[Syd Thrift]

October 24
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The Philadelphia A's traded RF Pablo Valenzuela (.252, 0, 10 in the minors) to the Toledo Mud Hens (affiliate of the Phillies) for SS Raul Soto (.221, 5, 40 in the minors).

(The Philadelphia Athletics traded Joe Zapustas (outfielder/space-filler) and cash to Toledo (American Association) for George Detore (non-major league 3B/SS.)

October 25
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The Chicago White Sox traded 2B Desmond Chandler (.326, 7, 43 in the minors but blocked by Monte LaPoint) and MR Spencer Mayer (1-2, 4.38) to the Montreal Royals (affiliate of Cleveland) for Chad Smalls (2-9, 8.28 in the majors but 6-1, 2.40 in the minors and a 20-game minor league winner the season before).

(The Chicago White Sox traded Charlie English (little-used middle infielder) and Chad Kimsey (not very good relief pitcher) to Montreal (International) for John Pomorski (relief fodder).)

October 30
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The Philadelphia Philies trade a player to be named later (rumored to be 2B Cisco Gonzales (.222/1/18)) and SS Bob Brady (.176, 0, 0) to St Paul (Pittsburgh affiliate) for 3B Dan Bresnahan (.225, 1, 33, but he is only 19).

The Philadelphia Phillies traded a player to be named later, Jack Warner (light-hitting middle infielder) and cash to St Paul (American Association) for a player to be named later and Marty Hopkins (not really great 3rd baseman). The Philadelphia Phillies sent Otto Bluege (banjo-hitting middle infielder) (January 6, 1934) to St Paul (American Association) to complete the trade.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased 2B Earl Race (.253, 2, 51) from the Red Sox.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Johnny Hodapp (pretty decent starting middle infielder, though he never played in the bigs after '33) from the Boston Red Sox.

The Baltimore Orioles (affiliate of the Dodgers) purchased CF Steven Bartels (.288, 3, 35) from the Boston Red Sox.

Baltimore (International) purchased Tom Oliver (good glove no-hit CF) from the Boston Red Sox.