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The 1945 season’s official transaction log: 141 trades, signings and releases involving major-league clubs, listed newest first.
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1945 | Released | Boom-Boom Beck | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Dec 31, 1945 | Released | Jack Saltzgaver | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Dec 27, 1945 | Released | Bob Johnson | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Dec 19, 1945 | Released | Debs Garms | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| Dec 18, 1945 | Released | Dolph Camilli | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Dec 15, 1945 | Released | Tommy Bridges | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Dec 14, 1945 | Released | Hack Miller | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Dec 14, 1945 | Released | George Susce | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Dec 14, 1945 | Trade | George Case | Washington Senators | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Dec 14, 1945 | Trade | Jeff Heath | Cleveland Indians | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Dec 12, 1945 | Released | Bill Crouch | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| Dec 12, 1945 | Trade | Unnamed | Boston Red Sox | Cleveland Indians | $ |
| Dec 12, 1945 | Trade | Jim Bagby | Cleveland Indians | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Dec 12, 1945 | Trade | Vic Johnson | Boston Red Sox | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1945 | Trade | Stan Andrews | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1945 | Trade | Clem Hausmann | Boston Red Sox | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Dec 8, 1945 | Released | Tony Cuccinello | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Dec 7, 1945 | Trade | Charlie Gassaway | Philadelphia Athletics | Oakland | Trade |
| Dec 5, 1945 | Signed as free agent | Billy Jurges | — | Boston Braves | Free agent signing |
| Dec 5, 1945 | Trade | Steve Gerkin | Philadelphia Athletics | Portland | Trade |
| Dec 5, 1945 | Trade | Mayo Smith | Philadelphia Athletics | Portland | Trade |
| Dec 5, 1945 | Trade | Lefty Mossor | Portland | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1945 | Released | Bill McGhee | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Oct 23, 1945 | Signed as free agent | Jackie Robinson | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Free agent signing with first major-league team |
| Oct 16, 1945 | Trade | George McQuinn | St. Louis Browns | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Oct 16, 1945 | Trade | Dick Siebert | Philadelphia Athletics | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Oct 1945 | Trade | Ken Richardson | Pittsburgh Pirates | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Sep 29, 1945 | Trade | Unnamed | Boston Red Sox | Chicago Cubs | cash and 2 players to be named later |
| Sep 29, 1945 | Trade | Rip Russell | Chicago Cubs | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Sep 11, 1945 | Released | Horace Lisenbee | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Sep 11, 1945 | Released | Johnny Riddle | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Sep 4, 1945 | Released | Bert Shepard | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Aug 30, 1945 | Signed as free agent | Pete Appleton | — | Washington Senators | Free agent signing (date approximate, per the source) |
| Aug 29, 1945 | Released | Dixie Parsons | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Aug 29, 1945 | Released | Jackie Sullivan | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Aug 28, 1945 | Released | Pete Appleton | St. Louis Browns | — | Release |
| Aug 18, 1945 | Signed | Bob Whitcher | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 10, 1945 | Released | Pat McLaughlin | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Aug 9, 1945 | Released | Joe Heving | Boston Braves | — | Release |
| Aug 9, 1945 | Trade | Unnamed | Boston Braves | New York Yankees | $ |
| Aug 9, 1945 | Trade | Charlie Cozart | Boston Braves | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Aug 9, 1945 | Trade | Elmer Singleton | New York Yankees | Boston Braves | Trade |
| Aug 8, 1945 | Trade | Unnamed | Philadelphia Athletics | Oakland | Plus 2 players to be named later |
| Aug 8, 1945 | Trade | Charlie Metro | Philadelphia Athletics | Oakland | Trade |
| Aug 8, 1945 | Trade | Jake Caulfield | Oakland | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Aug 5, 1945 | Signed | Steve Ridzik | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 23, 1945 | Released | Lou Fette | Boston Braves | — | Release |
| Jul 20, 1945 | Trade | Ira Hutchinson | Boston Braves | Indianapolis | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jul 20, 1945 | Trade | Steve Shemo | Boston Braves | Indianapolis | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jul 20, 1945 | Trade | Ed Wright | Indianapolis | Boston Braves | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jul 4, 1945 | Released | Ray Hayworth | Brooklyn Dodgers | — | Release |
| Jul 3, 1945 | Trade | Don Hendrickson | Milwaukee | Boston Braves | Trade |
| Jul 3, 1945 | Trade | Ewald Pyle | Boston Braves | Milwaukee | Trade |
| Jul 3, 1945 | Trade | Unnamed | Boston Braves | Milwaukee | Plus player to be named later and optional assignment of Mike Ulicny and Ben Cardoni |
| Jun 30, 1945 | Released | Dick Coffman | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| Jun 26, 1945 | Released | Sam West | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Jun 24, 1945 | Signed as free agent | Boom-Boom Beck | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Free agent signing (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jun 22, 1945 | Released | Boom-Boom Beck | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Jun 16, 1945 | Trade | Joe Medwick | New York Giants | Boston Braves | Trade |
| Jun 16, 1945 | Trade | Ewald Pyle | New York Giants | Boston Braves | Trade |
| Jun 16, 1945 | Trade | Clyde Kluttz | Boston Braves | New York Giants | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1945 | Signed as free agent | Dolph Camilli | — | Boston Red Sox | Free agent signing |
| Jun 15, 1945 | Released | Al Simmons | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Jun 15, 1945 | Trade | Johnny Peacock | Philadelphia Phillies | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1945 | Trade | Ben Chapman | Brooklyn Dodgers | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1945 | Released | Merv Shea | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| Jun 14, 1945 | Released | Clyde Sukeforth | Brooklyn Dodgers | — | Release |
| Jun 14, 1945 | Released | Joe Vitelli | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Jun 10, 1945 | Released | Mel Bosser | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Jun 10, 1945 | Signed | Paul Hinrichs | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 10, 1945 | Trade | Vern Kennedy | Philadelphia Phillies | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1945 | Trade | Wally Flager | Cincinnati Reds | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1945 | Released | Joe Cicero | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Jun 2, 1945 | Released | Guy Bush | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| May 29, 1945 | Signed as free agent | Joe Heving | — | Boston Braves | Free agent signing |
| May 29, 1945 | Trade | Frankie Hayes | Philadelphia Athletics | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| May 29, 1945 | Trade | Buddy Rosar | Cleveland Indians | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| May 23, 1945 | Trade | Unnamed | Boston Braves | St. Louis Cardinals | $60000 |
| May 23, 1945 | Trade | Mort Cooper | St. Louis Cardinals | Boston Braves | Trade |
| May 23, 1945 | Trade | Red Barrett | Boston Braves | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| May 21, 1945 | Released | Leo Durocher | Brooklyn Dodgers | — | Release |
| May 21, 1945 | Released | Joe Heving | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| May 8, 1945 | Trade | Unnamed | Boston Braves | Indianapolis | two players on option |
| May 8, 1945 | Trade | Ben Geraghty | Boston Braves | Indianapolis | Trade |
| May 8, 1945 | Trade | Bob Logan | Indianapolis | Boston Braves | Trade |
| May 8, 1945 | Trade | John Antonelli | St. Louis Cardinals | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| May 8, 1945 | Trade | Glenn Crawford | St. Louis Cardinals | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| May 8, 1945 | Trade | Buster Adams | Philadelphia Phillies | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| May 3, 1945 | Released | Paul Waner | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| May 1945 | Trade | Dale Long | Middletown | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| May 1945 | Trade | Kenneth Braden | Middletown | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| May 1945 | Trade | Joe Turcsak | Cincinnati Reds | Middletown | Trade |
| May 1945 | Trade | Dick Oder | Cincinnati Reds | Middletown | Trade |
| Apr 30, 1945 | Released | Estel Crabtree | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Apr 29, 1945 | Trade | Don Ross | Detroit Tigers | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Apr 29, 1945 | Trade | Dutch Meyer | Detroit Tigers | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Apr 29, 1945 | Trade | Roy Cullenbine | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Apr 27, 1945 | Released | Johnny Allen | New York Giants | — | Release |
| Apr 14, 1945 | Signed as free agent | Lou Fette | — | Boston Braves | Free agent signing |
| Apr 10, 1945 | Signed as free agent | Boom-Boom Beck | — | Cincinnati Reds | Free agent signing (date approximate, per the source) |
| Apr 10, 1945 | Released | Tony Parisse | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Mar 31, 1945 | Trade | Vince DiMaggio | Pittsburgh Pirates | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Mar 31, 1945 | Trade | Al Gerheauser | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Mar 29, 1945 | Released | Walter Ockey | New York Giants | — | Release |
| Mar 10, 1945 | Released | Boom-Boom Beck | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Feb 14, 1945 | Signed as free agent | Joe Cicero | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Free agent signing |
| Feb 10, 1945 | Signed as free agent | Jimmie Foxx | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Free agent signing |
| Feb 6, 1945 | Trade | Carl Lindquist | Boston Braves | Milwaukee | Trade |
| Jan 25, 1945 | Signed | Erv Palica | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Ed Albrecht | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Richie Ashburn | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Joe Astroth | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Loren Babe | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Steve Bilko | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Cloyd Boyer | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Released | Leon Brinkopf | St. Louis Browns | — | Release |
| before the 1945 season | Signed as free agent | Guy Bush | — | Cincinnati Reds | Free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Sam Calderone | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Bob Chakales | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Bill Connelly | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Ben Flowers | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Billy Gardner | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Cal Hogue | — | St. Louis Browns | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Art Houtteman | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Dick Kokos | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Rocky Krsnich | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Tom Lasorda | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Bob Lennon | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Don Lund | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Mickey McDermott | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Jim McDonald | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Irv Medlinger | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Bill Miller | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Billy Pierce | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Tom Poholsky | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Al Richter | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Bob Ross | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Carl Sawatski | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Pete Taylor | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Herm Wehmeier | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1945 season | Signed | Dick Welteroth | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
Every row is mapped onto the same trade / signing / release vocabulary the modern feed uses, with the era’s own type description kept on each row. Club names are the names of the day (the Boston Braves years, the Brooklyn Dodgers years), and each links to the franchise it is today. Some dates are only partially known or flagged approximate by the source; they are shown exactly as published, never completed to a fake precise day.