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November 5, 1922

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

November 24, 1922

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

December 6, 1922

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

December 13, 1922

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Walter Holke from the Boston Braves.

December 14, 1922

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

December 19, 1922

The Los Angeles (PCL) traded a player to be named later and Jigger Statz to the Chicago Cubs for players to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Elmer Ponder (December 19, 1922), John Sullivan (December 19, 1922), Babe Twombly (December 19, 1922), Tom Daly (December 19, 1922), and 4 other players (December 19, 1922) to the Los Angeles (PCL) to complete the trade. The Los Angeles (PCL) sent Vic Aldridge (December 19, 1922) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

1923

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

January, 1923

The Boston Braves selected Stuffy McInnis off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

January 2, 1923

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Turner Barber from the Chicago Cubs.

January 3, 1923

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

January 8, 1923

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

January 30, 1923

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

February 10, 1923

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

February 11, 1923

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

February 15, 1923

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

April 20, 1923 (Standings)

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

April 30, 1923 (Standings)

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

May 11, 1923 (Standings)

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

May 12, 1923 (Standings)

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

May 15, 1923 (Standings)

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

May 17, 1923 (Standings)

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

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

May 22, 1923 (Standings)

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

May 26, 1923 (Standings)

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

May 31, 1923 (Standings)

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

June 1, 1923 (Standings)

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

June 7, 1923 (Standings)

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

June 26, 1923 (Standings)

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

June 28, 1923 (Standings)

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

July 5, 1923 (Standings)

The Detroit Tigers purchased Goldie Rapp from the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 6, 1923 (Standings)

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

July 13, 1923 (Standings)

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

August 2, 1923 (Standings)

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

August 8, 1923 (Standings)

The Boston Red Sox traded $4,000 to the Danville (Three-I) for Red Ruffing.

September 3, 1923 (Standings)

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

September 6, 1923 (Standings)

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

September 18, 1923 (Standings)

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

September 25, 1923 (Standings)

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

October 9, 1923 (Standings)

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

November, 1923

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

November 12, 1923

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

December, 1923

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.

December 1, 1923

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

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

December 10, 1923

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

December 11, 1923

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

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

December 13, 1923

The Boston Braves purchased John Kelleher from the Chicago Cubs.

December 15, 1923

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

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 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 traded Hod Ford and Ray Powell to the Philadelphia Phillies for Cotton Tierney. 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.

December 26, 1923

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

1924

The Detroit Tigers signed Charlie Gehringer as a free agent.

January 5, 1924

The New York Giants traded $50,000 to the Louisville (American Association) for Wayland Dean.

January 7, 1924

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

The New York Yankees traded Elmer Smith and $50,000 to the Louisville (American Association) for Earle Combs.

January 9, 1924

The New York Yankees released Frank Baker.

January 12, 1924

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

February 1, 1924

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

March 1, 1924

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

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