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1919 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
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December 9, 1918

The New York Yankees purchased Pete Schneider from the Cincinnati Reds.

December 18, 1918

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

The New York Yankees traded Frank Gilhooley, Slim Love, Ray Caldwell, Roxy Walters, and $15,000 to the Boston Red Sox for Ernie Shore, Duffy Lewis, and Dutch Leonard.

1919

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

January, 1919

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Fred Thomas from the Boston Red Sox.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Walter Barbare from the Boston Red Sox.

The Washington Senators purchased Sam Agnew from the Boston Red Sox.

The New York Yankees purchased Al Wickland from the Boston Braves.

The New York Giants purchased Lee King from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Philadelphia Athletics selected Terry Turner off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

January 2, 1919

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

January 17, 1919

The Boston Red Sox traded Hal Janvrin and cash to the Washington Senators for Eddie Ainsmith and George Dumont.

The Detroit Tigers traded Ossie Vitt to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Ainsmith, Chick Shorten, and Slim Love.

January 21, 1919

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Doug Baird, Stuffy Stewart, and Gene Packard to the Philadelphia Phillies for Milt Stock, Pickles Dillhoefer, and Dixie Davis.

February, 1919

The Cincinnati Reds traded Lena Blackburne to the Boston Braves for Wally Rehg.

February 1, 1919

The Cincinnati Reds traded Tommy Griffith to the Brooklyn Robins for Jake Daubert.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Burt Shotton off waivers from the Washington Senators.

February 11, 1919

The St. Louis Browns traded Les Nunamaker to the Cleveland Indians for Josh Billings.

February 19, 1919

The New York Giants traded Bill Rariden and Walter Holke to the Cincinnati Reds for Hal Chase.

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

The Philadelphia Athletics traded Larry Gardner, Elmer Myers, and Charlie Jamieson to the Cleveland Indians for Braggo Roth.

March 6, 1919

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

March 11, 1919

The 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

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Snooks Dowd from the Detroit Tigers.

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

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.

May 14, 1919 (Standings)

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Doc Lavan from the Washington Senators.

May 17, 1919 (Standings)

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

May 18, 1919 (Standings)

The Chicago White Sox purchased Grover Lowdermilk from the St. Louis Browns.

May 21, 1919 (Standings)

The New York Giants traded Jim Thorpe to the Boston Braves for Pat Ragan.

May 24, 1919 (Standings)

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

May 27, 1919 (Standings)

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

June, 1919 (Standings)

The Washington Senators purchased Roy Grover from the Philadelphia Athletics.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Billy Zitzmann from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 2, 1919 (Standings)

The Chicago Cubs traded Pete Kilduff to the Brooklyn Robins for Lee Magee.

June 12, 1919 (Standings)

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

June 13, 1919 (Standings)

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)

The Philadelphia Athletics traded Braggo Roth and Red Shannon to the Boston Red Sox for Amos Strunk and Jack Barry.

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)

The 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.

July 9, 1919 (Standings)

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Lena Blackburne from the Boston Braves.

July 14, 1919 (Standings)

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Lee Meadows and Gene Paulette to the Philadelphia Phillies for Elmer Jacobs, Frank Woodward, and Doug Baird.

July 15, 1919 (Standings)

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Walt Tragesser from the Boston Braves.

July 16, 1919 (Standings)

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Frank Snyder to the New York Giants for Ferdie Schupp.

July 25, 1919 (Standings)

The New York Giants traded Dave Robertson to the Chicago Cubs for Phil Douglas.

July 28, 1919 (Standings)

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

July 29, 1919 (Standings)

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

August, 1919 (Standings)

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

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

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.

August 1, 1919 (Standings)

The New York Giants traded Joe Oeschger, Red Causey, Johnny Jones, Mickey O'Neil, and $55,000 to the Boston Braves for Art Nehf.

August 2, 1919 (Standings)

The Chicago Cubs traded Les Mann and Charlie Pick to the Boston Braves for Buck Herzog.

August 9, 1919 (Standings)

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Casey Stengel to the Philadelphia Phillies for Possum Whitted.

August 10, 1919 (Standings)

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

August 18, 1919 (Standings)

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

August 25, 1919 (Standings)

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

August 26, 1919 (Standings)

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

September, 1919 (Standings)

Waite Hoyt sent from the 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.

September 5, 1919 (Standings)

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

September 10, 1919 (Standings)

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

October, 1919 (Standings)

The Washington Senators purchased Frank Miller from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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

The Detroit Tigers purchased Babe Pinelli from the Chicago White Sox.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Johnny Enzmann from the Cleveland Indians.

1920

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

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

January, 1920

The Washington Senators purchased Frank O'Rourke from the Brooklyn Robins.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Zeb Terry from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Tim Hendryx from the St. Louis Browns.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Dots Miller from the St. Louis Cardinals.

January 3, 1920

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

January 12, 1920

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Mack Wheat from the Brooklyn Robins.

January 20, 1920

The Washington Senators traded Mike Menosky, Harry Harper, and Eddie Foster to the Boston Red Sox for Braggo Roth and Red Shannon.

February, 1920

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

February 27, 1920

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

March, 1920

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

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