Retrosheet


Transactions

Retrosheet's transactions database was created and maintained by Tom Ruane. Several years ago, Tom turned over the task of maintaining the database to Baseball-Reference. Retrosheet no longer maintains this database.

The remainder of this page is being kept here for now for the sake of history. This database will not be updated any more.

We ma(d)e transaction information available in two formats:

  1. As a database that can be downloaded as compressed ".zip" file archive. This form requires additional processing and intended for use by researchers rather than fans wanting find information on-line.
  2. A list for each year that shows nicely on your screen. It can be printed, and there are links to our pages about the players and teams involved.

Player, Manager, Coach, Umpire IDs

Database

The read me file describes the layout of the records and discusses what is and is not in the files and related topics. For your convenience, this file is included in the transaction data download.

There is a single data file designed for further processing and/or searching using tools such as a database program, spreadsheet program, or your own custom written program. The data file and the read me file are combined into one "zip" archive file, whose size is about 1 Mb.

Since the transaction data is updated more often than the yearly files linked below, if there are differences between the two, the database will be more current. The current database was uploaded on November 26, 2021.

Download transaction file archive


Listings by year -- Updated November 26, 2021

                  1873  1874  1875  1876  1877  1878  1879
1880  1881  1882  1883  1884  1885  1886  1887  1888  1889
1890  1891  1892  1893  1894  1895  1896  1897  1898  1899
1900  1901  1902  1903  1904  1905  1906  1907  1908  1909
1910  1911  1912  1913  1914  1915  1916  1917  1918  1919
1920  1921  1922  1923  1924  1925  1926  1927  1928  1929  
1930  1931  1932  1933  1934  1935  1936  1937  1938  1939  
1940  1941  1942  1943  1944  1945  1946  1947  1948  1949  
1950  1951  1952  1953  1954  1955  1956  1957  1958  1959  
1960  1961  1962  1963  1964  1965  1966  1967  1968  1969  
1970  1971  1972  1973  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  
1980  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  
1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999
2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009
2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019
2020


Page Updated: 11/26/2021