1971 Season Transactions
  1. Chicago White Sox release Bob Aspromonte, Ernie Banks, Ron Hansen, Clay Dalrymple, Gene Lamont, Ed Crosby (unc), Daryl Patterson, Dennis Higgins, Cal Koonce and Dave Baldwin (July 3)
  2. Los Angeles Dodgers release Willie Smith, Pat Corrales, Marty Martinez, Dick Hall and Chuck Hartenstein (unc) (July 3)
  3. Atlanta Braves release Chico Salmon, Brant Alyea, Art Shamsky, Jim Gosger and Sal Campisi (July 3)
  4. New York Yankees release Dave Robinson, Angel Bravo, Paul Doyle (unc), Fred Lasher, Bill Zepp and Greg Garrett (July 3)
  5. St. Louis Cardinals release Al Weis, Tom Tischinski and George Thomas (July 3)
  6. Baltimore Orioles release John Gelnar, Howie Reed, Steve Hargan, Bob Stinson and Gus Gil (July 3)
  7. Washington Nationals release John Lamb, Marcelino Lopez, Steve L. Barber, Ted Savage and Rick Renick
  8. Washington trades Paul Popovich to Houston for Woody Woodward (July 3)
  9. Washington trades Earl Williams and Bob Montgomery to Milwaukee for Norm Cash and Tom Haller (July 3)
  10. Houston Astros release Mike Nagy, Rich Robertson, John Donaldson (unc), Don Wert, Lee Maye and Carl Taylor (July 3)
  11. New York Mets release Don Eddy, Jan Dukes (unc), Bob Spence, Rich Severson, Bernie Smith and Al Ferrara (July 3)
  12. Boston Red Sox release Marcel Lacheman, George Brunet, Rick Austin, Wally Bunker, Bob Burda, Ron Brand and Tommy Dean (July 3)
  13. San Francisco Giants release Hector Torres, Joe Azcue (unc), Paul Ratliff, Ron Cook, Floyd Weaver, Gerry Janeski (July 3)
  14. Philadelphia Phillies release Jim French, Sandy Vance, Dave Boswell, Jim Bouton (unc), Skip Pitlock (unc) and Jim Magnuson (July 3)
  15. Chicago Cubs release Mike McCormick, Byron Browne, Danny Walton and Ed Stroud (July 3)
  16. Cleveland Indians release Frank Fernandez, Steve Huntz, Larry Brown and Lowell Palmer (July 3)
  17. Pittsburgh Pirates release Cesar Gutierrez, Larry Howard, Tom Dukes and Gary Waslewski (July 3)
  18. Cincinnati Reds release Chico Ruiz, Dick Ellsworth, Frank W. Baker and Jim Ray Hart (July 4)
  19. Oakland A's release Aldolpho Phillips (unc), Frank Johnson, Billy Grabarkewitz, Ray Webster and Danny Coombs (July 5)
  20. Detroit Tigers release Tom Matchick, Marv Staehle, Don Carrithers, Ted Martinez and Jerry DaVanon (July 5)
  21. Milwaukee Brewers release Jim Hannan, Coco LaBoy, Bob Veale and Bobby Wine (July 6)
  22. Kansas City Royals release Steve Hamilton, Tony Gonzalez, Jim Beauchamp, Bob Didier, Ed Goodson and Dal Maxvill (July 7)
  23. Oakland A's release Denny Lemaster and Paul Schaal (July 11)
  24. Houston trades Thurman Munson and Alan Foster to Baltimore for Mickey Lolich, Bob Barton, Hal McRae, Willie McCovey, Eddie Brinkman and Mickey Lolich (July 12)
  25. Washington Nationals trade Bert Campaneris and Tom Bradley to the Chicago Cubs for LeoCardenas, BillGogolewski, and Jim Roland. (July 13)
  26. Washington Nationals release Chuck Hinton and Jim Lytle (July 3)
  27. Baltimore Orioles trade Jimmy Wynn and Merv Rettenmund to Chicago White Sox for CHA #2 and CHA 1972 #1 (July 18)
  28. Chicago White Sox trade Vada Pinson to Los Angeles Dodgers for Frank Howard (July18)
  29. Chicago Cubs trade Marty Perez to Los Angeles Dodgers for LAD 1971 #3 (July 18)
  30. Chicago White Sox trade Tommie Agee to Oakland A's for Lew Krausse (July 19)
  31. New York Yankees trade Bill Russell to Philadelphia Phillies for Dock Ellis (July 20)
  32. Chicago Cubs trade Denny McLain and CHC #4 to Cleveland Indians for Scipio Spinks (July 21)
  33. New York Mets trade pick 1.15 and Phil Regan to Milwaukee for Earl Williams and Joe Grzenda (July 22)
  34. Washington Nationals trade Ed Spiezio to Philadelphia Phillies for PHI #8 (July 23)
  35. New York Yankees trade NYY #1 to Pittsburgh Pirates for Ken Henderson (July 23)
  36. Oakland Athletics trade OAK #3 to Milwaukee Brewers for Ellie Hendricks (July 24)
  37. Oakland Athletics trade Barry Lersch to Chicago White Sox for Don Mincher (July 24)
  38. Chicago Cubs trade Jerry Johnson to New York Yankees for NYY #2 (July 24)
  39. New York Mets trade Joe Grzenda to Washington Nats for 1971 2.17 (orig STL) (July 25)
  40. St. Louis Cardinals trade STL #3 to Detroit Tigers for Mel Queen and 1971 4.17 (orig STL) (July 26)
  41. San Francisco Giants trade Sandy Alomar to New York Mets for Joe Hoerner (July 26)
  42. San Francisco Giants trade Luis Aparicio to Cleveland Indians for Bob Locker (July 27)
  43. Chicago Cubs trade pick 3.19 (orig SFG) to Washington Nats for WAS 1972 #3 (July 27)
  44. Washington Nats trade Pete Mikkelsen to Cincinnati Reds for Jim Hardin (July 28)
  45. St. Louis Cardinals trade #4 to Cleveland Indians for CLE 1972 #4 (July 29)
  46. Atlanta Braves trade ATL #7 and pick 7.17 (orig. STL) to St. Louis Cardinals for STL 1972 #6 (August 1)
  47. Baltimore Orioles claim John Vukovich and Frank Baker (August 12)
  48. St. Louis Cardinals claim Tommie Aaron and release Dick Schofield (August 12)
  49. New York Yankees claim Bob Burda (August 12)
  50. Kansas City Royals claim Bob Gebhard and release Charlie Sands (August 13)
  51. Detroit trades Pete Richert to Chicago (N) for CHC 1972 #2 (October 10)
  52. Chicago (N) releases Bill Laxton (October 10)
  53. Houston trades Jesus Alou, Andy Kosco, Hal Lanier, Steve Hamilton and Phil Hennigan to St. Louis for Orlando Cepeda, Curt Motton, Frank Tepedino, Ron Perranowski and Cecil Upshaw (December 6)
  54. Washington trades Dick Selma to Philadelphia for Wally Bunker (January 22)
  55. Pittsburgh trades Juan Pizarro to Washington for Bill Gogolewski (January 24)