Historical Transactions Occurring on December 4
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- December 4, 2025
The San Diego Padres signed Ty Adcock as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jacob Amaya as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Emilio Pagán as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Miguel Rojas as a free agent.
The Houston Astros purchased Nico Zeglin (minors) from the Chicago Cubs.
The Boston Red Sox traded Jesus Travieso (minors) and Jhostynxon Garcia to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Adonys Guzman (minors), Johan Oviedo and Tyler Samaniego.
- December 4, 2024
The Minnesota Twins signed Darren McCaughan as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Frankie Montas as a free agent.
- December 4, 2023
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed José Castillo as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jose Iglesias as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels signed José Marte as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Wade Miley as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Erasmo Ramírez as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Nicklaus Snyder as a free agent.
- December 4, 2022
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Clevinger as a free agent.
The Cleveland Guardians signed Meibrys Viloria as a free agent.
- December 4, 2020
The Cincinnati Reds signed Narciso Crook as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Chi Chi González as a free agent.
- December 4, 2019
The Seattle Mariners signed Carl Edwards Jr. as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Justin Grimm as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Cole Hamels as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Marco Hernández as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed James Hoyt as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Rafael Ortega as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Josh Osich as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Wes Parsons as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Dylan Bundy to the Los Angeles Angels for Kyle Brnovich (minors), Zach Peek (minors), Kyle Bradish and Isaac Mattson.
- December 4, 2018
The Colorado Rockies signed Chi Chi González as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Merrill Kelly as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Andrés Machado as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Moore as a free agent.
- December 4, 2017
The Texas Rangers signed Tony Barnette as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Rob Brantly as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Christian Colón as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Chi Chi González as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Anthony Gose as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Christian Lopes as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Michael Martínez as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Luis Santos as a free agent.
- December 4, 2016
The Atlanta Braves signed Jacob Lindgren as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed José Pirela as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Héctor Sánchez as a free agent.
Steve Geltz of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
- December 4, 2015
The Atlanta Braves signed Gordon Beckham as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed James Beresford as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Ramón Castro as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jeremy Hazelbaker as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Dioner Navarro as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Andy Parrino as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed David Price as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Eric Surkamp as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Josh Thole as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jacob Turner as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners traded José Ramírez to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Ryne Harper (December 11, 2015) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
The Chicago Cubs selected Edgar Olmos off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- December 4, 2014
The Seattle Mariners signed Nelson Cruz as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Luke Hochevar as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Michael Kirkman as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Michael Kohn as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Colby Lewis as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Luke Montz as a free agent.
- December 4, 2013
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Irving Falu as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Brian Gordon as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Scott Kazmir as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Paul Konerko as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Peter Moylan as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Nathan as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed A.J. Pierzynski as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Carlos Rivero as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Ryan Vogelsong as a free agent.
- December 4, 2012
The Detroit Tigers signed Trevor Bell as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Matt Pagnozzi as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Joakim Soria as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins traded Yunel Escobar to the Tampa Bay Rays for Derek Dietrich.
The Houston Astros traded a player to be named later and Wilton López to the Colorado Rockies for Alex Gillingham (minors) and Alex White. The Houston Astros sent Jose Monzon (minors) (May 1, 2013) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
- December 4, 2011
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed as a free agent.
- December 4, 2010
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Lance Berkman as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jack Hannahan as a free agent.
- December 4, 2009
The New York Mets signed Henry Blanco as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Burke as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Fernando Cabrera as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Enrique González as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Gosling as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed John Lindsey as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Trent Oeltjen as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Corey Patterson as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Juan Pérez as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Prentice Redman as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Marco Scutaro as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Gregg Zaun as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers selected Joe Inglett off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- December 4, 2008
The Seattle Mariners signed Callix Crabbe as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jorge Julio as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Lincoln as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Édgar Rentería as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Slocum as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Junichi Tazawa as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Jon Gilmore (minors), Santos Rodriguez (minors), Tyler Flowers and Brent Lillibridge to the Chicago White Sox for Boone Logan and Javier Vázquez.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later and Mark Worrell to the San Diego Padres for Khalil Greene. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luke Gregerson (March 23, 2009) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
- December 4, 2007
The New York Mets signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Scott Cassidy as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed José Guillén as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Josh Hall as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Gustavo Molina as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Narveson as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals traded Jonathan Albaladejo to the New York Yankees for Tyler Clippard.
The Atlanta Braves traded José Ascanio to the Chicago Cubs for Omar Infante and Will Ohman.
The Colorado Rockies traded Denny Bautista to the Detroit Tigers for José Capellán.
The Florida Marlins traded Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to the Detroit Tigers for Dallas Trahern (minors), Burke Badenhop, Frankie De La Cruz, Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller and Mike Rabelo.
- December 4, 2006
The San Francisco Giants signed Rich Aurilia as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Carmen Cali as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Buddy Carlyle as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kane Davis as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Pedro Feliz as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed José Guillén as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Vicente Padilla as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Kerry Robinson as a free agent.
- December 4, 2005
The Seattle Mariners signed José Morban as a free agent.
- December 4, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Gulan as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Félix Heredia as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Félix José as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Marc Kroon as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Matt Treanor as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Widger as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Raúl González.
- December 4, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Chris Latham as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Remlinger as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Mark Grudzielanek and Eric Karros to the Chicago Cubs for Chad Hermansen and Todd Hundley.
- December 4, 2001
The Chicago Cubs signed Delino DeShields as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed John Smoltz as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Jeff Wallace off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- December 4, 2000
The Colorado Rockies signed Denny Neagle as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jeff Nelson as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves selected Trey Moore off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
- December 4, 1999
The Baltimore Orioles signed Howie Clark as a free agent.
- December 4, 1998
The San Francisco Giants signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rafael Palmeiro as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Bronswell Patrick as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Carlos Ruiz as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Joe Randa to the New York Mets for Willie Blair.
The Detroit Tigers selected Bryan Corey off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- December 4, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Frank Bolick as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed David Howard as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Darryl Kile as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Dave Martinez as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Hipólito Pichardo as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.
Yakult Swallows (Japan Central) purchased Mark Acre from the Oakland Athletics.
Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) purchased Doug Creek from the Chicago White Sox.
- December 4, 1996
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brett Butler as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Thomas Howard as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Willie McGee as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Brian Raabe.
- December 4, 1995
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Kimera Bartee from the Minnesota Twins in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Kim Batiste from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Mike Coolbaugh from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Joe Crawford from the New York Mets in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Greg Keagle from the Seattle Mariners in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Miguel Mejía from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Rodney Myers from the Kansas City Royals in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jon Ratliff from the Chicago Cubs in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Marc Ronan from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Jalal Leach from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Melvin Rosario from the Chicago White Sox in the 1995 minor league draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Juan Gonzalez (minors) to the Florida Marlins for Ty Narcisse (minors) and Chuck Carr.
As part of a 3-team trade: The Kansas City Royals sent Miguel Mejía to the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Andre King (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds sent Luis Ordaz to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cincinnati Reds sent Mike Remlinger to the Kansas City Royals.
- December 4, 1992
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Spike Owen as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Kirby Puckett as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Greg Swindell as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mitch Webster as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Amaury García as an amateur free agent.
- December 4, 1991
The Chicago White Sox signed Dan Pasqua as a free agent.
- December 4, 1990
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Ravelo Manzanillo as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Rance Mulliniks as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ed Núñez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dave Righetti as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Dan Schatzeder as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Ed Vosberg as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Matt Young as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Billy Jo Robidoux.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded a player to be named later, Junior Félix and Luis Sojo to the California Angels for Willie Fraser, Marcus Moore and Devon White. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Ken Rivers (minors) (December 4, 1990) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
The California Angels traded Mike Hook (minors) and Dave Martinez (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave Gallagher.
The Chicago White Sox traded Shawn Hillegas and Eric King to the Cleveland Indians for Lindsay Foster (minors) and Cory Snyder.
The Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later and Darren Lewis to the San Francisco Giants for Ernie Riles. The Oakland Athletics sent Pedro Pena (minors) (December 17, 1990) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
- December 4, 1989
The San Francisco Giants drafted José Álvarez from the Atlanta Braves in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted William Brennan from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Marty Brown from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Sil Campusano from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Gordon Dillard from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mike Dunne from the Seattle Mariners in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Albert Hall from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Reggie Harris from the Boston Red Sox in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Xavier Hernandez from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dave Hollins from the San Diego Padres in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Chuck Jackson from the Houston Astros in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The New York Mets drafted Brent Knackert from the Chicago White Sox in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tim Layana from the New York Yankees in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Shane Mack from the San Diego Padres in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Bob Malloy from the Texas Rangers in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Ramón Mañón from the New York Yankees in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Johnny Paredes from the Montreal Expos in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Bill Sampen from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Wapnick from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed José Parra as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Ed Wojna.
The New York Yankees traded Don Slaught to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jeff Robinson and Willie Smith.
- December 4, 1988
The Detroit Tigers signed Larry See as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Chuck Cary.
The Atlanta Braves released Ed Olwine.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Juan Bell, Brian Holton and Ken Howell to the Baltimore Orioles for Eddie Murray.
The Minnesota Twins traded Mark Portugal to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Todd McClure (minors) (December 7, 1988) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
- December 4, 1986
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Butch Davis as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Vicente Palacios as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mark Ross as a free agent.
- December 4, 1985
The Atlanta Braves signed Dave Beard as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Bruce Bochte as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants traded David Green to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Hector Quinones (minors) (December 11, 1985) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
- December 4, 1984
The Detroit Tigers signed Marv Foley as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Andre Thornton as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Jack Daugherty from Helena (Pioneer).
The New York Yankees traded Brian Dayett and Ray Fontenot to the Chicago Cubs for Porfi Altamirano, Rich Bordi, Henry Cotto and Ron Hassey.
- December 4, 1983
The Houston Astros signed Ty Waller as a free agent.
- December 4, 1981
The Oakland Athletics signed Joe Rudi as a free agent.
- December 4, 1980
The Houston Astros signed Don Sutton as a free agent.
- December 4, 1979
The San Francisco Giants drafted Nate Snell from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1979 minor league draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mitch Webster from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1979 minor league draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jay Johnstone as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Fred Holdsworth from the Detroit Tigers.
- December 4, 1978
The New York Mets drafted Bobby Brown from the New York Yankees in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Bob Davis from the San Diego Padres in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The New York Mets drafted Mike Howard from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Lynn Jones from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Ken Macha from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Machemer from the California Angels in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jeff Schneider from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Max Venable from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ted Wilborn from the New York Yankees in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers released Chuck Scrivener.
The Minnesota Twins traded Dan Ford to the California Angels for Danny Goodwin and Ron Jackson.
The Detroit Tigers traded John Murphy (minors) and Bob Sykes to the St. Louis Cardinals for Aurelio López and Jerry Morales.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Gary Woods to the Houston Astros for Don Pisker (minors).
- December 4, 1975
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rafael Vásquez as an amateur free agent.
- December 4, 1974
The Montreal Expos traded Ken Singleton and Mike Torrez to the Baltimore Orioles for Bill Kirkpatrick (minors), Rich Coggins and Dave McNally.
The Montreal Expos traded Terry Humphrey and Tom Walker to the Detroit Tigers for Woodie Fryman.
- December 4, 1973
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Nelson Briles and Fernando González to the Kansas City Royals for Winston Cole (minors), Kurt Bevacqua and Ed Kirkpatrick.
The Atlanta Braves traded Gil Garrido to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Beall.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Wallace Williams (minors) and Ross Grimsley to the Baltimore Orioles for William Wood (minors), Junior Kennedy and Merv Rettenmund.
The Chicago White Sox traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros for Héctor Torres. The Chicago White Sox sent Dan Neumeier (December 4, 1973) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
- December 4, 1970
The San Diego Padres traded Steve Huntz to the San Francisco Giants for William Frost (minors) and Don Mason.
- December 4, 1969
The Houston Astros traded Curt Blefary to the New York Yankees for Joe Pepitone.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded George Brunet to the Washington Senators for Dave Baldwin.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Boots Day to the Chicago Cubs for Rich Nye.
The Detroit Tigers traded Dave Campbell and Pat Dobson to the San Diego Padres for Joe Niekro.
- December 4, 1968
The Houston Astros traded Elijah Johnson (minors), Mike Cuellar and Enzo Hernández to the Baltimore Orioles for John Mason (minors) and Curt Blefary.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jack DiLauro to the New York Mets for Héctor Valle.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Mike Kekich to the New York Yankees for Andy Kosco.
The Atlanta Braves traded Marty Martínez to the Houston Astros for Bob Aspromonte.
The Houston Astros traded Dick Simpson to the New York Yankees for Dooley Womack.
- December 4, 1964
The Washington Senators traded John Kennedy, Claude Osteen and $100,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later, Frank Howard, Ken McMullen, Phil Ortega and Pete Richert. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Dick Nen (December 15, 1964) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.
The Minnesota Twins traded Gerry Arrigo to the Cincinnati Reds for César Tovar.
- December 4, 1963
The Baltimore Orioles traded Al Smith and $25,000 to the Cleveland Indians for Willie Kirkland.
- December 4, 1961
The Los Angeles Angels purchased Ramón Hernández from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Kansas City Athletics released Joe Nuxhall.
- December 4, 1959
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Bill Smith and Bobby Smith to the Philadelphia Phillies for Carl Sawatski.
- December 4, 1958
The New York Yankees signed Jim Bouton as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Wally Moon and Phil Paine to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Gino Cimoli.
- December 4, 1957
The Cleveland Indians traded Al Smith and Early Wynn to the Chicago White Sox for Fred Hatfield and Minnie Miñoso.
The Cincinnati Redlegs selected Bill Wight off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- December 4, 1956
Chuck Essegian of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
- December 4, 1955
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Ellis Kinder off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
- December 4, 1953
Toronto (International) purchased Archie Wilson from the Boston Red Sox.
- December 4, 1952
The Detroit Tigers traded Johnny Groth, Virgil Trucks and Hal White to the St. Louis Browns for Owen Friend, Bob Nieman and Jay Porter.
- December 4, 1951
Oakland (PCL) purchased Hank Schenz from the New York Giants.
- December 4, 1950
Buffalo (International) drafted Tom Acker from the New York Giants in the 1950 minor league draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Ralph Brickner from Portsmouth (Piedmont) in the 1950 minor league draft.
The Washington Nationals drafted Alton Brown from the Detroit Tigers in the 1950 minor league draft.
Seattle (PCL) drafted Mike Clark from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1950 minor league draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Walker Cress from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1950 minor league draft.
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Roy Face from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1950 minor league draft.
The Washington Nationals drafted Rubén Gómez from St Jean (Provincial) in the 1950 minor league draft.
Dallas (Texas) drafted Don Grate from the Boston Braves in the 1950 minor league draft.
Oakland (PCL) drafted Hal Gregg from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1950 minor league draft.
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Ross Grimsley from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1950 minor league draft.
Seattle (PCL) drafted Garvin Hamner from the St. Louis Browns in the 1950 minor league draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Bob Harrison from the New York Giants in the 1950 minor league draft.
The St. Louis Browns drafted Duke Markell from Portsmouth (Piedmont) in the 1950 minor league draft.
Syracuse (International) drafted Bill Miller from the New York Giants in the 1950 minor league draft.
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Earl Mossor from Portsmouth (Piedmont) in the 1950 minor league draft.
The Cincinnati Reds released Danny Litwhiler.
- December 4, 1948
The Detroit Tigers released Al Benton.
- December 4, 1947
The Boston Braves purchased Jeff Heath from the St. Louis Browns.
The Cleveland Indians traded Les Fleming to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Elbie Fletcher.
- December 4, 1946
The Cincinnati Reds traded Ed Heusser to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Augie Galan.
- December 4, 1945
The Philadelphia Athletics released Bill McGhee.
- December 4, 1943
The Boston Red Sox purchased Bob Johnson from the Washington Nationals.
- December 4, 1942
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Frank Demaree as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Nate Andrews, Eddie Joost and $25,000 to the Boston Braves for Eddie Miller.
- December 4, 1941
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lloyd Waner as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Rollie Hemsley from the Cleveland Indians.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Ray Mueller from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Ron Northey from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Detroit Tigers traded players to be named later to the New York Yankees for Billy Hitchcock. The Detroit Tigers sent Tuck Stainback (December 4, 1941) and Boyd Perry (December 4, 1941) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- December 4, 1940
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Glen Stewart from the New York Giants.
The Chicago White Sox released Jackie Hayes.
The New York Giants released Ray Hayworth.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded John Pintar (minors), Gus Mancuso and $65,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mickey Owen.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Billy Myers to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Gleeson and Bobby Mattick.
- December 4, 1939
St. Paul (American Association) purchased Gibby Brack from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- December 4, 1937
The New York Yankees traded Vito Tamulis to the St. Louis Browns for Harry Davis.
- December 4, 1936
The Chicago White Sox purchased Johnny Welch from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ralph Birkofer and Cookie Lavagetto to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Ed Brandt.
The New York Giants traded Eddie Mayo to the Boston Bees for Mickey Haslin.
- December 4, 1931
The Washington Nationals traded Bump Hadley, Jackie Hayes and Sad Sam Jones to the Chicago White Sox for John Kerr and Carl Reynolds.
- December 4, 1930
Fort Worth (Texas) purchased Hap Collard from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- December 4, 1902
The Washington Senators signed Charles Moran as an amateur free agent.
- December 4, 1901
Kip Selbach jumped from the New York Giants to the Baltimore Orioles.
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