayne Carr has been signed to a contract of $2,100,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/4/1936 :
Chicago (N): Free agent P Connie Rector has been signed to a contract of $950,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/5/1936 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent RF Kiddo Davis has been signed to a contract of $1,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Willie Powell has been signed to a contract of $5,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Monday 2/6/1936 :
Philadelphia (A): P Steve Larkin was promoted from AAA minny moose to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): P Bill Swift was promoted from AAA minny moose to the active roster.
Boston (N): Put C Babe Phelps on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 2/7/1936 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Rudy Leopold has been signed to a contract of $2,550,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Drew Rader has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Free agent P Walter Zink has been signed to a contract of $425,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1936 :
Boston (N): Free agent P Herman Gordon has been signed to a contract of $6,635,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Lawrence Terrell has been signed to a contract of $650,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/9/1936 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Mike Kircher has been signed to a contract of $2,750,001 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/12/1936 :
Trade between Cleveland and New York (N) :
New York (N) gets :
SS Salty Parker
Cleveland gets :
CF Larry Rosenthal
Trade between New York (N) and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
SS Salty Parker
New York (N) gets :
P Red Bullock
Trade between Philadelphia (N) and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
P Wes Ferrell
Philadelphia (N) gets :
P Tex Carleton
Cleveland: Put SS Orville Riggins on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 2/13/1936 :
New York (A): Free agent 2B Abie Hood has been signed to a contract of $800,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1936 :
New York (A): Free agent 3B Sam Langford has been signed to a contract of $830,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1936 :
New York (A): Free agent P Albert Davis has been signed to a contract of $450,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/16/1936 :
New York (A): Free agent CF Harry Rice has been signed to a contract of $6,800,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Watty Clark has been signed to a contract of $6,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/17/1936 :
Brooklyn: Free agent 2B Billy Rogell has been signed to a contract of $2,350,500 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 2/18/1936 :
Trade between Philadelphia (N) and St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
P Lew Krausse
P Harry Eisenstat
Philadelphia (N) gets :
P Dizzy Dean
Philadelphia (N): P Tex Carleton was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): P Joe Vance was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
Philadelphia (N): P Bud Teachout was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
Philadelphia (N): P Bud Teachout was sent down from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to A Cape May Phillies.
Philadelphia (N): P Joe Vance was sent down from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to A Cape May Phillies.
Trade between Cleveland and St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
P Peaches Davis
Cleveland gets :
SS Johnny Hudson
Trade between Cleveland and St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
SS Johnny Hudson
Cleveland gets :
P Peaches Davis
2B Stan Sperry
Philadelphia (N): P Bill Chamberlain was put on the 60-Day DL.
New York (A): Free agent P Ralph Judd has been signed to a contract of $3,450,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/20/1936 :
New York (A): Free agent LF Lefty O'doul has been signed to a contract of $545,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1936 :
Cincinnati: Free agent C Spud Davis has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/25/1936 :
New York (A): Free agent 1B Johnny Frederick has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 3/2/1936 :
Detroit: Released P Ernie Nevers.
Saturday 4/1/1936 :
Trade between Cleveland and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
P Emil Roy
P Al Benton
Cleveland gets :
SS Eddie Joost
Cincinnati: P Emil Roy was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (A): Released P Whit Wyatt.
New York (N): Released LF Russ Scarritt.
New York (N): Released P Fred Frankhouse.
New York (N): Released P Ed Chapman.
New York (N): Released C Wally Millies.
New York (N): Released P Harry Kelley.
New York (N): Released LF Paul Easterling.
New York (N): Released P Hal Wiltse.
New York (N): Released P Fay Thomas.
New York (N): Released SS Gordon Slade.
New York (N): Released P John Milligan.
New York (N): Released P George Cox.
New York (N): Released P Marty Lang.
Philadelphia (N): P Bob Feller was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): P Al Milnar was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): 1B Buck Leonard was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): 1B Bernie James was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): 2B Mickey Haslin was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Chicago (N): Put CF Knowlington Burbage on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Pittsburgh: C Bennie Tate was assigned to AAA Wheeling Mountaineers.
St. Louis (N): P Steamboat Struss was put on the 60-Day DL.
St. Louis (N): CF Ernie Sulik was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): 2B Boze Berger was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): 1B Johnny Mize was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Sunday 4/9/1936 :
Cleveland: Put P Stuart Jones on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 4/17/1936 :
Cleveland: Put P Tom Baker on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (A): Put P Jim Weaver on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: P Emil Roy was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cincinnati: 3B Bobby Reeves was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Tuesday 4/18/1936 :
Chicago (N): CF Knowlington Burbage was assigned to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Tuesday 4/25/1936 :
Chicago (N): P Bill Cox was put on the 60-Day DL.
Chicago (N): LF Norman Stearnes was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): 2B Matt Carlisle was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): 3B Howard Easterling was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): 2B Hal Luby was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Cincinnati: CF Earl Averill was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cincinnati: LF Johnny Oulliber was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Tuesday 5/2/1936 :
Washington: Put P Syd Cohen on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: P Hal Schumacher was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: Put 2B George Scales on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cincinnati: P Clint Brown was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: LF Gene Moore was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Wednesday 5/10/1936 :
Chicago (N): Put P Wally Hebert on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Chicago (N): P Bill Lohrman was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Hilton Smith was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Boston (N): Put P Lee Grissom on the 15 Day DL.
Cleveland : John Stone has been signed to a contract extension, $2,710,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati: Released 2B George Scales.
Thursday 5/18/1936 :
Chicago (N): 3B Alec Radcliffe was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Washington: Put P Bobo Newsom on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): Put P Eugene Bremmer on the 15 Day DL.
Cleveland: Put P Wes Ferrell on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put P Percy Miller on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put CF Chick Hafey on the 60 Day DL.
Friday 5/26/1936 :
Chicago (N): P Wally Hebert was assigned to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Boston (A): Put 3B Jasper Washington on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put P Lloyd Brown on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put P Logan Drake on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): P Isaac Lane was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): P Jack Knott was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): P Lefty Bertrand was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to A Madison Cubs.
Chicago (N): P Bertrum Hunter was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): P Monty Stratton was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): P Ken Chase was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): C Joe Glenn was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Sunday 6/11/1936 :
Philadelphia (A): P Walt Masters was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): P Les Tietje was promoted from AAA minny moose to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): C Jimmie Wilson was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released C Ed Cihocki.
Philadelphia (N): C Birdie Tebbetts was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): Designated P Ed Walsh for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Designated P Leon Day for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Archie Campbell.
Philadelphia (A): Put C Chick Autry on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Released CF Mahlon Higbee.
Philadelphia (A): 2B Les Mallon was sent down from the active roster to AAA minny moose.
Philadelphia (A): Released 2B Boob Fowler.
Philadelphia (A): LF Joe Dimaggio was promoted from AAA minny moose to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): 3B Randy Reese was promoted from AAA minny moose to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): C Gene Connell was sent down from AAA minny moose to A arizona a's.
Philadelphia (A): C Cloy Mattox was sent down from AAA minny moose to A arizona a's.
Philadelphia (A): 1B Gene Corbett was sent down from AAA minny moose to AA florida bulls .
Philadelphia (A): Released 1B Mickey Heath.
Philadelphia (A): Released CF Charlie Small.
Cleveland: Put P Sol Carter on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put P Bill Knowlton on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Released LF Walter French.
Monday 6/19/1936 :
Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
P Leon Day
P Ed Walsh
Philadelphia (A) gets :
P Satchel Paige
P William Mccall
2B Sam Bankhead
SS Calvin Chapman
RF Doc Cramer
Philadelphia (A): P Les Tietje was sent down from the active roster to AAA minny moose.
Chicago (N): 3B Alec Radcliffe was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Ted Olson was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Bertrum Hunter was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Brooklyn: Put P Jack Wisner on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 6/27/1936 :
Philadelphia (A): C Chick Autry was assigned to AAA minny moose.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Bob Osborn.
Philadelphia (A): P Bill Zuber was promoted from AAA minny moose to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): C Birdie Tebbetts was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
Chicago (N): P Leon Day was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): Released C Charles O'neill.
Chicago (N): Released RF Ted Page.
Chicago (N): Released RF Lefty Atkinson.
Monday 7/3/1936 :
Boston (A): Released P Wilcy Moore... he retired.
Boston (A): Released P Lucas Turk... he retired.
Thursday 7/6/1936 :
Philadelphia (A): P William Mccall was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): P Les Tietje was promoted from AAA minny moose to the active roster.
Cleveland: Released P Bill Harris.
St. Louis (A): Put CF Joe Medwick on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh : Mike Kircher has been signed to a contract extension, $900,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh : Fred Heimach has been signed to a contract extension, $1,120,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Ernie Orsatti has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Charles Wesley has been signed to a contract extension, $5,010,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Martin Dihigo has been signed to a contract extension, $21,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland : Dolph Camilli has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Jo-jo Moore has been signed to a contract extension, $4,580,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 7/14/1936 :
Washington: Put 2B Glenn Chapman on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put P Bill Walker on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 7/22/1936 :
Philadelphia (A): P Les Tietje was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): RF Hank Leiber was promoted from AAA minny moose to the active roster.
Chicago (N): LF Norman Stearnes was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): CF Knowlington Burbage was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Bill Lohrman was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): P Ed Walsh was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): P Isaac Lane was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Charlie Wiedemeyer was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): P Dizzy Dean was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): P Jake Wade was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Sunday 7/23/1936 :
Boston (N): Released P Ed Durham.
Pittsburgh: Released P Rufus Smith.
Sunday 7/30/1936 :
Pittsburgh: Put 2B Martin Dihigo on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 8/6/1936 :
Chicago (N): LF Tetelo Vargas was put on the 60-Day DL.
Chicago (N): Released P Isaac Lane .
Chicago (N): Released P Beryl Richmond.
Boston (A): Put RF Charlie Grimm on the 15 Day DL.
New York (A): Put P Logan Hensley on the 60 Day DL.
Cleveland: Released RF Fred Tauby.
Brooklyn: Put P Leon Chagnon on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put 2B Riggs Stephenson on the 60 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put 2B Boze Berger on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit : Bill Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $2,990,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 8/14/1936 :
Pittsburgh: Put P Roy Mahaffey on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: P Clint Brown was put on the 60-Day DL.
Cincinnati: P Monte Pearson was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Tuesday 8/22/1936 :
Cleveland: Released P Haddie Gill.
Detroit: Released 1B Jim Oglesby.
St. Louis (N): Put P Bill Holland on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N) : Alec Radcliffe has been signed to a contract extension, $1,540,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N): P Jack Knott was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): P Bill Lohrman was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N) : Wilson Redus has been signed to a contract extension, $14,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Johnny Burnett has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Jimmie Wilson has been signed to a contract extension, $510,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Ripper Collins has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Dizzy Dean has been signed to a contract extension, $4,900,000 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia (N): P Jake Wade was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
Friday 9/1/1936 :
Chicago (N): P Leon Day was promoted from to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): CF Charles Smith was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): LF Norman Stearnes was put on the 15-Day DL.
New York (N): Put P Vic Keen on the 60 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Released 1B Bill Windle.
Cincinnati: Released 3B Fritz Knothe.
Cincinnati: Released P Joe Samuels.
Cincinnati: Released 2B Howie Carter.
Cincinnati: Released LF Jackie Gallagher.
Boston (N) : Frank Sigafoos has been signed to a contract extension, $5,090,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington : Luis Tiant sr has been signed to a contract extension, $360,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : Ambrose Reid has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Dixie Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $7,700,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (N) : John Dixon has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 9/8/1936 :
Boston (A): Released RF Pepper Martin.
Saturday 9/9/1936 :
Chicago (A): P Bob Poser was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Mark Filley was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Frank Bushey was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Junie Barnes was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): Put P Roy Henshaw on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (A) : Ben Chapman has been signed to a contract extension, $1,240,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 9/17/1936 :
Brooklyn: Put P Bill Perrin on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 9/25/1936 :
Chicago (A): 3B Jesse Walker was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (A): SS Ed Cotter was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Chicago (A): 3B Marty Karow was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Chicago (A): Released LF Bill Dunlap.
Chicago (A): P Mays Copeland was sent down from AAA Peoria to AA Elkhart.
Chicago (N): P Leon Day was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Monday 9/25/1936 :
Boston (A) : Pete Donohue has been signed to a contract extension, $7,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : Charlie Grimm has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : Si Rosenthal has been signed to a contract extension, $1,810,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 10/4/1936 :
Boston (A): P Frank Bennett was put on the 15-Day DL.
Thursday 10/5/1936 :
Detroit: Released SS Bud Connolly.
Detroit: Released P Jim Murray.
Brooklyn : Johnny Russell has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (A) : Lefty Grove has been signed to a contract extension, $4,230,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Pat Malone has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Tim Mcnamara has been signed to a contract extension, $1,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Woody English has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Jack Rothrock has been signed to a contract extension, $1,600,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Mickey Cochrane has been signed to a contract extension, $3,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 10/7/1936 :
Boston (N): 2B Eric Mcnair was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Sunday 10/22/1936 :
Boston (A): Released P Ike Powers.

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