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1921 Major League Baseball Transactions

1920 MLB  / 1922 MLB  Transactions

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

November 9, 1920

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Les Mann from the Boston Braves.

November 17, 1920

San Francisco (PCL) traded Bert Cole to the Detroit Tigers for Babe Ellison.

November 22, 1920
December, 1920

The Cincinnati Reds selected Dode Paskert off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

December 15, 1920
December 31, 1920
1921

The Boston Braves traded a player to be named later and cash to Beaumont (Texas) for a player to be named later and Al Nixon. The Boston Braves sent Pep Ripper (minors) (May 12, 1921) to Beaumont (Texas) to complete the trade.

The Detroit Tigers signed Heinie Manush as a free agent.

January 23, 1921
February 7, 1921
March 4, 1921
March 21, 1921

Columbus (American Association) purchased Art Wilson from the Boston Braves.

April 16, 1921 Standings

Rochester (International) purchased Maurice Archdeacon from the Boston Braves.

May, 1921 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Cliff Lee off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 11, 1921 Standings

The Brooklyn Robins selected Sweetbreads Bailey off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs purchased John Sullivan from the Boston Braves.

May 20, 1921 Standings

The Boston Red Sox selected Allen Sothoron off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

May 31, 1921 Standings
June, 1921 Standings

The Detroit Tigers purchased Pol Perritt from the New York Giants.

The Cleveland Indians selected Allen Sothoron off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 2, 1921 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds selected Greasy Neale off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

June 18, 1921 Standings
June 28, 1921 Standings
June 29, 1921 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Tony Brottem off waivers from the Washington Senators.

July 1, 1921 Standings
July 4, 1921 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Ed Konetchy off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.

July 10, 1921 Standings
July 23, 1921 Standings

The Chicago White Sox purchased Elmer Leifer from Moose Jaw (Western Canada) for $1,200.

July 25, 1921 Standings
August 3, 1921 Standings

The Detroit Tigers purchased Allen Conkwright from Bloomington (Three-I).

The Washington Senators purchased George Foss from Tampa (Florida State).

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Duke Gillespie from Calgary (Western Canada).

The Washington Senators purchased Bobby LaMotte from Tampa (Florida State).

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Karl Schnell from Calgary (Western Canada).

August 4, 1921 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Eddie Ainsmith as a free agent.

August 20, 1921 Standings

The Washington Senators selected Donie Bush off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

August 31, 1921 Standings

The Boston Red Sox purchased Sam Dodge from Flint (Michigan-Ontario).

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Eddie Eayrs from the Boston Braves.

September, 1921 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Kiki Cuyler from Bay City (Michigan-Ontario).

The Washington Senators purchased Goose Goslin from Columbia (South Atlantic) for $7,000.

September 14, 1921 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Jimmie Wilson from New Haven (Eastern).

November, 1921

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Ed Hock from Richmond (Virginia) in the 1921 rule 5 draft.

December, 1921
December 6, 1921
December 7, 1921

The New York Giants purchased Jimmy O'Connell from San Francisco (PCL) for $75,000.

December 14, 1921

The St. Louis Browns selected Chick Shorten off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

December 19, 1921

Los Angeles (PCL) traded a player to be named later and Jigger Statz to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. Los Angeles (PCL) sent Vic Aldridge (January, 1922) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade. The Chicago Cubs sent Elmer Ponder (January, 1922), John Sullivan (January, 1922), Babe Twombly (January, 1922), Tom Daly (February, 1922) and Charlie Deal (April, 1922) to Los Angeles (PCL) to complete the trade.

December 20, 1921
December 24, 1921
December 29, 1921

The Detroit Tigers selected George Cutshaw off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1922

Little Rock (Southern Association) traded an option on any player on team to the New York Giants for Joe Connolly.

Gabby Hartnett sent from Worcester (Eastern) to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Snake Henry to New Orleans (Southern Association) for Roy Leslie.

Dave Keefe sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Dave Robertson.

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Dazzy Vance from New Orleans (Southern Association).

January 7, 1922

Portland (PCL) purchased Frank Bruggy from the Philadelphia Phillies for $6,500.

January 10, 1922
January 14, 1922

Louisville (American Association) purchased Lyman Lamb from the St. Louis Browns.

January 24, 1922

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Sam Crane from the Cincinnati Reds.

February 4, 1922
February 16, 1922
February 18, 1922
February 24, 1922

The Boston Red Sox selected Alex Ferguson off waivers from the New York Yankees.

March 14, 1922
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