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1941 Major League Baseball Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
The Chicago White Sox signed Orville Jorgens as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Thurman Tucker from Oklahoma City (Texas).
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston, Vito Tamulis and $100,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kirby Higbe.
The St. Louis Browns selected George Caster off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Tot Pressnell from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The New York Giants purchased Joe Orengo from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Nashville (Southern Association) traded Bob Boken, Mickey Rocco and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Les Fleming.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Tony DePhillips from the New York Yankees.
Dallas (Texas) purchased Bubba Floyd from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The New York Yankees traded Jack Graham to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Boze Berger.
Nashville (Southern) purchased Hank Helf from the Cleveland Indians.
Knoxville (Southern Association) purchased Scat Metha from the Detroit Tigers.
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Hal Quick from Springfield (Eastern).
The Boston Bees purchased Red Steiner from the Chicago Cubs.
Atlanta (Southern Association) traded Dewey Williams to the Philadelphia Athletics for Flea Clifton.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Denny Galehouse from the Boston Red Sox.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Ed Heusser to Atlanta (Southern Association) for Lum Harris.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Stu Martin from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded John Pintar (minors), Gus Mancuso and $65,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mickey Owen.
The Chicago White Sox released Jackie Hayes.
The New York Giants released Ray Hayworth.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Billy Myers to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Gleeson and Bobby Mattick.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Glen Stewart from the New York Giants.
The New York Giants purchased Bob Bowman from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Slick Coffman from the St. Louis Browns.
Hollywood (PCL) purchased Johnny Dickshot from the New York Giants.
Hollywood (PCL) purchased Roy Joiner from the New York Giants.
The Washington Senators signed Danny MacFayden as a free agent.
San Francisco (PCL) purchased Jake Powell from the New York Yankees.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Jake Wade from the St. Louis Browns.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Paul Waner.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Lew Riggs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pep Young.
The New York Giants purchased Morrie Arnovich from the Cincinnati Reds.
The New York Giants signed Gabby Hartnett as a free agent.
The New York Giants traded Wayne Ambler to the Cincinnati Reds for Milt Shoffner.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Pete Fox from the Detroit Tigers.
The Cleveland Indians traded Joe Dobson, Odell Hale and Frankie Pytlak to the Boston Red Sox for Jim Bagby, Gene Desautels and Gee Walker.
The Washington Senators traded Gee Walker to the Boston Red Sox for Doc Cramer.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Dario Lodigiani to the Chicago White Sox for Jack Knott.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Tot Pressnell from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Detroit Tigers selected Eric McNair off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Johnny Allen from the Cleveland Indians for $20,000.
The Washington Senators traded Joe Krakauskas to the Cleveland Indians for Ben Chapman.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Don Lang and $20,000 to the New York Yankees for Monte Pearson.
The New York Giants purchased Bump Hadley from the New York Yankees.
The New York Yankees traded Bill Knickerbocker to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Silvestri.
The Chicago Cubs signed Cliff Aberson as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Frank Baumholtz as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jim Blackburn as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Nelson Burbrink as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Moe Burtschy as an amateur free agent.
Frank Carswell sent from Texarkana (Big State) to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.
The New York Yankees signed Allie Clark as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Joe Coleman as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Merl Combs as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Herb Conyers as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Sam Dente as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chuck Diering as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Sonny Dixon as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Harry Dorish as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Monk Dubiel as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Grant Dunlap as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jim Dyck as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Bruce Edwards as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Hoot Evers as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Tom Ferrick as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Joe Frazier as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers obtained Carl Furillo from Reading (Interstate) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tommy Glaviano as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Mickey Grasso as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Hal Gregg as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Marv Grissom as an amateur free agent.
Gene Hermanski sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.
Bobby Hogue sent from Hollywood (Florida East Coast) to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.
Ken Holcombe sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.
The New York Giants signed Bob Hooper as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ken Johnson as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Sheldon Jones as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Spider Jorgensen as an amateur free agent.
Eddie Kazak sent from Valdosta (Georgia-Florida) to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Alex Kellner as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Buddy Kerr as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Ellis Kinder from Jackson (Kitty) for $5,000.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ralph Kiner as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Al Kozar as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Bob Kuzava as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Doyle Lade as a free agent.
The Boston Braves signed Walt Linden as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Johnny Lipon as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Vic Lombardi as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs obtained Clarence Maddern from Bisbee (Arizona-Texas) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The New York Yankees signed Woody Main as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Morrie Martin as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators released Jack Merson.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Paul Minner as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Gus Niarhos as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Joe Ostrowski as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Stubby Overmire as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Mel Parnell as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Marv Rackley as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers obtained Willie Ramsdell from Big Springs (West Texas-New Mexico) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The St. Louis Browns signed Ribs Raney as an amateur free agent.
Earl Rapp sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.
The New York Yankees signed Vic Raschi as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Del Rice as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Hal Rice as an amateur free agent.
Hank Schenz sent from Tarboro (Coastal Plain) to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bud Sheely as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Virgil Stallcup as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Dick Starr as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Ed Stevens as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Joe Tipton as an amateur free agent.
Ben Wade sent from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Junior Walsh as an amateur free agent.
Wally Westlake sent from the Brooklyn Dodgers to Merced (California) in an unknown transaction.
Wes Westrum sent from Crookston (Northern) to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.
The Detroit Tigers obtained Hal White from Buffalo (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The New York Yankees signed Bill Wight as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Browns signed Ken Wood as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Sam Zoldak as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers returned Johnny Ostrowski to Macon (South Atlantic) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Andy Seminick.
The Chicago Cubs obtained Johnny Ostrowski from Macon (South Atlantic) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Andy Seminick as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Bill Brubaker from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cleveland Indians signed George Susce as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Hy Vandenberg from the New York Giants.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Joe Haynes from the Washington Senators.
Hollywood (PCL) purchased Ham Schulte from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Pep Rambert from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The New York Giants purchased Rene Monteagudo from the Washington Senators.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Paul Waner as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Joe Heving from the Boston Red Sox.
Little Rock (Southern Association) purchased Art Mahan from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Lefty Mills from the St. Louis Browns.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Tot Pressnell from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cleveland Indians traded Johnny Humphries to the Chicago White Sox for Clint Brown.
The Detroit Tigers released Earl Averill.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Syl Johnson.
The Boston Braves signed Wes Ferrell as a free agent.
Minneapolis (American Association) purchased Zeke Bonura from the Chicago Cubs.
The New York Yankees purchased Al Glossop from the Boston Braves.
The Boston Braves purchased Babe Dahlgren from the New York Yankees.
The Boston Braves signed Earl Averill as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bob Seeds from the New York Giants.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Ed Fernandes from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Johnny Riddle from the New York Yankees.
The Boston Red Sox released Alex Mustaikis.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Ripper Collins from the Chicago Cubs.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased George Myatt from the New York Giants. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Washington Senators purchased Steve Sundra from the New York Yankees.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bill Nagel from the Philadelphia Athletics.
Baltimore (International) purchased Al Flair from the Boston Red Sox.
The Chicago Cubs released Rabbit Warstler.
Hollywood (PCL) purchased Bob Kahle from the Philadelphia Athletics for $13,500.
San Francisco (PCL) purchased Tom Seats from the Detroit Tigers.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Roxie Lawson from the St. Louis Browns.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Clay Smith from the Detroit Tigers.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Newt Kimball from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Brooklyn Dodgers returned Lefty Mills to the St. Louis Browns following previous purchase.
The Washington Senators purchased Bill Zuber from the Cleveland Indians.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Mace Brown from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Boston Braves released Earl Averill.
The New York Yankees purchased Eddie Carnett from the Boston Braves.
The New York Giants returned Bump Hadley to the New York Yankees following previous purchase.
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Bump Hadley from the New York Yankees.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Myril Hoag from the St. Louis Browns.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Buck Ross from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Rip Radcliff from the St. Louis Browns for $25,000.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Charlie Gilbert, Johnny Hudson and $65,000 to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Herman.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Vito Tamulis to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Lee Grissom.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Lloyd Waner to the Boston Braves for Nick Strincevich.
The Boston Braves released Wes Ferrell.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Paul Waner.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Bill Baker from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Dick Lanahan from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Syracuse (International) purchased Bill Nagel from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The New York Giants purchased Al Piechota from the Boston Braves.
The New York Giants traded Paul Dean, Harry Gumbert and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill McGee.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Ernie Koy from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The New York Giants signed Dick Bartell as a free agent.
The Washington Senators traded Rick Ferrell to the St. Louis Browns for Vern Kennedy.
The Washington Senators released Danny MacFayden.
The Boston Braves signed Paul Waner as a free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Hank Majeski from the Boston Braves.
The Washington Senators released Ben Chapman.
The Chicago White Sox signed Ben Chapman as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Larry Rosenthal from the Chicago White Sox.
The New York Yankees returned Ellis Kinder to Jackson (Kitty) following previous purchase.
Earl Rapp sent from the Boston Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.
St Paul (American Association) purchased Bill Swift from the Brooklyn Dodgers for $5,500.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Eddie Shokes as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Johnny Hutchings to the Boston Braves for Lloyd Waner.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Babe Dahlgren from the Boston Braves.
The Boston Braves purchased Al Montgomery from the Chicago Cubs.
The New York Giants selected Odell Hale off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Joe Sullivan from the Boston Braves.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Bill Crouch off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jimmy Ripple from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Detroit Tigers signed Dick Wakefield as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Danny Murtaugh from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Nels Potter from the Philadelphia Athletics.
Bill Kennedy sent from the New York Yankees to Rocky Mount (Coastal Plain) in an unknown transaction.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Joe Vosmik.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Stan Goletz from the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Frank Jelincich from the Detroit Tigers.
The Boston Braves selected Frank Demaree off waivers from the New York Giants.
The New York Giants purchased Babe Barna from Minneapolis (American Association).
The Brooklyn Dodgers selected Johnny Allen off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.
Nashville (Southern Association) traded Tom Drake and Tommy Tatum to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Vito Tamulis.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Dave Philley from Monroe (Cotton States).
Jim Russell sent from the St. Louis Browns to Memphis (Southern Association) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Chicago Cubs purchased Russ Meers from Nashville (Southern Association).
The St. Louis Browns purchased Archie McKain from the Detroit Tigers.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Marv Rickert from Tacoma (Western International).
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Bob Chipman from Atlanta (Southern Association) for $70,000.
The New York Giants purchased Connie Ryan from Atlanta (Southern Association).
The Cleveland Indians selected Chubby Dean off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Dixie Howell to the Brooklyn Dodgers for John S. Bell (minors), Ray Roche (minors), Joe Becker and George Staller.
The Brooklyn Dodgers selected Larry French off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Mace Brown and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Augie Galan.
The New York Giants purchased Dave Koslo from Milwaukee (American Association).
The Chicago Cubs purchased Hank Gornicki from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Billy Hitchcock from the New York Yankees.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Eddie Pellagrini from San Diego (PCL).
The New York Giants traded Jumbo Brown to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Sunkel.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Bert Haas from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Milwaukee (American Association) purchased Odell Hale from the New York Giants.
The Washington Senators traded George Archie to the St. Louis Browns for Bobby Estalella.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Johnny Barrett from Hollywood (PCL).
The Cleveland Indians released Mel Harder.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Johnny Wyrostek from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Boston Braves purchased Nanny Fernandez from San Francisco (PCL).
The Cleveland Indians selected Tom Ferrick off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
Previous purchase of Hank Gornicki by the Chicago Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals voided and player returned.
The New York Giants released Gabby Hartnett.
The Boston Braves traded player to be named to Hollywood (PCL) for Lou Tost.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Hi Bithorn from the New York Giants in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Russ Christopher from the New York Yankees in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Bill Conroy from Oakland (PCL) in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Otto Denning from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Stan Ferens from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Stan Galle from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Glenn Gardner from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Al Glossop from the New York Yankees in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Roy Henshaw from the New York Giants in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Ken Jungels from the Cleveland Indians in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Braves drafted Clyde Kluttz from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The New York Giants drafted Sal Maglie from the Detroit Tigers in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jim Prendergast from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Bob Repass from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Ross from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
Memphis (Southern Association) purchased Joe Schultz from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Les Webber from Seattle (PCL) in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Spud Davis.
The Washington Senators released Buddy Myer.
The Chicago Cubs released Charley Root.
The Cincinnati Reds released Lloyd Waner.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Ed Heusser from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1941 minor league draft.
San Francisco (PCL) drafted Ralph Hodgin from the Boston Braves in the 1941 minor league draft.
The New York Giants drafted Austin Knickerbocker from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1941 minor league draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jim Russell from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1941 minor league draft.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Bump Hadley.
The Philadelphia Athletics released John Leovich.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Andy Pafko from Green Bay (Wisconsin State) for $1,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Chicago White Sox released Ben Chapman.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Ripper Collins.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Fred Chapman to Toronto (International) for Walter Klimczak (minors).
The Cleveland Indians traded Doyle Lade to Savannah (South Atlantic) for Hugh Klaerner (minors).
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Hank Gornicki off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The New York Giants traded Bob Bowman to the Chicago Cubs for Hank Leiber.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Rollie Hemsley from the Cleveland Indians.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Ray Mueller from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Ron Northey from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The New York Yankees purchased Tuck Stainback from the Detroit Tigers.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lloyd Waner as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Debs Garms from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
San Francisco (PCL) purchased Stan Andrews from the Boston Braves.
The New York Yankees traded Tommy Holmes to the Boston Braves for . The Boston Braves sent Buddy Hassett (December 16, 1941) and Gene Moore (February 5, 1942) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Wally Moses to the Chicago White Sox for Jack Hallett and Mike Kreevich.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Heinie Mueller from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Mace Brown from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Jo-Jo Moore from the New York Giants.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Don Padgett from the St. Louis Cardinals for $30,000.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Johnny Rizzo from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The New York Giants purchased Billy Werber from the Cincinnati Reds.
The New York Giants traded Bill Lohrman, Johnny McCarthy, Ken O'Dea and $50,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Johnny Mize.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Vern Kennedy from the Washington Senators.
The Washington Senators traded Jimmy Bloodworth and Doc Cramer to the Detroit Tigers for Bruce Campbell and Frank Croucher.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Arky Vaughan to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pete Coscarart, Luke Hamlin, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell.
The Washington Senators traded Ken Chase and Johnny Welaj to the Boston Red Sox for Stan Spence and Jack Wilson.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Bill Fleming from the Boston Red Sox.
Milwaukee (American Association) purchased Johnny Hudson from the Chicago Cubs.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Tal Abernathy as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Woody Abernathy as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Cal Abrams as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Bob Alexander as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Ferrell Anderson from the New York Yankees.
Nate Andrews sent from the Cleveland Indians to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Monty Basgall as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Matt Batts as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ted Beard as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Neil Berry as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Charlie Bishop as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ewell Blackwell as an amateur free agent.
Buddy Blair sent from the New York Yankees to the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Don Bollweg as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ray Boone as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Paul Burris as an amateur free agent.
Moe Burtschy sent from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
The Chicago Cubs signed Cliff Chambers as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jerry Coleman as an amateur free agent.
Guy Curtright sent from Shreveport (Texas) to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.
Grant Dunlap sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.
The St. Louis Browns signed Cliff Fannin as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Dave Ferriss as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Les Fusselman as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Joe Garagiola as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Garcia as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Ted Gray as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Bob Hall as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Bud Hardin as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Clint Hartung as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Fred Hatfield as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jim Hearn as an amateur free agent.
Johnny Hetki sent from Albuquerque (Arizona-Texas) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mel Hoderlein as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Cal Howe as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Braves signed Ernie Johnson as an amateur free agent.
George Kell sent from the Brooklyn Dodgers to Lancaster (Interstate) in an unknown transaction.
Jim Konstanty sent from Springfield (Eastern) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
The New York Giants obtained Paul LaPalme from Bristol (Appalachian) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Detroit Tigers signed George Lerchen as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Turk Lown as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Fred Marsh as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Wayne McLeland as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Russ Meyer as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Les Moss as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians obtained Gordie Mueller from Baltimore (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Steve Nagy as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Rocky Nelson as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Nap Reyes as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Eddie Robinson from Baltimore (International).
The Cleveland Indians signed Al Rosen as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jerry Scala as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Red Schoendienst as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers returned Andy Seminick to Elizabethton (Appalachian) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
The New York Yankees signed Charlie Silvera as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Al Sima as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bill Sommers as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ebba St. Claire as an amateur free agent.
Eddie Stanky sent from ??? to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Leo Thomas as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Bobby Thomson as an amateur free agent.
The New York Giants signed Earl Turner as an amateur free agent.
Bill Voiselle sent from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.
The Detroit Tigers signed Vic Wertz as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Dick Whitman as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Al Widmar as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed George Wilson as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tom Wright as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Eddie Yuhas as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians returned Sheldon Jones to Oklahoma City (Texas) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
The New York Giants obtained Sheldon Jones from Oklahoma City (Texas) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Chuck Klein.
The Boston Red Sox released Moe Berg.
The Detroit Tigers released Charlie Gehringer.
The New York Giants purchased Ray Berres from the Boston Braves.
The Boston Braves purchased Ernie Lombardi from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Boston Braves released Don Manno.
The Washington Senators released Sam West.
The New York Giants purchased Willard Marshall from Atlanta (Southern Association).
The Chicago White Sox signed Sam West as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The New York Giants released Slick Castleman.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Billy Sullivan from the Detroit Tigers.
Joe Abreu sent from Birmingham (Southern Association) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Frenchy Bordagaray from the New York Yankees.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Gee Walker from the Cleveland Indians.
The Washington Senators purchased Bobo Newsom from the Detroit Tigers for $40,000.
