Wednesday, October 3rd , 1945 | Signed free agent C Lew Sullivan to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, September 12th , 1945 | Signed free agent SP Buck Williams to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, September 5th , 1945 | Signed free agent SP Milt Nelson to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, August 29th , 1945 | Signed free agent LF Erv Frith to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Tex Sanger to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Chuck Pratt to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Jim Webb to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Dick Earl to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Bob Higginbotham to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Red Looney to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Jose Serna to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Carlos Saenz to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Bennie Griffith to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Ray Russell to a minor league contract. | Monday, August 27th , 1945 | RP Speed Smith becomes a free-agent. | Saturday, August 25th , 1945 | Designated 2B Jimmie James for assignment. | Monday, July 30th , 1945 | Traded 33-year old LHP Art White (retaining 30%) to the Detroit Dynamos, getting 36-year old 2B Rabbit Mudd, 22-year old minor league RHP Gene Madison, 20-year old minor league 2B Bob Schmelz, 18-year old minor league SS Bill Perrin, and a 4th round draft pick in return. | Traded 24-year old minor league CF Ed Neal to the Philadelphia Sailors, getting 31-year old CF Ray Struble (retaining 100%) in return. | Purchased the contract of SP Mike Thorpe from Triple A Milwaukee. | Optioned RF Bill Rich to Triple A Milwaukee. | Placed CF Ray Struble on the active roster. | Optioned 2B Steve Rosko to Triple A Milwaukee. | Placed 2B Rabbit Mudd on the active roster. | Placed SP Mike Thorpe on the secondary (40-man) roster. | Purchased the contract of SP Mike Thorpe from Triple A Milwaukee. | Promoted SP Al Robison from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. | Demoted SP Al Robison from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. | Promoted SP Dutch Yoak from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. | Demoted SP Dutch Yoak from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. | Promoted SP Lonnie Sis from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. | Demoted SP Lonnie Sis from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. | Promoted SP Steve Davis from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. | Promoted SP Tommy Seymour from Class B San Jose to Class A Lincoln. | Promoted SP Harry MacRae from Double A Mobile to Triple A Milwaukee. | Demoted SP Harry MacRae from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Mobile. | Promoted SP Bob Petty from Class A Lincoln to Double A Mobile. | Demoted SP Lefty Jones from Double A Mobile to Class A Lincoln. | Promoted RP Johnny Romberg from Class A Lincoln to Double A Mobile. | Promoted CL Tom Irwin from Double A Mobile to Triple A Milwaukee. | Optioned RF Bill Rich to Triple A Milwaukee. | Placed CF Ray Struble on the secondary (40-man) roster. | Placed CF Ray Struble on the active roster. | Optioned 2B Steve Rosko to Triple A Milwaukee. | Placed 2B Rabbit Mudd on the secondary (40-man) roster. | Placed 2B Rabbit Mudd on the active roster. | Demoted SS Joe Dackett from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Mobile. | Promoted SS Joe Dackett from Double A Mobile to Triple A Milwaukee. | Demoted SS Joe Dackett from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Mobile. | Demoted RF Dan Collins from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Mobile. | Placed LF Larry Day on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/29/1945. | Demoted CF Henry DeVeaux from Double A Mobile to Class A Lincoln. | Demoted RF Dick Pace from Class A Lincoln to Class B San Jose. | Placed SS Rupert Heinbaugh on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/29/1945. | Demoted 1B Bill Martin from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. | Demoted 3B Dick Carson from Double A Mobile to Class A Lincoln. | Demoted SS Johnny Henson from Double A Mobile to Class A Lincoln. | Promoted 3B Dick Carson from Class A Lincoln to Double A Mobile. | Demoted SS Charlie Mynatt from Class A Lincoln to Class B San Jose. | Wednesday, July 4th , 1945 | Signed free agent CF Mel Alvarez to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, June 27th , 1945 | Drafted CF Johnny Peters in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). | Drafted CF Carl Clark in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). | Drafted SP Dutch Yoak in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 19th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Pat Todd in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 11, 43rd overall pick). | Drafted SS Jim Mako in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 11, 59th overall pick). | Drafted C Alex O'Dailey in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 11, 75th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jim N Smith in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 11, 91st overall pick). | Drafted LF Clyde Parker in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 7, 103rd overall pick). | Drafted SS Rupert Heinbaugh in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 11, 107th overall pick). | Drafted SP Steve Davis in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 14, 110th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jim Williams in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 11, 123rd overall pick). | Drafted SP Ray Warren in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 11, 141st overall pick). | Drafted SP Wally Eversole in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 13, 143rd overall pick). | Drafted 1B Cal Rice in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 12, 158th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Woody Patterson in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 13, 159th overall pick). | Drafted SP Frankie Bell in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 13, 175th overall pick). | Drafted C Bobby Beavers in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 13, 191st overall pick). | Drafted CF Jimmie Overton in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 13, 207th overall pick). | Drafted SP Fred Poster in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 13, 223rd overall pick). | Drafted SP Al LaRose in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 13, 239th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jack Hart in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 13, 255th overall pick). | Drafted SS Art Whisenant in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 13, 271st overall pick). | Drafted SP Frank Kelly in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 13, 287th overall pick). | Drafted SS Heinie Kaczorowski in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 13, 303rd overall pick). | Drafted 1B Syd Jones in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 13, 319th overall pick). | Drafted SS Chief Ward in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 13, 335th overall pick). | Drafted RF Hal Spyker in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 13, 351st overall pick). | Drafted CF Bob Peck in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 13, 367th overall pick). | Drafted SS Don Nelson in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 24, Pick 13, 383rd overall pick). | Drafted C Lew Sullivan in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 25, Pick 13, 399th overall pick). | Monday, March 19th , 1945 | Purchased the contract of SP Bill Tuttle from Triple A Milwaukee. | Purchased the contract of SP Ed Fisler from Triple A Milwaukee. | Purchased the contract of RP Charlie Kelsey from Triple A Milwaukee. | Invited non-roster SP Harry MacRae to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SP Mike Thorpe to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Rube Finegan to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Art Gilbert to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster C Homer Guthrie to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 1B Norm Anderson to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 1B Chris Smith to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 2B Bill Dickens to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 2B Walt Layton to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 3B Danny Richardson to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SS Steve Rosko to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SS George Sutterfield to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster LF Billy Jordan Jr to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster LF Jim Madsen to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster CF Leo Davis to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster CF Hop Villers to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Roy Carey to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SP Joe Swank to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SP George Oddo to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SP Harry MacRae to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SP Mike Thorpe to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Rube Finegan to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Art Gilbert to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster C Homer Guthrie to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 1B Norm Anderson to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 1B Chris Smith to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 2B Bill Dickens to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 2B Walt Layton to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 3B Danny Richardson to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SS Steve Rosko to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SS George Sutterfield to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster LF Billy Jordan Jr to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster LF Jim Madsen to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster CF Leo Davis to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster CF Hop Villers to Spring Training camp. | Promoted SP George Oddo from Double A Mobile to Triple A Milwaukee. | Promoted SP Joe Swank from Double A Mobile to Triple A Milwaukee. | Promoted RP Roy Carey from Double A Mobile to Triple A Milwaukee. | Invited non-roster RP Roy Carey to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SP Joe Swank to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SP George Oddo to Spring Training camp. | Placed SP Johnny Ruby on the Century League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Placed 1B Lou Thomas on the Dixie League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Placed SP Ron Sexton on the Dixie League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Placed SP Roscoe Brown on the Heartland League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Placed LF Ducky Cole on the Heartland League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Placed SP Cliff Wallace on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Placed SP Ron Berry on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Placed SP Bert Rogers on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Placed C Bill Martin on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Placed CF Tom Jovin on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Placed RF Jimmy Hairston on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1945. | Demoted SP Tommy Davis from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Mobile. | Sunday, March 4th , 1945 | Signed free agent C Bun Harvey to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Gene Cook to a minor league contract. | |