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November 3, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies released Larry Christenson.
November 4, 1983
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brad Gulden as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ray Searage as a free agent.
November 7, 1983
Doug Bird of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Rod Carew of the California Angels granted free agency.
Julio Cruz of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Jerry Koosman of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Dennis Lamp of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Aurelio Rodriguez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Jamie Easterly of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Bake McBride of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Lary Sorensen of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Doug Bair of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Enos Cabell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Milt Wilcox of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Art Howe of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Frank LaCorte of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
J.R. Richard of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Denny Walling of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Don Hood of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Jerry Martin of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Amos Otis of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Derrel Thomas of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Rob Picciolo of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Ted Simmons of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Warren Cromartie of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Dan Schatzeder of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Manny Trillo of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Jerry White of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Bert Campaneris of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Oscar Gamble of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Rich Gossage of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Dale Murray of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Tom Underwood of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Jim Bibby of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Miguel Dilone of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Richie Hebner of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Dave Parker of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Kent Tekulve of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Dave Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Ruppert Jones of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Gene Richards of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Elias Sosa of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Steve Henderson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Darrell Evans of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Mark Wagner of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Randy Moffitt of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released Dan Ford.
November 8, 1983
The California Angels released Mickey Mahler.
November 9, 1983
The Cincinnati Reds released Rich Gale.
The New York Yankees released Rowland Office.
November 11, 1983
The Kansas City Royals signed Jose Nunez as an amateur free agent.
November 12, 1983
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Bob Owchinko from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 14, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Bruce Bochte as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Sil Campusano as an amateur free agent.
November 15, 1983
Mike O'Berry of the California Angels granted free agency.
November 16, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Joe DeSa as a free agent.
November 17, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Carlos Martinez as an amateur free agent.
November 20, 1983
Jay Loviglio of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Rich Murray of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
November 21, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Dale Murray as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Marv Foley as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Wayne Krenchicki from the Detroit Tigers.
The Cleveland Indians released Karl Pagel.
The Chicago White Sox traded Fran Mullins to the Cincinnati Reds for Steve Christmas.
The Oakland Athletics traded Dave Beard and Bob Kearney to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Caudill and Darrel Akerfelds.
November 22, 1983
The California Angels signed Rod Carew as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Joe Cowley as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff Little as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Andy Rincon as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Oscar Azocar as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Amalio Carreno as an amateur free agent.
November 26, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Les Straker as a free agent.
November 28, 1983
The Chicago White Sox purchased Kelly Paris from the Cincinnati Reds.
December 1, 1983
Lynn Jones of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
December 2, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Jerry Koosman as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Kelly Heath as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Marshall Brant.
December 4, 1983
The Houston Astros signed Ty Waller as a free agent.
December 5, 1983
The Cleveland Indians drafted Tom Waddell from the Atlanta Braves in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Fran Mullins from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Pat Underwood from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Kelly Gruber from the Cleveland Indians in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Morris Madden from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jeff Bettendorf from the New York Mets in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jay Tibbs from the New York Mets in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Johnny Abrego from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jamie Nelson from the Seattle Mariners in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Orlando Sanchez from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Dave Geisel from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox signed Bert Roberge as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Victor Rosario as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels released Byron McLaughlin.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Ron Reed to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Jerry Koosman (February 15, 1984) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
December 6, 1983
The New York Mets drafted Ed Olwine from the New York Yankees in the 1983 minor league draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jose Segura from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 minor league draft.
The Kansas City Royals signed Lynn Jones as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Tony Perez from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Boston Red Sox traded John Tudor to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Easler.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jim Essian to the Oakland Athletics for Luis Quinones.
The San Diego Padres traded a player to be named later and Joe Pittman to the San Francisco Giants for Champ Summers. The San Diego Padres sent Tommy Francis (minors) (December 7, 1983) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
December 7, 1983
The Cincinnati Reds signed Dave Parker as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mike O'Berry as a free agent.
The California Angels traded Tim Foli to the New York Yankees for Curt Kaufman and cash.
As part of a 3-team trade: The San Diego Padres sent Gary Lucas to the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos sent Al Newman to the San Diego Padres. The Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs sent Carmelo Martinez, Craig Lefferts, and Fritzie Connally to the San Diego Padres.
The Cleveland Indians traded Gorman Thomas and Jack Perconte to the Seattle Mariners for Tony Bernazard.
The Minnesota Twins traded Gary Ward and Sam Sorce (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Mike Smithson and John Butcher.
The Montreal Expos traded Ray Burris to the Oakland Athletics for Rusty McNealy and cash.
December 8, 1983
The California Angels signed Frank LaCorte as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Tim Stoddard to the Oakland Athletics for Wayne Gross.
The Detroit Tigers traded Larry Pashnick to the Minnesota Twins for Rusty Kuntz.
The Kansas City Royals traded Joe Szekeley (minors), John Serritella (minors), and Jose Torres (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Joe Beckwith.
The Kansas City Royals traded Mike Armstrong and Duane Dewey (minors) to the New York Yankees for Steve Balboni and Roger Erickson.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Sid Fernandez and Ross Jones to the New York Mets for Carlos Diaz and Bob Bailor.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Ned Yost and Dan Scarpetta (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Jim Sundberg.
The Seattle Mariners traded Bryan Clark to the Toronto Blue Jays for Barry Bonnell.
December 9, 1983
The Kansas City Royals signed Don Werner as a free agent.
December 12, 1983
Bob Lacey of the California Angels granted free agency.
December 13, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Joe Morgan as a free agent.
December 15, 1983
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jeff Doyle.
The Kansas City Royals traded Ron Johnson to the Montreal Expos for Tom Dixon.
December 16, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Cliff Speck as a free agent.
December 17, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Darrell Evans as a free agent.
December 19, 1983
The Montreal Expos signed Dan Schatzeder as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Amos Otis as a free agent.
The California Angels traded Curt Brown to the New York Yankees for Mike Browning (minors).
December 20, 1983
The Houston Astros signed Denny Walling as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Manny Trillo as a free agent.
The California Angels traded Bobby Clark to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Slaton.
The Kansas City Royals traded Willie Aikens to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jorge Orta.
The Montreal Expos traded Pat Rooney to the New York Yankees for Tim Burke.
December 21, 1983
Steve Comer of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Craig Minetto to the Houston Astros for Bobby Sprowl.
December 22, 1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kent Tekulve as a free agent.
December 23, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Doug Bair as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Sal Butera as a free agent.
December 29, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Milt Wilcox as a free agent.
1984
The Baltimore Orioles signed Luis Rosado as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Joe Charboneau.
The Texas Rangers released Pat Underwood.
January 3, 1984
The Oakland Athletics signed Felix Jose as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Luis Polonia as an amateur free agent.
January 5, 1984
The Chicago Cubs signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Phil Niekro as a free agent.
January 6, 1984
The San Diego Padres signed Rich Gossage as a free agent.
January 7, 1984
The Detroit Tigers signed Ramon Pena as a free agent.
January 8, 1984
The Chicago White Sox signed Julio Cruz as a free agent.
January 10, 1984
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dave Huppert as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dennis Lamp as a free agent.
January 12, 1984
The Montreal Expos signed Johnny Paredes as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dave Tomlin as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Scot Thompson as a free agent.
January 13, 1984
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Terry Whitfield as a free agent.
January 14, 1984
The Cleveland Indians signed De Wayne Buice as a free agent.
January 15, 1984
The New York Mets traded John Semprini (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Jim Maler.
January 16, 1984
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ted Simmons as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Jack Daugherty.
January 17, 1984
The Atlanta Braves drafted Chris Cron in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Boston Red Sox drafted Dan Gakeler in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Boston Red Sox drafted John Leister in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The California Angels drafted Doug Jennings in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 1984.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Damon Berryhill in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1984.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike Smith in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Rob Mallicoat in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Houston Astros drafted Dave Meads in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Shawn Hillegas in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The New York Mets drafted Kevin Elster in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 1984.
The New York Mets drafted Scott Little in the 7th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Brian Givens in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed May 22, 1984.
The New York Yankees drafted Tim Belcher in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed February 2, 1984.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mike Jackson in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed April 27, 1984.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jay Buhner in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed May 26, 1984.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Tom Prince in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed May 24, 1984.
The San Diego Padres drafted Randy Byers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The San Diego Padres drafted Rodney McCray in the 9th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Calvin Jones in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 1984.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Greg Litton in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mackey Sasser in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Eric Yelding in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jim Hunter in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Blaine Beatty in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Daryl Irvine in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jeff Richardson in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Tommy Hinzo in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Mike Fitzgerald in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Russ Swan in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Greg Hibbard in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Steve Carter in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Eric Hetzel in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Joe Bitker in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Mark Grace in the 15th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Craig Worthington in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Jerry Goff in the 12th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Tim Fortugno in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Darren Reed in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jeff Wetherby in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Gil Heredia in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Alex Cole in the 11th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Mike Blowers in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jeff Blauser in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Greg Vaughn in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Gordon Dillard in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Steve Cummings in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dwight Smith in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Nate Snell as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jamie Easterly as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Don Money.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Rafael Santana.
The New York Mets signed Rafael Santana as a free agent.
January 19, 1984
The Cleveland Indians signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Miguel Dilone as a free agent.
January 20, 1984
The Montreal Expos signed Pete Rose as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox chose Tom Seaver from the New York Mets as a free agent compensation pick.
January 23, 1984
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dan Ford as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Paul Mirabella as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Bill Nahorodny as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians traded Tom Brennan to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Craig Smajstrla (July 9, 1985) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
January 25, 1984
The New York Mets signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.
January 26, 1984
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Henderson as a free agent.
January 27, 1984
The New York Mets signed Dick Tidrow as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Tommy Boggs as a free agent.
January 29, 1984
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jeff Treadway as an amateur free agent.
January 30, 1984
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Butch Benton as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Lorenzo Gray.
The New York Mets released Dave Kingman.
February 1, 1984
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Joe Charboneau as a free agent.
February 2, 1984
The Montreal Expos signed Derrel Thomas as a free agent.
February 4, 1984
The California Angels signed Bob Lacey as a free agent.
February 5, 1984
The Cleveland Indians traded a player to be named later and Toby Harrah to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, George Frazier, and Otis Nixon. The Cleveland Indians sent Rick Browne (minors) (February 8, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Guy Elston (minors) (February 8, 1984) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
February 6, 1984
The California Angels signed Rob Picciolo as a free agent.
February 7, 1984
The Baltimore Orioles signed Tom Underwood as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jim Bibby as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Fernando Arroyo.
February 8, 1984
The Oakland Athletics chose Tim Belcher from the New York Yankees as a free agent compensation pick.
The Detroit Tigers traded Colin Ward to the San Francisco Giants for Pat Larkin.
February 10, 1984
The Cleveland Indians signed Lorenzo Gray as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Eddie Miller.
February 14, 1984
The Detroit Tigers signed Rod Allen as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Jose Alvarez to the Houston Astros for Ron Meridith.
The New York Yankees traded Larry Milbourne to the Seattle Mariners for Scott Nielsen and Eric Parent (minors).
February 17, 1984
The Houston Astros signed J.R. Richard as a free agent.
February 19, 1984
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Billy Max (minors) to the New York Mets for Kelvin Moore.
February 20, 1984
The Boston Red Sox signed Rich Gale as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Enos Cabell as a free agent.
February 21, 1984
The Seattle Mariners signed Jim Lewis as a free agent.
Dusty Baker of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
February 22, 1984
The New York Mets released Mark Bradley.
February 24, 1984
The Montreal Expos traded Tom Wieghaus to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent George Bjorkman (March 26, 1984) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
February 27, 1984
The Montreal Expos traded Al Oliver to the San Francisco Giants for Fred Breining and Max Venable. The San Francisco Giants sent Andy McGaffigan (March 31, 1984) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
February 29, 1984
The Chicago White Sox signed Fernando Arroyo as a free agent.
March 1, 1984
The Chicago White Sox released Jim Kern.
March 4, 1984
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jim Neidlinger as an amateur free agent.
March 10, 1984
The Texas Rangers released Bob Johnson.
March 13, 1984
The New York Yankees traded Derwin McNealy (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays for Don Cooper.
March 16, 1984
The New York Mets released Mickey Mahler.
March 17, 1984
The New York Mets signed Jerry Martin as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.
March 19, 1984
The Detroit Tigers purchased Scotti Madison from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Chicago Cubs released Fergie Jenkins.
March 21, 1984
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Art Howe as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Kelly Paris.
March 23, 1984
The Chicago Cubs released Mike Chris.
The Seattle Mariners released Manny Castillo.
The Seattle Mariners released Ron Roenicke.
The Seattle Mariners released Rick Sweet.
March 24, 1984
The Detroit Tigers released Rick Leach.
The Detroit Tigers released Jim Smith.
The Boston Red Sox traded Luis Aponte to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Poindexter (minors) and Paul Perry (minors).
The Detroit Tigers traded John Wockenfuss and Glenn Wilson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Willie Hernandez and Dave Bergman.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Alejandro Sanchez to the San Francisco Giants for Dave Bergman.
March 25, 1984
The Houston Astros purchased Alan Bannister from the Cleveland Indians.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Tito Landrum to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jose Brito (minors).
March 26, 1984
The Atlanta Braves released Bob Walk.
The Chicago White Sox released Kevin Hickey.
The Chicago White Sox released Randy Martz.
The Chicago White Sox released Steve Mura.
The Detroit Tigers released Jerry Ujdur.
The Montreal Expos released Mike Vail.
The Oakland Athletics released Ed Farmer.
The San Diego Padres released Juan Bonilla.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jamie Quirk.
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and Stan Kyles (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Tim Stoddard. The Chicago Cubs sent Stan Boderick (minors) (March 31, 1984) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
The Chicago Cubs traded Bill Campbell and Mike Diaz to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gary Matthews, Bob Dernier, and Porfi Altamirano.
March 27, 1984
The Chicago White Sox signed Norberto Martin as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Wallace Johnson.
March 28, 1984
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kelly Paris as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Gene Richards as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Paul Wilmet as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Bobby Moore.
March 29, 1984
The Philadelphia Phillies returned Jay Tibbs (earlier draft pick) to the New York Mets.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Kingman as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Mitchell Page.
March 30, 1984
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Floyd Rayford from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The California Angels released Bob Lacey.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dallas Williams to the Detroit Tigers for Charlie Nail (minors).
The New York Yankees traded Graig Nettles to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Dennis Rasmussen. The San Diego Padres sent Darin Cloninger (minors) (April 26, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
March 31, 1984
The Cleveland Indians purchased Juan Espino from the New York Yankees.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Gene Tenace.
The Seattle Mariners released Bill Nahorodny.
The Chicago Cubs traded Alan Hargesheimer to the Kansas City Royals for Don Werner and Derek Botelho.
The San Francisco Giants traded Fred Breining and Max Venable to the Montreal Expos for Al Oliver. The San Francisco Giants sent Andy McGaffigan (March 31, 1984) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
April 1, 1984 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Wallace Johnson as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dusty Baker as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Omar Vizquel as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels released Andy Hassler.
The Cleveland Indians released Juan Eichelberger.
The San Francisco Giants released Jim Barr.
The Kansas City Royals traded Tom Edens to the New York Mets for Tucker Ashford.
The San Diego Padres traded Ron Tingley to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Wrona (minors).
April 2, 1984 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Pat Underwood as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Kevin Hickey as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Bobby Moore as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Bucky Dent.
April 3, 1984 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bob Walk as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Manny Castillo as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Rick Leach as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Jim Corsi.
April 5, 1984 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Mura as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Ron Roenicke as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Bill Nahorodny as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Gary Rajsich from the New York Mets.
April 6, 1984 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Jerry Ujdur as a free agent.
April 7, 1984 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Wagner as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released De Wayne Buice.
April 9, 1984 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves traded Ron Meridith to the Chicago Cubs for Terry Leach.
April 10, 1984 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Ruppert Jones as a free agent.
April 17, 1984 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Oscar Gamble as a free agent.
April 18, 1984 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Paul Hartzell as a free agent.
April 20, 1984 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies released Butch Benton.
April 23, 1984 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs traded Terry Austin (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Paul Noce.
April 24, 1984 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds sent Alex Trevino to the Atlanta Braves as part of a conditional deal.
The Atlanta Braves released Biff Pocoroba.
April 25, 1984 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Butch Benton as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Juan Eichelberger as a free agent.
April 27, 1984 (Standings)
The Houston Astros released J.R. Richard.
April 28, 1984 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Mike Proly.
May 1, 1984 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Proly as a free agent.
May 2, 1984 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Andy Hassler as a free agent.
May 8, 1984 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians purchased Geno Petralli from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The New York Mets released Dick Tidrow.
May 9, 1984 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics sent Jeff Bettendorf to the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.
The Montreal Expos signed Esteban Beltre as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Paul Hartzell.
The New York Mets released Craig Swan.
May 10, 1984 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals purchased Dane Iorg from the St. Louis Cardinals.
May 11, 1984 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Bob Lacey as a free agent.
May 13, 1984 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Dave Schuler as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Joey McLaughlin.
May 16, 1984 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Rob Ducey as an amateur free agent.
May 17, 1984 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Orlando Sanchez from the Kansas City Royals.
The Baltimore Orioles released Jim Palmer.
May 19, 1984 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mitchell Page as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Tucker Ashford from the Kansas City Royals.
May 23, 1984 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Craig Swan as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Joey McLaughlin as a free agent.
May 25, 1984 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves released Terry Leach.
The Boston Red Sox traded Dennis Eckersley and Mike Brumley to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner.
The Houston Astros traded Alan Bannister to the Texas Rangers for Mike Richardt.
May 26, 1984 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Terry Leach as a free agent.
May 28, 1984 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Craig Shipley as an amateur free agent.
June, 1984 (Standings)
Dallas Williams sent from the Detroit Tigers to the Baltimore Orioles in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 1, 1984 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers released Jim Bibby.
June 2, 1984 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave Wehrmeister as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Luis Encarnacion as an amateur free agent.
June 3, 1984 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jim Kern as a free agent.
June 4, 1984 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jeff Blauser in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 12, 1984.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Drew Denson in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1984.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Tom Glavine in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Greg Tubbs in the 22nd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted John Hoover in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jeff Tackett in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1984.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Raczka in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1984.
The Boston Red Sox drafted John Marzano in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed August 21, 1984.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Steve Curry in the 7th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Jody Reed in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1984.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Zach Crouch in the 13th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Erik Pappas in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Sherman Corbett in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Kent Anderson in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Brian Brady in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Doug Davis in the 9th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Pete Coachman in the 11th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Dante Bichette in the 17th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1984.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Drew Hall in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Greg Maddux in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1984.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dwight Smith in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 8, 1984.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dave Liddell in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jamie Moyer in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1984.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jeff Pico in the 13th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Laddie Renfroe in the 25th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Tony Menendez in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Adam Peterson in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Pat Pacillo in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Chris Jones in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed July 18, 1984.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Cory Snyder in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Mark Higgins in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Cleveland Indians drafted John Farrell in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Chris Beasley in the 9th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Henneman in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Don August in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1984.
The Houston Astros drafted Ken Caminiti in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1984.
The Houston Astros drafted Dan Walters in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Chuck Jackson in the 7th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Scott Bankhead in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Luis de los Santos in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1984.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Chito Martinez in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Kevin Koslofski in the 20th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1984.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Tim Scott in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1984.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Tracy Woodson in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Darren Holmes in the 16th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1984.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jeff Nelson in the 22nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1984.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted John Jaha in the 14th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed September 3, 1984.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jay Bell in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1984.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Gene Larkin in the 20th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Norm Charlton in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1984.
The Montreal Expos drafted Gary Wayne in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Shawn Abner in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Rich Rodriguez in the 9th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1984.
The New York Mets drafted Mauro Gozzo in the 13th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Al Leiter in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1984.
The New York Yankees drafted Darren Reed in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The New York Yankees drafted Bob Davidson in the 24th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Tom Gilles in the 47th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Mark McGwire in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 1984.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Todd Burns in the 7th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Joe Strong in the 15th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Pete Smith in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1984.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Marvin Freeman in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1984.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Todd Frohwirth in the 13th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1984.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Keith Miller in the 16th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Shawn Barton in the 21st round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1984.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Bob Scanlan in the 25th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1984.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Barry Jones in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Shane Mack in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 1984.
The San Diego Padres drafted Gary Green in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Joe Bitker in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Seattle Mariners drafted Bill Swift in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1984.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Alan Cockrell in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Terry Mulholland in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Tony Perezchica in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Stu Tate in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mike Dunne in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mike Fitzgerald in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Matt Kinzer in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Scott Arnold in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Lance Johnson in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1984.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Greg Mathews in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Craig Wilson in the 20th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jeff Fassero in the 22nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1984.
The Texas Rangers drafted Oddibe McDowell in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Scott Anderson in the 7th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Paul Kilgus in the 43rd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jeff Richardson in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dane Johnson in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1984.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Greg Myers in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1984.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Steve Cummings in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Joe Ausanio in the 30th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Blaine Beatty in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Pete Stanicek in the 13th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jeff Ballard in the 27th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Dave Haas in the 28th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Sean Berry in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Derek Lilliquist in the 15th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Scott Jordan in the 16th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Jack McDowell in the 20th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Chuck Finley in the 15th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Alex Sanchez in the 20th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Terry Wells in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Tim Fortugno in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Randy McCament in the 16th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Mark Gardner in the 17th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Mike Devereaux in the 26th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Tommy Gregg in the 32nd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jeff Plympton in the 45th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Bobby Moore in the 29th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Luis Medina in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Craig Worthington in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted John Vander Wal in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jerald Clark in the 23rd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Greg Vaughn in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Clay Parker in the 21st round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Anthony Young in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Jeff Brantley in the 13th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Mike Walker in the 14th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Tommy Hinzo in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted John Wetteland in the 12th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted John Orton in the 17th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Randy Veres in the 32nd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Mo Sanford in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Randy Hennis in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted John Fishel in the 19th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Eric Hetzel in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Wes Chamberlain in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Gordon Dillard in the 7th round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Stu Cole in the 19th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mike Harkey in the 18th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Russ Swan in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Blowers in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Scott Ruskin in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Daryl Irvine in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Scott Livingstone in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Eric Fox in the 22nd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Rod Brewer in the 25th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.
June 7, 1984 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Bucky Dent as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Jose Morales.
June 8, 1984 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Ron Musselman from the Texas Rangers.
June 9, 1984 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Paul Hartzell as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jim Bibby as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Chuck Hensley from the Oakland Athletics.
June 10, 1984 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Vail as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Sid Monge from the San Diego Padres.
June 13, 1984 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs traded Mel Hall, Joe Carter, Don Schulze, and Darryl Banks (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Rick Sutcliffe, George Frazier, and Ron Hassey.
June 14, 1984 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jeff Gray as an amateur free agent.
June 15, 1984 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves traded Mike Jorgensen and Ken Dayley to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Oberkfell.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Bruce Berenyi to the New York Mets for Eddie Williams, Jay Tibbs, and Matt Bullinger (minors).
June 19, 1984 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Jose Morales as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Kevin Blankenship as an amateur free agent.
June 21, 1984 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Hipolito Pena as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians traded Dan Spillner to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Jim Siwy (June 26, 1984) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
June 22, 1984 (Standings)
The New York Mets purchased Ed Glynn from the Cleveland Indians.
The Houston Astros released Tony Scott.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Rick Monday.
The New York Mets released Mike Torrez.
June 23, 1984 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers released Don Gordon.
June 25, 1984 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Don Gordon as a free agent.
June 27, 1984 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers released Ty Van Burkleo.
The Chicago White Sox traded Salome Barojas to the Seattle Mariners for Jerry Don Gleaton and Gene Nelson.
June 29, 1984 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Tony Scott as a free agent.
June 30, 1984 (Standings)
The New York Yankees traded Shane Rawley to the Philadelphia Phillies for Marty Bystrom and Keith Hughes.
July 1, 1984 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jim Bibby.
The Montreal Expos traded Chris Speier and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Ramsey.
July 2, 1984 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers released Chuck Hensley.
The Chicago Cubs traded Dickie Noles to the Texas Rangers for players to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Tim Henry (minors) (December 11, 1984) and Jorge Gomez (minors) (December 11, 1984) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
July 3, 1984 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Torrez as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Danny Boone.
July 4, 1984 (Standings)
The Houston Astros traded Scott Loucks to the Montreal Expos for Brad Mills.
July 9, 1984 (Standings)
The New York Yankees released Bucky Dent.
July 10, 1984 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Heathcliff Slocumb as an amateur free agent.
July 13, 1984 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Phil Huffman from the New York Mets.
July 15, 1984 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and Chuck Rainey to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Davey Lopes (August 31, 1984) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade. The Chicago Cubs sent Damon Farmar (minors) (March 18, 1985) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
July 18, 1984 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike York as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Roy Smalley to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Doug Drabek (August 13, 1984) and Kevin Hickey (August 13, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
July 20, 1984 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox purchased Vicente Palacios from the Veracruz (Mexican).
The Montreal Expos traded Greg Harris to the San Diego Padres for Al Newman.
July 26, 1984 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dan Driessen to the Montreal Expos for Andy McGaffigan and Jim Jefferson (minors).
July 27, 1984 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jim Kern.
August 1, 1984 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres signed Eddie Miller as a free agent.
August 2, 1984 (Standings)
The California Angels released Ron Jackson.
August 4, 1984 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Ty Van Burkleo as a free agent.
August 5, 1984 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Amos Otis.
August 8, 1984 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Kern as a free agent.
August 9, 1984 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Geronimo Pena as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Mike Torrez.
August 14, 1984 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Ron Jackson as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Glenn Abbott.
August 16, 1984 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Bucky Dent as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tom Lawless to the Montreal Expos for Pete Rose.
August 19, 1984 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins traded a player to be named later and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chris Speier. The Minnesota Twins sent Jay Pettibone (October 2, 1984) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
August 20, 1984 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Bryan Harvey as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Kelly Downs and George Riley to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later and Al Oliver. The San Francisco Giants sent Renie Martin (August 30, 1984) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
August 22, 1984 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bernard Gilkey as an amateur free agent.
August 23, 1984 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Domingo Martinez as an amateur free agent.
August 27, 1984 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds traded Bill Scherrer to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and cash. The Detroit Tigers sent Carl Willis (September 1, 1984) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
August 28, 1984 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Jeff Gardner as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Ray Knight to the New York Mets for players to be named later. The New York Mets sent Gerald Young (August 31, 1984), Manuel Lee (August 31, 1984), and Mitch Cook (minors) (September 10, 1984) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
August 29, 1984 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners traded Pat Putnam to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Carson Carroll (minors) (October 22, 1984) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
August 31, 1984 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers released Juan Eichelberger.
The San Francisco Giants traded Tom O'Malley to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Mike Trujillo (September 7, 1984) and Pat Adams (minors) (September 7, 1984) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
September 1, 1984 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Juan Bell as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed William Brennan as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ramon Martinez as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Luis Pujols to the Kansas City Royals for James Miner (minors).
September 4, 1984 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals released Mark Ryal.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Al Woods.
September 6, 1984 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Keith Miller as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels purchased Derrel Thomas from the Montreal Expos.
September 9, 1984 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Jay Johnstone.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Paul Householder to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Stuper.
September 24, 1984 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians purchased Jamie Quirk from the Chicago White Sox.
September 26, 1984 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Vince Horsman as an amateur free agent.
September 30, 1984 (Standings)
The New York Mets released Jerry Martin.
October 1, 1984 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers released Roy Howell.
The Montreal Expos released Tony Scott.
October 2, 1984 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles released Tom Underwood.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jim Koontz (minors), Rich Buonantony (minors), and Ron Koenigsfield (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Adduci and Paul Householder.
October 10, 1984 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Carlos Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Bucky Dent.
The Kansas City Royals released Leon Roberts.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Rafael Landestoy.
October 11, 1984 (Standings)
Mark Gilbert of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
October 15, 1984 (Standings)
Matt Sinatro of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Tucker Ashford of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Dennis Burtt of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Chico Walker of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Ricky Adams of the California Angels granted free agency.
Steve Brown of the California Angels granted free agency.
Bill Earley of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Tom Filer of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Tom Brennan of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Dave Stegman of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Kevin Rhomberg of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Butch Benton of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jose Alvarez of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Tom Wieghaus of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Brian Holton of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Dave Sax of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Doug Jones of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Jack Lazorko of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Paul Gibson of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Tack Wilson of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Ron Johnson of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Scott Loucks of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Dave Schuler of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Rick Anderson of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Ed Hearn of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Al Pedrique of the New York Me