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1946 Major League Baseball Transactions

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

November 1, 1945

The New York Giants drafted Mike Budnick from Seattle (PCL) in the 1945 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Frank Demaree from Portland (PCL) in the 1945 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Ben Guintini from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1945 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Gene Handley from Sacramento (PCL) in the 1945 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Lou Novikoff from the Chicago Cubs in the 1945 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Earl Reid from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1945 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Senators drafted Max Wilson from Portsmouth (Piedmont) in the 1945 rule 5 draft.

November 12, 1945

The Chicago Cubs drafted Hal Quick from the St. Louis Browns in the 1945 minor league draft.

December 4, 1945
December 5, 1945

Indianapolis (American Association) purchased Morrie Aderholt from the Boston Braves.

The Boston Braves signed Billy Jurges as a free agent.

December 7, 1945
December 8, 1945
December 10, 1945

The Philadelphia Phillies traded players to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for players to be named later and Ken Richardson. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Stan Andrews (December 10, 1945) and George Estock (March 30, 1946) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Frank McCormick from the Cincinnati Reds for $30,000.

December 12, 1945
December 14, 1945
December 15, 1945
December 18, 1945
December 19, 1945
December 27, 1945

The Boston Red Sox released Bob Johnson.

December 31, 1945
1946

The Cleveland Indians signed Al Aber as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed John Andre as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Bill Antonello as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed James Atkins as a free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Toby Atwell as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed George Bamberger as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Hank Bauer as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Braves signed Vern Bickford as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Blyzka as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bob Borkowski as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Roger Bowman as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Tommy Bridges as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Harry Bright as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Bobby Brown as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Hal Brown as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tom Burgess as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Harry Byrd as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Roy Campanella as a free agent.

Frank Campos jumped from the Chicago Cubs to Puebla (Mexican).

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Larry Ciaffone as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jackie Collum as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jack Cusick as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Jim Davis as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago White Sox obtained Jim Delsing from Milwaukee (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Boston Red Sox signed Joe DeMaestri as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Carl Erskine as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Frank Fanovich as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Al Federoff as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Dee Fondy as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bill Glynn as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Tom Gorman as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Red Hardy as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Grady Hatton as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Phil Haugstad as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Solly Hemus as an amateur free agent.

Mel Hoderlein sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

The Chicago White Sox signed Jim Hughes as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Tom Hurd as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Spook Jacobs as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Tony Jacobs as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Hal Jeffcoat as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Bill Jennings as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Browns signed Dave Jolly as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Howie Judson as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Bob Keegan as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Alex Kellner.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Nellie King as an amateur free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Billy Klaus as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Ted Kluszewski as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Clem Koshorek as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Lou Kretlow as an amateur free agent.

Rocky Krsnich sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.

The New York Yankees signed Dick Kryhoski as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Johnny Kucab.

The Chicago White Sox obtained Doyle Lade from Shreveport (Texas) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Ken Lehman as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Browns signed Paul Lehner as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Browns signed Don Lenhardt as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Braves signed Don Liddle as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Lou Limmer as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Dick Littlefield as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Stan Lopata as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lynn Lovenguth as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Browns signed Joe Lutz as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed John Mackinson as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Barney Martin as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Sammy Meeks as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Sam Mele as an amateur free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Dale Mitchell as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bill Moisan as an amateur free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Ray Murray as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Ernie Nevel as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Don Newcombe as an amateur free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Milt Nielsen as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Irv Noren as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Danny O'Connell as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Harry Perkowski as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed John Perkovich as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Duane Pillette as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Bud Podbielan as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Bob Porterfield as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Wally Post as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Billy Reed as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Fred Richards as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jim Romano as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Browns signed Frank Sacka as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ed Sanicki as an amateur free agent.

Jerry Scala sent from the New York Yankees to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.

The Boston Red Sox signed Bob Scherbarth as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed George Schmees as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Serena as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Braves signed Lou Sleater as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Frank Smith as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Dick Strahs as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox obtained George Strickland from New Orleans (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Boston Braves signed Chuck Tanner as an amateur free agent.

Earl Turner sent from the New York Giants to the Boston Braves in an unknown transaction.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Chris Van Cuyk as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jay Van Noy as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Frank Verdi as an amateur free agent.

Ben Wade sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

The Washington Senators signed Dick Weik as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bob Wellman as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bobby Young as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Sal Yvars as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed George Zuverink as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox released Bud Sheely.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bud Sheely as a free agent.

January 2, 1946
January 3, 1946
January 5, 1946

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jimmy Brown from the St. Louis Cardinals for $30,000.

The New York Giants purchased Walker Cooper from the St. Louis Cardinals for $175,000.

The Detroit Tigers released Chuck Hostetler.

Seattle (PCL) traded Earl Torgeson to the Boston Braves for . The Boston Braves sent Tony York (August 30, 1946) and Bill Ramsey (August 30, 1946) to Seattle (PCL) to complete the trade.

The Detroit Tigers released Hub Walker.

January 17, 1946
January 21, 1946
January 22, 1946
February 4, 1946
February 5, 1946

The Boston Braves traded Eddie Joost and $40,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Johnny Hopp.

February 8, 1946

The Boston Braves released Joe Medwick.

February 9, 1946
February 11, 1946
February 15, 1946
February 19, 1946

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ralph LaPointe as an amateur free agent.

February 21, 1946
February 24, 1946
February 26, 1946
February 27, 1946

The Cincinnati Reds selected Johnnie Wittig off waivers from the New York Giants.

March, 1946

The Boston Braves purchased Frank Barrett from the Boston Red Sox.

March 3, 1946

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

March 18, 1946
March 20, 1946
March 21, 1946

The Boston Braves released Billy Jurges.

March 22, 1946
March 25, 1946
March 26, 1946
March 28, 1946

The Detroit Tigers released Russ Kerns.

The Detroit Tigers released Milt Welch.

March 29, 1946

The Cincinnati Reds released Joe Bowman.

The Boston Red Sox released Herb Bremer.

The Boston Red Sox released Pete Fox.

The Boston Red Sox released Bob Garbark.

The Chicago Cubs selected Emmett O'Neill off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

March 30, 1946
April 1, 1946 Standings

San Diego (PCL) selected Mike Dejan off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Brooklyn Dodgers selected George Fallon off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 2, 1946 Standings
April 4, 1946 Standings

The New York Giants released Tom Gorman.

The New York Giants selected Bennie Warren off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

April 5, 1946 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Art Lopatka off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Browns released Joe Medwick.

April 8, 1946 Standings
April 9, 1946 Standings
April 10, 1946 Standings
April 12, 1946 Standings
April 13, 1946 Standings
April 14, 1946 Standings
April 15, 1946 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Ray Sanders from the St. Louis Cardinals for $25,000.

April 16, 1946 Standings
April 18, 1946 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim Konstanty and cash to the Boston Braves for Max West.

April 19, 1946 Standings

The Brooklyn Dodgers selected Otis Davis off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Brooklyn Dodgers selected George Dockins off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The New York Giants purchased Johnny McCarthy from the Boston Braves.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bob Talbot as an amateur free agent.

April 20, 1946 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies released Benny Culp.

The Chicago White Sox selected Whitey Platt off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

April 22, 1946 Standings
April 23, 1946 Standings

The St. Louis Browns purchased Babe Dahlgren from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The New York Giants purchased Jack Kraus from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The New York Giants released Van Mungo.

The Brooklyn Dodgers selected Earl Naylor off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Chicago White Sox selected Emmett O'Neill off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

April 26, 1946 Standings
April 27, 1946 Standings
April 28, 1946 Standings

The Washington Senators released Red Roberts.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Tuck Stainback as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 29, 1946 Standings
May, 1946 Standings

Charlie Cuellar sent from the Chicago Cubs to Tampa (Florida International) in an unknown transaction.

May 1, 1946 Standings
May 2, 1946 Standings

The Chicago Cubs signed Billy Jurges as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Danny Murtaugh from the Philadelphia Phillies.

May 3, 1946 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Steve Roser from the New York Yankees.

May 4, 1946 Standings
May 7, 1946 Standings
May 8, 1946 Standings
May 9, 1946 Standings

The Boston Red Sox signed Bob Klinger as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 13, 1946 Standings

The New York Giants signed John Carden as an amateur free agent.

May 14, 1946 Standings

The Chicago White Sox selected Hal Kleine off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

The New York Giants signed Junior Thompson as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Ernie White.

The Boston Braves signed Ernie White as a free agent.

May 16, 1946 Standings
May 18, 1946 Standings
May 19, 1946 Standings

The Boston Red Sox purchased Pinky Higgins from the Detroit Tigers.

May 21, 1946 Standings

The St. Louis Browns released Paul Dean.

May 27, 1946 Standings
May 29, 1946 Standings

The St. Louis Browns released Lou Finney.

The St. Louis Browns sent Al Milnar to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

The St. Louis Browns released Steve Sundra.

June, 1946 Standings

Moe Burtschy sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Len Okrie sent from Lockport (PONY) to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

June 3, 1946 Standings
June 5, 1946 Standings

The Chicago White Sox released Bill Mueller.

The Washington Senators signed Bobo Newsom as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Charley Stanceu off waivers from the New York Yankees.

June 6, 1946 Standings

The Boston Red Sox released Joe Cronin.

The Chicago White Sox selected Al Hollingsworth off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

June 8, 1946 Standings
June 9, 1946 Standings
June 10, 1946 Standings

The New York Giants released Morrie Arnovich.

The Philadelphia Phillies returned Al Milnar to the St. Louis Browns as part of a conditional deal.

June 11, 1946 Standings
June 12, 1946 Standings
June 13, 1946 Standings

Pawtucket (New England) purchased Sam Gentile from the Boston Braves.

Toronto (International) purchased Jim Konstanty from the Boston Braves.

The St. Louis Browns released Al Milnar.

June 14, 1946 Standings
June 15, 1946 Standings
June 17, 1946 Standings
June 18, 1946 Standings
June 19, 1946 Standings
June 20, 1946 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Roy Weatherly from the New York Yankees.

June 21, 1946 Standings
June 24, 1946 Standings
June 25, 1946 Standings

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Joe Medwick as a free agent.

The Washington Senators released Johnny Niggeling.

June 26, 1946 Standings
June 27, 1946 Standings

The Chicago White Sox signed Frank Whitman as a free agent.

June 28, 1946 Standings

The Detroit Tigers released Joe Wood.

June 29, 1946 Standings
July, 1946 Standings
July 1, 1946 Standings

The Cleveland Indians purchased Joe Berry from the Philadelphia Athletics.

The Boston Braves signed Johnny Niggeling as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Jimmy Wasdell as a free agent.

July 2, 1946 Standings

The Cleveland Indians selected Les Webber off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

July 3, 1946 Standings

The Chicago Cubs signed Russ Bauers as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians released Buster Mills.

July 4, 1946 Standings

The Boston Braves signed Alvin Dark as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago White Sox traded Tom Jordan to the Cleveland Indians for . The Cleveland Indians sent Frankie Hayes (July 15, 1946) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

July 8, 1946 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Blix Donnelly from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Boston Braves purchased Ken O'Dea from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Joe Tepsic as a free agent.

July 9, 1946 Standings
July 11, 1946 Standings
July 23, 1946 Standings

The Boston Red Sox released Tom Carey.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Wally Moses from the Chicago White Sox.

July 25, 1946 Standings
July 31, 1946 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds released Jack Niemes.

Indianapolis (American Association) purchased Hugh Poland from the Boston Braves.

August 2, 1946 Standings

The Cleveland Indians signed Jackie Price as a free agent.

August 5, 1946 Standings

Paul Calvert sent from the Cleveland Indians to Toronto (International) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Red Sox released Frankie Pytlak.

The Washington Senators purchased Jake Wade from the New York Yankees.

August 6, 1946 Standings

The Detroit Tigers signed Johnny Groth as an amateur free agent.

August 10, 1946 Standings

The Chicago Cubs signed Vern Fear as an amateur free agent.

August 15, 1946 Standings

The Boston Braves purchased Jack Lohrke from San Diego (PCL).

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lou Possehl as an amateur free agent.

September, 1946 Standings

The Chicago White Sox purchased Bill Evans from Amarillo (West Texas-New Mexico).

September 5, 1946 Standings
September 10, 1946 Standings

The New York Giants released Roy Lee.

September 16, 1946 Standings
September 17, 1946 Standings
September 18, 1946 Standings

The Chicago White Sox released Bill Dietrich.

The Boston Braves selected Dick Mulligan off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

September 20, 1946 Standings
September 25, 1946 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later and $35,000 to Oakland (PCL) for a player to be named later and Wally Westlake. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Johnny Hutchings (December 5, 1946) to Oakland (PCL) to complete the trade.

September 28, 1946 Standings
September 29, 1946 Standings

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Eddie Joost from the St. Louis Cardinals for $10,000.

September 30, 1946 Standings
October 1, 1946 Standings

The New York Giants purchased Larry Jansen from San Francisco (PCL). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 2, 1946 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Steve Nagy from the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 3, 1946 Standings
October 9, 1946 Standings
October 11, 1946 Standings
October 12, 1946 Standings

The Cleveland Indians traded a player to be named later and cash to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Eddie Bockman. The Cleveland Indians sent Dutch Meyer (December 5, 1946) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

October 19, 1946
October 24, 1946
October 29, 1946

The Boston Red Sox released Mace Brown.

The Boston Red Sox released Mike Ryba.

October 30, 1946
November 1, 1946

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Dick Adams from Sacramento (PCL) in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Loyd Christopher from the Chicago Cubs in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Ferris Fain from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Pete Gebrian from the Boston Braves in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Bob Gillespie from the Detroit Tigers in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Earl Harrist from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Ken Holcombe from the New York Yankees in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Lyman Linde from the Chicago White Sox in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The New York Yankees drafted Cliff Mapes from the Cleveland Indians in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Glen Moulder from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Danny Murtaugh from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Virgil Stallcup from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The New York Giants drafted Fuzz White from the St. Louis Browns in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Les Willis from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Gus Zernial from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

Previous purchase of Jack Lohrke by the Boston Braves from San Diego (PCL) voided and player returned.

The New York Giants drafted Jack Lohrke from San Diego (PCL) in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

November 5, 1946

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Larry Ciaffone from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1946 minor league draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jack Crimian from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1946 minor league draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Rogers McKee from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1946 minor league draft.

The New York Giants drafted Hal Quick from the Chicago Cubs in the 1946 minor league draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Bill Reeder from the Chicago White Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.

The New York Yankees drafted Bill Rodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1946 minor league draft.

November 10, 1946

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Grady Wilson from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.

November 15, 1946
November 17, 1946

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Tom Poholsky from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.

November 21, 1946

The Chicago Cubs signed Jim Brosnan as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1946
December 4, 1946
December 5, 1946
December 6, 1946
December 7, 1946
December 9, 1946

The Boston Braves purchased Red Barrett from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Dutch Leonard from the Washington Senators.

Seattle (PCL) purchased Bill Posedel from the Boston Braves.

December 10, 1946
December 11, 1946

The New York Yankees signed Joe Medwick as a free agent.

December 12, 1946
December 13, 1946
December 14, 1946

Seattle (PCL) purchased Monk Dubiel from the New York Yankees.

December 15, 1946

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Lou Brissie as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cleveland Indians signed Dick Rozek as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 16, 1946
December 17, 1946
December 19, 1946
December 20, 1946
December 26, 1946
1947

The Chicago White Sox signed Herb Adams as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Adcock as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jay Avrea as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates obtained Frank Barrett from Indianapolis (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Boston Braves returned Frank Barrett to Indianapolis (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jim Baxes as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ralph Beard as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gus Bell as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Babe Birrer as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Marv Blaylock as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dick Bokelmann as an amateur free agent.

George Bradshaw sent from Landis (North Carolina State) to the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Rocky Bridges as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jack Brittin as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Bob Buhl as an amateur free agent.

Moe Burtschy sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bubba Church as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mel Clark as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jim Command as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Clint Courtney as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Leo Cristante as an amateur free agent.

Jack Daniels sent from Bloomingdale (North Atlantic) to the Boston Braves in an unknown transaction.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Bill Dietrich as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Bob DiPietro as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Braves signed Dick Donovan as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Walt Dropo as an amateur free agent.

George Estock sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to Austin (Big State) in an unknown transaction.

Frank Fanovich sent from the New York Giants to Watertown (Border) in an unknown transaction.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lou Finney as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Harry Fisher as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Whitey Ford as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Marion Fricano as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Harvey Gentry as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Tookie Gilbert as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago White Sox obtained Gordon Goldsberry from Hollywood (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Goliat as an amateur free agent.

Billy Goodman sent from Atlanta (Southern Association) to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Al Grunwald as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Harvey Haddix as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Fred Hahn as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bill Hall as an amateur free agent.

Bob Hall sent from the Detroit Tigers to Seattle (PCL) in an unknown transaction.

The Chicago Cubs signed Doug Hansen as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Browns signed Chuck Harmon as an amateur free agent.

Bubba Harris sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.

The St. Louis Browns signed Mel Held as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rollie Hemsley as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Harley Hisner as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Don Hoak as an amateur free agent.

Mel Hoderlein sent from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.

Bobo Holloman sent from Moultrie (Georgia-Florida) to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

The Boston Red Sox signed Ray Jablonski as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Braves signed Virgil Jester as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Stan Jok as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Willie Jones as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Ray Katt as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Alex Kellner as a free agent.

Bill Kennedy sent from Rocky Mount (Coastal Plain) to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Chris Kitsos as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Joe Landrum as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Braves obtained Walt Lanfranconi from Milwaukee (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The St. Louis Browns signed Don Larsen as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Braves signed Johnny Logan as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Bill MacDonald as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Dave Madison as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bob Mahoney as an amateur free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Harry Malmberg as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Frank Malzone as an amateur free agent.

The Washington Senators signed Connie Marrero as an amateur free agent.

Fred Marsh sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

The Washington Senators signed Rogelio Martinez as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Charlie Maxwell as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jackie Mayo as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Windy McCall as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Roy McMillan as an amateur free agent.

Sammy Meeks sent from the New York Giants to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jack Merson as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mickey Micelotta as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ed Mickelson as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Bob Milliken as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Herb Moford as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Ray Moore as an amateur free agent.

The Washington Senators signed Julio Moreno as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Joe Muir as an amateur free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Hal Naragon as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Les Peden as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bill Pierro as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Rance Pless as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Braves signed Billy Queen as an amateur free agent.

Billy Reed sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Boston Braves in an unknown transaction.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Rip Repulski as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Dusty Rhodes as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Cliff Ross as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Braves signed Normie Roy as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bob Rush as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Johnny Rutherford as an amateur free agent.

Carl Sawatski sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Boston Braves in an unknown transaction.

Jerry Scala sent from the New York Giants to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.

The New York Yankees obtained Harry Schaeffer from Stroudsburg (North Atlantic) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Art Schallock as an amateur free agent.

George Schmees sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

Barney Schultz sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Curt Simmons as an amateur free agent.

Jerry Snyder sent from Niagara Falls (Mid-Atlantic) to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bob Spicer as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Chuck Stobbs as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Paul Stuffel as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Dick Teed as an amateur free agent.

Nick Testa sent from Walden (North Atlantic) to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.

The Boston Braves signed Bert Thiel as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Browns signed Bud Thomas as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Kite Thomas as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Tim Thompson as an amateur free agent.

Earl Turner sent from the Boston Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dixie Upright as an amateur free agent.

Ben Wade sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Gale Wade as an amateur free agent.

The New York Giants signed Neal Watlington as a free agent.

Bob Wellman sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.

The Boston Braves signed Pete Whisenant as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Spider Wilhelm as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Dick Williams as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Archie Wilson as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Len Yochim as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates returned Tod Davis to Hollywood (PCL) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

The Philadelphia Athletics returned Cot Deal to Toronto (International) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

The Chicago White Sox returned Al Epperly to Milwaukee (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Free agent signing of Billy Klaus by the Cleveland Indians voided.

The Pittsburgh Pirates returned Tony Lupien to Hollywood (PCL) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

The Pittsburgh Pirates returned Bud Sheely to Hollywood (PCL) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

The Boston Braves released Lou Sleater.

The Boston Braves returned Roy Weatherly to Indianapolis (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

The Chicago White Sox obtained Tod Davis from Hollywood (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Boston Red Sox obtained Cot Deal from Toronto (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Boston Braves obtained Al Epperly from Milwaukee (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Chicago Cubs signed Billy Klaus as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox obtained Tony Lupien from Hollywood (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Chicago White Sox obtained Bud Sheely from Hollywood (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Chicago Cubs signed Lou Sleater as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates obtained Roy Weatherly from Indianapolis (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

January 14, 1947
January 18, 1947

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Hank Greenberg from the Detroit Tigers for $75,000.

The Cleveland Indians selected Johnny Rucker off waivers from the New York Giants.

January 24, 1947
January 25, 1947

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Hi Bithorn from the Chicago Cubs.

The New York Yankees signed George McQuinn as a free agent.

January 28, 1947
January 29, 1947

The Brooklyn Dodgers selected Walter Sessi off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

February, 1947
February 1, 1947

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Hugh Mulcahy as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

February 4, 1947

The Chicago White Sox released Hal Trosky.

San Diego (PCL) purchased Max West from the Cincinnati Reds.

February 8, 1947
February 10, 1947

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jim Bagby from the Boston Red Sox.

February 13, 1947
February 14, 1947
February 19, 1947
February 26, 1947

The Boston Braves released Bill Lee.

March, 1947

The Detroit Tigers released Frank Carswell. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Red Sox signed Frankie Hayes as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Yankees purchased Bud Stewart from the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

March 1, 1947

The New York Yankees selected Johnny Lucadello off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

March 3, 1947
March 4, 1947
March 15, 1947

The Chicago Cubs signed Bill Lee as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

March 21, 1947
March 22, 1947

The Chicago White Sox selected Hi Bithorn off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 25, 1947
March 29, 1947
March 31, 1947
April 1, 1947

The Pittsburgh Pirates returned Ken Holcombe (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.

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