BROWNS TRANSACTION HISTORY - APRIL -JUNE

APRIL 1

• 1951 - The Browns traded infielders Merrill Combs and Snuffy Stirnweiss to the Cleveland Indians for 3B Fred Marsh and $35,000.

APRIL 2

• 1946 - Browns trade Milt Byrnes to the New York Yankees for C/1B Ken Sears and cash

APRIL 3

• 1931 - Browns send first baseman Lu Blue to Chicago White Sox for $15,000

APRIL 4

• 1952 - The Browns send the player contract of RHP Jim Suchecki to the Pittsburgh Pirates

APRIL 5

• 1945 - Browns OF Mike Kreevich was graded as a 2A status in the WW2 draft, and returned to St. Louis

APRIL 6

• 1916 - The Browns traded Clarence "Tillie" Walker to Boston Red Sox for $3,500.

APRIL 8

• 1953 - Browns send the rights of catcher Ferrell Anderson to the Cardinals

APRIL 9

• 1940 - The Browns send the player rights of infielder Sig Gryska to the Yankees
• 1947 - Browns send OF Chet Laabs to Philadelphia A's for cash. 

APRIL 13

• 1952 - Browns send the contract of Bill Kennedy to the Chicago White Sox.

APRIL 14

• 1924 - Browns traded utility infielder Homer Ezzell to the Boston Red Sox for utility infielder Norm McMillan.

MAY 15

• 1941 - Dodgers returned Howard Mills from a previous transaction. Browns sent the player rights of Howard Mills to the Dodgers on February 4, 1941.

APRIL 16

• 1918 - Browns released RHP Vince Molyneaux.

APRIL 21

• 1946 - Browns released RHP Paul Dean after appearing in only 3 games.

APRIL 23

• 1946 - The Browns purchase the contract of 1B/3B Babe Dahlgren from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

APRIL 25

• 1928 - Browns traded SS Wally "Spooks" Gerber to the Boston Red Sox for LHP Hal "Whitey" Wiltse.

APRIL 26

• 1940 - Browns signed Free Agent SS Lyn Lary

APRIL 27

• 1932 - Browns traded SS Red Kress to the Chicago White Sox for RF Bruce Campbell and RHP Bump Hadley

APRIL 29

• 1915 - Browns signed amateur free agent Ernie Koob directly out of college

APRIL 30

• 1936 - Browns trade 1B Jack Burns to the Detroit Tigers for LHP Elon "Chief" Hogsett.

TRANSACTIONS WITH NO EXACT DATE

• 1910 - Browns purchased the contratc of 1B Pat Newnam from Houston of the Texas League
• 1919 - Browns send the contract of RHP Tom Rogers to the Philadelphia Athletics for $2000

MAY 1

• 1924 - Browns sell the player rights of C/OF Johnny Schulte to the Toledo Mud Hens of the American Association. 

MAY 2

• 1910 - Browns purchased the contract of 1B Pat Newman from Houston Buffalos of the Texas League.

MAY 4

• 1911 - Browns purchase the contract of OF Paul Meloan from the White Sox.

MAY 9

• 1933 - Browns trade catcher Rick Ferrell and LHP Lloyd Brown to the Boston Red Sox for catcher Merv Shea and cash

MAY 10

• 1928 - Browns purchase the contract of OF Frank Wilson from the Cleveland Indians

MAY 11

• 1915 - Browns purchased the contract of RHP Scott Perry from Louisville, only to return him later that same day as his debut.

MAY 12

• 1912 - Browns purchase the contract of 1B Hap Myers from the Boston Red Sox. 

MAY 13

• 1939 - Browns trade RF Beau Bell, SS Red Kress, RHP Bobo Newsom, and RHP Jim Walkup to Detroit for 3B/SS Mark Christman, RHP George Gill, RHP Bob Harris, RHP Vern Kennedy, RF Chet Laabs, and RHP Roxie Lawson.

MAY 18

• 1919 - Browns send the contract of RHP Grover Lowdermilk to the Chicago White Sox

MAY 19

• 1942 - Browns returned 1B/3B Babe Dahlgren to the Cubs following the previous purchase on May 13, 1942

MAY 21

• 1935 - Browns traded RHP George Blaeholder to Philadelphia Athletics for Sugar Cain and Ed Coleman.

MAY 24

• 1928 - Browns sign OF/3B Deb Garms as an amateur Free Agent.

MAY 27

• 1935 - Browns traded 2B Ski Melillo to Boston for OF Moose Solters.

MAY 28

• 1953 - Browns released RHP Hal White

MAY 29

• 1953 - Browns signed long time Cardinals LHP Max Lanier as a free agent.

TRANSACTIONS WITH NO EXACT DATE

• 1905 - Browns purchased the contract of catcher Tubby Spencer from Waco (TX)
• 1910 - Browns purchased the contract of RHP Farmer Ray from Muskogee
• 1911 - Browns sign free agent 1B Jim Duggan, Browns send LHP Joe Willis to the St. Louis Cardinals
• 1915 - Browns sign amateur free agent LHP/1B George Sisler
• 1917 - Browns INF Gene Paulette is claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals
• 1920 - Browns signed amateur free agent LHP Hub Pruett
• 1921 - Browns traded RHP Allen Sothoron to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction
• 1924 - Browns sell the player rights of SS/3B Frank Ellerbe to the Cleveland Indians

JUNE 1

• 1942 - Browns trade RHP Bob Harris and catcher Bob Swift to the Philadelphia Athletics for Catcher Frankie Hayes

JUNE 3

• 1912 - Browns purchase the contract of catcher Walt Alexander from Ogden for $1200

JUNE 4

• 1902 - Browns sign free agent OF Charlie Hemphill
• 1951 - Browns trade OF Don Lenhardt to the Chicago White Sox for OF/1B Paul Lehner, INF Kermit Wahl, and cash

JUNE 7

• 1911 - Browns traded LHP Bill Bailey to Montgomery, received an option to purchase anyone from Montgomery, which would be used to purchase 2B Del Pratt
• 1917 - Browns signed amateur free agent RHP Vince Molyneaux
• 1921 - Browns receive RHP Allen Sothoron back from the Red Sox following a previous transaction.
• 1942 - Browns trade C Roy Cullenbine and RHP Brian Trotter to the Washington Nationals for OF Mike Chartak and RHP Steve Sundra

JUNE 8

• 1907 - Browns send RHP Benny Jacobson and $1500 to the Boston Americans for RHP Bill Dinneen
• 1917 - Browns signed free agent Ed Murray only to pass the contract on to Portland on July 12.

JUNE 9

• 1932 - Browns trade RHP Dick Coffman to the Washington Nationals for LHP Carl Fischer

JUNE 10

• 1917 - Browns purchased the contract of LF Ken Williams from Portland of the Pacific Coast League
• 1929 - Browns select RHP Paul Hopkins off waivers from the Washington Nationals
• 1940 - Browns send the player rights of RHP Nate Andrews to the Cleveland Indians.
• 1952 - Browns send RF Earl Rapp to the Washington Nationals for INF Fred Marsh

JUNE 11

• 1912 - Browns send RHP Barney Pelty to the Washington Nationals for $2,500
• 1949 - Browns trade 3B Don Richmond to the St. Louis Cardinals for 2B Bobby Young

JUNE 12

• 1951 - Browns lose catcher Clyde Klultz to the Washington Nationals off waivers

JUNE 13

• 1930 - Browns traded OF Heinie Manush and RHP General Crowder to the Washington Senators for LF Goose Goslin
• 1953 - Browns traded 3B/RF Bob Elliot and RHP Virgil Trucks to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Darrell Johnson, RHP Lou Kretlow and $75,000

JUNE 14

• 1917 - Browns purchased the contract of RHP Speed Martin from the Chicago White Sox
• 1943 - Browns send the player right of 2B/SS Don Heffner to the Philadelphia Athletics

JUNE 15

• 1917 - Browns trade CF Armando Marsans to the New York Yankees for UTIL Lee Magee
• 1926 - Browns trade CF Baby Doll Jacobson to the Philadelphia Athletics for RHP Bing Miller
• 1938 - Browns trade CF Sam West to the Washington Senators for CF Mel Almeda
• 1946 - Browns trade OF/C Joe Grace and RHP Al LaMacchia to the Washington Senators for LF Jeff Heath
• 1948 - Browns trade RHP Sam Zoldak to the Cleveland Indians for LHP Bill Kennedy and $100,000
• 1950 - Browns trade RHP Tom Ferrick, LHP Joe Ostrowski, and 3B Leo Thomas to the New York Yankees for OF Jim Delsing, RHP Don Johnson, RHP Duane Pillette, INF Snuffy Stirnweiss, and $50,000
• 1951 - Browns traded LHP Stubby Overmire to the New York Yankees for LHP Tommy Byrne and $25,000
• 1952 - Browns traded 3B Leo Thomas and OF Tom Wright to the Chicago White Sox for INF Willie Miranda and Al Zarilla 

JUNE16

• 1904 - Browns purchased the contract of OF Frank Huelsman from the Chicago White Sox
• 1916 - Browns select  LHP Earl Hamilton off waivers from the Detroit Tigers

JUNE 18

• 1911 - Browns purchased the contract of 2B Del Pratt from Montgomery for cash and two player to be named later
• 1925 - Browns trade Catcher Hank Severeid to the Washington Senators for UTIL Pinky Hargrave and LHP Moose Mogridge

JUNE 20

• 1947 - Browns send the contract of RHP Denny Galehouse to the Boston Red Sox

JUNE 24

• 1946 - The Browns purchased the contract of RHP Tom Ferrick from the Cleveland Indians

JUNE 26

• 1913 - Browns purchased the contract of Sam Covington from Denison

JUNE  29

• 1935 - Browns traded INF Alan Strange to the Washington Senators for SS Lyn Lary

JUNE 30

• 1911 - Browns purchased the contract of RHP Josh Swindell from Winston Salem
• 1920 - Browns purchased the contract of catcher Johnny Heving from Bay City
• 1932 - Browns trade OF Tom Jenkins to the St. Louis Cardinals for OF George Fisher