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November 1, 1982
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Nelson Liriano as an amateur free agent.
Ken Kravec of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
The Boston Red Sox released Tony Perez.
The Minnesota Twins traded John Pacella to the Texas Rangers for Len Whitehouse.
November 2, 1982
The Cleveland Indians released Bill Nahorodny.
The Kansas City Royals released Dave Frost.
The Kansas City Royals released Dennis Werth.
November 3, 1982
The Montreal Expos purchased Bobby Ramos from the New York Yankees.
The San Diego Padres released Dave Edwards.
The Chicago Cubs traded Mike King (minors) to the Kansas City Royals for Jim Wright.
November 4, 1982
The Oakland Athletics released Mickey Klutts.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Stan Bahnsen.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Willie Montanez.
November 5, 1982
The New York Mets released Randy Jones.
The Oakland Athletics traded Cliff Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Al Woods.
November 10, 1982
The Chicago White Sox signed Casey Parsons as a free agent.
John Lowenstein of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Joe Nolan of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Tom Burgmeier of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Don Baylor of the California Angels granted free agency.
Luis Tiant of the California Angels granted free agency.
Bump Wills of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Bill Almon of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Steve Kemp of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Aurelio Rodriguez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Bob Shirley of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Alan Bannister of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Miguel Dilone of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Rick Manning of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Alan Ashby of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Kiko Garcia of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Randy Moffitt of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Don Hood of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Hal McRae of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Jamie Quirk of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Paul Splittorff of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Terry Forster of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Bob McClure of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Woodie Fryman of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Mike Phillips of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Joel Youngblood of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Pete Falcone of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Ron Hodges of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Ellis Valentine of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Dave McKay of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Fred Stanley of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Bill Robinson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Omar Moreno of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Steve Swisher of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Floyd Bannister of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Bruce Bochte of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Al Cowens of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Reggie Smith of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Gene Tenace of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Wayne Nordhagen of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
November 15, 1982
The Kansas City Royals signed Hal McRae as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Clint Hurdle.
November 16, 1982
The Oakland Athletics signed Tom Burgmeier as a free agent.
November 18, 1982
The Kansas City Royals released Lee May.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ed Whitson to the San Diego Padres for Juan Eichelberger and Broderick Perkins.
November 20, 1982
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tom Magrann as an amateur free agent.
November 21, 1982
The Texas Rangers signed Ruben Sierra as an amateur free agent.
November 22, 1982
Dave Stegman of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
November 24, 1982
The California Angels traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Tommy John. The California Angels sent Dennis Rasmussen (November 24, 1982) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
November 27, 1982
The Minnesota Twins signed Danny Clay as an amateur free agent.
November 29, 1982
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dan Morogiello as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Jay Loviglio from the Chicago White Sox.
December, 1982
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dave Von Ohlen as a free agent.
December 1, 1982
The Atlanta Braves signed Terry Forster as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Ken Schrom as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Don Baylor as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gene Tenace as a free agent.
December 2, 1982
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dan Murphy as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Julio Gonzalez.
December 3, 1982
The Houston Astros signed Alan Ashby as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jose Lind as an amateur free agent.
December 6, 1982
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jim Acker from the Atlanta Braves in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Kurt Kepshire from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Paul Gibson from the Detroit Tigers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Dann Bilardello from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted German Rivera from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Odell Jones from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Luis Quinones from the San Diego Padres in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Joe Simpson from the Seattle Mariners in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bob McClure as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Larry Biittner.
The Boston Red Sox traded Carney Lansford, Garry Hancock, and Jerry King (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Tony Armas and Jeff Newman.
December 7, 1982
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jim Lewis from the New York Yankees in the 1982 minor league draft.
The Texas Rangers released Jim Anderson.
December 8, 1982
The Mexico City Reds (Mexican) purchased Chico Escarrega from the Chicago White Sox.
The Kansas City Royals released Tim Ireland.
The Chicago White Sox traded Jesse Anderson (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Bobby Moore.
December 9, 1982
The New York Yankees signed Steve Kemp as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Larry Milbourne from the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago Cubs traded Steve Henderson to the Seattle Mariners for Rich Bordi.
The Cleveland Indians traded Von Hayes to the Philadelphia Phillies for Manny Trillo, George Vukovich, Jay Baller, Julio Franco, and Jerry Willard.
The New York Yankees traded Dave Collins, Fred McGriff, Mike Morgan, and cash to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dale Murray and Tom Dodd.
December 10, 1982
The Chicago Cubs signed Wayne Nordhagen as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Omar Moreno as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Bob Shirley as a free agent.
Glenn Adams of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Boston Red Sox traded Chuck Rainey to the Chicago Cubs for Doug Bird.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ty Waller to the Chicago White Sox for Reggie Patterson.
The Houston Astros traded Danny Heep to the New York Mets for Mike Scott.
The Minnesota Twins traded Don Cooper to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dave Baker.
December 13, 1982
The Chicago White Sox signed Floyd Bannister as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Kevin Bell.
The Oakland Athletics released Darrell Brown.
The Texas Rangers released Steve Comer.
December 14, 1982
The Minnesota Twins signed Darrell Brown as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Bob Helsom (minors), Marty Mason (minors), and Steve Fincher (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Stan Javier and Bob Meacham.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Mike Krukow, Mark Davis, and Charles Penigar (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Morgan and Al Holland.
December 15, 1982
The Cleveland Indians sent Ray Searage to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.
The Cleveland Indians signed Rick Manning as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Karl Pagel as a free agent.
December 16, 1982
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tom Seaver to the New York Mets for Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors).
December 19, 1982
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ernie Camacho as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Edgar Martinez as an amateur free agent.
December 20, 1982
The Atlanta Braves signed Pete Falcone as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Preston Hanna.
December 21, 1982
The San Diego Padres signed Steve Garvey as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners traded Ron Musselman to the Texas Rangers for Pat Putnam.
December 22, 1982
The New York Yankees traded Lee Mazzilli to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tim Burke, Don Aubin (minors), John Holland (minors), and Jose Rivera (minors).
December 23, 1982
The Montreal Expos signed Woodie Fryman as a free agent.
December 28, 1982
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Jorge Orta to the New York Mets for Pat Zachry.
December 29, 1982
The Texas Rangers signed Larry Biittner as a free agent.
December 30, 1982
The Kansas City Royals signed Paul Splittorff as a free agent.
1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Randy Jones as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Dave Revering.
Jim Smith sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.
January 5, 1983
The Atlanta Braves released Tom Hausman.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Mike Vail to the San Francisco Giants for Rich Gale.
January 7, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies released Ed Hearn.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Rich Wortham.
January 10, 1983
The New York Mets signed Mike Bishop as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Josias Manzanillo as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels traded John Harris to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike O'Berry.
January 11, 1983
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Leiter in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed May 9, 1983.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Ellis Burks in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed May 17, 1983.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dave Martinez in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed January 13, 1983.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tracy Jones in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Houston Astros drafted Troy Afenir in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Wayne Kirby in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed May 8, 1983.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jim Morris in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted La Vel Freeman in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Jeff McKnight in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The New York Yankees drafted Ozzie Canseco in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Steve Howard in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Tim Drummond in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Javier Ortiz in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Rob Nelson in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Chris Cron in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Tom Prince in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bill Fulton in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ken Patterson in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Eric Hetzel in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Brad Arnsberg in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Mark Gardner in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Steve Peters in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Damon Berryhill in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Luis Medina in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Randy Byers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Joe Bitker in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Brett Gideon in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Rodney McCray in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Bobby Thigpen in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Ron Jones in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jerry Goff in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rich Sauveur in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Bob Milacki in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mike Smith in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Dennis Cook in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Fitzgerald in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Alex Madrid in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Mark Higgins in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
January 12, 1983
The Houston Astros traded Rick Lysander to the Minnesota Twins for Bob Veselic.
January 13, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies released Rowland Office.
The Boston Red Sox traded Mike Torrez to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Mike Davis (minors) (February 15, 1983) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
January 14, 1983
The Chicago Cubs signed Paul Moskau as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Al Cowens as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Greg Wells.
January 15, 1983
The Baltimore Orioles signed Joe Nolan as a free agent.
January 17, 1983
The Boston Red Sox purchased Brian Kingman from the Oakland Athletics.
January 18, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Bill Almon as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jerry Garvin from the Toronto Blue Jays.
January 19, 1983
The Chicago Cubs traded Vance Lovelace and Dan Cataline (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Cey.
January 20, 1983
The Atlanta Braves signed Jose Cano as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners chose Danny Tartabull from the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent compensation pick.
January 21, 1983
The California Angels signed Ellis Valentine as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Bruce Bochy.
The Seattle Mariners traded Jim Essian to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Tom Owens (minors) (May 18, 1983) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
January 23, 1983
The Houston Astros signed Jim Pankovits as a free agent.
January 25, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Rich Wortham as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jim Anderson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler, Randy Martz, and Dick Tidrow to the Chicago White Sox for Steve Trout and Warren Brusstar.
January 26, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Dave Stegman as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox chose Steve Mura from the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent compensation pick.
January 27, 1983
The Cleveland Indians signed Alan Bannister as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners traded Vance McHenry to the Texas Rangers for Bob Babcock.
January 28, 1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Nino Espinosa as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Mike Hart.
January 31, 1983
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Hart as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tony Perez as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bill Robinson as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Enrique Burgos as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Bob Baldrick (minors) to the New York Mets for Tom Dixon.
February, 1983
The Seattle Mariners signed Clint Hurdle as a free agent.
February 1, 1983
The Kansas City Royals signed Mark Funderburk as a free agent.
February 2, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Rick Peters as a free agent.
The California Angels released Steve Renko.
The Montreal Expos traded Chris Smith to the San Francisco Giants for Jim Wohlford.
February 3, 1983
The Baltimore Orioles signed Aurelio Rodriguez as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Ed Hearn as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Alonzo Powell as an amateur free agent.
February 4, 1983
The New York Mets traded Jorge Orta to the Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Senteney.
February 5, 1983
The Kansas City Royals traded Cecil Fielder to the Toronto Blue Jays for Leon Roberts.
February 6, 1983
The New York Mets signed Ron Hodges as a free agent.
February 7, 1983
The Cleveland Indians signed Otto Velez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joel Youngblood as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Butch Benton to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.
February 9, 1983
The Cleveland Indians signed Miguel Dilone as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Steve Renko as a free agent.
February 14, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Thad Bosley as a free agent.
February 15, 1983
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Randy Moffitt as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Sandy Wihtol from the Cleveland Indians.
February 16, 1983
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tony Castillo as an amateur free agent.
February 17, 1983
The California Angels purchased Gary Gray from the Seattle Mariners.
February 19, 1983
The Montreal Expos released Rich Murray.
February 21, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Revering as a free agent.
February 23, 1983
The San Diego Padres signed Bruce Bochy as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mickey Klutts as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Yorkis Perez as an amateur free agent.
February 24, 1983
The Baltimore Orioles signed John Lowenstein as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Bert Campaneris as a free agent.
February 28, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Rowland Office as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jerry Turner as a free agent.
March 1, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Nahorodny as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kiko Garcia as a free agent.
March 3, 1983
The Texas Rangers signed Jerry Browne as an amateur free agent.
March 8, 1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tom Hausman as a free agent.
March 15, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Bob Long as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Julio Gonzalez as a free agent.
March 16, 1983
The Houston Astros traded Jeff Meadows (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for George Bjorkman.
March 19, 1983
The California Angels signed Bob Lacey as a free agent.
March 20, 1983
The Chicago Cubs released Allen Ripley.
March 23, 1983
The California Angels released Mick Kelleher.
March 24, 1983
The New York Yankees released John Mayberry.
The Detroit Tigers traded Dave Tobik to the Texas Rangers for Johnny Grubb.
March 25, 1983
The Oakland Athletics returned German Rivera (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Boston Red Sox released Brian Kingman.
The Detroit Tigers released Kevin Saucier.
The Minnesota Twins released Pete Redfern.
The New York Yankees released Barry Foote.
The Detroit Tigers traded Stine Poole (minors) and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Sal Butera.
March 26, 1983
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Marty Pevey as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Paul Mirabella.
March 27, 1983
The Chicago Cubs returned Sandy Wihtol to the Cleveland Indians following previous purchase.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Randy Jones.
The San Diego Padres released Mike Griffin.
March 28, 1983
The San Diego Padres returned Ray Searage to the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Keith Comstock from the Oakland Athletics.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Dwight Bernard.
The New York Yankees released Steve Comer.
The Oakland Athletics released Bob Owchinko.
The Oakland Athletics released Al Woods.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Ross Baumgarten.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Dick Davis.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released John Milner.
The Seattle Mariners released Bobby Brown.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Tack Wilson to the Minnesota Twins for Ivan Mesa (minors).
March 29, 1983
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Mark Bradley to the New York Mets for Jody Johnston (minors), Steve Walker (minors), and cash.
March 30, 1983
The Chicago Cubs purchased Thad Bosley from the Oakland Athletics.
March 31, 1983
The Seattle Mariners purchased Ken Phelps from the Montreal Expos.
The Texas Rangers released Lamar Johnson.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Bill Dawley and Tony Walker to the Houston Astros for Alan Knicely.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim Strichek (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Kelly Paris.
April 1, 1983 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals released Bombo Rivera.
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Lake. The Chicago Cubs sent Rich Buonantony (minors) (October 24, 1983) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox traded Pat Tabler to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Dybzinski.
April 2, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox released Ron LeFlore.
The Kansas City Royals released Phil Huffman.
The Chicago Cubs traded Bob Schilling (minors) and Craig Weissman (minors) to the New York Mets for Tom Veryzer.
April 3, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox released Bob Long.
April 4, 1983 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Rich Murray as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Terry Crowley.
The Seattle Mariners released Clint Hurdle.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Mike Kinnunen.
April 5, 1983 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Don Hood as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Griffin as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Rod Booker from the Minnesota Twins.
The Toronto Blue Jays returned Tucker Ashford to the New York Yankees following previous purchase.
The Texas Rangers released Jack Lazorko.
April 6, 1983 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers released John Pacella.
April 7, 1983 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Clint Hurdle as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Eddie Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ray Borucki (minors).
April 8, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Al Hrabosky as a free agent.
April 10, 1983 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jack Lazorko as a free agent.
April 11, 1983 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
April 14, 1983 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants released Ron Pruitt.
April 16, 1983 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Paul Mirabella as a free agent.
April 18, 1983 (Standings)
The New York Mets traded a player to be named later and Steve Ray (minors) to the New York Yankees for Tucker Ashford. The New York Mets sent Felix Perdomo (minors) (May 3, 1983) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
April 19, 1983 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres signed Bobby Brown as a free agent.
April 26, 1983 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ron Pruitt as a free agent.
April 27, 1983 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Kinnunen as a free agent.
May 1, 1983 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Kingman as a free agent.
May 2, 1983 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bob Owchinko as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tom Klawitter.
May 4, 1983 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers returned Bob James to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.
The San Diego Padres signed Efrain Valdez as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Chris Welsh from the San Diego Padres.
May 9, 1983 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Jose DeJesus as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Tom Dodd.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Rafael Landestoy to the Los Angeles Dodgers for John Franco and Brett Wise (minors).
May 12, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Tom Dodd as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Tom Klawitter as a free agent.
May 16, 1983 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers released Mike Ivie.
May 17, 1983 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox signed Dana Williams as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dennis Powell as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Dave Roberts.
May 22, 1983 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals released Mark Funderburk.
The Chicago Cubs traded Willie Hernandez to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Ruthven and Bill Johnson.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Sid Monge to the San Diego Padres for Joe Lefebvre.
May 24, 1983 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Phil Huffman as a free agent.
May 25, 1983 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Terry Crowley as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Wallace Johnson to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Vail.
May 29, 1983 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres signed Candy Sierra as an amateur free agent.
May 30, 1983 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos released Rick Lancellotti.
May 31, 1983 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Bob Long as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Tim Blackwell.
The New York Yankees released Doyle Alexander.
June 2, 1983 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Phillips as a free agent.
June 6, 1983 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves drafted Marty Clary in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Ron Gant in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1983.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Steve Ziem in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Kevin Coffman in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mark Lemke in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1983.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bob Milacki in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed August 15, 1983.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Roger Clemens in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1983.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Mike Brumley in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted John Mitchell in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Dana Kiecker in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Mike Dalton in the 15th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Wally Joyner in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1983.
The California Angels drafted Pat Clements in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Ray Chadwick in the 16th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Rich Amaral in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Steve Engel in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1983.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jacob Brumfield in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1983.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Mike Capel in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Joel Davis in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Russ Morman in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1983.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Bruce Tanner in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Doug Drabek in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1983.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Kurt Stillwell in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Rob Dibble in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Joe Oliver in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Chris Sabo in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Lenny Harris in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jeff Montgomery in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Dave Clark in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1983.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Andy Allanson in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Robinson in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Walewander in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Carl Willis in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Robbie Wine in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Roger Samuels in the 10th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Tom Funk in the 28th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Gary Thurman in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Kevin Seitzer in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Tom Edens in the 14th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Jeff Schulz in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Luis Lopez in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Scott May in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dan Plesac in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Glenn Braggs in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Alex Madrid in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Mike Birkbeck in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Joey Meyer in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jeff Parrett in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Mark Ciardi in the 15th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Brian Holman in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Cliff Young in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Bill Moore in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Eddie Williams in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1983.
The New York Mets drafted Stan Jefferson in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Calvin Schiraldi in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Dave Magadan in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1983.
The New York Mets drafted Rick Aguilera in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed September 9, 1983.
The New York Mets drafted David West in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The New York Mets drafted Marcus Lawton in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Jeff Innis in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Joe Klink in the 36th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Brad Arnsberg in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The New York Yankees drafted Bill Fulton in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The New York Yankees drafted Mitch Lyden in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1983.
The New York Yankees drafted Steve Frey in the 15th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Rob Nelson in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jose Tolentino in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Terry Steinbach in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1983.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Brian Dorsett in the 10th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Greg Cadaret in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1983.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ricky Jordan in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1983.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Kevin Ward in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1983.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Tom Newell in the 24th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1983.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Stan Fansler in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rich Sauveur in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 8, 1983.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted John Smiley in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.
The San Diego Padres drafted Ray Hayward in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Ed Vosberg in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Darrel Akerfelds in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Terry Bell in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Mickey Brantley in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Dave Hengel in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Bill Wilkinson in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Scott Nielsen in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Rick Luecken in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Robby Thompson in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jeff Robinson in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Charlie Hayes in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted John Burkett in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1983.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Aldrete in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1983.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jim Lindeman in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Tom Pagnozzi in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1983.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Costello in the 24th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jeff Kunkel in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Randy Asadoor in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Bob Sebra in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Matt Stark in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1983.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Webster Garrison in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed August 21, 1983.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jeff DeWillis in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jeff Hearron in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Glenallen Hill in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1983.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Tom Prince in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jay Buhner in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jim Hunter in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Randy Byers in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Kirt Manwaring in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Shawn Hillegas in the 26th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Chris Beasley in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jeff King in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted John Farrell in the 16th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted John Ramos in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Cron in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Rob Mallicoat in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted D.J. Dozier in the 18th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Scott Hemond in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Todd Zeile in the 30th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Shawn Gilbert in the 21st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mike Fetters in the 22nd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dan Gakeler in the 31st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Tim Belcher in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Oddibe McDowell in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Bill Swift in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Erik Hanson in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Matt Williams in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Todd Stottlemyre in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Brad Brink in the 17th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted John Hoover in the 20th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Scott Arnold in the 40th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Luis Medina in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted John Leister in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Gary Wayne in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mike Henneman in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ken Patterson in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jeff Bronkey in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Kevin Campbell in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mike Jackson in the 29th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Steve Carter in the 21st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Gary Green in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jody Reed in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Mark Higgins in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Les Lancaster in the 39th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mike Raczka in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bob Molinaro.
The Cleveland Indians traded Rick Manning and Rick Waits to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gorman Thomas, Jamie Easterly, and Ernie Camacho.
June 7, 1983 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds traded Charlie Leibrandt to the Kansas City Royals for Bob Tufts.
June 8, 1983 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians traded John Malkin (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Farr.
June 9, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Wayne Nordhagen.
The New York Yankees released Rick Reuschel.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bill Robinson.
June 10, 1983 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.
June 11, 1983 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Felix Fermin as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Eric King as an amateur free agent.
June 14, 1983 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles traded Floyd Rayford to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Tito Landrum (August 31, 1983) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The New York Mets traded Marvell Wynne and Steve Senteney to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Junior Ortiz and Arthur Ray (minors).
June 15, 1983 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves purchased Mike Jorgensen from the New York Mets.
The Oakland Athletics released Jimmy Sexton.
The Chicago White Sox traded Tony Bernazard to the Seattle Mariners for Julio Cruz.
The New York Mets traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez.
The New York Yankees traded Ben Callahan, Marshall Brant, and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Keough.
June 16, 1983 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners released Steve Comer.
June 17, 1983 (Standings)
The Houston Astros released Danny Boone.
The New York Yankees traded Dave Wehrmeister to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jim Rasmussen (minors) and Kelly Faulk (minors).
June 18, 1983 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Sergio Valdez as an amateur free agent.
June 20, 1983 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Tim Blackwell as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Mike Phillips.
The New York Yankees released Bobby Murcer.
June 21, 1983 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Doyle Alexander as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Rusty Kuntz to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Sodders (minors).
June 22, 1983 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Doug Bair to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Dave Rucker (July 5, 1983) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
June 23, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Jimmy Sexton as a free agent.
June 24, 1983 (Standings)
The Houston Astros released Pat Perry.
June 27, 1983 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners released Gaylord Perry.
June 28, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs signed Rick Reuschel as a free agent.
June 30, 1983 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Todd Cruz from the Seattle Mariners.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Wayne Krenchicki to the Detroit Tigers for Pat Underwood.
July 1, 1983 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Pat Perry as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Rodney Scott as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Juan Nieves as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Hipolito Pena.
July 6, 1983 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Gaylord Perry as a free agent.
The California Angels released Joe Ferguson.
The California Angels released Dave Goltz.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jim Kaat.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Mark Smith to the Oakland Athletics for Jerry King (minors).
July 7, 1983 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Al Woods as a free agent.
July 8, 1983 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals released Bill Castro.
July 10, 1983 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves signed Paul Assenmacher as an amateur free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Hosken Powell.
July 11, 1983 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed John Pacella as a free agent.
July 12, 1983 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians released Pat Perry.
July 14, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox released Bobby Moore.
July 15, 1983 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Danny Boone as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bill Castro as a free agent.
July 16, 1983 (Standings)
The New York Yankees purchased Larry Milbourne from the Philadelphia Phillies.
July 18, 1983 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ron Roenicke.
July 19, 1983 (Standings)
The California Angels released Bill Travers.
July 21, 1983 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ken Reitz as a free agent.
July 22, 1983 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Melido Perez as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Mike York.
The New York Mets traded Scott Dye (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Kelvin Moore.
July 25, 1983 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Dave LaRoche as a free agent.
July 26, 1983 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Ron Roenicke as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Jerry Turner.
The Texas Rangers released Rick Lancellotti.
July 28, 1983 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos released Randy Lerch.
July 29, 1983 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Larry Andersen from the Seattle Mariners.
August 1, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Junior Kennedy.
August 2, 1983 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Dave Tomlin from the Montreal Expos.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Eric Rasmussen from the St. Louis Cardinals.
August 3, 1983 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Pat Perry as a free agent.
August 4, 1983 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers purchased John Martin from the St. Louis Cardinals.
August 5, 1983 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bobby Moore as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Bill Fahey.
The Kansas City Royals released Vida Blue.
August 6, 1983 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Jack Howell as an amateur free agent.
August 8, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Paul Moskau.
August 9, 1983 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Randy Lerch as a free agent.
August 10, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox released Jimmy Sexton.
The Houston Astros traded Omar Moreno to the New York Yankees for Jerry Mumphrey.
August 11, 1983 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jerry Turner as a free agent.
August 12, 1983 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Paul Mirabella from the Baltimore Orioles.
August 13, 1983 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles released Aurelio Rodriguez.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Ed Farmer.
August 15, 1983 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jimmy Sexton as a free agent.
August 17, 1983 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians traded Manny Trillo to the Montreal Expos for Don Carter (minors) and $300,000.
August 19, 1983 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded a player to be named later, Dave Stewart, and $200,000 to the Texas Rangers for Rick Honeycutt. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Ricky Wright (September 16, 1983) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Steve Nicosia to the San Francisco Giants for Milt May and cash.
August 23, 1983 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Phillips as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Ed Farmer as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Glenn Abbott from the Seattle Mariners for $100,000.
August 25, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox traded Rich Barnes to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Miguel Dilone (September 1, 1983) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
August 26, 1983 (Standings)
The New York Yankees traded players to be named later and $200,000 to the San Diego Padres for John Montefusco. The New York Yankees sent Dennis Rasmussen (September 12, 1983) and Edwin Rodriguez (September 12, 1983) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
August 28, 1983 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves traded players to be named later and $150,000 to the Cleveland Indians for Len Barker. The Atlanta Braves sent Rick Behenna (September 2, 1983), Brett Butler (October 21, 1983), and Brook Jacoby (October 21, 1983) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
August 29, 1983 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jose Melendez as an amateur free agent.
August 31, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Aurelio Rodriguez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres traded a player to be named later and Sixto Lezcano to the Philadelphia Phillies for players to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Marty Decker (September 20, 1983), Ed Wojna (September 20, 1983), Darren Burroughs (minors) (September 20, 1983), and Lance McCullers (September 20, 1983) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Steve Fireovid (October 11, 1983) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
September 1, 1983 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Bob Molinaro as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Alfonso Pulido from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
September 2, 1983 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics traded Steve Baker to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Tom Dozier (September 16, 1983) and Jim Strichek (minors) (September 16, 1983) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
September 4, 1983 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Geronimo Berroa as an amateur free agent.
September 7, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox traded Miguel Dilone and Mike Maitland (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Randy Niemann.
September 13, 1983 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Teddy Higuera from the Ciudad Juarez (Mexican).
September 16, 1983 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos released Mike Phillips.
The Montreal Expos selected Gene Roof off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 19, 1983 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies released Johnny Paredes.
September 22, 1983 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dave Stapleton as an amateur free agent.
September 26, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs traded Jim Adamczak (minors) and Mitch Cook (minors) to the New York Mets for Terry Leach.
September 27, 1983 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Scott Medvin as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos selected Greg Harris off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
September 30, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Jerry Morales.
The Chicago Cubs selected Mike Chris off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
October, 1983 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox released Jim Smith.
The Minnesota Twins released Jeff Little.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Andy Rincon.
The Texas Rangers released Don Werner.
October 3, 1983 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals released Steve Renko.
October 4, 1983 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves released Tommy Boggs.
October 7, 1983 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves released Phil Niekro.
The Montreal Expos released Terry Crowley.
The Montreal Expos released Woodie Fryman.
October 11, 1983 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals released Cesar Geronimo.
October 15, 1983 (Standings)
Scot Thompson of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
De Wayne Buice of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
October 17, 1983
The Kansas City Royals released Eric Rasmussen.
October 19, 1983
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Edgar Caceres as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Pete Rose.
October 20, 1983
Joe Cowley of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Ken Smith of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Nate Snell of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Cliff Speck of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Steve Shields of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Marv Foley of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Ty Waller of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Les Straker of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Bob Tufts of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Ray Searage of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Bert Roberge of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Kelly Heath of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Dave Schuler of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Jim Lewis of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Butch Benton of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Brad Gulden of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Paul Mirabella of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Dave Wehrmeister of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Rod Allen of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Tom Runnells of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Joe DeSa of the