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The Transactions for the 1947 Boston Red Sox

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1947

Bob DiPietro signed as an amateur free agent.

Walt Dropo signed as an amateur free agent.

Purchased Billy Goodman from Atlanta (Southern Association) for $75000.

Harley Hisner signed as an amateur free agent.

Ray Jablonski signed as an amateur free agent.

Frank Malzone signed as an amateur free agent.

Charlie Maxwell signed as an amateur free agent.

Windy McCall signed as an amateur free agent.

Chuck Stobbs signed as an amateur free agent.

February 10, 1947

Sold Jim Bagby to Pittsburgh Pirates.

February 19, 1947

Frankie Hayes signed as a free agent.

April 2, 1947

Sold George Metkovich to Cleveland Indians.

April 15, 1947

Johnny Murphy signed as a free agent.

May 14, 1947

Sold Tom McBride to Washington Senators.

Sold Jack Albright to Philadelphia Phillies.

May 20, 1947

Traded Hal Wagner to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Birdie Tebbetts.

May 21, 1947

Frankie Hayes released.

June, 1947

Dale Long signed as a free agent.

June 14, 1947

Traded Rudy York to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jake Jones.

June 20, 1947

Purchased Denny Galehouse from St. Louis Browns.

August 11, 1947

Claimed Eddie Smith from Chicago White Sox on waivers.

September 24, 1947

Bob Klinger released.

September 25, 1947

Traded cash and 2 players to be named later to San Francisco (PCL) in exchange for
Neill Sheridan; San Francisco (PCL) received Tommy Fine and Strick Shofner (October
22, 1947).

October, 1947

Sold Paul Campbell to Detroit Tigers.

October 20, 1947

Johnny Murphy released.

Eddie Smith released.

November 10, 1947

Major League Draft

Lost Bill Kennedy to Cleveland Indians.
Selected Babe Martin from St. Louis Browns.
Selected Johnny Ostrowski from Chicago Cubs.

November 17, 1947

Minor League Draft

Lost Bill Butland to Chicago White Sox.
Lost Don Thompson to St. Louis Cardinals.

Traded Roy Partee, Jim Wilson, Al Widmar, Eddie Pellagrini, Pete Layden, Joe
Ostrowski and $310000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Vern Stephens and Jack
Kramer.

November 18, 1947

Traded Sam Dente, Clem Dreisewerd, Bill Sommers and $65000 to St. Louis Browns in
exchange for Ellis Kinder and Billy Hitchcock.

December 10, 1947

Traded Al Kozar and Leon Culberson to Washington Senators in exchange for Stan
Spence.

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