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November 6, 1930
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Dick Bartell to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tommy Thevenow and Claude Willoughby.
November 12, 1930
The Boston Braves selected Al Bool off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 24, 1930
The Cincinnati Reds traded Pat Crawford, Marty Callaghan, and cash to the Hollywood (PCL) for Mickey Heath.
November 25, 1930
The New York Yankees purchased Julie Wera from the Jersey City (International).
November 28, 1930
The New York Yankees traded Ken Holloway, Jack Hopkins (minors), and cash to the Baltimore (International) for Jim Weaver and Thomas Patten (minors).
November 29, 1930
The Indianapolis (American Association) traded Oral Hildebrand to the Cleveland Indians for Les Barnhart, Zeke Bonura, and Ed Montague.
The Portland (PCL) traded Herb Lahti (minors) to the Philadelphia Athletics for Homer Summa and Ossie Orwoll.
December 1, 1930
The Baltimore (International) purchased Bernie James from the Boston Braves.
December 10, 1930
The New York Yankees purchased Cy Perkins from the Philadelphia Athletics.
December 15, 1930
The Boston Red Sox purchased Muddy Ruel from the Washington Senators.
1931
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bob Adams as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and 3 players to the San Francisco (PCL) for Frankie Crosetti. The New York Yankees sent Julie Wera (1931) to the San Francisco (PCL) to complete the trade.
January, 1931
The Philadelphia Athletics selected Johnnie Heving off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Bill Regan off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Clyde Beck off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
January 13, 1931
The Washington Senators selected Harry Rice off waivers from the New York Yankees.
January 19, 1931
The Oakland (PCL) traded Ernie Lombardi to the Brooklyn Robins for Hank DeBerry and Eddie Moore.
January 20, 1931
The Cleveland Indians released Joe Sewell.
January 23, 1931
The Toledo (American Association) purchased Johnny Cooney from the Boston Braves.
January 24, 1931
The New York Yankees signed Joe Sewell as a free agent.
January 27, 1931
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Eddie Phillips from the Philadelphia Athletics.
January 30, 1931
The Boston Braves purchased Ken Jones from the Reading (International).
February, 1931
The Chicago Cubs released George Kelly.
The Chicago White Sox traded $22,000 to the Louisville (American Association) for Mel Simons.
February 3, 1931
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Phil Todt from the Boston Red Sox.
March 26, 1931
The Cincinnati Reds selected Edd Roush off waivers from the New York Giants.
April, 1931
The Kansas City (American Association) purchased Bobo Newsom from the Brooklyn Robins. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 3, 1931 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox purchased Lu Blue from the St. Louis Browns for $15,000.
April 10, 1931 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians purchased Moe Berg from the Chicago White Sox.
April 18, 1931 (Standings)
The Boston Braves selected Urbane Pickering off waivers from the New York Giants.
May, 1931 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds selected Cliff Heathcote off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
May 7, 1931 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds traded Mickey Heath to the Brooklyn Robins for Harvey Hendrick.
May 17, 1931 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians traded Lew Fonseca to the Chicago White Sox for Willie Kamm.
May 23, 1931 (Standings)
The Boston Braves purchased Ray Moss from the Brooklyn Robins.
May 28, 1931 (Standings)
The Boston Braves selected Bill Hunnefield off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
June 13, 1931 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Rollie Hemsley to the Chicago Cubs for Earl Grace.
June 15, 1931 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Taylor Douthit to the Cincinnati Reds for Wally Roettger.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Jake Flowers off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.
June 27, 1931 (Standings)
The St Paul (American Association) traded Johnny Murphy, Jack Saltzgaver, and cash and 2 players to be named to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Jimmie Reese (November 12, 1931) to the St Paul (American Association) to complete the trade.
June 30, 1931 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Waite Hoyt from the Detroit Tigers.
The New York Giants selected Bill Hunnefield off waivers from the Boston Braves.
July, 1931 (Standings)
The Washington Senators purchased Monte Weaver from the Baltimore (International) for $25,000.
July 13, 1931 (Standings)
The St. Louis Browns selected Garland Braxton off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
July 27, 1931 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Sheriff Blake off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
July 29, 1931 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers purchased George Quellich from the Reading (International).
The Baltimore (International) purchased Harry Rice from the Washington Senators.
August, 1931 (Standings)
The Washington Senators traded Pinky Hargrave and Buck Jordan to the Baltimore (International) for Johnny Gill.
August 4, 1931 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs purchased Billy Herman from the Louisville (American Association) for $50,000.
August 11, 1931 (Standings)
The Indianapolis (American Association) traded Len Koenecke to the New York Giants for players to be named later. The New York Giants sent Johnny Cooney (November 5, 1931), Joe Heving (November 5, 1931), Jack Berly (November 5, 1931), and Harry Rosenberg (November 5, 1931) to the Indianapolis (American Association) to complete the trade.
August 22, 1931 (Standings)
The Newark (International) purchased George Quellich from the Detroit Tigers.
August 31, 1931 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers traded Marty McManus to the Boston Red Sox for Muddy Ruel.
September 30, 1931 (Standings)
The Boston Braves drafted Pinky Hargrave from the Baltimore (International) in the 1931 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Wes Kingdon from the Chattanooga (Southern Association) in the 1931 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Marv Gudat from the Columbus (American Association) in the 1931 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Al Todd from the Dallas (Texas) in the 1931 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Bobo Newsom from the Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1931 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Clyde Manion from the Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1931 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted George Knothe from the New Orleans (Southern Association) in the 1931 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Braves drafted Huck Betts from the St Paul (American Association) in the 1931 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Carey Selph from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1931 rule 5 draft.
October, 1931 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians released Moe Berg. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
November 17, 1931
The Boston Braves purchased Bill Akers from the Kansas City (American Association).
December, 1931
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Wally Roettger from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Burleigh Grimes to the Chicago Cubs for Bud Teachout and Hack Wilson.
December 2, 1931
The Chicago White Sox traded Bob Weiland to the Boston Red Sox for Milt Gaston.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Nick Cullop and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Andy High.
December 4, 1931
The Washington Senators traded Jackie Hayes, Bump Hadley, and Sam Jones to the Chicago White Sox for Carl Reynolds and John Kerr.
December 9, 1931
The Seattle (PCL) traded Fritz Knothe to the Boston Braves for Hal Haid and Bill Dreesen.
December 17, 1931
The Chicago Cubs selected Lance Richbourg off waivers from the Boston Braves.
1932
The Boston Braves signed Ray Mueller as an amateur free agent.
The Toledo (American Association) purchased Johnny Cooney from the New York Giants.
January 18, 1932
The Nashville (Southern Association) traded Joe Cicero to the Cincinnati Reds for Johnny Gooch.
January 19, 1932
The New York Yankees traded Myles Thomas, George Quellich, and cash to the Hollywood (PCL) for Jesse Hill.
January 22, 1932
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Rube Bressler.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Dolf Luque.
January 23, 1932
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Bob Parham (minors) and $45,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Hack Wilson.
January 26, 1932
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Hod Ford from the Cincinnati Reds.
January 29, 1932
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Eddie Phillips and Bob Osborn to the Kansas City (American Association) for Bill Swift.
February 2, 1932
The Fort Worth (Texas) purchased George Grant from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 3, 1932
The Mission (PCL) purchased Jim Mosolf from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 4, 1932
The Cincinnati Reds purchased George Grantham from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 8, 1932
The Philadelphia Athletics released Waite Hoyt.
The Philadelphia Phillies released John Milligan.
February 11, 1932
The New York Giants signed Dolf Luque as a free agent.
February 27, 1932
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Waite Hoyt as a free agent.
March 14, 1932
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tony Cuccinello, Joe Stripp, and Clyde Sukeforth to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Babe Herman, Wally Gilbert, and Ernie Lombardi.
March 19, 1932
The Boston Braves purchased Freddy Leach from the New York Giants for $10,000.
Stats updated through July 25, 2008.
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