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The 1952 season’s official transaction log: 265 trades, signings and releases involving major-league clubs, listed newest first.
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1952 | Trade | Sheldon Jones | Milwaukee Braves | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Dec 20, 1952 | Trade | Monk Dubiel | Chicago Cubs | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Dec 19, 1952 | Trade | Bob Hooper | Philadelphia Athletics | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Dec 19, 1952 | Trade | Dick Rozek | Cleveland Indians | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 19, 1952 | Trade | Bobby Wilson | Cleveland Indians | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 17, 1952 | Released | Johnny Hopp | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Dec 17, 1952 | Released | Bob Swift | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Dec 15, 1952 | Signed | Vic Janowicz | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Dec 11, 1952 | Signed | Earl Averill | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| Dec 10, 1952 | Trade | Chuck Stobbs | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1952 | Trade | Mike Fornieles | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 9, 1952 | Trade | Howie Judson | Chicago White Sox | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1952 | Trade | Virgil Trucks | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1952 | Trade | Hal White | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1952 | Trade | Johnny Groth | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1952 | Trade | Owen Friend | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1952 | Trade | Bob Nieman | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1952 | Trade | Jay Porter | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | $25000 |
| Dec 3, 1952 | Trade | Clyde McCullough | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1952 | Trade | Dick Manville | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Al Evans | — | Chicago Cubs | Free agent signing |
| Nov 28, 1952 | Signed | Harry Agganis | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Oct 30, 1952 | Released | Harry Brecheen | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| Oct 30, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Harry Brecheen | — | St. Louis Browns | Free agent signing |
| Oct 27, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | $25000 |
| Oct 27, 1952 | Trade | Jake Crawford | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Oct 27, 1952 | Trade | Cliff Mapes | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Oct 27, 1952 | Trade | Neil Berry | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Oct 17, 1952 | Released | Dick Fowler | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Oct 16, 1952 | Trade | Charles Sipple | Cleveland Indians | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Oct 16, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | St. Louis Browns | Syracuse | $35000 |
| Oct 16, 1952 | Trade | Duke Markell | St. Louis Browns | Syracuse | Trade |
| Oct 16, 1952 | Trade | Bobo Holloman | Syracuse | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Oct 16, 1952 | Trade | Joe DeMaestri | St. Louis Browns | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Oct 16, 1952 | Trade | Tommy Byrne | St. Louis Browns | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Oct 16, 1952 | Trade | Hank Edwards | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Oct 16, 1952 | Trade | Willy Miranda | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Oct 15, 1952 | Released | Lou Boudreau | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Oct 15, 1952 | Released | Tommy Holmes | Brooklyn Dodgers | — | Release |
| Oct 15, 1952 | Trade | Hal Erickson | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Oct 15, 1952 | Trade | Ben Taylor | Detroit Tigers | Cleveland Indians | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Released | Birdie Tebbetts | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Signed | Bob Thorpe | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Trade | Cal Abrams | Cincinnati Reds | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Trade | Joe Rossi | Cincinnati Reds | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Trade | Gail Henley | Cincinnati Reds | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Trade | Gus Bell | Pittsburgh Pirates | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | St. Louis Browns | Brooklyn Dodgers | $95000 |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Trade | Ray Coleman | St. Louis Browns | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Trade | Stan Rojek | St. Louis Browns | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Trade | Bob Mahoney | St. Louis Browns | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 14, 1952 | Trade | Billy Hunter | Brooklyn Dodgers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Oct 13, 1952 | Released | Charlie Keller | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| Oct 13, 1952 | Trade | Frank Hiller | Cincinnati Reds | New York Giants | Trade |
| Oct 13, 1952 | Trade | Gail Henley | New York Giants | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Oct 10, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | Cincinnati Reds | Brooklyn Dodgers | $ |
| Oct 10, 1952 | Trade | Dixie Howell | Cincinnati Reds | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 10, 1952 | Trade | Clyde King | Brooklyn Dodgers | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Oct 9, 1952 | Trade | Dick Kinaman | Cleveland Indians | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Oct 7, 1952 | Released | Tom Ferrick | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Oct 7, 1952 | Released | Joe Haynes | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Oct 7, 1952 | Released | Clyde Kluttz | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Oct 1, 1952 | Released | Bob Elliott | New York Giants | — | Release |
| Sep 29, 1952 | Released | Johnny Berardino | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Sep 8, 1952 | Signed | Casey Wise | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Sep 5, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Charlie Keller | — | New York Yankees | Free agent signing |
| Sep 1, 1952 | Trade | Hank Edwards | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Aug 30, 1952 | Signed | Ralph Mauriello | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing (date approximate, per the source) |
| Aug 28, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds | $35000 |
| Aug 28, 1952 | Trade | Johnny Schmitz | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Aug 28, 1952 | Trade | Jim Greengrass | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Aug 28, 1952 | Trade | Ernie Nevel | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Aug 28, 1952 | Trade | Bob Marquis | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Aug 28, 1952 | Trade | Ewell Blackwell | Cincinnati Reds | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Aug 22, 1952 | Released | Phil Masi | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Aug 18, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | Cleveland Indians | Pittsburgh Pirates | $50000 |
| Aug 18, 1952 | Trade | George Strickland | Pittsburgh Pirates | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Aug 18, 1952 | Trade | Ted Wilks | Pittsburgh Pirates | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Aug 18, 1952 | Trade | Johnny Berardino | Cleveland Indians | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Aug 14, 1952 | Trade | Dick Littlefield | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Aug 14, 1952 | Trade | Marlin Stuart | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Aug 14, 1952 | Trade | Don Lenhardt | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Aug 14, 1952 | Trade | Vic Wertz | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Aug 14, 1952 | Trade | Jim Delsing | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Aug 14, 1952 | Trade | Ned Garver | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Aug 14, 1952 | Trade | Dave Madison | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Aug 14, 1952 | Trade | Bud Black | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Aug 11, 1952 | Signed | Jim Dunn | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 7, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | Cleveland Indians | Cincinnati Reds | $ plus two players to be named |
| Aug 7, 1952 | Trade | Wally Westlake | Cincinnati Reds | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Aug 1, 1952 | Trade | Johnny Schmitz | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Aug 1, 1952 | Trade | Wally Hood | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Jul 28, 1952 | Trade | Jay Porter | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jul 28, 1952 | Trade | Ray Coleman | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jul 28, 1952 | Trade | Jim Rivera | St. Louis Browns | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jul 28, 1952 | Trade | Darrell Johnson | St. Louis Browns | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jul 22, 1952 | Released | Fred Hutchinson | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Jul 15, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | Cleveland Indians | Sacramento | $25000 |
| Jul 15, 1952 | Trade | Dino Restelli | Cleveland Indians | Sacramento | Trade |
| Jul 15, 1952 | Trade | Bill Glynn | Sacramento | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jul 5, 1952 | Released | Paul Lehner | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Jul 3, 1952 | Signed | Arnold Earley | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 2, 1952 | Released | Phil Haugstad | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Jul 2, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Phil Haugstad | — | St. Louis Browns | Free agent signing |
| Jun 27, 1952 | Trade | Al Benton | San Diego | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Jun 27, 1952 | Trade | Harley Hisner | Boston Red Sox | San Diego | Trade |
| Jun 20, 1952 | Signed | Joe Morgan | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 19, 1952 | Signed | Mike Roarke | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 17, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Tommy Holmes | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Free agent signing |
| Jun 16, 1952 | Signed | Dick Groat | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 16, 1952 | Released | Bobo Newsom | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Jun 16, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Bobo Newsom | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Free agent signing |
| Jun 16, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | New York Giants | Oakland | $35000 |
| Jun 16, 1952 | Trade | George Bamberger | New York Giants | Oakland | Trade |
| Jun 16, 1952 | Trade | Hal Gregg | Oakland | New York Giants | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | Cincinnati Reds | Brooklyn Dodgers | $ |
| Jun 15, 1952 | Trade | Bud Byerly | Cincinnati Reds | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1952 | Trade | Bud Podbielan | Brooklyn Dodgers | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1952 | Trade | Al Zarilla | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1952 | Trade | Willy Miranda | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1952 | Trade | Tom Wright | St. Louis Browns | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1952 | Trade | Leo Thomas | St. Louis Browns | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Hank Aaron | — | Boston Braves | Free agent signing with first major-league team |
| Jun 10, 1952 | Trade | Walt Masterson | Boston Red Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1952 | Trade | Randy Gumpert | Boston Red Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1952 | Trade | Sid Hudson | Washington Senators | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1952 | Trade | Earl Rapp | St. Louis Browns | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1952 | Trade | Fred Marsh | Washington Senators | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jun 9, 1952 | Signed | Harvey Kuenn | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 9, 1952 | Trade | Ken Wood | Boston Red Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 9, 1952 | Trade | Archie Wilson | Washington Senators | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Jun 9, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | Cincinnati Reds | Brooklyn Dodgers | $ |
| Jun 9, 1952 | Trade | Cal Abrams | Brooklyn Dodgers | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jun 9, 1952 | Trade | Rudy Rufer | Cincinnati Reds | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Jun 7, 1952 | Signed | Herb Score | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 3, 1952 | Trade | Bill Wight | Boston Red Sox | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 3, 1952 | Trade | Walt Dropo | Boston Red Sox | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 3, 1952 | Trade | Fred Hatfield | Boston Red Sox | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 3, 1952 | Trade | Johnny Pesky | Boston Red Sox | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 3, 1952 | Trade | Don Lenhardt | Boston Red Sox | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 3, 1952 | Trade | Dizzy Trout | Detroit Tigers | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Jun 3, 1952 | Trade | George Kell | Detroit Tigers | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Jun 3, 1952 | Trade | Johnny Lipon | Detroit Tigers | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Jun 3, 1952 | Trade | Hoot Evers | Detroit Tigers | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Jun 2, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Johnny Hopp | — | Detroit Tigers | Free agent signing |
| Jun 1952 | Released | Ruben Gomez | New York Yankees | — | Release (date approximate, per the source) |
| May 28, 1952 | Signed | Marv Throneberry | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| May 26, 1952 | Released | Johnny Hopp | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| May 23, 1952 | Trade | Johnny Wyrostek | Cincinnati Reds | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| May 23, 1952 | Trade | Kent Peterson | Cincinnati Reds | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| May 23, 1952 | Trade | Bubba Church | Philadelphia Phillies | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| May 21, 1952 | Released | Gene Mauch | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| May 21, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Gene Mauch | — | Boston Braves | Free agent signing |
| May 19, 1952 | Released | Dick Wakefield | New York Giants | — | Release |
| May 13, 1952 | Trade | Eddie Kazak | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| May 13, 1952 | Trade | Wally Westlake | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| May 13, 1952 | Trade | Dick Sisler | Cincinnati Reds | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| May 13, 1952 | Trade | Virgil Stallcup | Cincinnati Reds | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| May 12, 1952 | Trade | Cass Michaels | Washington Senators | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| May 12, 1952 | Trade | Lou Sleater | St. Louis Browns | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 12, 1952 | Trade | Fred Marsh | St. Louis Browns | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Red Munger | St. Louis Cardinals | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Bill Werle | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Sam Mele | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Jim Busby | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Mel Hoderlein | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Jackie Jensen | New York Yankees | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Spec Shea | New York Yankees | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Jerry Snyder | New York Yankees | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Archie Wilson | New York Yankees | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Irv Noren | Washington Senators | New York Yankees | Trade |
| May 3, 1952 | Trade | Tom Upton | Washington Senators | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Apr 29, 1952 | Signed | John Anderson | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Apr 21, 1952 | Released | Bill Pierro | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Apr 15, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Dick Wakefield | — | New York Giants | Free agent signing |
| Apr 8, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | New York Giants | Boston Braves | $50000 |
| Apr 8, 1952 | Trade | Sheldon Jones | New York Giants | Boston Braves | Trade |
| Apr 8, 1952 | Trade | Bob Elliott | Boston Braves | New York Giants | Trade |
| Mar 24, 1952 | Trade | Unnamed | Sacramento | Chicago White Sox | Player to be named later and $10000 |
| Mar 24, 1952 | Trade | Bob Dillinger | Chicago White Sox | Sacramento | Trade |
| Feb 14, 1952 | Trade | Dick Littlefield | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Feb 14, 1952 | Trade | Ben Taylor | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Feb 14, 1952 | Trade | Cliff Mapes | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Feb 14, 1952 | Trade | Matt Batts | St. Louis Browns | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Feb 14, 1952 | Trade | Gene Bearden | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Feb 14, 1952 | Trade | Bob Cain | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Feb 14, 1952 | Trade | Dick Kryhoski | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Feb 6, 1952 | Signed as free agent | Pete Reiser | — | Cleveland Indians | Free agent signing |
| Feb 1, 1952 | Released | Mike McCormick | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Jan 21, 1952 | Released | Wally Moses | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Jan 16, 1952 | Released | Tommy Holmes | Boston Braves | — | Release |
| Jan 3, 1952 | Trade | Willie Ramsdell | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Jan 3, 1952 | Trade | Frank Hiller | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Ted Abernathy | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Gair Allie | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Sandy Amoros | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Released | Jim Archer | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Curt Barclay | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Frank Baumann | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Julio Becquer | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed as free agent | Johnny Berardino | — | Cleveland Indians | Free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed as free agent | Lou Boudreau | — | Boston Red Sox | Free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Don Buddin | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Jerry Casale | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Ed Charles | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Tom Cheney | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Rip Coleman | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Wes Covington | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Jerry Davie | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Juan Delis | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed as free agent | Sammy Esposito | — | Chicago White Sox | Free agent signing with first major-league team |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Tom Flanigan | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Tito Francona | — | St. Louis Browns | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Mark Freeman | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Jim Gentile | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Dick Gray | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Eli Grba | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Fred Green | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Gene Green | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Bob Hale | — | St. Louis Browns | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Billy Harrell | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Russ Heman | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Gene Host | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Ken Hunt | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Footer Johnson | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Ken Johnson | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Marty Keough | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Johnny Kucks | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Jim Landis | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Don Lassetter | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Charlie Lau | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Felix Mantilla | — | Boston Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Bob Martyn | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Released | Danny McDevitt | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| before the 1952 season | Signed as free agent | Danny McDevitt | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Jack McMahan | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Zach Monroe | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Billy Moran | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Seth Morehead | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Cholly Naranjo | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Dolan Nichols | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Dan Osinski | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Camilo Pascual | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Bobby Prescott | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Charlie Rabe | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | John Roseboro | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Jerry Schypinski | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed as free agent | Sonny Senerchia | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Free agent signing with first major-league team |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Bobby Smith | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Jim Snyder | — | St. Louis Browns | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | R C Stevens | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Jake Striker | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Haywood Sullivan | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Moe Thacker | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Ozzie Van Brabant | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Coot Veal | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Ken Walters | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Ted Wieand | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Duane Wilson | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Gordie Windhorn | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Signed | Jerry Zimmerman | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1952 season | Trade | Unnamed | Philadelphia Phillies | Cincinnati Reds | $ |
| before the 1952 season | Trade | George McPhail | Philadelphia Phillies | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| before the 1952 season | Trade | Sammy Meeks | Cincinnati Reds | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
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.