1923 Major League Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year. This page is missing Negro League transactions because we do not have that data at this time. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions (NEW)

• November 5, 1922

  The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jim Bagby off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• November 9, 1922

• November 15, 1922

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Andy Woehr from Bloomington (I-I-I).

• November 20, 1922

  The New York Giants sent Max Rachac (minors) (November 20, 1922) and Lee King (November 20, 1922) to Portland (PCL) to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• November 24, 1922

  The Detroit Tigers traded Chick Gagnon to the Washington Nationals for Ray Francis.

• December, 1922

  Fort Smith (Western Association) purchased Sid Benton from SLN (NL).

  The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased George Boehler from Tulsa (Western).

  Oakland (PCL) purchased Duster Mails from the Cleveland Indians.

  Louisville (American Association) purchased Allen Sothoron from the Cleveland Indians.

  Beaumont (Texas) purchased Ira Townsend from the Boston Braves.

• December 6, 1922

  The Philadelphia Athletics sent Charlie Eckert (December 15, 1922) to Portland (PCL) to complete the trade.

• December 7, 1922

  Seattle (PCL) purchased Doc Johnston from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• December 8, 1922

  Art Fletcher retired from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• December 13, 1922

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Walter Holke from the Boston Braves.

• December 14, 1922

  Toledo (American Association) purchased Walter Barbare from the Boston Braves.

  Toledo (American Association) purchased Fred Nicholson from the Boston Braves.

• December 31, 1922

• Before 1923 Season

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jim Grant as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jack Berly as an amateur free agent.

  The St. Louis Browns signed George Blaeholder as an amateur free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mule Haas as an amateur free agent.

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed John Jones as an amateur free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Freddy Sale as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Ed Sherling as an amateur free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Ben Shields as an amateur free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chick Hafey as a free agent.

  Mobile (Southern Association) purchased Johnnie Heving from the St. Louis Browns.

  The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Harry Riconda from New Haven (Eastern) for $5,000.

  The St. Louis Browns purchased Hollis Thurston from Salt Lake City (PCL).

  San Antonio (Texas) purchased Phil Todt from the St. Louis Browns.

  The Cleveland Indians released Les Nunamaker.

  Zeb Terry retired from the Chicago Cubs.

• January 2, 1923

  The Brooklyn Robins purchased Turner Barber from the Chicago Cubs.

• January 3, 1923

  The Boston Red Sox traded Harvey Hendrick and George Pipgras to the New York Yankees for Al DeVormer and cash.

• January 8, 1923

  The Cleveland Indians traded Joe Evans to the Washington Nationals for Frank Brower.

• January 10, 1923

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tod Dennehey as an amateur free agent.

• January 16, 1923

  The Boston Braves selected Dee Cousineau off waivers from the New York Giants.

• January 19, 1923

  The Boston Braves signed Jocko Conlon as an amateur free agent.

• January 30, 1923

  The Boston Red Sox traded Herb Pennock to the New York Yankees for Norm McMillan, George Murray, Camp Skinner and $50,000.

• February, 1923

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Walt French as an amateur free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Ralph Head from Hartford (Eastern).

• February 6, 1923

  San Antonio (Texas) purchased Frank Fuller from the New York Giants.

• February 7, 1923

  Worcester (Eastern) purchased Gil Gallagher from the Boston Braves.

  Worcester (Eastern) purchased Bunny Roser from the Boston Braves.

• February 10, 1923

  The Boston Red Sox traded Muddy Ruel and Allen Russell to the Washington Nationals for Ed Goebel, Val Picinich and Howie Shanks.

• February 11, 1923

  The Brooklyn Robins traded Clarence Mitchell to the Philadelphia Phillies for George Smith.

• February 15, 1923

  The Brooklyn Robins traded Hi Myers and Ray Schmandt to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jack Fournier.

• February 21, 1923

  The Cleveland Indians released Stuffy McInnis.

• February 24, 1923

  The Chicago White Sox purchased Frank Woodward from New Haven (Eastern).

• March 8, 1923

  The Boston Braves signed Stuffy McInnis as a free agent.

• March 9, 1923

  The St. Louis Browns signed Slim Embry as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 15, 1923

• March 21, 1923

  Houston (Texas) purchased Jack Knight from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• April 1, 1923

  Nashville (Southern Association) purchased Bevo LeBourveau from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 12, 1923

  The Boston Braves returned Joe Matthews to Norfolk (Virginia) as part of a conditional deal.

• April 16, 1923

  The New York Giants returned Mike Cvengros to Little Rock (Southern Association) following previous purchase.

• April 20, 1923

  Little Rock (Southern Association) sent Mike Cvengros to the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.

• April 28, 1923

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Freddy Leach from Rochester (International).

  The Boston Red Sox traded Ed Goebel to the Detroit Tigers for Ira Flagstead.

• April 30, 1923

  The New York Yankees signed Lou Gehrig as a free agent.

• May 1, 1923

  New Haven (Eastern) purchased Frank Woodward from the Chicago White Sox.

• May 4, 1923

  The Brooklyn Robins signed Ray French as a free agent.

• May 7, 1923

  Sioux City (Western) purchased Jim Grant from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 9, 1923

  San Antonio (Texas) purchased Red Lucas from the New York Giants.

• May 10, 1923

  Des Moines (Western) purchased Bernie Hungling from the Brooklyn Robins. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 11, 1923

  The Philadelphia Phillies selected Johnny Rawlings off waivers from the New York Giants.

• May 12, 1923

  The Chicago White Sox purchased Hollis Thurston from the St. Louis Browns.

• May 15, 1923

  The New York Giants returned Rube Walberg to Portland (PCL) following previous purchase.

• May 17, 1923

  The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Rube Walberg from Portland (PCL) for $10,000.

  The Brooklyn Robins traded Dutch Schliebner to the St. Louis Browns for Dutch Henry and cash.

• May 22, 1923

  The Boston Braves returned Snake Henry to New Orleans (Southern Association) following previous purchase. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 23, 1923

  Wichita Falls (Texas) purchased Hal Carlson from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  The Philadelphia Phillies traded Lee Meadows and Johnny Rawlings to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Whitey Glazner, Cotton Tierney and $50,000.

• May 26, 1923

  The Washington Nationals selected Nemo Leibold off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• May 31, 1923

  The Boston Braves released Harry Hulihan.

  The New York Yankees selected Ernie Johnson off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• June, 1923

  The Chicago White Sox signed Bud Clancy as an amateur free agent.

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Al Kellett as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 1, 1923

  The Chicago White Sox signed Ted Lyons as a free agent.

• June 5, 1923

  Birmingham (Southern Association) purchased Roy Moore from the Detroit Tigers.

• June 6, 1923

  The Washington Nationals purchased Grier Friday from Raleigh (Piedmont).

• June 7, 1923

  The Boston Braves traded Hank Gowdy and Mule Watson to the New York Giants for Jesse Barnes and Earl Smith.

• June 23, 1923

  The Boston Braves signed Al Hermann as an amateur free agent.

• June 26, 1923

  The Brooklyn Robins signed Moe Berg as an amateur free agent.

• July, 1923

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Broadway Jones as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers purchased Rufe Clarke from Augusta (South Atlantic).

  The Chicago White Sox purchased Jess Cortazzo from Cumberland (Independent) for $2,800. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 3, 1923

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Joe Bennett as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Washington Nationals purchased Duke Sedgwick from Norfolk (Virginia).

• July 5, 1923

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Carlton Lord from Terre Haute (I-I-I).

• July 6, 1923

  The Chicago White Sox selected Leon Cadore off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.

• July 8, 1923

  The Boston Red Sox purchased Clarence Blethen from Frederick (Blue Ridge). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 13, 1923

  The Cincinnati Reds purchased Les Mann from the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 14, 1923

  The Chicago White Sox purchased Bill Barrett from Reading (International).

• July 16, 1923

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Broadway Jones.

• July 18, 1923

  The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Eddie Moore from Atlanta (Southern Association).

• July 23, 1923

• July 31, 1923

  The Washington Nationals signed Jake Propst as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The New York Giants purchased Dinty Gearin from Milwaukee (American Association).

• August, 1923

  The Washington Nationals purchased Lance Richbourg from Nashville (Southern Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 2, 1923

  The Philadelphia Phillies selected Johnny Couch off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• August 8, 1923

  Memphis (Southern Association) purchased Duke Sedgwick from the Washington Nationals.

• August 9, 1923

  The Boston Braves released Frank Miller.

• August 10, 1923

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Flint Rhem as a free agent.

• August 15, 1923

  The Boston Braves purchased Bob Emmerich from Bridgeport (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Ren Kelly and Roy Meeker from Gastonia (South Atlantic).

• August 20, 1923

  The Chicago Cubs purchased Phil Collins from Rockford (I-I-I).

• August 25, 1923

  The New York Giants purchased Ernie Maun from Wichita (Western).

• August 28, 1923

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Lenny Metz from Grand Island (Nebraska State). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 30, 1923

  The New York Giants purchased Mose Solomon from Hutchinson (Southwestern) for $4,500. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September, 1923

  Martinsburg (Blue Ridge) sent Leon Williams to the Philadelphia Athletics as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Sam Gray from Fort Worth (Texas) in the 1923 rule 5 draft.

  Terre Haute (I-I-I) purchased Jumbo Elliott from the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Hank Hulvey from Martinsburg (Blue Ridge). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Brooklyn Robins purchased Rube Yarrison from Portland (PCL) for $20,000.

• September 1, 1923

  The Boston Red Sox purchased Buster Ross from Mayfield (Kitty).

• September 3, 1923

  The St. Louis Cardinals released Eddie Ainsmith. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 6, 1923

• September 8, 1923

• September 9, 1923

  The Boston Braves purchased Hunter Lane from Knoxville (Appalachian).

• September 10, 1923

  The Boston Braves purchased Wade Lefler from Worcester (Eastern).

  The Boston Braves purchased Sterling Stryker from Worcester (Eastern).

• September 13, 1923

  The Boston Braves purchased Joe Batchelder from Pittsfield (Eastern).

  Portland (Pacific Coast) purchased Rabbit Benton from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• September 15, 1923

  The Boston Red Sox purchased Johnnie Heving from Mobile (Southern Association).

  Wichita Falls (Texas) purchased Bubber Jonnard from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• September 24, 1923

  The Boston Braves signed Eddie Phillips as an amateur free agent.

• September 25, 1923

  The Brooklyn Robins signed Eddie Ainsmith as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 28, 1923

  The Chicago White Sox selected Slim Embry off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

• October, 1923

  Portland (PCL) purchased Al Kellett from the Philadelphia Athletics. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Philadelphia Athletics selected Clarke Pittenger off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 4, 1923

  Worcester (Eastern) purchased Garland Braxton from the Boston Braves.

• October 8, 1923

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Luther Roy from Chattanooga (Southern Association) in the 1923 rule 5 draft.

• October 9, 1923

  The Boston Braves drafted Kyle Graham from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1923 rule 5 draft.

  The Boston Braves drafted Red Lucas from San Antonio (Texas) in the 1923 rule 5 draft.

  The Boston Braves drafted Ed Sperber from Houston (Texas) in the 1923 rule 5 draft.

• November, 1923

  The Brooklyn Robins purchased Johnny Mitchell from the Boston Red Sox.

• November 12, 1923

  The Boston Braves traded Joe Oeschger and Billy Southworth to the New York Giants for Dave Bancroft, Bill Cunningham and Casey Stengel.

• November 17, 1923

  The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Hal Carlson from Wichita Falls (Texas) in the 1923 rule 5 draft.

• December, 1923

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Tillie Walker.

  The Brooklyn Robins traded Bert Griffith to the Washington Nationals for Bonnie Hollingsworth.

  The Philadelphia Phillies selected Earl Hamilton off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• 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 10, 1923

  The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Max Bishop from Baltimore (International) for $20,000.

• December 11, 1923

  The Cincinnati Reds purchased Carl Mays from the New York Yankees.

• December 13, 1923

  The Boston Braves purchased John Kelleher from the Chicago Cubs.

• December 15, 1923

  The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Art Delaney from Fort Smith (Western Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Boston Braves traded Horace Ford and Ray Powell to the Philadelphia Phillies for Cotton Tierney. Ray Powell refused to report to his new team on April 10, 1924. The Boston Braves sent Al Nixon (April 10, 1924) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

• December 26, 1923

  The Boston Braves signed Ike Kamp as an amateur free agent.

• Before 1924 Season

  The Detroit Tigers signed Willie Ludolph as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Elbert Andrews as an amateur free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Charlie Gehringer as a free agent.

  Beaumont (Texas) purchased Dana Fillingim from the Boston Braves.

• January 4, 1924

• January 5, 1924

• January 7, 1924

  The Boston Red Sox traded George Burns, Chick Fewster and Roxy Walters to the Cleveland Indians for Dan Boone, Joe Connolly, Steve O'Neill and Bill Wambsganss.

• January 9, 1924

  The New York Yankees released Home Run Baker.

• January 12, 1924

  The Boston Red Sox purchased Bobby Veach from the Detroit Tigers.

• January 16, 1924

  Mobile (Southern Association) purchased Petie Behan from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• January 17, 1924

• January 31, 1924

• February 1, 1924

• February 12, 1924

  Ft. Worth (Texas) purchased Ralph Head from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• February 13, 1924

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Dixie Parker. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 14, 1924

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Fritz Henrich as a free agent.

  The Brooklyn Robins released George Smith.

• February 23, 1924

• February 26, 1924

  The Cincinnati Reds purchased Mike González from St. Paul (American Association) for $10,000.

  The Brooklyn Robins purchased Mike González from the Cincinnati Reds for $10,000.

• March 1, 1924

  The St. Louis Browns signed Joe Evans as a free agent.

• March 3, 1924

  Jocko Conlon retired from the Boston Braves. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 30, 1924

  Portland (PCL) purchased Jesse Winters from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• April, 1924