Historical Transactions Occurring on June 15
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- June 15, 2025
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Anthony DeSclafani as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Josh Fleming.
The Chicago White Sox released James Karinchak.
The Chicago White Sox released Keone Kela.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Tyler Matzek.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Eddie Rosario.
The San Francisco Giants traded Jose Bello (minors), James Tibbs III (minors), Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks to the Boston Red Sox for Rafael Devers.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Kyle Tyler off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- June 15, 2024
The Washington Nationals signed Harold Ramírez as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels released Ehire Adrianza.
The Texas Rangers released Chasen Shreve.
- June 15, 2023
The Los Angeles Angels signed Daniel Murphy as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Anthony Bass.
The Kansas City Royals released Johan Camargo.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Tyler Chatwood.
The Seattle Mariners traded Kean Wong to the Chicago White Sox for unknown compensation.
- June 15, 2022
The New York Yankees released Ender Inciarte.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Jonathan Araúz off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
The Houston Astros selected Dillon Thomas off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
- June 15, 2021
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brock Stassi as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Hao-Yu Lee as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jose Berroa (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles for Taylor Davis.
- June 15, 2019
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Darnell Sweeney as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Yennier Cano as a free agent.
The New York Mets purchased Brooks Pounders from the Cleveland Indians.
The Cincinnati Reds released Ian Krol.
The Seattle Mariners released Robinson Leyer.
The Seattle Mariners traded Edwin Encarnación and cash to the New York Yankees for Juan Then.
- June 15, 2018
The Colorado Rockies signed Jairo Díaz as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tommy Layne as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Joey Terdoslavich as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Omar Martínez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers selected Deck McGuire off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- June 15, 2017
The Kansas City Royals signed Zach Walters as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Patrick Schuster.
The Detroit Tigers released Mike Zagurski.
- June 15, 2016
The Boston Red Sox signed Cody Decker as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Yordan Alvarez as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Yohan Ramírez as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Jimmy Rollins.
- June 15, 2015
The Baltimore Orioles signed Corban Joseph as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Grady Sizemore as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Angel Felipe as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Kevin Gregg.
The Boston Red Sox released Luis Jiménez.
The Atlanta Braves released Wil Nieves.
The Colorado Rockies released Omar Quintanilla.
The Cleveland Indians released Anthony Swarzak.
- June 15, 2014
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Fernando Nieve as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed José Veras as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jorge Guzmán as an amateur free agent.
Wade LeBlanc of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The New York Yankees released Brian Gordon.
The Minnesota Twins released Jason Kubel.
The Seattle Mariners released Clay Rapada.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later and Zack Thornton (minors) to the New York Mets for Ike Davis. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Blake Taylor (June 15, 2014) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
- June 15, 2013
Mike Ekstrom of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Brent Clevlen.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected John Baker off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- June 15, 2012
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jason Pridie as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Manny Ramirez.
- June 15, 2011
The New York Yankees signed Brian Gordon as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Ramón Vázquez as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Dewayne Wise as a free agent.
Alberto Castillo of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
The Tampa Bay Rays released Chris Carter.
The Chicago Cubs released Thomas Diamond.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim released Scott Kazmir.
The San Francisco Giants released Doug Mathis.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tim Redding.
- June 15, 2010
The Atlanta Braves signed Josh Anderson as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bob McCrory as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Casey Lawrence as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Adam Everett.
The New York Mets released Gary Matthews.
The Tampa Bay Rays released Ryan Shealy.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Conor Jackson and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Sam Demel.
- June 15, 2009
The Atlanta Braves signed John Halama as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Horacio Ramírez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Andy Phillips.
- June 15, 2008
The Seattle Mariners signed Scott Williamson as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Bartolomé Fortunato.
- June 15, 2007
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Matt Kata as a free agent.
- June 15, 2006
The San Diego Padres signed Steve Andrade as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Danny Klassen.
The Cincinnati Reds released Alex Sánchez.
The Boston Red Sox released Jimmy Serrano.
The Minnesota Twins traded Juan Castro to the Cincinnati Reds for Brandon Roberts (minors).
The Boston Red Sox traded David Riske to the Chicago White Sox for Javier López.
- June 15, 2005
The Kansas City Royals signed Matt Ford as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Jimmy Anderson.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Aquilino López.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Shane Nance.
The San Diego Padres released Kerry Robinson.
- June 15, 2004
The New York Yankees sent Nerio Rodríguez to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
The Atlanta Braves signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.
Lou Pote of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
The Detroit Tigers released David Cortés.
The New York Yankees released Jim Mann.
The Kansas City Royals released Brad Voyles.
- June 15, 2003
The Texas Rangers released Jamey Wright.
- June 15, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers released Bucky Jacobsen.
The Florida Marlins released Scott Radinsky.
- June 15, 2001
The Detroit Tigers signed Willie Blair as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Roy Corcoran as an amateur free agent.
Robert Pérez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Josh Kinney from River City (Frontier).
The Texas Rangers traded Edwin Encarnación and Rubén Mateo to the Cincinnati Reds for Rob Bell.
The Texas Rangers selected Marcus Jensen off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
- June 15, 2000
The Colorado Rockies released Jaime Navarro.
The Kansas City Royals released Kevin Orie.
The Boston Red Sox released Julio Santana.
- June 15, 1999
The Florida Marlins traded Craig Counsell to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Ryan Moskau (minors) (July 15, 1999) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
- June 15, 1996
The Cleveland Indians signed Greg Swindell as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Dave Eiland.
The Colorado Rockies released John Habyan.
The Chicago Cubs released Doug Jones.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Pat Borders to the California Angels for Ben Van Ryn.
- June 15, 1995
The Florida Marlins signed Keith Shepherd as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Anthony Telford as a free agent.
- June 15, 1993
The Seattle Mariners returned Fernando Viña (earlier draft pick) to the New York Mets.
The Cleveland Indians signed Randy Veres as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Domingo Guzmán as an amateur free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Juan Melo as an amateur free agent.
- June 15, 1992
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Brad Cornett as an amateur free agent.
Brad Arnsberg of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
- June 15, 1990
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jeff Schwarz as a free agent.
Darryl Motley sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Texas Rangers in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- June 15, 1988
The Montreal Expos traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Hulett. The Montreal Expos sent Edgar Cáceres (June 15, 1988) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
- June 15, 1987
The Seattle Mariners signed Chuck Carr as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Terry Forster as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Chris Beasley.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Onix Concepción.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Jim Morris.
The Minnesota Twins traded a player to be named later, Jose Dominguez (minors) and Ray Velasquez (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Dave Blakley (minors) and Dan Gladden. The Minnesota Twins sent Bryan Hickerson (June 15, 1987) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
- June 15, 1984
The Atlanta Braves traded Ken Dayley and Mike Jorgensen to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Oberkfell.
The New York Mets traded Matt Bullinger (minors), Jay Tibbs and Eddie Williams to the Cincinnati Reds for Bruce Berenyi.
- June 15, 1983
The Atlanta Braves purchased Mike Jorgensen from the New York Mets.
The Oakland Athletics released Jimmy Sexton.
The New York Yankees traded Marshall Brant, Ben Callahan and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Keough.
The New York Mets traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez.
The Seattle Mariners traded Julio Cruz to the Chicago White Sox for Tony Bernazard.
- June 15, 1982
The New York Yankees signed Rodney Scott as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Dan Schatzeder from the San Francisco Giants.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Wayne Nordhagen to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Davis.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Bill Robinson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne Nordhagen.
- June 15, 1981
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Elliott Maddox as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dave Roberts as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Luis Aquino as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets signed Bill Latham as an amateur free agent.
- June 15, 1980
The New York Yankees signed Ed Olwine as an amateur free agent.
- June 15, 1979
The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Souza as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rich Rodas as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets purchased Andy Hassler from the Boston Red Sox.
The Texas Rangers traded Dave Chalk, Mike Heath and cash to the Oakland Athletics for John Henry Johnson.
The Texas Rangers traded Dock Ellis to the New York Mets for Mike Bruhert and Bob Myrick.
The Texas Rangers traded Ed Farmer and Gary Holle to the Chicago White Sox for Eric Soderholm.
The New York Yankees traded Cliff Johnson to the Cleveland Indians for Don Hood.
The New York Yankees traded Jay Johnstone to the San Diego Padres for Dave Wehrmeister.
- June 15, 1978
The Cleveland Indians purchased Bernie Carbo from the Boston Red Sox.
The San Francisco Giants purchased Roger Metzger from the Houston Astros.
The New York Yankees traded Dell Alston, Mickey Klutts and $50,000 to the Oakland Athletics for Gary Thomasson.
The Oakland Athletics traded Gary Alexander to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Wallis.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants for Frank Riccelli. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jim Dwyer (June 15, 1978) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
The San Francisco Giants traded Lynn McGlothen to the Chicago Cubs for Héctor Cruz.
The Atlanta Braves traded Dick Ruthven to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Garber.
The Cleveland Indians traded Mike Vail to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Wallis.
- June 15, 1977
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Rick Auerbach from the Texas Rangers.
The Texas Rangers purchased Dock Ellis from the Oakland Athletics.
The Atlanta Braves purchased Steve Hargan from the Texas Rangers.
The California Angels traded Craig Hendrickson (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds for Gary Nolan.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Rick O'Keeffe (minors) and Garry Pyka (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Caldwell.
The Oakland Athletics traded Denny Walling and cash to the Houston Astros for Willie Crawford.
The Chicago White Sox traded Ken Brett to the California Angels for John Flannery, Don Kirkwood and John Verhoeven.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Doug Capilla to the Cincinnati Reds for Rawly Eastwick.
The Montreal Expos traded Barry Foote and Dan Warthen to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tim Blackwell and Wayne Twitchell.
The Texas Rangers traded Jim Fregosi to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ed Kirkpatrick.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Bake McBride and Steve Waterbury to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Bosetti, Dane Iorg and Tom Underwood.
The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later, Mike Fischlin and Randy Niemann to the Houston Astros for Cliff Johnson. The New York Yankees sent Dave Bergman (November 23, 1977) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
The New York Mets traded Mike Phillips to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joel Youngblood.
The New York Mets traded Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Dan Norman and Pat Zachry.
The San Diego Padres traded Paul Siebert and Bobby Valentine to the New York Mets for Dave Kingman.
- June 15, 1976
The New York Yankees purchased Vida Blue from the Oakland Athletics.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Rollie Fingers from the Oakland Athletics.
The Texas Rangers purchased Joe Lahoud from the California Angels.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Joe Rudi from the Oakland Athletics.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Ed Sprague.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Freddie Tisdale (minors), Bob Detherage and Joe Ferguson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Reggie Smith.
The New York Yankees traded Rick Dempsey, Tippy Martinez, Rudy May, Scott McGregor and Dave Pagan to the Baltimore Orioles for Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Elrod Hendricks, Ken Holtzman and Grant Jackson.
The Atlanta Braves traded Blue Moon Odom to the Chicago White Sox for Pete Varney.
- June 15, 1975
The Baltimore Orioles signed Sammy Stewart as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Nate Colbert from the Detroit Tigers.
The California Angels purchased Andy Etchebarren from the Baltimore Orioles.
The California Angels purchased Balor Moore from the Montreal Expos.
The Oakland Athletics traded Dave Hamilton and Chet Lemon to the Chicago White Sox for Stan Bahnsen and Skip Pitlock.
The Chicago White Sox traded Tony Muser to the Baltimore Orioles for Jesse Jefferson.
- June 15, 1974
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jeff Schneider as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Rudy May from the California Angels.
The San Diego Padres traded Steve Arlin to the Cleveland Indians for players to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Brent Strom (June 21, 1974) and Terry Ley (June 21, 1974) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
- June 15, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Bob Reece as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Orlando Peña from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Richie Scheinblum to the California Angels for players to be named later. The California Angels sent Terry Wilshusen (June 19, 1973) and Thor Skogan (minors) (June 19, 1973) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
The Detroit Tigers traded Kevin Collins and Tom Timmermann to the Cleveland Indians for Ed Farmer.
- June 15, 1972
The Atlanta Braves traded Jim Nash and Gary Neibauer to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joe Hoerner and Andre Thornton.
- June 15, 1971
The Washington Senators purchased Jim Driscoll from the Oakland Athletics.
The Montreal Expos traded Bob Reynolds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Torrez.
- June 15, 1970
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bob Humphreys as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Bobby Etheridge from the San Diego Padres.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Bob Locker from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The San Diego Padres purchased Ron Willis from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Dick Baney and Buzz Stephen to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave May.
The Montreal Expos traded Ty Cline to the Cincinnati Reds for Clyde Mashore.
The Kansas City Royals traded Moe Drabowsky to the Baltimore Orioles for Bobby Floyd.
The Cleveland Indians traded Bob Miller and Barry Moore to the Chicago White Sox for Buddy Bradford and Tommie Sisk.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded John O'Donoghue to the Montreal Expos for José Herrera.
- June 15, 1969
The Montreal Expos purchased Dick Radatz from the Detroit Tigers.
The Montreal Expos traded Donn Clendenon to the New York Mets for a player to be named later, Jay Carden (minors), David Colon (minors), Kevin Collins and Steve Renko. The New York Mets sent Terry Dailey (minors) (May 16, 1970) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
The California Angels traded Tom Satriano to the Boston Red Sox for Joe Azcue.
- June 15, 1968
The Seattle Pilots purchased Jim Bouton from the New York Yankees for $20000 (but Yankees paid $8000 of his 1968 salary).
The Cleveland Indians traded Vic Davalillo to the California Angels for Jimmie Hall.
The Houston Astros traded Ron Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Hal Gilson and Dick Simpson.
The Washington Senators traded Fred Valentine to the Baltimore Orioles for Bruce Howard.
The New York Yankees traded John Wyatt to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim Rooker (September 30, 1968) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- June 15, 1967
The Atlanta Braves traded a player to be named later and Wade Blasingame to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later and Claude Raymond. The Houston Astros sent Derrell Griffith (June 20, 1967) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. The Atlanta Braves sent Brian Murphy (minors) (June 20, 1967) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
The Washington Senators traded Jim King to the Chicago White Sox for Ed Stroud.
The California Angels traded Thomas Arruda (minors) and Marcelino López to the Baltimore Orioles for Woodie Held.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Roger Repoz to the California Angels for Jack Sanford and Jackie Warner.
- June 15, 1966
The New York Mets purchased Bob Friend from the New York Yankees.
The New York Mets released Dick Stuart.
The Atlanta Braves traded Hank Fischer to the Cincinnati Reds for Joey Jay.
The Atlanta Braves traded Billy O'Dell to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Don Schwall.
- June 15, 1965
The Cleveland Indians released Dick Donovan.
The Cleveland Indians traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Phil Roof. The Cleveland Indians sent Bubba Morton (September 15, 1965) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
The Houston Astros traded Chuck Taylor and Hal Woodeshick to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Cuellar and Ron Taylor.
Ron Piché sent from the California Angels to the Minnesota Twins in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- June 15, 1964
The Milwaukee Braves signed Bruce Look as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Colt .45s traded John Weekly and cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Joe Gaines. John Weekly returned to original team on July 3, 1964.
The Chicago Cubs traded Lou Brock, Jack Spring and Paul Toth to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ernie Broglio, Doug Clemens and Bobby Shantz.
The Cleveland Indians traded Mudcat Grant to the Minnesota Twins for George Banks and Lee Stange.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Charley Lau to the Baltimore Orioles for Wes Stock.
Bob Lipski sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- June 15, 1963
The Milwaukee Braves signed Woody Woodward as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels traded George Thomas and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Paul Foytack and Frank Kostro.
The Milwaukee Braves traded Lew Burdette to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Oliver and Bob Sadowski.
- June 15, 1962
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jim Cosman as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Fergie Jenkins as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Ron Tompkins as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets purchased Gene Woodling from the Washington Senators.
The New York Mets returned Harry Chiti to the Cleveland Indians following previous purchase.
- June 15, 1961
The Milwaukee Braves signed Adrian Garrett as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Braves signed Walt Hriniak as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jim Merritt as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Walt Moryn from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Milwaukee Braves purchased Sammy White from the Boston Red Sox.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Gino Cimoli to the Milwaukee Braves for Johnny Logan.
- June 15, 1960
The Chicago Cubs signed Danny Murphy as an amateur free agent.
Indianapolis (American Association) purchased Jim Snyder from the Chicago White Sox.
The Baltimore Orioles released Joe Ginsberg.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Duke Carmel and Jim Donohue to the Los Angeles Dodgers for John Glenn.
The Chicago Cubs traded Walt Moryn to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim McKnight.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Fred Hopke (minors), Harry Anderson and Wally Post to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony González and Lee Walls.
- June 15, 1959
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Chuck Essegian and Lloyd Merritt to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dick Gray.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Jack Harshman to the Boston Red Sox for Billy Hoeft.
- June 15, 1958
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Dick Schofield and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Gene Freese and Johnny O'Brien.
The Detroit Tigers traded Ray Boone and Bob Shaw to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Fischer and Tito Francona.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Woodie Held and Vic Power to the Cleveland Indians for Roger Maris, Dick Tomanek and Preston Ward.
The Cincinnati Redlegs traded players to be named later, Steve Bilko and Johnny Klippstein to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Don Newcombe. The Cincinnati Redlegs sent Art Fowler (June 23, 1958) and Charley Rabe (June 23, 1958) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Duke Maas and Virgil Trucks to the New York Yankees for Bob Grim and Harry Simpson.
- June 15, 1957
The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Boros as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Babe Birrer from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Ryne Duren, Jim Pisoni and Harry Simpson to the New York Yankees for Woodie Held, Billy Martin, Bob Martyn and Ralph Terry.
The Milwaukee Braves traded Ray Crone, Danny O'Connell and Bobby Thomson to the New York Giants for Red Schoendienst.
- June 15, 1956
The New York Yankees signed Bud Zipfel as an amateur free agent.
- June 15, 1955
The Cleveland Indians signed Ted Gray as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Earl Torgeson from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Billy Cox and Gene Woodling to the Cleveland Indians for Dave Pope and Wally Westlake. Billy Cox refused to report to his new team. The Baltimore Orioles sent $15,000 (June 15, 1955) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox selected Harry Byrd off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- June 15, 1954
The Chicago White Sox signed Ron Jackson as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).
The Cincinnati Redlegs purchased Karl Drews from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- June 15, 1953
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Sal Yvars from the New York Giants for $12,500.
The Detroit Tigers traded Owen Friend, Joe Ginsberg, Art Houtteman and Bill Wight to the Cleveland Indians for Al Aber, Ray Boone, Steve Gromek and Dick Weik.
- June 15, 1952
The Chicago Cubs purchased Tommy Brown from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Bud Byerly and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bud Podbielan.
The Chicago White Sox traded Willy Miranda and Al Zarilla to the St. Louis Browns for Leo Thomas and Tom Wright.
- June 15, 1951
The Detroit Tigers released Earl Johnson.
The New York Yankees traded Tommy Byrne and $25,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Stubby Overmire.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Cliff Chambers and Wally Westlake to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Cole, Joe Garagiola, Bill Howerton, Howie Pollet and Ted Wilks.
The Washington Nationals traded Bob Kuzava to the New York Yankees for Tom Ferrick, Bob Porterfield and Fred Sanford.
The Chicago Cubs traded Andy Pafko, Johnny Schmitz, Wayne Terwilliger and Rube Walker to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten, Gene Hermanski and Eddie Miksis.
- June 15, 1950
The New York Yankees traded Jim Delsing, Don Johnson, Duane Pillette, Snuffy Stirnweiss and $50,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Tom Ferrick, Joe Ostrowski and Leo Thomas.
- June 15, 1949
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Ed Sauer from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer to the Chicago Cubs for Peanuts Lowrey and Harry Walker.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ed Sauer to the Boston Braves for Phil Masi.
The Chicago White Sox selected Bobby Rhawn off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- June 15, 1948
The St. Louis Browns signed Jerry McCarthy as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Cleveland Indians traded Bill Kennedy and $100,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Sam Zoldak.
- June 15, 1946
The New York Giants signed Nate Andrews as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Charlie Gilbert from the Chicago Cubs.
The St. Louis Browns traded Joe Grace and Al LaMacchia to the Washington Nationals for Jeff Heath.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Billy Herman to the Boston Braves for Stew Hofferth.
- June 15, 1945
The Boston Red Sox signed Dolph Camilli as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Al Simmons.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Johnny Peacock to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Ben Chapman.
- June 15, 1944
The Brooklyn Dodgers returned Gil English (earlier draft pick) to Indianapolis (American Association).
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Harry Gumbert from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- June 15, 1943
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Lloyd Dietz to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Podgajny.
- June 15, 1942
The Washington Nationals signed Ossie Bluege as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Larry Eschen as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Ray Hayworth.
- June 15, 1941
The Chicago Cubs purchased Babe Dahlgren from the Boston Braves.
The Boston Braves purchased Al Montgomery from the Chicago Cubs.
- June 15, 1940
The New York Giants purchased Hersh Martin and Del Young from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Morrie Arnovich to the Cincinnati Reds for Johnny Rizzo.
The New York Giants traded Al Glossop and Manny Salvo to the Boston Bees for Tony Cuccinello.
- June 15, 1939
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Mel Almada from the St. Louis Browns for $25,000.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bill Kerksieck from the Boston Red Sox.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Bill Schuster and cash to the Boston Bees for Elbie Fletcher.
The Brooklyn Dodgers selected Gene Schott off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- June 15, 1938
The Washington Nationals traded Mel Almada to the St. Louis Browns for Sam West.
- June 15, 1937
The Detroit Tigers released Babe Herman.
The New York Giants traded Frank Gabler and $35,000 to the Boston Bees for Wally Berger.
- June 15, 1936
The Boston Bees signed Swede Larsen as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Bees signed Bill Weir as an amateur free agent.
- June 15, 1935
The Chicago White Sox signed Frank Grube as a free agent.
- June 15, 1934
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Kiddo Davis to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chick Fullis.
- June 15, 1933
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Hal Lee and Pinky Whitney to the Boston Braves for Fritz Knothe and Wes Schulmerich.
- June 15, 1932
Minneapolis (American Association) purchased Paul Richards from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- June 15, 1931
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Taylor Douthit to the Cincinnati Reds for Wally Roettger.
- June 15, 1929
The Washington Nationals purchased Myles Thomas from the New York Yankees.
- June 15, 1928
The New York Giants traded Virgil Barnes, Ben Cantwell, Bill Clarkson and Al Spohrer to the Boston Braves for Joe Genewich.
- June 15, 1927
The Chicago White Sox purchased Bernie Neis from the Cleveland Indians.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bullet Joe Bush.
- June 15, 1926
The Brooklyn Robins purchased Sam Bohne from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Slim Harriss, Fred Heimach and Baby Doll Jacobson to the Boston Red Sox for Howard Ehmke.
The St. Louis Browns traded Baby Doll Jacobson to the Philadelphia Athletics for Bing Miller.
The New York Yankees selected Roy Carlyle off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
- June 15, 1925
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Bernie Friberg off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
- June 15, 1921
Rocky Mount (Virginia) purchased Frank Walker from the Philadelphia Athletics. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- June 15, 1918
The Cleveland Indians purchased Doc Johnston from Milwaukee (American Association).
- June 15, 1916
The New York Giants signed Mickey Doolin as a free agent.
- June 15, 1911
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Rafael Almeida from New Britain (Connecticut State).
The Boston purchased Bill Jones from Portsmouth (Ohio State).
Jersey City (Eastern) purchased Roxey Roach from the New York Highlanders.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased John Shovlin from Erie (Ohio-Pennsylvania) for $2,500.
- June 15, 1910
The St. Louis Browns selected Bob Spade off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
- June 15, 1908
Pembroke Finlayson sent from the Brooklyn Superbas to Brockton (New England) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- June 15, 1907
The Washington Nationals released Lave Cross.
The Boston Americans selected Larry Schlafly off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
- June 15, 1905
Gabby Street returned to the Cincinnati Reds by the Boston Nationals as part of earlier loan.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bud Sharpe.
- June 15, 1903
The Washington Senators released Gene DeMontreville.
- June 15, 1894
The Boston signed Fred Tenney as an amateur free agent.
- June 15, 1887
The Philadelphia Athletics released James Roseman.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Jim Roxburgh. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- June 15, 1885
The Detroit Wolverines purchased Dan Casey, Sam Crane, Jim Donnelly, Jim Keenan, Deacon McGuire, Larry McKeon, Gene Moriarty, Sam Thompson and Chub Collins from Indianapolis (Western) for $4000 (only $2000 paid due to dispute).
The Detroit Wolverines purchased Mox McQuery from Indianapolis (Western).
- June 15, 1884
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Mike Mansell as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
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