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The 1968 season’s official transaction log: 189 trades, signings and releases involving major-league clubs, listed newest first.
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 1968 | Signed | Fernando Gonzalez | — | Seattle Pilots | Amateur free agent signing |
| Dec 16, 1968 | Trade | Buck Martinez | Houston Astros | Kansas City Royals | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1968 | Trade | Tommy Smith | Houston Astros | Kansas City Royals | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1968 | Trade | Mike Sinnerud | Houston Astros | Kansas City Royals | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1968 | Trade | Johnny Jones | Kansas City Royals | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1968 | Trade | Paul Doyle | Houston Astros | Atlanta Braves | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Dec 15, 1968 | Trade | Sandy Valdespino | Atlanta Braves | Houston Astros | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Dec 12, 1968 | Trade | Ed Kirkpatrick | California Angels | Kansas City Royals | Trade |
| Dec 12, 1968 | Trade | Dennis Paepke | California Angels | Kansas City Royals | Trade |
| Dec 12, 1968 | Trade | Hoyt Wilhelm | Kansas City Royals | California Angels | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1968 | Trade | Leo Marentette | Detroit Tigers | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Dec 9, 1968 | Released | Hank Aguirre | Los Angeles Dodgers | — | Release |
| Dec 6, 1968 | Trade | Nate Oliver | San Francisco Giants | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1968 | Trade | Charley Smith | New York Yankees | San Francisco Giants | Trade |
| Dec 5, 1968 | Trade | Don Pavletich | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 5, 1968 | Trade | Don Secrist | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 5, 1968 | Trade | Jack Fisher | Chicago White Sox | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Marty Martinez | Atlanta Braves | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Bob Aspromonte | Houston Astros | Atlanta Braves | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Dick Simpson | Houston Astros | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Dooley Womack | New York Yankees | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Mike Kekich | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Andy Kosco | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Mike Cuellar | Houston Astros | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Tom Johnson | Houston Astros | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Enzo Hernandez | Houston Astros | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Curt Blefary | Baltimore Orioles | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | John Mason | Baltimore Orioles | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Jack DiLauro | Detroit Tigers | New York Mets | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1968 | Trade | Hector Valle | New York Mets | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | Dick Schofield | St. Louis Cardinals | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | Gary Waslewski | Boston Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | Ed Spiezio | St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego Padres | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | Ron Davis | St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego Padres | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | Danny Breeden | St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego Padres | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | Philip Knuckles | St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego Padres | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | Dave Giusti | San Diego Padres | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | Del Bates | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | Ed Pacheco | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | Jack Damaska | Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1968 | Trade | David Heintz | Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 2, 1968 | Trade | Zoilo Versalles | San Diego Padres | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Dec 1968 | Trade | Jerry Buchek | New York Mets | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Dec 1968 | Trade | Jim Cosman | St. Louis Cardinals | New York Mets | Trade |
| Nov 21, 1968 | Trade | Jim Merritt | Minnesota Twins | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Nov 21, 1968 | Trade | Leo Cardenas | Cincinnati Reds | Minnesota Twins | Trade |
| Nov 11, 1968 | Signed | Dave Rosello | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Oct 29, 1968 | Released | Dick Hall | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| Oct 29, 1968 | Released | Elston Howard | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Oct 29, 1968 | Released | Floyd Robinson | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Oct 28, 1968 | Released | Eddie Mathews | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Oct 22, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Pepe Frias | — | San Francisco Giants | Free agent signing |
| Oct 21, 1968 | Trade | Pete Mikkelsen | St. Louis Cardinals | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 21, 1968 | Trade | Jim Ellis | Los Angeles Dodgers | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Oct 21, 1968 | Trade | Bill Davis | Cleveland Indians | San Diego Padres | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1968 | Trade | Johnny Edwards | St. Louis Cardinals | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1968 | Trade | Tommy Smith | St. Louis Cardinals | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1968 | Trade | Dave Giusti | Houston Astros | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1968 | Trade | Dave Adlesh | Houston Astros | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1968 | Trade | Vada Pinson | Cincinnati Reds | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1968 | Trade | Bobby Tolan | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1968 | Trade | Wayne Granger | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Oct 8, 1968 | Trade | Eddie Fisher | Cleveland Indians | California Angels | Trade |
| Oct 8, 1968 | Trade | Jack Hamilton | California Angels | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Oct 1, 1968 | Signed | Juan Beniquez | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Oct 1968 | Released | Jack Whillock | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release (date approximate, per the source) |
| Sep 30, 1968 | Released | Rocky Colavito | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| Sep 30, 1968 | Trade | Jim Rooker | Detroit Tigers | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Sep 25, 1968 | Released | Bill Fischer | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Sep 22, 1968 | Signed | Enos Cabell | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 19, 1968 | Released | Bill Henry | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Aug 13, 1968 | Released | Bill Virdon | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Aug 7, 1968 | Released | Norm Siebern | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Aug 2, 1968 | Trade | Ron Hansen | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Aug 2, 1968 | Trade | Tim Cullen | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jul 28, 1968 | Released | Dyar Miller | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| Jul 26, 1968 | Trade | Dennis Ribant | Detroit Tigers | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jul 26, 1968 | Trade | Don McMahon | Chicago White Sox | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jul 20, 1968 | Trade | Woodie Held | California Angels | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jul 20, 1968 | Trade | Wayne Causey | Chicago White Sox | California Angels | Trade |
| Jul 15, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Rocky Colavito | — | New York Yankees | Free agent signing |
| Jul 15, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Bill Virdon | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Free agent signing |
| Jul 12, 1968 | Trade | Lindy McDaniel | San Francisco Giants | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Jul 12, 1968 | Trade | Bill Monbouquette | New York Yankees | San Francisco Giants | Trade |
| Jul 11, 1968 | Released | Rocky Colavito | Los Angeles Dodgers | — | Release |
| Jul 7, 1968 | Signed | Dyar Miller | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 6, 1968 | Released | Lenny Green | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Jul 4, 1968 | Trade | Ethan Blackaby | California Angels | Oakland Athletics | Trade |
| Jul 4, 1968 | Trade | Arturo Miranda | Oakland Athletics | California Angels | Trade |
| Jul 1, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Larry Sherry | — | California Angels | Free agent signing |
| Jun 30, 1968 | Released | Ed Figueroa | New York Mets | — | Release |
| Jun 28, 1968 | Trade | Lou Johnson | Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jun 28, 1968 | Trade | Willie Smith | Cleveland Indians | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1968 | Trade | John Wyatt | New York Yankees | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1968 | Trade | Fred Valentine | Washington Senators | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1968 | Trade | Bruce Howard | Baltimore Orioles | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1968 | Trade | Vic Davalillo | Cleveland Indians | California Angels | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1968 | Trade | Jimmie Hall | California Angels | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1968 | Trade | Ron Davis | Houston Astros | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1968 | Trade | Dick Simpson | St. Louis Cardinals | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1968 | Trade | Hal Gilson | St. Louis Cardinals | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Jun 13, 1968 | Trade | Leon Wagner | Cleveland Indians | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 13, 1968 | Trade | Russ Snyder | Chicago White Sox | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1968 | Trade | Woody Woodward | Atlanta Braves | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1968 | Trade | Clay Carroll | Atlanta Braves | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1968 | Trade | Tony Cloninger | Atlanta Braves | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1968 | Trade | Milt Pappas | Cincinnati Reds | Atlanta Braves | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1968 | Trade | Ted Davidson | Cincinnati Reds | Atlanta Braves | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1968 | Trade | Bob Johnson | Cincinnati Reds | Atlanta Braves | Trade |
| May 20, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Ramon Conde | — | Cincinnati Reds | Free agent signing |
| May 16, 1968 | Released | Jackie Brown | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| May 16, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Jackie Brown | — | Washington Senators | Free agent signing |
| May 15, 1968 | Released | Ramon Conde | Chicago White Sox | — | Release (date approximate, per the source) |
| May 13, 1968 | Trade | Gus Gil | Cleveland Indians | Seattle Pilots | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| May 13, 1968 | Trade | Chuck Cottier | Seattle Pilots | Cleveland Indians | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| May 13, 1968 | Trade | Unnamed | Seattle Pilots | Cleveland Indians | $ (date approximate, per the source) |
| May 10, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Ken Boyer | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Free agent signing |
| May 4, 1968 | Trade | Aaron Pointer | Houston Astros | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| May 4, 1968 | Trade | Byron Browne | Chicago Cubs | Houston Astros | Trade |
| May 2, 1968 | Released | Ken Boyer | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Apr 29, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Dan Osinski | — | Chicago White Sox | Free agent signing |
| Apr 27, 1968 | Signed | Mario Guerrero | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| Apr 23, 1968 | Trade | Jim Hickman | Los Angeles Dodgers | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Apr 23, 1968 | Trade | Phil Regan | Los Angeles Dodgers | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Apr 23, 1968 | Trade | Ted Savage | Chicago Cubs | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Apr 23, 1968 | Trade | Jim Ellis | Chicago Cubs | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Apr 22, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Dick Radatz | — | Detroit Tigers | Free agent signing |
| Apr 22, 1968 | Trade | Jack Lamabe | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Apr 22, 1968 | Trade | Ron Piche | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Apr 22, 1968 | Trade | Pete Mikkelsen | Chicago Cubs | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Apr 22, 1968 | Trade | Dave Dowling | Chicago Cubs | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Apr 17, 1968 | Released | John Stephenson | Chicago Cubs | — | Release |
| Apr 17, 1968 | Signed as free agent | John Stephenson | — | San Francisco Giants | Free agent signing |
| Apr 8, 1968 | Released | Russ Nixon | Minnesota Twins | — | Release |
| Apr 8, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Russ Nixon | — | Boston Red Sox | Free agent signing |
| Apr 6, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Gary Geiger | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Free agent signing |
| Apr 4, 1968 | Trade | Frederick Moulder | Los Angeles Dodgers | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Apr 3, 1968 | Released | Dan Osinski | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Apr 3, 1968 | Trade | Hank Aguirre | Detroit Tigers | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Apr 2, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Phil Linz | — | New York Mets | Free agent signing |
| Apr 2, 1968 | Released | Larry Sherry | Houston Astros | — | Release |
| Apr 1, 1968 | Released | Pepe Frias | Los Angeles Dodgers | — | Release |
| Apr 1, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Dick Schofield | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Free agent signing |
| Mar 30, 1968 | Trade | Bobby Tiefenauer | Cleveland Indians | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Mar 30, 1968 | Trade | Rob Gardner | Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Mar 24, 1968 | Released | Dick Radatz | Chicago Cubs | — | Release |
| Mar 4, 1968 | Signed | Elias Sosa | — | San Francisco Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| Feb 27, 1968 | Trade | Billy Sorrell | Philadelphia Phillies | New York Mets | Trade |
| Feb 21, 1968 | Released | Jackie Moore | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Feb 19, 1968 | Trade | John Sullivan | New York Mets | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Feb 19, 1968 | Trade | Unnamed | New York Mets | Philadelphia Phillies | Plus optional assignment of Johnny Lewis |
| Feb 14, 1968 | Released | Gary Geiger | Atlanta Braves | — | Release |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Trade | Ron Hunt | Los Angeles Dodgers | San Francisco Giants | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Trade | Nate Oliver | Los Angeles Dodgers | San Francisco Giants | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Trade | Tom Haller | San Francisco Giants | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Trade | Francis Kasheta | San Francisco Giants | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Trade | Tim Cullen | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Trade | Buster Narum | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Trade | Bob Priddy | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Trade | Dennis Higgins | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Trade | Steve Jones | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Trade | Ron Hansen | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Feb 9, 1968 | Trade | Tommy Murray | Houston Astros | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Feb 9, 1968 | Trade | Lee Brown | Houston Astros | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Feb 9, 1968 | Trade | Lee Thomas | Chicago Cubs | Houston Astros | Trade |
| Feb 8, 1968 | Trade | Pat Corrales | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Feb 8, 1968 | Trade | Jimy Williams | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Feb 8, 1968 | Trade | Johnny Edwards | Cincinnati Reds | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Jan 26, 1968 | Signed | Manny Trillo | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jan 25, 1968 | Signed as free agent | Jim Campbell | — | Baltimore Orioles | Free agent signing |
| Jan 11, 1968 | Trade | Alex Johnson | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jan 11, 1968 | Trade | Dick Simpson | Cincinnati Reds | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Jan 8, 1968 | Signed | Frank Taveras | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jan 3, 1968 | Released | Jim Campbell | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| before the 1968 season | Released | Doug Camilli | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Terry Cox | — | California Angels | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Danny Godby | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Frankie Libran | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Released | Phil Linz | New York Mets | — | Release |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Luis Melendez | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Roger Moret | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Ozzie Osborn | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Migel Puente | — | San Francisco Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Milt Ramirez | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Signed as free agent | Pedro Ramos | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Sergio Robles | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Dave Sells | — | San Francisco Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1968 season | Released | Floyd Weaver | New York Mets | — | Release |
| before the 1968 season | Signed | Bill Zepp | — | Minnesota Twins | 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.