Historical Transactions Occurring on August 31
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- August 31, 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Walker Buehler as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Billy Hamilton as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Martín Maldonado as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels signed José Ureña as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Franklin Barreto.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Guillo Zuñiga.
The New York Mets traded Ali Sánchez to the Boston Red Sox for unknown compensation.
The Chicago Cubs selected Aaron Civale off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Isiah Kiner-Falefa off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Tim Mayza off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- August 31, 2024
The San Diego Padres signed Nick Ahmed as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed John Brebbia as a free agent.
The Cleveland Guardians signed Anthony Gose as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Tyler Matzek as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Dixon Machado.
The Atlanta Braves traded Yuli Gurriel to the Kansas City Royals for unknown compensation.
The Kansas City Royals selected Robbie Grossman off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
The Oakland Athletics selected Janson Junk off waivers from the Houston Astros.
The Kansas City Royals selected Tommy Pham off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Chicago Cubs released Adrian Houser.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Adrian Houser as a free agent.
- August 31, 2023
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Greg Allen as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Josh Donaldson as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Adam Kolarek as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jurickson Profar as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Chris Roller from the Cleveland Guardians.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Harrison Bader off waivers from the New York Yankees.
The Cleveland Guardians selected Lucas Giolito off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
The Seattle Mariners selected Dominic Leone off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
The Cleveland Guardians selected Reynaldo López off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
The Cleveland Guardians selected Matt Moore off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Hunter Renfroe off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
- August 31, 2022
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jesús Aguilar as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Tyler Duffey as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Brad Peacock as a free agent.
Ross Detwiler of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
The Los Angeles Angels released Phil Gosselin.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Keone Kela.
The Chicago White Sox traded a player to be named later and Reese McGuire to the Boston Red Sox for Jake Diekman. The Chicago White Sox sent Taylor Broadway (minors) (August 31, 2022) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
The Miami Marlins traded a player to be named later, Anthony Bass and Zach Pop to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jordan Groshans. The Miami Marlins sent Edward Duran (minors) (August 31, 2022) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
The Houston Astros traded Lewis Brinson to the San Francisco Giants for unknown compensation.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Vinny Nittoli to the Philadelphia Phillies for Karl Ellison (minors).
The Minnesota Twins selected Austin Davis off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
- August 31, 2021
The Texas Rangers signed Chase Anderson as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Carl Edwards Jr. as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Maikel Franco as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Vinny Nittoli as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Gregory Polanco as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Aaron Slegers as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Delino DeShields from the Boston Red Sox.
The Washington Nationals released Rogelio Armenteros.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Stevie Berman (minors) to the Minnesota Twins for Andrew Vasquez.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Jake Jewell off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Ryan Meisinger off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
The Los Angeles Angels released Drew Butera.
The Houston Astros signed Drew Butera as a free agent.
- August 31, 2020
The San Francisco Giants purchased Anthony Banda from the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Justin Grimm.
The Chicago Cubs released Hernán Pérez.
The Kansas City Royals released Braden Shipley.
The Cincinnati Reds released Pedro Strop.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Rubén Tejada.
The New York Mets traded a player to be named later and Kevin Smith (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles for Miguel Castro. The New York Mets sent Victor González (minors) (September 20, 2020) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Travis Bergen to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Robbie Ray and cash.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Andrew Chafin and cash to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Ronny Simon (November 5, 2020) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
The Texas Rangers traded Robinson Chirinos and cash to the New York Mets for player to be named.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Stuart Fairchild and Josh VanMeter to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Archie Bradley and cash.
The Texas Rangers traded Todd Frazier to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Ryder Ryan (December 18, 2020) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Miami Marlins traded a player to be named later, Humberto Mejía and Caleb Smith to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Starling Marte. The Miami Marlins sent Julio Frias (minors) (September 19, 2020) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
The San Diego Padres traded Gabriel Arias, Joey Cantillo, Austin Hedges, Owen Miller, Josh Naylor and Cal Quantrill to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later, Greg Allen and Mike Clevinger. The Cleveland Indians sent Matt Waldron (November 9, 2020) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
The Texas Rangers traded Mike Minor and cash to the Oakland Athletics for players to be named later and future considerations. The Oakland Athletics sent Dustin Harris (September 18, 2020) and Marcus Smith (minors) (September 18, 2020) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded a player to be named later and Packy Naughton to the Los Angeles Angels for Brian Goodwin. The Cincinnati Reds sent Jose Salvador (minors) (September 2, 2020) to the Los Angeles Angels to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox traded Josh Osich to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Zach Bryant (minors) (February 27, 2021) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded David Phelps to the Philadelphia Phillies for players to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Brandon Ramey (minors) (September 18, 2020), Juan Geraldo (minors) (September 18, 2020) and Israel Puello (minors) (September 18, 2020) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox traded Kevin Pillar to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Jacob Wallace (minors) (September 18, 2020) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
The San Diego Padres traded Gerardo Reyes to the Los Angeles Angels for Jason Castro.
The Chicago Cubs traded Zack Short to the Detroit Tigers for Cameron Maybin.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Ross Stripling to the Toronto Blue Jays for players to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Kendall Williams (minors) (September 1, 2020) and Ryan Noda (February 23, 2021) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
The San Diego Padres traded Ty France, Andrés Muñoz, Luis Torrens and Taylor Trammell to the Seattle Mariners for Austin Adams, Dan Altavilla and Austin Nola.
The Miami Marlins traded Jonathan Villar to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Griffin Conine (September 18, 2020) to the Miami Marlins to complete the trade.
The Seattle Mariners traded Taylor Williams to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Matt Brash (September 17, 2020) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
The Detroit Tigers selected Dereck Rodríguez off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
- August 31, 2019
The Boston Red Sox signed Jhoulys Chacín as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Danny Coulombe as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Ryan McBroom from the New York Yankees.
The Atlanta Braves purchased Caleb Thielbar from the Detroit Tigers.
The San Francisco Giants released Justin Haley.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Wei-Chung Wang off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
- August 31, 2018
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Emilio Bonifácio as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Jaime García as a free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Adeiny Hechavarría from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Kansas City Royals traded Drew Butera and cash to the Colorado Rockies for Jerry Vasto.
The Chicago White Sox traded Xavier Cedeño to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bryan Connell (minors) and Johan Domínguez (minors).
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Josh Donaldson and cash to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Julian Merryweather (October 5, 2018) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded David Freese to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jesus Valdez (minors).
The Texas Rangers traded Cory Gearrin to the Oakland Athletics for Abdiel Mendoza (minors) and Teodoro Ortega (minors).
The Washington Nationals traded Gio Gonzalez and international bonus slot money to the Milwaukee Brewers for K.J. Harrison (minors) and Gilbert Lara (minors).
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Curtis Granderson to the Milwaukee Brewers for Demi Orimoloye (minors).
The Washington Nationals traded Ryan Madson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Andrew Istler (minors).
The San Francisco Giants traded Andrew McCutchen and cash to the New York Yankees for Juan De Paula (minors) and Abiatal Avelino.
- August 31, 2017
The New York Yankees purchased Erik Kratz from the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago White Sox traded Miguel González to the Texas Rangers for Ti'Quan Forbes (minors).
The Seattle Mariners traded Leonys Martín and cash to the Chicago Cubs for player to be named or cash.
The Atlanta Braves traded Brandon Phillips to the Los Angeles Angels for Tony Sanchez.
The Detroit Tigers traded Justin Upton to the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named later and Grayson Long (minors). The Los Angeles Angels sent Elvin Rodríguez (September 15, 2017) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later, Justin Verlander and cash to the Houston Astros for Franklin Pérez (minors), Daz Cameron and Jake Rogers. The Detroit Tigers sent Juan Ramirez (minors) (October 13, 2017) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
The Houston Astros selected Cameron Maybin off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Juan Nicasio off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- August 31, 2016
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Quintin Berry as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Josh Thole as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers purchased Nevin Ashley from the New York Mets.
The New York Yankees purchased Eric Young Jr. from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Michael Bourn to the Baltimore Orioles for Jason Heinrich (minors).
The Oakland Athletics traded Coco Crisp and cash to the Cleveland Indians for Colt Hynes.
The New York Yankees traded Ben Gamel to the Seattle Mariners for Juan De Paula (minors) and Jio Orozco (minors).
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Kyle Lobstein to the Baltimore Orioles for Zach Phillips.
The Los Angeles Angels traded Fernando Salas to the New York Mets for Erik Manoah (minors).
The Baltimore Orioles selected Drew Stubbs off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
- August 31, 2015
The Tampa Bay Rays signed José Constanza as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Alejandro De Aza to the San Francisco Giants for Luis Ysla (minors).
The Atlanta Braves traded Jonny Gomes and cash to the Kansas City Royals for Luis Valenzuela (minors).
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Chris Heisey to the Los Angeles Dodgers for player to be named or cash.
The Seattle Mariners traded Austin Jackson and cash to the Chicago Cubs for player to be named.
The Seattle Mariners traded Justin Ruggiano and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for player to be named or cash.
- August 31, 2014
The New York Yankees purchased Chaz Roe from the Miami Marlins.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jason Marquis.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jonathan Broxton to the Milwaukee Brewers for players to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Kevin Shackelford (September 10, 2014) and Barrett Astin (September 10, 2014) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox traded Adam Dunn and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Nolan Sanburn (minors).
The Philadelphia Phillies traded John Mayberry to the Toronto Blue Jays for Gustavo Pierre (minors).
- August 31, 2013
The New York Mets signed Cory Wade as a free agent.
David Cooper of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
The Seattle Mariners released Aaron Harang.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded John McDonald to the Boston Red Sox for Nefi Ogando.
The Minnesota Twins traded Justin Morneau to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and Alex Presley. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Duke Welker (October 5, 2013) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Michael Young and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rob Rasmussen.
- August 31, 2012
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Héctor Luna as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Randy Wolf as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Jack Wilson.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim traded a player to be named later to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Barry Enright. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim sent Frazier Hall (minors) (August 31, 2012) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jeff Baker to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Greg Ross (minors) (September 25, 2012) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The Houston Astros traded Ben Francisco to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Theron Geith (minors) (September 21, 2012) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Cody Ransom off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
- August 31, 2011
The Boston Red Sox signed Joey Gathright as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers purchased Matt Treanor from the Kansas City Royals.
The Oakland Athletics traded Conor Jackson and cash to the Boston Red Sox for Jason Rice (minors).
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Matt Diaz to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Eliecer Cardenas (minors) (September 20, 2011) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Mike Gonzalez to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Pedro Strop (September 1, 2011) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The Seattle Mariners traded Jack Wilson to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Luis Caballero (minors) (September 30, 2011) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
The San Diego Padres selected Jeremy Hermida off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
- August 31, 2010
The Oakland Athletics signed Tommy Everidge as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Jeremy Hermida.
The New York Mets traded Jeff Francoeur and cash to the Texas Rangers for Joaquín Arias.
The Boston Red Sox traded Manny Delcarmen and cash to the Colorado Rockies for Chris Balcom-Miller (minors).
- August 31, 2009
The Texas Rangers signed Justin Leone as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brad Penny as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Wood as a free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Freddy Guzmán from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Chicago White Sox traded Jim Thome and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Justin Fuller (minors).
The Chicago White Sox traded José Contreras and cash to the Colorado Rockies for Brandon Hynick (minors).
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded a player to be named later and Luis Garcia to the Washington Nationals for Ronnie Belliard. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Víctor Gárate (September 2, 2009) to the Washington Nationals to complete the trade.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Tony Abreu (October 9, 2009) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
- August 31, 2008
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Michel Hernández to the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a conditional deal.
The Cleveland Indians sent Jorge Velandia to the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a conditional deal.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim released Alex Serrano.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded David Eckstein to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Chad Beck.
- August 31, 2007
The Philadelphia Phillies sent Russell Branyan to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
Gerónimo Gil of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
The New York Yankees released Jim Brower.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Brett Tomko.
The Chicago Cubs traded Rocky Cherry and Scott Moore to the Baltimore Orioles for Steve Trachsel.
- August 31, 2006
The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Kevin Jarvis to the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Johnson as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Tom Gregorio.
The Chicago Cubs traded Phil Nevin and cash to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Adam Harben (minors) (September 5, 2006) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
The Washington Nationals traded Marlon Anderson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jhonny Núñez.
The Washington Nationals traded Daryle Ward to the Atlanta Braves for Luis Atilano.
The Boston Red Sox traded David Wells to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent George Kottaras (September 5, 2006) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
- August 31, 2005
The Boston Red Sox released Rich Garcés.
The San Diego Padres released Paul Quantrill.
The San Diego Padres traded Juan Jimenez (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Manny Alexander.
- August 31, 2004
The Detroit Tigers sent Mike Difelice to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Sandy Martínez from the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ben Grieve. The Chicago Cubs sent Andy Pratt (September 3, 2004) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
The Seattle Mariners traded Pat Borders to the Minnesota Twins for B.J. Garbe (minors).
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Chad Durbin off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
- August 31, 2003
The Oakland Athletics signed Steve Sparks as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels purchased Wilson Delgado from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Jeff Conine to the Florida Marlins for Don Levinski (minors) and Denny Bautista.
The New York Yankees traded Jesse Orosco to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Juan Padilla (September 2, 2003) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Kelly Stinnett to the Philadelphia Phillies for Eric Valent.
- August 31, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Mark Loretta and cash to the Houston Astros for players to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Wayne Franklin (September 3, 2002) and Keith Ginter (September 5, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
- August 31, 2001
The Detroit Tigers sent Lyle Mouton to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
The Atlanta Braves purchased Julio Franco from Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).
The San Diego Padres traded Rudy Seánez to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Winston Abreu (September 6, 2001) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
The Texas Rangers traded Randy Velarde to the New York Yankees for players to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Randy Flores (October 12, 2001) and Rosman García (October 11, 2001) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- August 31, 2000
The San Diego Padres signed Ed Sprague as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Hector De Los Santos (minors) to the Minnesota Twins for Midre Cummings.
The Boston Red Sox traded John Curtice (minors) and Chris Reitsma to the Cincinnati Reds for Dante Bichette.
The San Francisco Giants selected Scott Servais off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
- August 31, 1999
The Atlanta Braves signed Jorge Fábregas as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Sean Bergman.
The Houston Astros released Alex Diaz.
The Anaheim Angels released Reggie Williams.
The Cleveland Indians traded a player to be named later and Juan Aracena (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles for Harold Baines. The Cleveland Indians sent Jimmy Hamilton (minors) (August 31, 1999) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Belvani Martinez (minors) to the Colorado Rockies for Lenny Harris.
The Chicago Cubs traded Rod Beck to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later and Mark Guthrie. The Boston Red Sox sent Cole Liniak (September 1, 1999) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
The Chicago Cubs traded Tyler Houston to the Cleveland Indians for Richard Negrette (minors).
The San Francisco Giants traded Stan Javier to the Houston Astros for Joe Messman (minors).
The Cleveland Indians released Pat Borders.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
- August 31, 1998
The Kansas City Royals purchased Tim Spehr from the New York Mets.
The Boston Red Sox traded Corey Jenkins (minors) to the Chicago White Sox for Chris Snopek.
The Seattle Mariners traded Joey Cora to the Cleveland Indians for David Bell.
The Colorado Rockies traded John Vander Wal to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Kevin Burford (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1997
The Chicago Cubs sent Shawon Dunston to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
The Milwaukee Brewers sent Keith Johns to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bart Miadich as an amateur free agent.
John Johnstone of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Donnie Moore (minors) to the New York Mets for Pete Harnisch.
- August 31, 1996
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Lino Urdaneta as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Charlie Hayes. The New York Yankees sent Chris Corn (minors) (August 31, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Carl South (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dave Clark.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jeromy Burnitz to the Milwaukee Brewers for Kevin Seitzer.
The California Angels traded Don Slaught to the Chicago White Sox for unknown compensation. The Chicago White Sox sent Scott Vollmer (minors) (November 14, 1996) to the Anaheim Angels to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox selected Marvin Freeman off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
- August 31, 1995
The Toronto Blue Jays sent Candy Maldonado to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Mark Parent to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.
The California Angels released José Lind.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Gerald Perry.
The Boston Red Sox traded players to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later and Mike Stanton. The Atlanta Braves sent Matt Murray (August 31, 1995) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade. The Boston Red Sox sent Mike Jacobs (minors) (August 31, 1995) and Marc Lewis (minors) (August 31, 1995) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
The Florida Marlins traded Alejandro Peña to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Chris Seelbach (September 15, 1995) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
The Texas Rangers traded Jack Voigt to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Howard.
The Boston Red Sox selected Dwayne Hosey off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
- August 31, 1994
The New York Yankees sent Paul Gibson to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Aramis Ramírez as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Dave Winfield from the Minnesota Twins.
- August 31, 1993
The Chicago White Sox signed Iván Calderón as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Andy Cook.
The New York Yankees traded Rich Batchelor to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lee Smith.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Eric Davis to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent John DeSilva (September 7, 1993) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1992
The Oakland Athletics signed Shawn Hillegas as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released José DeLeón.
The Texas Rangers traded Jeff Russell, Rubén Sierra, Bobby Witt and cash to the Oakland Athletics for José Canseco.
The Montreal Expos traded Darren Reed to the Minnesota Twins for Bill Krueger.
The Baltimore Orioles traded a player to be named later and Erik Schullstrom to the San Diego Padres for Craig Lefferts. The Baltimore Orioles sent Ricky Gutiérrez (September 4, 1992) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1990
Mark Bailey of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
- August 31, 1988
The Boston Red Sox returned John Trautwein (earlier draft pick) to the Montreal Expos.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jerry Hairston as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Jim Dwyer. The Minnesota Twins sent Doug Kline (minors) (August 31, 1988) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The Detroit Tigers traded players to be named later and Chris Hoiles to the Baltimore Orioles for Fred Lynn. The Detroit Tigers sent Cesar Mejia (minors) (September 9, 1988) and Robinson Garces (minors) (September 9, 1988) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The Detroit Tigers traded Mark Lee and Rey Palacios to the Kansas City Royals for Ted Power.
The Montreal Expos traded John Trautwein to the Boston Red Sox for Víctor Rosario.
The Houston Astros traded Denny Walling to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Forsch.
- August 31, 1987
The Oakland Athletics signed Gary Lavelle as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Phil Niekro.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Mike Flanagan to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later and Oswaldo Peraza. The Toronto Blue Jays sent José Mesa (September 4, 1987) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The Atlanta Braves traded Gene Garber to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Terry Bell (September 3, 1987) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
The Oakland Athletics traded players to be named later to the San Diego Padres for Storm Davis. The Oakland Athletics sent Dave Leiper (August 31, 1987) and Rob Nelson (September 8, 1987) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Pat Perry to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Scott Terry (September 3, 1987) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1985
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Bill Madlock to the Los Angeles Dodgers for players to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent R.J. Reynolds (September 3, 1985), Cecil Espy (September 9, 1985) and Sid Bream (September 9, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1984
The Milwaukee Brewers released Juan Eichelberger.
The Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later and Chuck Rainey. The Oakland Athletics sent Davey Lopes (August 31, 1984) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade. The Chicago Cubs sent Damon Farmar (minors) (March 18, 1985) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
The San Francisco Giants traded Tom O'Malley to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Mike Trujillo (September 7, 1984) and Pat Adams (minors) (September 7, 1984) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
The New York Mets traded players to be named later to the Houston Astros for Ray Knight. The New York Mets sent Gerald Young (August 31, 1984), Manuel Lee (August 31, 1984) and Mitch Cook (minors) (September 10, 1984) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Aurelio Rodríguez as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Floyd Rayford. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Tito Landrum (August 31, 1983) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The San Diego Padres traded a player to be named later and Sixto Lezcano to the Philadelphia Phillies for players to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Marty Decker (September 20, 1983), Ed Wojna (September 20, 1983), Darren Burroughs (minors) (September 20, 1983) and Lance McCullers (September 20, 1983) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Steve Fireovid (October 11, 1983) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1982
The California Angels purchased John Curtis from the San Diego Padres.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bob Molinaro from the Chicago Cubs.
The New York Yankees traded Tommy John to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Dennis Rasmussen (November 24, 1982) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1981
The Philadelphia Phillies released Nino Espinosa.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Pepe Frías.
The Houston Astros traded players to be named later and Johnny Ray to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Phil Garner. The Houston Astros sent Randy Niemann (September 9, 1981) and Kevin Houston (minors) (September 9, 1981) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1980
The Montreal Expos traded Tony Phillips and cash to the San Diego Padres for Willie Montañez.
- August 31, 1978
The Cleveland Indians traded Johnny Grubb to the Texas Rangers for players to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Bobby Cuellar (October 3, 1978) and Dave Rivera (minors) (October 3, 1978) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1977
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Boog Powell.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Clay Carroll to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Nyls Nyman (September 2, 1977), Dave Hamilton (November 28, 1977) and Silvio Martínez (November 28, 1977) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
The New York Mets traded Jerry Grote to the Los Angeles Dodgers for players to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Daniel Smith (minors) (October 24, 1977) and Randy Rogers (minors) (October 24, 1977) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1976
The New York Yankees signed Rafael Santana as an amateur free agent.
- August 31, 1975
The Oakland Athletics purchased César Tovar from the Texas Rangers.
- August 31, 1973
The Texas Rangers traded Mike Paul to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Larry Gura (November 14, 1973) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1972
The Detroit Tigers purchased Frank Howard from the Texas Rangers.
The Texas Rangers traded Casey Cox to the New York Yankees for Jim Roland.
- August 31, 1971
The Detroit Tigers released John Hiller.
The Chicago Cubs traded Adrian Garrett to the Oakland Athletics for Frank Fernández.
- August 31, 1970
The California Angels purchased Tony González from the Atlanta Braves.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Denny Riddleberger and cash to the Washington Senators for George Brunet.
- August 31, 1968
The Detroit Tigers purchased Roy Face from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- August 31, 1967
The New York Mets purchased Bill Graham from the Detroit Tigers.
- August 31, 1960
The Detroit Tigers purchased Dick Gernert from the Chicago Cubs.
- August 31, 1957
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Irv Noren off waivers from the Kansas City Athletics.
- August 31, 1956
The New York Giants signed Mike McCormick as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).
- August 31, 1955
The New York Giants released Davey Williams.
- August 31, 1953
The Detroit Tigers signed Reno Bertoia as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Johnny Lindell from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- August 31, 1952
The Boston Red Sox purchased Al Zarilla from the St. Louis Browns.
- August 31, 1951
The Chicago White Sox purchased Connie Johnson from St Hyacinthe (Provincial) for $6,500.
- August 31, 1947
The New York Yankees released Frankie Crosetti.
- August 31, 1943
The Washington Nationals purchased Bobo Newsom from the St. Louis Browns.
- August 31, 1942
The Washington Nationals purchased Gene Moore from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The New York Yankees selected Roy Cullenbine off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
- August 31, 1939
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Al Simmons from the Boston Bees.
- August 31, 1938
The Boston Bees purchased Hank LaManna from Hartford (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Boston Bees purchased Joe Sullivan from Toronto (International).
- August 31, 1937
The Philadelphia Phillies released Larry Crawford.
- August 31, 1936
The New York Giants purchased Johnny McCarthy from the New York Yankees for $40,000.
- August 31, 1933
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Grey Clarke from Quincy (Mississippi Valley).
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Ray Harrell from Quincy (Mississippi Valley).
- August 31, 1931
The Detroit Tigers traded Marty McManus to the Boston Red Sox for Muddy Ruel.
- August 31, 1929
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Tripp Sigman from Canton (Central).
- August 31, 1928
The Detroit Tigers purchased Frank Barnes and Heinie Schuble from Houston (Texas) for $50,000.
- August 31, 1925
New Orleans (Southern Association) purchased Jule Mallonee from the Chicago White Sox.
- August 31, 1921
The Boston Red Sox purchased Sam Dodge from Flint (Michigan-Ontario).
The Brooklyn Robins purchased Eddie Eayrs from the Boston Braves.
- August 31, 1919
Roy Leslie returned to original team on August 31, 1919. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- August 31, 1915
The Brooklyn Dodgers selected Rube Marquard off waivers from the New York Giants.
- August 31, 1914
The Chicago White Sox purchased Carl Manda from Decatur (Three-I).
The Chicago White Sox purchased Braggo Roth from Kansas City (American Association).
The Philadelphia Phillies released Fred Mollenkamp. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- August 31, 1905
The Cleveland Napoleons purchased William Barbeau from Columbus (American Association).
The Brooklyn Superbas released Charlie Babb.
The Brooklyn Superbas released Fred Mitchell.
- August 31, 1904
The Philadelphia Athletics loaned Jim Mullen to the Washington Senators.
- August 31, 1903
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Jim Fairbank from Utica (New York State).
- August 31, 1902
The Chicago purchased Johnny Evers and Alex Hardy from Troy (New York State). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- August 31, 1897
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bob Becker from Montreal (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
(Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- August 31, 1894
The Baltimore Orioles traded Bert Inks and $2,000 to the Louisville Colonels for George Hemming.
George Haddock sent from Haverhill (New England) to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.
- August 31, 1892
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Jesse Duryea from the Washington Senators.
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