1923 Major League Baseball Transactions

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jim Bagby off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

The Philadelphia Athletics traded Frank Callaway, Dave Keefe and $20,000 to Milwaukee (American Association) for Wid Matthews.

The Washington Senators traded Ray Francis to the Detroit Tigers for Chick Gagnon.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Sammy Hale from Portland (PCL) for $40,000.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Walter Holke from the Boston Braves.

Toledo (American Association) purchased Walter Barbare from the Boston Braves.

Toledo (American Association) purchased Fred Nicholson from the Boston Red Sox.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chick Hafey as a free agent.

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Turner Barber from the Chicago Cubs.

The New York Yankees traded Al DeVormer and cash to the Boston Red Sox for Harvey Hendrick and George Pipgras.

The Washington Senators traded Frank Brower to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Evans.

The New York Yankees traded Norm McMillan, George Murray, Camp Skinner and $50,000 to the Boston Red Sox for Herb Pennock.

The Washington Senators traded Ed Goebel, Val Picinich and Howie Shanks to the Boston Red Sox for Muddy Ruel and Allen Russell.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded George Smith to the Brooklyn Robins for Clarence Mitchell.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Jack Fournier to the Brooklyn Robins for Hy Myers and Ray Schmandt.

The Cleveland Indians released Stuffy McInnis.

The Boston Braves signed Stuffy McInnis as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Ira Flagstead from the Detroit Tigers.

The New York Yankees signed Lou Gehrig as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Johnny Rawlings off waivers from the New York Giants.

The Chicago White Sox purchased Sloppy Thurston from the St. Louis Browns.

The New York Giants returned Rube Walberg to Portland (PCL) following previous purchase.

The St. Louis Browns traded Dutch Henry and cash to the Brooklyn Robins for Dutch Schliebner.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Rube Walberg from Portland (PCL).

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Whitey Glazner, Cotton Tierney and $50,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lee Meadows and Johnny Rawlings.

The Washington Senators selected Nemo Leibold off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

The New York Yankees selected Ernie Johnson off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

The Chicago White Sox signed Ted Lyons as a free agent.

The New York Giants traded Jesse Barnes and Earl Smith to the Boston Braves for Hank Gowdy and Mule Watson.

The Boston Braves signed Al Hermann as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Robins signed Moe Berg as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Goldie Rapp from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Chicago White Sox selected Leon Cadore off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Les Mann from the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Johnny Couch off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Boston Red Sox traded $4000 and 2 players to be named to Danville (Three-I) for Red Ruffing.

The Boston Braves released Frank Miller.

The Philadelphia Athletics selected Dave Keefe off waivers from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Cardinals released Eddie Ainsmith. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Giants purchased Hack Wilson from Portsmouth (Virginia).

The Boston Braves purchased Wade Lefler from Worcester (Eastern).

The Boston Braves purchased Dutch Stryker from Worcester (Eastern).

The New York Giants purchased Bill Terry from Toledo (American Association) for $500.

The Boston Braves signed Eddie Phillips as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Robins signed Eddie Ainsmith as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Braves drafted Skinny Graham from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1923 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Red Lucas from San Antonio (Texas) in the 1923 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Ed Sperber from Houston (Texas) in the 1923 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Johnny Mitchell from the Boston Red Sox.

The New York Giants traded Dave Bancroft, Bill Cunningham and Casey Stengel to the Boston Braves for Joe Oeschger and Billy Southworth.

The Brooklyn Robins traded Bert Griffith to the Washington Senators for Bonnie Hollingsworth.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Earl Hamilton off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Buckshot May from Oklahoma City (Western).

Oklahoma City (Western) traded Emil Yde to the Pittsburgh Pirates for . The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Ed Hock (June, 1924) to Oklahoma City (Western) to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Max Bishop from Baltimore (International) for $20,000.

The Philadelphia Athletics traded Hank Hulvey, Harry O'Neill, Pinky Pittenger and $35,000 to Salt Lake City (PCL) for Paul Strand.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Carl Mays from the New York Yankees.

The Boston Braves purchased John Kelleher from the Chicago Cubs.

The Boston Braves traded cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for . Ray Powell refused to report to his new team. The Boston Braves sent cash (December 15, 1923) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Athletics traded Wid Matthews, Beauty McGowan, Heinie Scheer and $40,000 to Milwaukee (American Association) for Al Simmons.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Ray Powell to the Boston Braves for . Ray Powell refused to report to his new team. The Boston Braves sent cash (December 15, 1923) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Cotton Tierney to the Boston Braves for Hod Ford and Ray Powell. Ray Powell refused to report to his new team. The Boston Braves sent cash (December 15, 1923) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

The Boston Braves signed Ike Kamp as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Charlie Gehringer as a free agent.

The New York Giants traded $50000 and 3 players to be named to Louisville (American Association) for Wayland Dean.

The New York Yankees traded Elmer Smith and $50000 and a player to be named to Louisville (American Association) for Earle Combs.

The Cleveland Indians traded Dan Boone, Joe Connolly, Steve O'Neill and Bill Wambsganss to the Boston Red Sox for George Burns, Chick Fewster and Roxy Walters.

The New York Yankees released Frank Baker.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Bobby Veach from the Detroit Tigers.

The Washington Senators traded Jim O'Neill and cash and a player to be named to Omaha (Western) for By Speece.

The St. Louis Browns signed Joe Evans as a free agent.