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1912 Major League Baseball Transactions

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Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December, 1911
December 6, 1911
December 29, 1911
1912

Des Moines (Western) purchased Red Faber from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The St. Louis Browns purchased Del Pratt from Montgomery (Southern Association) for cash and 2 players. cash and 2 players

January 5, 1912

Jersey City (International) traded Hick Cady to the Boston Red Sox for Hal Janvrin, Walter Lonergan, Marty McHale, Hap Myers, Billy Purtell and Jack Thoney.

February, 1912

The New York Highlanders purchased Rip Williams from the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

February 6, 1912
February 12, 1912

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Ward (minors) and Dick Cotter to the Chicago Cubs for Peaches Graham.

February 14, 1912

The Cleveland Naps signed Ken Nash as a free agent.

February 17, 1912
April 3, 1912 Standings

Louisville (American Association) purchased Dave Shean from the Chicago Cubs.

April 9, 1912 Standings

The New York Highlanders selected Gus Fisher off waivers from the Cleveland Naps.

April 10, 1912 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Art Devlin from the New York Giants.

April 23, 1912 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Elmer Miller off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

April 25, 1912 Standings

Indianapolis (American Association) purchased Scotty Ingerton from the Boston Braves.

April 26, 1912 Standings

The Chicago White Sox returned Del Paddock to Dubuque (Three-I) following previous purchase.

May, 1912 Standings

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Herb Pennock as a free agent.

May 7, 1912 Standings

The Chicago Cubs purchased Red Downs from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

May 19, 1912 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Dave Shean from Louisville (American Association).

May 26, 1912 Standings

Montreal (International) traded Chick Gandil to the Washington Senators for Jerry Akers, Charlie Becker and Bill Cunningham.

May 28, 1912 Standings

Newark (International) traded Bob Fisher and Bill Kay to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bill Schardt and Dolly Stark.

May 30, 1912 Standings
May 31, 1912 Standings

Rochester (International) purchased Cozy Dolan from the New York Highlanders.

June 6, 1912 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Eppa Rixey as a free agent.

June 11, 1912 Standings
June 18, 1912 Standings

Lowell (New England) purchased Bill Jones from the Boston Braves.

June 21, 1912 Standings
June 24, 1912 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Bill James from Seattle (Northwestern).

The Washington Senators selected Hippo Vaughn off waivers from the New York Highlanders.

June 25, 1912 Standings

The Boston Red Sox purchased Neal Ball from the Cleveland Naps for $2,500.

The Boston Braves purchased Rabbit Maranville from New Bedford (New England) for $1,000.

July, 1912 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Hank Ritter from East Liverpool (Ohio-Pennsylvania).

July 8, 1912 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Dixie Davis from Knoxville (Appalachian) for $3,000.

July 9, 1912 Standings
July 10, 1912 Standings

The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Cliff Curtis from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 20, 1912 Standings

The Brooklyn Dodgers released Sandy Burk. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 21, 1912 Standings

The New York Highlanders purchased Del Paddock from Dubuque (Three-I).

July 23, 1912 Standings
July 26, 1912 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Sandy Burk as a free agent.

July 29, 1912 Standings
July 31, 1912 Standings

The New York Giants purchased Al Demaree from Mobile (Southern Association) for $7,000.

August, 1912 Standings

St Paul (American Association) traded Art Butler and a player to be named to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bill McKechnie.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Stan Coveleski from Atlantic City (Tri-State).

The Detroit Tigers purchased Hooks Dauss from St Paul (American Association).

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Joe McManus from Ottawa (Canadian).

The Detroit Tigers purchased Wally Pipp from Kalamazoo (Southern Michigan). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Detroit Tigers purchased Bobby Veach from Indianapolis (American Association).

August 2, 1912 Standings

Rochester (International) purchased Bobby Keefe from the Cincinnati Reds.

August 5, 1912 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds selected John Frill off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

August 6, 1912 Standings

The Washington Senators purchased Frank LaPorte from the St. Louis Browns.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Possum Whitted from Jacksonville (South Atlantic) for $3,000.

August 7, 1912 Standings
August 9, 1912 Standings

The Chicago White Sox traded players to be named later, Lena Blackburne, Bruno Block and cash to Milwaukee (American Association) for players to be named later and Ray Schalk. The Chicago White Sox sent Matty McIntyre (August 24, 1912) and Mutz Ens (January 30, 1913) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.

August 12, 1912 Standings

Rochester (International) traded Tommy McMillan to the New York Highlanders for Jack Martin and Jack Quinn.

August 13, 1912 Standings

The St. Louis Browns purchased Charlie Miller from Lowell (New England).

August 17, 1912 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Erskine Mayer from Atlanta (Southern Association) for $2,500.

August 19, 1912 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Rex DeVogt from Spokane (Northwestern).

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Andy Kyle from Akron (Central).

August 20, 1912 Standings

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Roy Crabb from the Chicago White Sox.

Newark (International) traded Enos Kirkpatrick to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bert Tooley.

August 22, 1912 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Lefty Gervais from Vancouver (Northwestern).

August 23, 1912 Standings

The Washington Senators purchased Joe Agler from Atlanta (Southern Association) for $2,000.

Kansas City (American Association) traded Bert Gallia and Bill Kenworthy to the Washington Senators for Hippo Vaughn and Tilly Walker.

August 24, 1912 Standings

The Philadelphia Athletics traded Claud Derrick, Bris Lord and cash to Baltimore (International) for Eddie Murphy and Jimmy Walsh.

August 25, 1912 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded 2 players to be named to Columbus (American Association) for Wilbur Cooper.

August 26, 1912 Standings

The Detroit Tigers purchased Willie Jensen from New Haven (Connecticut).

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Red Nelson as a free agent.

September, 1912 Standings

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Wally Schang from Buffalo (International) in the 1912 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 4, 1912 Standings

Providence (International) purchased Ralph Works from the Detroit Tigers.

September 16, 1912 Standings

The St. Louis Browns drafted Sam Agnew from Vernon (PCL) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Mike Balenti from Chattanooga (Southern Association) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Naps drafted Ray Bates from Newport News (Virginia) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Naps drafted Johnny Beall from Denver (Western) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Marty Berghammer from Lincoln (Western) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Everett Booe from Fort Wayne (Central) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Ted Cather from Scranton (New York State) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Otis Clymer from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Senators drafted Joe Connolly from Montreal (International) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Ensign Cottrell from Scranton (New York State) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Claud Derrick from Baltimore (International) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Cozy Dolan from Rochester (International) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted William Fischer from Toronto (International) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Naps drafted Harvey Grubb from Morristown (Appalachian) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Marc Hall from Omaha (Western) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Fred House from Kewanee (Central Association) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Al Klawitter from Portland (PCL) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Walt Leverenz from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted George Maisel from Harrisburg (Tri-State) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Bill McKechnie from St Paul (American Association) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The New York Highlanders drafted Red McKee from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Senators drafted Bill Morley from Knoxville (Appalachian) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Billy Orr from Sacramento (PCL) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Gene Packard from Columbus (American Association) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Bill Powell from Kansas City (American Association) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Senators drafted Henri Rondeau from Jersey City (International) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Reb Russell from Fort Worth (Texas) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Joe Schultz from Akron (Central) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Art Schwind from Ottawa (Canadian) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Paul Strand from Seattle (Northwestern) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Bull Wagner from New Orleans (Southern Association) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jimmy Whelan from Ogden (Union Association) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Mellie Wolfgang from Lincoln (Western) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Ralph Works from Providence (International) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

September 18, 1912 Standings
September 23, 1912 Standings
October 12, 1912 Standings
November, 1912
November 9, 1912

The Cincinnati Reds selected Frank Chance off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

November 23, 1912

Sacramento (PCL) purchased Jack Bliss from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Wichita (Texas-Oklahoma) purchased Bill Brown from the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Kansas City (American Association) purchased Tex Covington from the Detroit Tigers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

San Francisco (PCL) purchased Willie Hogan from the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Flint (Southern Michigan) purchased Bill Hunter from the Cleveland Naps. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Waterbury (Connecticut) purchased Lou Nagelsen from the Cleveland Naps. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Toledo (American Association) purchased Ken Nash from the Cleveland Naps. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Providence (International) purchased Ollie O'Mara from the Detroit Tigers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Rochester (International) purchased Hack Simmons from the New York Highlanders. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Montgomery (Southern Association) purchased Charlie Snell from the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 25, 1912

Jersey City (International) purchased Hugh Bradley from the Boston Red Sox.

December, 1912

The Boston Braves purchased George Davis from the New York Highlanders.

The Boston Braves purchased Bris Lord from Baltimore (International).

Toronto (International) traded Benny Meyer to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Hub Northen.

December 11, 1912

The Chicago Cubs purchased Al Bridwell from the Boston Braves.

The New York Highlanders selected Frank Chance off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Red Corriden from the Detroit Tigers for $7,500.

December 15, 1912
December 20, 1912

Rochester (International) purchased Del Paddock from the New York Highlanders.

December 24, 1912

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Mike Donlin off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1913

The Cleveland Naps purchased Elmer Smith from Duluth (Central).

January, 1913

The Boston Red Sox selected Wally Rehg off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

January 3, 1913

Louisville (American Association) traded Mordecai Brown to the Cincinnati Reds for Grover Lowdermilk.

January 16, 1913

The Chicago White Sox purchased Davy Jones from the Detroit Tigers for $2,500.

February 26, 1913

San Francisco (PCL) purchased Al Kaiser from the Boston Braves.

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