Historical Transactions Occurring on December 1
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- December 1, 2025
The Colorado Rockies signed John Brebbia as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Ryan Helsley as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tommy Henry as a free agent.
- December 1, 2023
The Cleveland Guardians signed Jaime Barria as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Kyle Crick as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Nick Martinez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Emilio Pagán as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ali Sánchez as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Luis Severino as a free agent.
The New York Yankees selected Oscar González off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians.
The New York Mets selected Tyler Heineman off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The New York Mets selected Cooper Hummel off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Roddery Muñoz off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
The Miami Marlins selected Kaleb Ort off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- December 1, 2022
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Austin Brice as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Alex De Goti as a free agent.
The Cleveland Guardians signed Anthony Gose as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Ronald Herrera as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Erick Mejia as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Shelby Miller as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jimmy Yacabonis as a free agent.
- December 1, 2021
The Cincinnati Reds signed Trey Amburgey as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Javier Báez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brandon Bailey as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Dylan Bundy as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Johan Camargo as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Taylor Clarke as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Allen Córdoba as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Jharel Cotton as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Danny Coulombe as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Enyel De Los Santos as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Eduardo Escobar as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Michael Feliz as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Clint Frazier as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Avisaíl García as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Leury García as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Luis Garcia as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Yimi García as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Kevin Gausman as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Yan Gomes as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Luis González as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jon Gray as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Michael Hermosillo as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Rich Hill as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Daniel Hudson as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels signed Raisel Iglesias as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed JaCoby Jones as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Corey Kluber as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Andrew Knapp as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Corey Knebel as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Richard Lovelady as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Trevor Megill as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mark Melancon as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Hector Neris as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jacob Nottingham as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed James Paxton as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Roberto Pérez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Yohel Pozo as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Matt Reynolds as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Max Scherzer as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Corey Seager as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Marcus Semien as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Christin Stewart as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Marcus Stroman as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chris Taylor as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jesús Tinoco as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Meibrys Viloria as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Trey Wingenter as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Alex Wood as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Robert Suarez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres purchased Jorge Alfaro from the Miami Marlins.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Alex Binelas (minors), Jackie Bradley Jr. and David Hamilton to the Boston Red Sox for Hunter Renfroe.
- December 1, 2020
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Minor as a free agent.
- December 1, 2019
The San Diego Padres signed Chih-Wei Hu as a free agent.
- December 1, 2018
The Cincinnati Reds signed Aristides Aquino as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Louis Head as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed James Hoyt as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jordan Patterson as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Josh D. Smith as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Trayce Thompson as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tanner Anderson. The Oakland Athletics sent Wilkin Ramos (December 1, 2018) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
- December 1, 2017
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steven Baron as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels signed Curt Casali as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Welington Castillo as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Jaff Decker as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Perci Garner as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jason Gurka as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Asher Wojciechowski as a free agent.
Matt Adams of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Hanser Alberto of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Al Alburquerque of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Xavier Cedeño of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.
Kyle Crockett of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Taylor Davis of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Mike Fiers of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Ryan Goins of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Chi Chi González of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Terrance Gore of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
A.J. Griffin of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Alen Hanson of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
J.J. Hoover of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Jared Hughes of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Tom Koehler of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Nick Martinez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
T.J. McFarland of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Jace Peterson of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Jake Petricka of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Zach Putnam of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Bruce Rondón of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Héctor Rondón of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Danny Santana of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Shae Simmons of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Drew Smyly of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Albert Suárez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Aledmys Díaz to the Toronto Blue Jays for J.B. Woodman (minors).
The Atlanta Braves selected Chase Whitley off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.
- December 1, 2016
The Seattle Mariners signed Christian Bergman as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Simón Castro as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Rhiner Cruz as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Jermaine Curtis as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Erik Kratz as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Justin Marks as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed César Puello as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Edinson Vólquez as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Jaime García to the Atlanta Braves for Luke Dykstra (minors), Chris Ellis and John Gant.
The Kansas City Royals traded Brooks Pounders to the Los Angeles Angels for Jared Ruxer (minors).
- December 1, 2015
The Cleveland Indians signed Joba Chamberlain as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jhan Mariñez as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Dustin McGowan as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Rafael Ortega as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Felipe Paulino as a free agent.
Craig Gentry of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Wilin Rosario of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
The Minnesota Twins signed ByungHo Park as a free agent.
- December 1, 2014
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Corey Brown as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gorkys Hernández as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Brent Leach as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed JC Ramirez as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays traded Sean Rodríguez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Buddy Borden (minors) (December 12, 2014) to the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the trade.
- December 1, 2012
The Seattle Mariners signed Robert Andino as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Blake DeWitt as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jonny Gomes as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Zach Miner as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kristopher Negrón as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Lester Oliveros as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Denis Phipps as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Zagurski as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays traded Burke Badenhop to the Milwaukee Brewers for Raúl Mondesi (minors).
- December 1, 2011
The Kansas City Royals signed Tony Abreu as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Robert Coello as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Alex Hinshaw as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Zach Miner as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Garrett Mock as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Brandon Moss as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jhonny Núñez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Matt Palmer as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Eric Stults as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Miguel Díaz as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers traded Taylor Teagarden to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later and Randy Henry (minors). The Baltimore Orioles sent Greg Miclat (minors) (December 8, 2011) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- December 1, 2010
The Detroit Tigers signed John Bale as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dusty Brown as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Andy Marte as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Fernando Nieve as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Andrés Machado as an amateur free agent.
Gustavo Chacín of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
- December 1, 2009
The Houston Astros signed Ryan Sadowski as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brian Schneider as a free agent.
Chris Waters of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
The Cleveland Indians traded Kelly Shoppach to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Mitch Talbot (December 21, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
- December 1, 2008
The Oakland Athletics signed Matt Carson as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Mike Hampton as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Justin Knoedler as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Scott Thorman as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Jerome Williams as a free agent.
- December 1, 2007
The Detroit Tigers signed Francis Beltrán as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jesús Feliciano as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Keith Ginter as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Timlin as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jonathan Van Every as a free agent.
Jon Switzer of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
The St. Louis Cardinals released John Rodriguez.
- December 1, 2006
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Steve Andrade as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Edwin Bellorin as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Geoff Blum as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Hee-Seop Choi as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Roy Corcoran as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Ray Durham as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Tom Glavine as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Mike Koplove as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ryan Ludwick as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Dustan Mohr as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Joe Thurston as a free agent.
- December 1, 2005
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Brent Abernathy as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Sal Fasano as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jason Kershner as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Scott Rice as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Kelly Stinnett as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Jermaine Van Buren from the Chicago Cubs.
The Cleveland Indians released Sean Douglass.
- December 1, 2004
The Cleveland Indians signed Erick Almonte as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Esteban Germán as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Gissell as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Alex Herrera as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Tony Alvarez.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Abraham Núñez.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Carlos Rivera.
- December 1, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Fussell as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Curt Leskanic as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Joe Randa as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ernie Young as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Chad Moeller, Lyle Overbay, Jorge De La Rosa and Junior Spivey to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later, Shane Nance and Richie Sexson. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Noochie Varner (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
- December 1, 2002
The Montreal Expos signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Nicholson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Wasdin as a free agent.
- December 1, 2001
The Colorado Rockies signed Walt McKeel as a free agent.
- December 1, 2000
The San Diego Padres signed Scott Karl as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Juan Moreno as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Kimera Bartee.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded a player to be named later and Santiago Pérez to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Brandon Kolb. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Chad Green (minors) (December 20, 2000) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Will Cunnane (December 20, 2000) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Jeff Wallace off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- December 1, 1999
The Colorado Rockies signed Bubba Carpenter as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Kevin Jarvis as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Luke as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Norberto Martin as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Willie Morales as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Chili Davis.
- December 1, 1998
The Cleveland Indians signed Roberto Alomar as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Albert Belle as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Otis Nixon as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Robin Ventura as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Curtis Pride.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Armando Benítez to the New York Mets for Charles Johnson.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Roger Cedeño and Charles Johnson to the New York Mets for Arnie Gooch (minors) and Todd Hundley.
- December 1, 1997
The Chicago Cubs signed Derrick White as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Jack Voigt.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Travis Fryman, Tom Martin and cash to the Cleveland Indians for Matt Williams.
The Kansas City Royals selected Orlando Miller off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
- December 1, 1995
The San Francisco Giants sent Rikkert Faneyte to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
The Oakland Athletics signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Wally Whitehurst as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Darren Lewis.
- December 1, 1994
The San Diego Padres signed Archi Cianfrocco as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Xavier Hernandez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Smith as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Kevin Maas.
- December 1, 1993
The Oakland Athletics signed Eric Fox as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Lenny Harris as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Dann Howitt as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tom Quinlan as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Kevin Ritz as a free agent.
- December 1, 1992
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Eric Davis as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Doug Drabek as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Scott Fletcher as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed José Guzmán as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed John Smiley as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Tommy Gregg off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
- December 1, 1990
The Kansas City Royals signed Kirk Gibson as a free agent.
- December 1, 1989
The California Angels signed Mark Langston as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Carmelo Martínez as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Ramón Fermín as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Mark Salas.
- December 1, 1988
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Henderson as a free agent.
- December 1, 1987
The San Francisco Giants signed Brett Butler as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Chili Davis as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Heath as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joel Youngblood as a free agent.
- December 1, 1986
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Duane Walker as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Bill Cutshall (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Smith.
- December 1, 1983
Lynn Jones of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
- December 1, 1982
The New York Yankees signed Don Baylor as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Terry Forster as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Ken Schrom as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gene Tenace as a free agent.
- December 1, 1981
The Atlanta Braves signed José Canó as a free agent.
- December 1, 1979
Willie Horton of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
- December 1, 1976
Tito Fuentes of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
- December 1, 1974
The New York Yankees purchased Bob Oliver from the Baltimore Orioles.
- December 1, 1972
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ubaldo Heredia as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and Rob Gardner to the Oakland Athletics for Matty Alou. The New York Yankees sent Rich McKinney (December 1, 1972) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim Merritt to the Texas Rangers for Jim Driscoll and Hal King.
- December 1, 1971
The Chicago Cubs released Ernie Banks.
- December 1, 1970
The Houston Astros purchased Jack Hiatt from the Chicago Cubs.
The Chicago White Sox traded Luis Aparicio to the Boston Red Sox for Luis Alvarado and Mike Andrews.
The Atlanta Braves traded Bob Aspromonte to the New York Mets for Ron Herbel.
The San Diego Padres traded Pat Dobson and Tom Dukes to the Baltimore Orioles for Fred Beene, Enzo Hernández, Tom Phoebus and Al Severinsen. Fred Beene returned to original team on May 16, 1971.
- December 1, 1969
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jim Cosman from the New York Mets in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Mike Derrick from the Detroit Tigers in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Jack DiLauro from the New York Mets in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Roy Foster from the New York Mets in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Hal Haydel from the San Francisco Giants in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Cleo James from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jim Kennedy from the New York Yankees in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Hal King from the Boston Red Sox in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted José Peña from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Milt Ramírez from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Gene Rounsaville from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Sadek from the Minnesota Twins in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Tom Shopay from the New York Yankees in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted John Strohmayer from the Oakland Athletics in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Manny Trillo from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Freddie Velázquez from the Oakland Athletics in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Ken Wright from the Boston Red Sox in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Don Bryant from the Houston Astros in the 1969 minor league draft.
The New York Mets drafted Bill Denehy from the Cleveland Indians in the 1969 minor league draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted John Felske from the Chicago Cubs in the 1969 minor league draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Aurelio Monteagudo from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1969 minor league draft.
The Washington Senators purchased Bob Schroder from the San Francisco Giants.
- December 1, 1967
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Dick Schofield.
- December 1, 1966
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Maury Wills to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bob Bailey and Gene Michael.
- December 1, 1965
The Houston Astros traded Ray Cordeiro (minors), Jack Lamabe and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Heath and Dave Nicholson.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Jim Landis and Jim Rittwage to the Cleveland Indians for Phil Roof and Joe Rudi.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Joe Gibbon and Ozzie Virgil to the San Francisco Giants for Matty Alou.
- December 1, 1964
The Chicago White Sox traded Frank Baumann to the Chicago Cubs for Jimmie Schaffer.
The Cleveland Indians traded Bob Chance and Woodie Held to the Washington Senators for Chuck Hinton.
The Chicago White Sox traded Ray Herbert and Jeoff Long to the Philadelphia Phillies for Danny Cater and Lee Elia.
- December 1, 1961
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Andrews as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Colt .45s traded Sam Jones to the Detroit Tigers for Bob Bruce and Manny Montejo.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Johnny Kucks to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ron Kabbes (minors).
- December 1, 1959
The Chicago Cubs traded Bobby Thomson to the Boston Red Sox for Al Schroll.
- December 1, 1958
The Chicago Cubs drafted Art Ceccarelli from the San Francisco Giants in the 1958 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Joe Durham from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1958 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rocky Nelson from Toronto (International) in the 1958 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Johnny O'Brien from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1958 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Braves drafted Jim Pisoni from the New York Yankees in the 1958 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Claude Raymond from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1958 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Lou Skizas from the Detroit Tigers in the 1958 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Athletics drafted Wayne Terwilliger from the Detroit Tigers in the 1958 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Ray Webster from Sacramento (PCL) in the 1958 rule 5 draft.
- December 1, 1954
The New York Giants purchased Ray Murray from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Bob Schultz from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Portland (Pacific Coast) purchased Dick Whitman from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The New York Yankees traded players to be named later, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Willy Miranda, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos and Gene Woodling to the Baltimore Orioles for players to be named later, Billy Hunter, Don Larsen and Bob Turley. The New York Yankees sent Bill Miller (December 1, 1954), Kal Segrist (December 1, 1954), Don Leppert (December 1, 1954) and Theodore Del Guercio (minors) (December 1, 1954) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade. The Baltimore Orioles sent Mike Blyzka (December 1, 1954), Darrell Johnson (December 1, 1954), Jim Fridley (December 1, 1954) and Dick Kryhoski (December 1, 1954) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- December 1, 1953
The New York Giants drafted John Anderson from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1953 minor league draft.
Toronto (International) drafted Fred Hahn from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1953 minor league draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Brooks Lawrence from the Cincinnati Redlegs in the 1953 minor league draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Bob Mabe from Reidsville (Carolina) in the 1953 minor league draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Sammy Meeks from the Chicago White Sox in the 1953 minor league draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Sonny Senerchia from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1953 minor league draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Lee Tate from Lubbock (West Texas-New Mexico) in the 1953 minor league draft.
The New York Giants drafted Lee Tate from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1953 minor league draft.
- December 1, 1952
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Frank Baldwin from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Johnny Bucha from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Roy Face from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted George Freese from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bob Hall from Seattle (PCL) in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Johnny Hetki from the St. Louis Browns in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Braves drafted Dave Jolly from the New York Yankees in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Jack Merson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Rinty Monahan from the New York Giants in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The Washington Nationals drafted Les Peden from the Chicago Cubs in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jim Willis from Shreveport (Texas) in the 1952 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs signed Al Evans as a free agent.
Baltimore (International) purchased Jocko Thompson from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- December 1, 1949
The Boston Red Sox selected Al Papai off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.
- December 1, 1948
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Wally Moses as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- December 1, 1943
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Joe Berry from the Chicago Cubs.
- December 1, 1941
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Hank Gornicki off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- December 1, 1937
Louisville (American Association) purchased Ed Madjeski from the New York Giants.
The Washington Nationals traded Ed Linke to the St. Louis Browns for Elon Hogsett.
- December 1, 1936
The Chicago White Sox purchased Ray Benge from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- December 1, 1934
The Cleveland Indians sent Dutch Holland (December 1, 1934) and Bill Perrin (March 25, 1935) to Minneapolis (American Association) to complete the trade.
- December 1, 1933
- December 1, 1931
The New York Yankees purchased Johnny Neun from the Boston Braves.
- December 1, 1930
Baltimore (International) purchased Bernie James from the Boston Braves.
- December 1, 1923
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Buckshot May from Oklahoma City (Western).
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Ed Hock (June 20, 1924) to Oklahoma City (Western) to complete the trade.
- December 1, 1919
Salt Lake City (Pacific Coast) purchased Mike Prendergast from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- December 1, 1911
The Washington Nationals sent Dolly Gray (December, 1911) and Jack Lelivelt (December 1, 1911) to Rochester (Eastern) to complete the trade.
- December 1, 1909
The Cleveland Naps traded Wilbur Good to the Philadelphia Athletics for Simon Nicholls. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- December 1, 1902
The Chicago released Sammy Strang. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- December 1, 1894
The Washington Senators released Paul Radford.
- December 1, 1892
The St. Louis Browns signed Tommy Dowd as a free agent.
- December 1, 1886
The Allegheny City traded Otto Schomberg and $400 to the St. Louis Maroons for Alex McKinnon. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
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