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The 1950 season’s official transaction log: 200 trades, signings and releases involving major-league clubs, listed newest first.
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1950 | Released | Tommy Henrich | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| Dec 11, 1950 | Trade | Bud Stewart | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 11, 1950 | Trade | Mike McCormick | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1950 | Trade | Al Zarilla | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1950 | Trade | Joe Dobson | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1950 | Trade | Dick Littlefield | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1950 | Trade | Bill Wight | Chicago White Sox | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1950 | Trade | Ray Scarborough | Chicago White Sox | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1950 | Released | Danny Litwhiler | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Dec 2, 1950 | Trade | Emil Verban | Boston Braves | Seattle | Trade |
| Nov 30, 1950 | Signed as free agent | Pete Reiser | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Free agent signing |
| Nov 29, 1950 | Signed | Don Erickson | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Nov 27, 1950 | Signed as free agent | Lou Boudreau | — | Boston Red Sox | Free agent signing |
| Nov 21, 1950 | Released | Lou Boudreau | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Nov 15, 1950 | Signed as free agent | Earl Johnson | — | Detroit Tigers | Free agent signing (date approximate, per the source) |
| Nov 9, 1950 | Released | Luke Appling | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Oct 27, 1950 | Released | Joe Gordon | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Oct 24, 1950 | Released | Pete Reiser | Boston Braves | — | Release |
| Oct 23, 1950 | Released | Bob Rinker | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Oct 20, 1950 | Signed | Frank Torre | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Oct 13, 1950 | Released | Johnny Berardino | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Oct 13, 1950 | Released | Eddie Miller | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| Oct 11, 1950 | Trade | Unnamed | New York Giants | Oakland | $125000 |
| Oct 11, 1950 | Trade | Bert Haas | New York Giants | Oakland | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1950 | Trade | Joe Lafata | New York Giants | Oakland | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1950 | Trade | Bill Ayers | New York Giants | Oakland | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1950 | Trade | Wes Bailey | New York Giants | Oakland | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1950 | Trade | Artie Wilson | Oakland | New York Giants | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1950 | Trade | Ray Noble | Oakland | New York Giants | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1950 | Trade | Al Gettel | Oakland | New York Giants | Trade |
| Oct 10, 1950 | Trade | Unnamed | Chicago Cubs | Brooklyn Dodgers | $ |
| Oct 10, 1950 | Trade | Hank Edwards | Chicago Cubs | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 10, 1950 | Trade | Chuck Connors | Brooklyn Dodgers | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Oct 10, 1950 | Trade | Dee Fondy | Brooklyn Dodgers | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Oct 9, 1950 | Trade | Unnamed | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | $ |
| Oct 9, 1950 | Trade | Mike Palm | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Oct 9, 1950 | Trade | Bill Evans | Chicago White Sox | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Oct 3, 1950 | Trade | Mickey Haefner | Boston Braves | Seattle | Trade |
| Oct 1, 1950 | Released | Earl Johnson | Boston Red Sox | — | Release (date approximate, per the source) |
| Sep 30, 1950 | Trade | Unnamed | Boston Braves | Seattle | $ |
| Sep 30, 1950 | Trade | Jim Wilson | Seattle | Boston Braves | Trade |
| Aug 22, 1950 | Released | Bucky Walters | Boston Braves | — | Release |
| Aug 18, 1950 | Signed | Carl Willey | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 18, 1950 | Trade | Max Surkont | Chicago White Sox | Boston Braves | Trade |
| Aug 18, 1950 | Trade | Glenn Elliott | Boston Braves | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Aug 13, 1950 | Signed as free agent | Johnny Berardino | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Free agent signing |
| Aug 11, 1950 | Signed | Gene Conley | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 9, 1950 | Released | Johnny Berardino | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Jul 31, 1950 | Signed | Sam Hairston | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 30, 1950 | Trade | Johnny Lindell | St. Louis Cardinals | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Jul 30, 1950 | Trade | Glen Moulder | Brooklyn Dodgers | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Jul 28, 1950 | Signed | Gene Fodge | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 21, 1950 | Released | Phil Marchildon | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Jul 19, 1950 | Signed as free agent | Bucky Walters | — | Boston Braves | Free agent signing |
| Jul 10, 1950 | Released | Charlie Cuellar | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Jul 5, 1950 | Trade | Eddie Malone | New York Yankees | Oakland | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jul 5, 1950 | Trade | Ed Wright | Philadelphia Phillies | New York Giants | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jul 5, 1950 | Trade | Donald Robertson | New York Giants | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jul 2, 1950 | Signed as free agent | Phil Marchildon | — | Boston Red Sox | Free agent signing |
| Jul 1, 1950 | Signed as free agent | Charlie Cuellar | — | Chicago White Sox | Free agent signing |
| Jun 29, 1950 | Signed | Harry Chiti | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 25, 1950 | Trade | Elmer Singleton | San Francisco | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 25, 1950 | Trade | Steve Nagy | Washington Senators | San Francisco | Trade |
| Jun 24, 1950 | Signed | Murray Wall | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 20, 1950 | Signed | Jim Bolger | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 20, 1950 | Signed | Willie Mays | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 15, 1950 | Trade | Unnamed | New York Yankees | St. Louis Browns | $50000 |
| Jun 15, 1950 | Trade | Tom Ferrick | St. Louis Browns | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1950 | Trade | Joe Ostrowski | St. Louis Browns | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1950 | Trade | Leo Thomas | St. Louis Browns | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1950 | Trade | Jim Delsing | New York Yankees | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1950 | Trade | Don Johnson | New York Yankees | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1950 | Trade | Duane Pillette | New York Yankees | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1950 | Trade | Snuffy Stirnweiss | New York Yankees | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1950 | Trade | Mickey Vernon | Cleveland Indians | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1950 | Trade | Dick Weik | Washington Senators | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jun 7, 1950 | Trade | Ron Northey | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Jun 7, 1950 | Trade | Bob Scheffing | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jun 6, 1950 | Released | Ken Keltner | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Jun 6, 1950 | Signed | Fred Taylor | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 5, 1950 | Released | Ed Klieman | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Jun 5, 1950 | Released | Phil Marchildon | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Jun 2, 1950 | Released | Danny Gardella | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| Jun 2, 1950 | Released | Ray Lamanno | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| May 31, 1950 | Trade | Eddie Robinson | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| May 31, 1950 | Trade | Al Kozar | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| May 31, 1950 | Trade | Ray Scarborough | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| May 31, 1950 | Trade | Bob Kuzava | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 31, 1950 | Trade | Cass Michaels | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 31, 1950 | Trade | Johnny Ostrowski | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 22, 1950 | Released | Frankie Gustine | St. Louis Browns | — | Release |
| May 19, 1950 | Released | Mike McCormick | New York Giants | — | Release |
| May 10, 1950 | Trade | Walker Cooper | Cincinnati Reds | Boston Braves | Trade |
| May 10, 1950 | Trade | Connie Ryan | Boston Braves | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| May 9, 1950 | Released | Dick Koecher | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| May 8, 1950 | Trade | Clyde Vollmer | Washington Senators | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| May 8, 1950 | Trade | Tommy O'Brien | Boston Red Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 8, 1950 | Trade | Merl Combs | Boston Red Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 6, 1950 | Released | Harry Gumbert | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| May 1950 | Trade | Bill Taylor | Oakland | New York Giants | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Apr 29, 1950 | Released | Elmer Sexauer | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| Apr 27, 1950 | Trade | Ken Johnson | St. Louis Cardinals | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Apr 27, 1950 | Trade | Johnny Blatnik | Philadelphia Phillies | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Apr 18, 1950 | Released | Ken Keltner | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Apr 18, 1950 | Signed as free agent | Ken Keltner | — | Boston Red Sox | Free agent signing |
| Apr 13, 1950 | Released | Buddy Lewis | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Apr 3, 1950 | Released | Mike Tresh | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Apr 1, 1950 | Signed | Gene Baker | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Apr 1, 1950 | Trade | Unnamed | Oakland | New York Giants | Plus options on Ray Noble and George Bamberger |
| Apr 1, 1950 | Trade | Hank Behrman | New York Giants | Oakland | Trade |
| Apr 1, 1950 | Trade | Roy Zimmerman | New York Giants | Oakland | Trade |
| Mar 9, 1950 | Signed | Tom Hamilton | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| Feb 17, 1950 | Released | Satchel Paige | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Jan 31, 1950 | Signed | Paul Pettit | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jan 4, 1950 | Signed as free agent | Mike McCormick | — | New York Giants | Free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Ken Aspromonte | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Ed Bailey | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bruce Barmes | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | John Baumgartner | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Lou Berberet | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Don Bessent | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bud Black | — | St. Louis Browns | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Gary Blaylock | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bob Bowman | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bob Boyd | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Eddie Bressoud | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Jim Brideweser | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bill Bruton | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | George Bullard | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Jim Bunning | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Andy Carey | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bob Cerv | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Neil Chrisley | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Chuck Coles | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Glenn Cox | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Roger Craig | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bobby Del Greco | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Roy Dietzel | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Jack Dittmer | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Dutch Dotterer | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Mike Fornieles | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Gabe Gabler | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Dick Gernert | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | John Glenn | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Charlie Gorin | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Johnny Gray | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Don Gross | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bert Hamric | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Gail Harris | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bob Hazle | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Rudy Hernandez | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Dave Hillman | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Billy Hoeft | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Sam Jones | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Thornton Kipper | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Joe Kirrene | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Ron Kline | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bill Koski | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Frank Lary | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Angelo LiPetri | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Chuck Locke | — | St. Louis Browns | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Joe Margoneri | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Jim Marshall | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Don McMahon | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Glenn Mickens | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Wally Moon | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Charlie Neal | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Ron Necciai | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Stan Palys | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Hardy Peterson | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Eddie Phillips | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | George Piktuzis | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Stan Pitula | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Herb Plews | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Dave Pope | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Eric Rodin | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bob Roselli | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Ray Shearer | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Norm Sherry | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bill Skowron | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Paul Smith | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Gene Snyder | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Joe Stanka | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bob Stephenson | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Ted Tappe | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Willie Tasby | — | St. Louis Browns | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Don Taussig | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Faye Throneberry | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Dick Tomanek | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bob Trowbridge | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Tom Umphlett | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Vito Valentinetti | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bill Virdon | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Ed White | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Bob Wilson | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Red Wilson | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Red Witt | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Hal Woodeshick | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Floyd Wooldridge | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1950 season | Signed | Mel Wright | — | New York Yankees | 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.