BROWNS TRANSACTION HISTORY OCTOBER - DECEMBER

TRANSACTIONS WITH NO EXACT DATE

• 1920 - Browns purchase the contract of LHP Emilio Palmero from Omaha Rourkes
• 1922 - Browns purchase the rights to catcher Johnny Schulte from the Mobile Bears
• 1948 - Browns sell the player rights of RHP Jim Wilson to the Cleveland Indians

OCTOBER 1

• 1952 - The Browns selected RHP Bob Habenicht and 1B Ed Mickelson off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals

OCTOBER 2

• 1933 - The Browns drafted RHP Bobo Newsom in the Rule 5 Draft from the Chicago Cubs

OCTOBER 4

• 1927 - The Browns drafted catcher Clyde Manion from the Newark Bears in the Rule 5 draft.

OCTOBER 5

• 1937 - Browns acquired 1B George McQuinn from the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft.

OCTOBER 6

• 1903 - Browns traded OF/1B John Anderson to the New York Highlanders for UTIL Jack O'Connor.
• 1925 - Browns purchased the rights to LHP Steve Bolen from the Tulsa Oilers. 

OCTOBER 8

• 1924 - The Browns acquired SS/3B Bobby LaMotte from the Memphis Chickasaws in the Rule 5 draft

OCTOBER 9

• 1925 - The Browns acquired Oscar Estrada from the Shreveport Sports in the Rule 5 draft.

OCTOBER 10

• 1950 - The Browns would purchase the player contract of RHP Johnny Hetki from the Cincinnati Reds.

OCTOBER 11

• 1951 - The Browns traded UTIL Jack Mcguire, RHP Fred Sanford, and cash to the Portland Beavers (Pacific Coast League) for 3B Leo Thomas

OCTOBER 14

• 1944 - Browns sign Roy Siever to an amateur free agent contract.
• 1952 - Browns traded OF Ray Coleman, RHP Bob Mahoney, SS Stan Rojek, and $95,000to the Brooklyn Dodgers for INF Billy Hunter

OCTOBER 16

• 1940 - Browns acquired OF Bobby Estalella from the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association in the Rule 5 Draft.    
• 1945 - Browns traded 1B George McQuinn to the Philadelphia Athletics for 1B Dick Siebert.     
• 1952 - Browns traded RHP Duke Markel and $35,000 to the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League for RHP Bobo Holloman.   
• 1952 - Browns traded LHP Tommy Byrne and SS Joe DeMaestri to the Chicago White Sox for OF Hank Edwards and SS Willy Miranda. 

OCTOBER 19

• 1927 - The Browns traded Milt RHP Gaston and RHP Sad Sam Jones to the Washington Nationals for RHP Dick Coffman and 1B/OF Earl McNeely.

OCTOBER 26

• 1903 - The Browns acquired 1B Tom Jones from the Baltimore Orioles of the Eastern Association in the Rule 5 draft. 
• 1938 - The Browns traded RHP Oral Hildebrand and Buster Miles to the Yankees for Myril Hoag and Joe Glenn. 

OCTOBER 27

• 1952 - The Browns traded OF Jake Crawford to the Detroit Tigers for INF Neil Berry, OF Cliff Mapes, and $25,000

OCTOBER 29

• 1948 - Browns released catcher Joe Schultz

OCTOBER 30

• 1952 - The Browns signed St. Louis legendary left-handed pitcher, Harry Brecheen as a free agent.

TRANSACTIONS WITH NO EXACT DATE

• 1949 - Browns purchased the player rights of OF/3B Bobby Estalella from the Philadelphia Athletics       

NOVEMBER 1

• 1943 - Browns drafted catcher Hank Helf from Milwaukee Browers (American Association) in the Rule 5 Draft.        
• 1946 - Browns drafted RHP Glen Moulder from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule 5 Draft. 

NOVEMBER 2

• 1942 - Browns draft Nelson Potter from the Red Sox, Woody Rich from Indianapolis, and Joe Schultz from Memphis all in the Rule 5 Draft

NOVEMBER 5

• 1907 - The St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders were involved in a six player trade. The Browns sent RHP Fred Glade, OF Charlie Hemphill,and UTIL Harry Niles to the Highlanders for 2B/3B Hobie Ferris, CF Danny Hoffman, and 2B/3B Jimmy Williams.

NOVEMBER 7

• 1942 - The Browns would acquire Hal Epps from the St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 Draft. 

NOVEMBER 9

• 1951 - The Browns acquired Earl Harrist and George Schmees in the MLB Rule 5 Draft.

NOVEMBER 10

• 1947 - The Browns acquired LHP Al Gerheauser from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule 5 Draft.
• 1948 -  Browns acquired RHP Bob Malloy from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Browns acquired LHP Irv Medlinger from the Boston Red Sox. 

NOVEMBER 11

• 1928 - Browns sign free agent Catcher Rick Ferrell.

NOVEMBER 12

• 1945 - The Browns lost INF Hal Quick to the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft.
• 1947 - Browns acquired INF Garvin Hamner from the Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 Draft.

NOVEMBER 16

• 1940 - Browns selected RHP George Caster off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
• 1950 - Browns acquired 2B/SS Johnny Bero from the Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 Draft.  
• 1950 - Browns acquired SS/3B Merrill Combs from the Cleveland Indians in the Rule 5 Draft.

NOVEMBER 17

• 1947 - The Browns traded RHP Jack Kramer and SS Vern Stephens to the Boston Red Sox for LHP Joe Ostrowski, CF Pete Layden, Catcher Roy Partee, RHP Al Widmar, INF Eddie Pelligrini, RHP Jim Wilson, and $310,000
• 1949 - The Browns acquired Sid Schacht from the Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 draft. 
• 1949 - The Browns acquired Tom Upton from the New York Yankees in the Rule 5 draft.

NOVEMBER 18

• 1947 - The Browns traded RHP Ellis Kinder and Billy Hitchcock to the Boston Red Sox for INF Sam Dente, LHP Clem Dreisewerd, Bill Sommers, and $65,000.

NOVEMBER 20

• 1934 - The Browns traded RF Bruce Campbell to the Cleveland Indians for INF Johnny Burnett, LHP Bob Weiland, and cash. 
• 1947 - The Browns traded 1B/CF Wally Judnich and RHP Bob Muncrief to the Cleveland Indians for RF Joe Frazier, OF Dick Kokos, RHP Bryan Stephens, and $25,000.

NOVEMBER 22

• 1947 - The Browns traded INF Johnny Berardino to the Washington Senators for 2B/3B Jerry Priddy.

NOVEMBER 23

• 1951 - Browns traded RHP Jim McDonald to the New York Yankees for Catcher Clint Courtney. 

NOVEMBER 24

• 1947 - Browns acquired RHP Ed Albrecht from the New York Giants in the minor league draft

NOVEMBER 27

• 1951 - The Browns sent catcher Sherm Lollar, SS Tom Upton, and RHP Al Widmar to the White Sox, for SS Joe DeMaestri, 1B/PH Gordan Goldsberry, LHP Dick Littlefield, catcher Gus Niarhos, and of Jim Rivera. 

NOVEMBER 28

• 1951 -  Browns traded Ken Wood and catcher Gus Niarhos to the Boston Red Sox for catcher Les Moss and Tom Wright

NOVEMBER 29

• 1951 - The Browns signed St. Louis baseball legend, Marty Marion, as a free agent.

TRANSACTIONS WITH NO EXACT DATE   

• 1904 - Browns sold the contract of LHP Ed Siever and Mike Kahoe to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association for $3,000.     
• 1905 - Browns released INF Charlie Starr.   
• 1946 - Browns purchased the contract rights of INF Rusty Peters from the Cleveland Indians.      

DECEMBER 1

• 1949 - Browns lose RHP Al Papai off waivers to the Boston Red Sox.      
• 1952 - Browns acquired 3B George Freese from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule 5 Draft. 

DECEMBER 2

• 1937 - Browns trade LF Joe Vosmik to the Boston Red Sox for INF Red Kress, RHP Bobo Newsom, and LF Buster Mills.

DECEMBER 3

• 1940 -  The Browns purchase the contracts of RHP Denny Galehouse and LHP Fritz Ostermueller from the Boston Red Sox.

DECEMBER 4

• 1947 - Browns sends the player rights for Jeff Heath to the Boston Braves. 
• 1950 - Browns acquired Bob Harrison from the New York Giants in the minor league draft.  
• 1950 - Browns acquired Duke Markell from the Portsmith Cubs in the minor league draft. 
• 1952 - The Browns traded INF Owen Friend, LF Bob Nieman, and C/OF Jay Porter to the Detroit Tigers for CF Johnny Groth, RHP Virgil Trucks, and Hal White. 

DECEMBER 5

• 1928 - Browns send the player rights to RHP Boom-Boom Beck to the Buffalo Bisons of the International League.  
• 1940 - Browns send the player rights of RHP George Coffman to the Chicago Cubs, and the rights of LHP Jake Wade to the Cincinnati Reds.   
• 1952 - Browns send the player right of OF Cliff Mapes to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League for $15,000.   
• 1952 - Browns send the player right of RHP Bobby Hogue and LHP Stubby Overmire to the Toronto Maple Leafs for $17,500. 

DECEMBER 8

• 1905 - Browns traded RHP Willie Sudhoff to the Washington Senators for LHP Beany Jacobson
• 1939 - Browns traded LF Moose Solters to the Chicago White Sox for 1B/LF Rip Radcliff

DECEMBER 9

• 1932 - Browns signed free agent catcher Muddy Ruel
• 1947 - Browns traded INF Johnny Berardino to the Cleveland Indians for CF/1B George Metkovich and $50,000. (4/10/48 - The Indians would send the Browns $15,000 to complete the trade)

DECEMBER 10

• 1908 - Browns send catcher Tubby Spencer and $5,000 to the Boston Red Sox for catcher Lou Criger

DECEMBER 11

• 1929 - The Browns traded catcher Wally Schlang to the Philadelphia Athletics for 3B Sammy Hale and $2,500

DECEMBER 13

• 1927 - Browns traded OF/3B Harry Rice, RHP Elam Vangilder, and a player to be named later (Chick Galloway) to the Detroit Tigers for Lu Blue and Heinie Manush
• 1927 - Browns traded OF Bing Miller to the Philadelphia Athletics for Sam Gray.
• 1932 - Browns traded LHP Carl Fischer to the Washington Senators for RHP Dick Coffman
• 1948 - Browns traded catcher Roy Partee and RHP Fred Sanford to the Yankees for catcher Sherm Lollar, RHP Dick Starr, RHP Fred Embree, and $100,000.
• 1949 -  Browns traded 3B Bob Dillenger and OF /1B Paul Lehner to the Philadelphia Athletics for OF Ray Coleman, SS/3B Billy DeMars, INF Frankie Gustine, OF/RHP Rollo Ippolito and $100,000

DECEMBER 14

• 1910 - Browns traded UTIL Art Griggs to the Cleveland Indians for catcher Jay Clarke.
• 1921 - Browns traded 13 players (including RHP Bill Burwell, 2B Billy Gleason, RHP Grover Lowdermilk, LHP Emilio Palmero, LHP Roy Sanders, 1B Phil Todt, and prospect Dudley Lee) to the Columbus Senator for LHP Dave Danforth.
• 1921 - The Browns acquired OF Chick Shorten off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
• 1921 - The Browns traded RHP Hal Haid to the Minneapolis Millers for RHP Grover Lowdermilk.
• 1927 - 1B George Sisler's contract was purchased by the Washington Senators for $25,000.
• 1932 -  The Browns traded LF Goose Goslin, CF Fred Schulte, and LHP Lefty Stewart to the Washington Nationals for Sam West, LHP Lloyd Brown, OF Carl Reynolds, and $20,000.

DECEMBER 15

• 1917 - Browns trade OF Burt Shotton and SS Doc Lavan to the Washington Senators for RHP Burt Gallia and $15,000.
• 1927 - Browns sell the right to OF Ken Williams to the Boston Red Sox for $10,000.

DECEMBER 16

• 1909 -  Browns traded catcher Lou Criger to the New York Highlanders for RHP Joe Lake and OF Ray Demmitt
• 1915 - Browns send the player rights to catcher Sam Agnew to the Boston Red Sox.
• 1946 - Browns traded catcher Frank Mancuso to the Washington Senators for Jake Early

DECEMBER 17

• 1924 - Browns traded RHP Urban Shocker to the New York Yankees for RHP Bullet Joe Bush and RHP Milt Gaston.
• 1924 - Browns traded LHP Bill Bayne, RHP Tony Lyons, and 1B Dutch Schliebner to the Toledo Mud Hens (American Association) for LHP Joe Giard.

DECEMBER 22

• 1915 - Phil Ball purchases the St. Louis Browns from Robert Hedges.