Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 29, 1936
Lee Handley granted Free Agency.
Johnny Peacock granted Free Agency.
- December 2, 1936
Purchased Virgil Davis and Charlie Gelbert from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- December 19, 1936
Lee Stine player rights sold to the New York Yankees.
- Before 1937 Season
Signed Ed Klieman as an amateur free agent.
Traded to Portland (PCL). Received . Bill Posedel returned to original team on 1937.
- January 6, 1937
Tommy Thevenow player rights sold to the New York Giants.
- April 1, 1937
Returned Dick Barrett (earlier draft pick) to Seattle (PCL). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- April 16, 1937
Jack Rothrock player rights sold to the Philadelphia Athletics.
- April 19, 1937
Babe Herman player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.
- May 12, 1937
Purchased Buck Jordan from the Boston Bees.
- June 6, 1937
Purchased Jumbo Brown from the New York Yankees.
- July 3, 1937
Jumbo Brown player rights sold to the New York Giants.
Purchased Joe Cascarella from the Washington Nationals.
Phil Weintraub player rights sold to the New York Giants.
- July 9, 1937
Charlie Gelbert selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.
- August 4, 1937
Purchased Kiddo Davis from the New York Giants.
- August 20, 1937
Purchased Dusty Cooke from the Boston Red Sox.
- September 1, 1937
Purchased Charlie English from the New York Yankees.
- September 4, 1937
Purchased Ted Kleinhans from the New York Yankees.
- October 4, 1937
Released Kiki Cuyler.
- October 5, 1937
Drafted Nino Bongiovanni from Portland (PCL) in the 1937 rule 5 draft.
- December 2, 1937
Hub Walker player rights sold to Nashville (Southern Association).
- December 3, 1937
Traded Eddie Miller and $40,000 to the New York Yankees. Received Willard Hershberger.
- December 6, 1937
Gilly Campbell player rights sold to Montreal (International).
- Before 1938 Season
Signed Earl Harrist as an amateur free agent.
Signed Al Lakeman as an amateur free agent.
Obtained Pete Naktenis from Albany (Eastern) as part of a minor league working agreement.
Emil Verban sent to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
- February 3, 1938
Released Bill Hallahan.
- February 4, 1938
Purchased Lonny Frey from the Chicago Cubs.
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