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1919 Major League Baseball Transactions

1918 MLB  / 1920 MLB  Transactions

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

December 9, 1918
December 18, 1918
1919

The New York Giants released Jean Dubuc.

The Boston Braves signed Hod Ford as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Vic Saier from the Chicago Cubs.

January, 1919
January 2, 1919

The New York Giants traded Bill Kelly (minors), Waite Hoyt, Jack Ogden, Jose Rodriguez, Joe Wilhoit and cash to Rochester (International) for Earl Smith.

January 17, 1919
January 21, 1919
January 30, 1919
February 1, 1919
February 5, 1919

The Boston Braves purchased Lee King from Springfield (Eastern).

February 11, 1919
February 19, 1919
February 22, 1919

The Boston Braves traded Jimmy Smith and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Walter Holke.

February 28, 1919

The St. Louis Browns purchased Wally Mayer from the Boston Red Sox for $5,000.

March 1, 1919
March 6, 1919

The Boston Braves purchased Ray Keating from the New York Yankees.

March 11, 1919

St Paul (American Association) purchased Ed Fitzpatrick from the Boston Braves.

March 15, 1919

The Cincinnati Reds selected Ray Fisher off waivers from the New York Yankees.

March 18, 1919

The Cincinnati Reds selected Slim Sallee off waivers from the New York Giants.

April, 1919
April 14, 1919 Standings

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Ed Konetchy from the Boston Braves.

April 18, 1919 Standings

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Lee Magee from the Cincinnati Reds.

May, 1919 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Walton Cruise from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The New York Giants selected Mike Gonzalez off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Tom Rogers from the St. Louis Browns.

St Paul (American Association) purchased Al Wickland from the Boston Braves. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 3, 1919 Standings

The Boston Braves released Lee King.

The Boston Braves released Hank Schreiber.

May 14, 1919 Standings
May 17, 1919 Standings

The Detroit Tigers purchased Dutch Leonard from the New York Yankees for $12,000.

May 18, 1919 Standings
May 21, 1919 Standings

The New York Giants traded Jim Thorpe to the Boston Braves for . The Boston Braves sent Pat Ragan (May 30, 1919) to the New York Giants to complete the trade.

May 24, 1919 Standings

The Boston Red Sox purchased Bill James from the Detroit Tigers.

May 27, 1919 Standings

Toledo (American Association) purchased Joe Kelly from the Boston Braves.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Joe Oeschger to the New York Giants for Ed Sicking and George Smith.

June, 1919 Standings
June 2, 1919 Standings
June 10, 1919 Standings

The New York Yankees traded players to be named to St Paul (American Association) for Al Wickland.

June 12, 1919 Standings

The Boston Braves selected Tony Boeckel off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 13, 1919 Standings

The Philadelphia Athletics traded Roy Grover to the Washington Senators for Harry Thompson. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Red Sox purchased Bill Lamar from the New York Yankees.

June 14, 1919 Standings

The New York Giants signed Frankie Frisch as a free agent.

June 27, 1919 Standings
June 28, 1919 Standings

The Boston Braves selected Larry Cheney off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.

June 30, 1919 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Fred Nicholson off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

July, 1919 Standings

The Washington Senators signed Tom Zachary as a free agent.

July 2, 1919 Standings

Oakland (PCL) purchased Bill James from the Boston Braves.

July 5, 1919 Standings

The Washington Senators traded Doc Ayers to the Detroit Tigers for Eric Erickson.

Milwaukee (American Association) purchased Jake Northrop from the Boston Braves.

July 9, 1919 Standings
July 14, 1919 Standings
July 15, 1919 Standings
July 16, 1919 Standings
July 25, 1919 Standings
July 28, 1919 Standings

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Glenn Myatt from Houston (Texas).

July 29, 1919 Standings

The New York Yankees traded Bob McGraw, Allen Russell and $40,000 to the Boston Red Sox for Carl Mays.

August, 1919 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Larry Cheney off waivers from the Boston Braves.

The Chicago White Sox selected Erskine Mayer off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Fritz Mollwitz from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Chicago White Sox purchased Win Noyes from the Philadelphia Athletics.

August 1, 1919 Standings
August 2, 1919 Standings
August 4, 1919 Standings
August 9, 1919 Standings
August 10, 1919 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Gene Bailey from Portland (PCL).

August 18, 1919 Standings

The Chicago White Sox selected Bill James off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

August 19, 1919 Standings

The Cleveland Indians signed Ray Caldwell as a free agent.

August 25, 1919 Standings

The Washington Senators traded Hal Janvrin and cash to Buffalo (International) for Bucky Harris.

August 26, 1919 Standings

The Brooklyn Robins selected Doug Baird off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 29, 1919 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Dizzy Nutter from New Haven (Eastern).

September, 1919 Standings

Waite Hoyt sent from New Orleans (Southern Association) to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.

The Chicago White Sox selected Pat Ragan off waivers from the New York Giants.

The Boston Braves signed Sam White as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 5, 1919 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Red Ames from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Boston Braves purchased John Sullivan from New Orleans (Southern Association).

September 10, 1919 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Hal Janvrin from Buffalo (International).

October, 1919 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies returned Red Ames to the St. Louis Cardinals following previous purchase.

November, 1919

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Nig Clarke off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

December, 1919
1920

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jim Bottomley as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jack Fournier from Los Angeles (PCL).

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jesse Haines from Kansas City (American Association) for $10,000.

The Boston Braves purchased Cy Morgan from Portland (New England).

January, 1920
January 3, 1920

The New York Yankees purchased Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for $100,000.

January 12, 1920
January 20, 1920
February, 1920

The New York Giants purchased Fred Lear from the Chicago Cubs.

February 27, 1920

Los Angeles (PCL) purchased Ray Keating from the Boston Braves.

March, 1920

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Bill Lamar from the Boston Red Sox.

March 18, 1920
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1918 MLB  / 1920 MLB  Transactions