| Saturday, October 21st , 1972 |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Executed the contract year option of CF Jay Hunter. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Executed the contract year option of 2B Bill Bell. |
| Chicago Chiefs: RP Bob Buker retired from professional baseball. |
| Kansas City Mavericks: C Brad Keylon retired from professional baseball. |
| Detroit Dynamos: 1B Ray Waggoner retired from professional baseball. |
| Seattle Kings: RF Ed Collier retired from professional baseball. |
| Los Angeles Suns: SP Don Hillshire retired from professional baseball. |
| Chicago Chiefs: C Al Padgett retired from professional baseball. |
| Baltimore Clippers: SP Allen Brown retired from professional baseball. |
| New York Imperials: SP Jack Kessler retired from professional baseball. |
| Baltimore Clippers: RF Rex Pilcher retired from professional baseball. |
| San Francisco Sailors: RP Frank Young retired from professional baseball. |
| Toronto Wolves: SP Chris Sargent retired from professional baseball. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: SS Joe Kleman retired from professional baseball. |
| Minneapolis Millers: 3B Jim Zumwalt retired from professional baseball. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: 3B Carl Matthews retired from professional baseball. |
| Boston Minutemen: SS Joe Reed retired from professional baseball. |
| Chicago Cougars: LF Jim Barton retired from professional baseball. |
| Minneapolis Millers: Activated RP George Fuller from the 60-day injured list. |
| Minneapolis Millers: RP George Fuller was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Los Angeles Suns: Activated CF Henry Hart from the 60-day injured list. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Activated LF Billy West from the 60-day injured list. |
| Dallas Wranglers: Activated SP Pedro Ortiz from the 60-day injured list. |
| Dallas Wranglers: Activated 2B Fred Hott from the 60-day injured list. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Activated CF Jay Hunter from the injured list. |
| Dallas Wranglers: 2B Fred Hott was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Dallas Wranglers: SP Pedro Ortiz was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| New York Imperials: Activated SP Sam Rodgers from the injured list. |
| New York Imperials: Activated SP John Alfano from the 60-day injured list. |
| New York Gothams: Activated SP Dick Duke from the injured list. |
| Baltimore Clippers: Activated 3B Amos Johnson from the 60-day injured list. |
| Toronto Wolves: Activated 3B Adolph Young from the 60-day injured list. |
| Toronto Wolves: Activated RF Sid Cullen from the 60-day injured list. |
| Chicago Cougars: Activated CF Fuzzy Cronin from the injured list. |
| Chicago Cougars: Activated 2B Bill Grimm from the 60-day injured list. |
| Toronto Wolves: 3B Adolph Young was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| RP Jake Britton retired from professional baseball. |
| Washington Eagles: LF Jack Cline retired from professional baseball. |
| Toronto Wolves: SP Red Richards retired from professional baseball. |
| 2B Alex Wilson retired from professional baseball. |
| RF Joe Case retired from professional baseball. |
| C Hal Melgaard retired from professional baseball. |
| 2B Sam Gallick retired from professional baseball. |
| SS Bill Denney retired from professional baseball. |
| CF Billy Thompson retired from professional baseball. |
| CF Walt Denny retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Carl Levy retired from professional baseball. |
| 2B Babe Booth retired from professional baseball. |
| Seattle Kings: 1B Earl Parsons (A Tampa) retired from professional baseball. |
| C Stan Czerwinski retired from professional baseball. |
| San Francisco Sailors: First Base Coach Al Jensen retires. |
| Dallas Wranglers: Scouting Director Buddy Rowland retires. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Bench Coach Clarence Howerton retires. |
| Kansas City Mavericks: Bench Coach Art Miller retires. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Bench Coach Mahlon Strong retires. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: Scouting Director George Budd retires. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Scouting Director Roy Lantz retires. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Scouting Director Fred Restivo retires. |
| Boston Minutemen: Bench Coach Aarona Aarona retires. |
| Toronto Wolves: Scouting Director Don Myres retires. |
| New York Imperials: Third Base Coach Paul Hewett retires. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Bench Coach Bill Foreman retires. |
| Chicago Cougars: Hitting Coach Herb Edwards retires. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Pitching Coach Bob Bare retires. |
| Manager Karl Trainor retires. |
| Manager John J Wilson retires. |
| Pitching Coach Earle Robinson retires. |
| Pitching Coach Jake Palmer retires. |
| First Base Coach Katsunosuki Nakamura retires. |
| Team Trainer Moe Rainey retires. |
| First Base Coach Bill Wilson retires. |
| Hitting Coach Roy Meagher retires. |
| Team Trainer Marty Knight retires. |
| Pitching Coach Andy Gomez retires. |
| Team Trainer Ted Kalita retires. |
| First Base Coach Mickey Fulton retires. |
| First Base Coach Bruno Leonardo retires. |
| Hitting Coach Kiyoshi Yamasaki retires. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed General Manager Babe Lewis to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Pitching Coach Randy Taylor to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Manager Charlie Leist to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed 1B Coach Jim Hughes to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Team Trainer George Murray to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Hitting Coach Art Rice to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Washington Eagles: Hitting Coach Charlie McGonigal leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Washington Eagles: Fired 1B Coach Bob Mark. |
| Washington Eagles: Signed Team Trainer Jack Black to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Washington Eagles: Signed Manager Joe D'Aprile to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Washington Eagles: Signed 3B Coach Mike Opsal to a 2-year contract extension. |
| New York Gothams: Fired Hitting Coach Ernst Glass. |
| New York Gothams: Signed Scouting Director Jim Waters to a 2-year contract extension. |
| New York Gothams: Signed Manager Charlie Foley to a 2-year contract extension. |
| New York Gothams: Signed 1B Coach Pat Stephens to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Signed Manager Don Fox to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Signed Pitching Coach Nick Webb to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Signed Team Trainer Frank Ruvalcaba to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Boston Minutemen: Fired Pitching Coach Mack Cook. |
| Boston Minutemen: 1B Coach Joe Devaney leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Boston Minutemen: Signed Team Trainer Bob Gettinger to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Boston Minutemen: Signed Manager Dode Edwards to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Baltimore Clippers: Manager Bill Smith leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Baltimore Clippers: Signed Scouting Director Joe Davis to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Baltimore Clippers: Signed Team Trainer Bernie Hughes to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Baltimore Clippers: Signed Bench Coach Zeke King to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Baltimore Clippers: Signed General Manager Jack Moss to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Baltimore Clippers: Signed Hitting Coach Bill Miller to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Fired Manager Dutch Becker. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Signed 1B Coach Bill Bennett to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Signed Bench Coach Monte Eubanks to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Signed 3B Coach Jack Stallings to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed General Manager Bob Caldwell to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed Scouting Director Chuck Cole to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed Team Trainer Mike Sexton to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed Hitting Coach Donald Sutton to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed Pitching Coach Vic William to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Los Angeles Suns: Fired Bench Coach Leland Jones. |
| Los Angeles Suns: Signed Manager Jim Coulter to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Los Angeles Suns: Signed Pitching Coach Bob Howell to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Los Angeles Suns: Signed Scouting Director Walter Loera to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Los Angeles Suns: Signed 1B Coach Tom Murphy to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Los Angeles Suns: Signed Hitting Coach Bill Merkel to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Minneapolis Millers: Signed 3B Coach Fred Waggoner to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Minneapolis Millers: Signed Pitching Coach Don Fluharty to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Minneapolis Millers: Signed Bench Coach Dixie Dennis to a 2-year contract extension. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Hitting Coach Charlie Lane to a 2-year contract extension. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Bench Coach Harry Hallett to a 2-year contract extension. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed 3B Coach Dutch Craig to a 2-year contract extension. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Pitching Coach Harvey Mitchell to a 2-year contract extension. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed General Manager Bob Dodge to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Houston Comets: Manager Phil Dawson leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Houston Comets: Hitting Coach Jim Lightbody leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Houston Comets: Signed Pitching Coach Henry Crayton to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Houston Comets: Signed 1B Coach Bugs Freeman to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Houston Comets: Signed General Manager Allen Jones to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Houston Comets: Signed Scouting Director Glenn Morris to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Houston Comets: Signed Bench Coach Jimmie Smith to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Houston Comets: Signed Team Trainer Juan Wright to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Fired 1B Coach Hugh Lehman. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Signed General Manager Dave McWilliams to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Signed Scouting Director Ed Payne to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Signed Team Trainer Otto Bowen to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Signed Hitting Coach Michael Rodriguez to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Montreal Saints: Signed Manager Harry Barrell to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Montreal Saints: Signed Bench Coach Roger Cleaves to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Montreal Saints: Signed 1B Coach Herbert Crawford Jr. to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Montreal Saints: Signed Team Trainer Angelo Lawson to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Toronto Wolves: Signed 1B Coach Howie Strong to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Fired 3B Coach George Wallace. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Signed General Manager Max Smith to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Signed Team Trainer Roy Gibson to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Signed Manager Charlie Britton to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Signed 1B Coach Dave Piper to a 2-year contract extension. |
| New York Imperials: Bench Coach Ollie Howard leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| New York Imperials: Fired Manager Lew Proux. |
| New York Imperials: Signed 1B Coach Bert Horn to a 2-year contract extension. |
| New York Imperials: Signed Team Trainer Dave Poling to a 2-year contract extension. |
| New York Imperials: Signed Pitching Coach Walt Smith to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: Signed Team Trainer Frank Bennett to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: Signed General Manager Herb Hamel to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: Signed Bench Coach Howie Swan to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: Signed 3B Coach Leon Zalewski to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: Signed Manager Randy Hendrix to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: Signed Pitching Coach Johnny Wiley to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Cougars: Signed Scouting Director George Owens to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Cougars: Signed 1B Coach Stu Dickson to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Dallas Wranglers: Fired Hitting Coach Willie Mills. |
| Dallas Wranglers: George Bowden promoted from Denver Bruins and signed to a 2-year contract as Manager. |
| Dallas Wranglers: Signed General Manager Don Matthews to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Dallas Wranglers: Signed 3B Coach John O'Rourke to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Dallas Wranglers: Bench Coach Gene Miller leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Dallas Wranglers: Signed Pitching Coach King Rosten to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Signed Hitting Coach Don Mitchel to a 2-year contract extension. |
| San Francisco Sailors: 3B Coach Don Sutton leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| San Francisco Sailors: Manager Hank Swanson leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| San Francisco Sailors: Fired Pitching Coach Red Bernard. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Fired Hitting Coach Dick Monroe. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Signed General Manager Joe Cameron to a 2-year contract extension. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Signed Team Trainer Jake Brown to a 2-year contract extension. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Walt Cox promoted from Sacramento Hawks and signed to a 2-year contract as Manager. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Signed Scouting Director Alan Hawkins to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Seattle Kings: Fired Hitting Coach Frank Covarrubias. |
| Seattle Kings: Signed General Manager Bruce Thomas to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Seattle Kings: Signed Manager Alex Watt to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Seattle Kings: Signed 3B Coach Bobby Benjamin to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Seattle Kings: Signed 1B Coach Roland Wilkins to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kansas City Mavericks: Manager Babe Stinson leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Kansas City Mavericks: Hitting Coach Freddie Ebbert leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Kansas City Mavericks: Signed Scouting Director Joe Stuart to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kansas City Mavericks: Signed General Manager Harry Canepa to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kansas City Mavericks: Signed Team Trainer Mike Church to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kansas City Mavericks: Signed 1B Coach Bob Hawkins to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Lou Harkins to a minor league contract. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Bill Woodruff to a minor league contract. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: Signed free agent RP James Thomas to a minor league contract. |
| Milwaukee Arrows: Signed free agent SP Cal Kennedy to a minor league contract. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent C Rex Hansen to a minor league contract. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent SP Slim Davis to a minor league contract. |
| New York Imperials: Signed free agent CF Eddie Bartlett to a minor league contract. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent LF Ramon Perez to a minor league contract. |
| Kansas City Mavericks: Signed free agent RP Ted Trawick to a minor league contract. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Danny Glenn to a minor league contract. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Benny Codispoti to a minor league contract. |
| Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Dick Thomas to a minor league contract. |
| Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Frank Boyle to a minor league contract. |
| Washington Eagles: Signed free agent CF Frank Allen to a minor league contract. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent SS Rube Carter to a minor league contract. |
| Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent SP Bobby Feltman to a minor league contract. |
| Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Roy Williams to a minor league contract. |
| Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Ray Calvert to a minor league contract. |
| Seattle Kings: Signed free agent LF Ed Zeller to a minor league contract. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Fred Felder to a minor league contract. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Cliff Taylor to a minor league contract. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Heinie Swenson to a minor league contract. |
| Baltimore Clippers: Signed free agent RP Al Gardner to a minor league contract. |
| Baltimore Clippers: Signed free agent SP Al Hardy to a minor league contract. |
| Baltimore Clippers: Signed free agent LF Allie Dennis to a minor league contract. |
| The San Francisco Sailors traded 35-year old SS Carlos Jaramillo to the Cleveland Foresters, getting 20-year old minor league LF Jose Soto, 19-year old minor league RHP Jimmie Smith, 21-year old minor league C Lou Johnston, and 17-year old minor league CF Pete Rickert in return. |
| The Milwaukee Arrows traded 27-year old 1B Jerry Robinson and 18-year old minor league RHP Fred Grigsby to the Houston Comets, getting 20-year old minor league 1B George Rogers and 21-year old minor league 2B Rich Moyer in return. |
| The Montreal Saints traded 22-year old minor league 2B Larry Leonard to the Kansas City Mavericks, getting 31-year old LF Eddie King in return. |
| The Detroit Dynamos traded 33-year old minor league RHP Charlie Christianson to the Los Angeles Suns, getting 19-year old minor league C Bobby Butler and 24-year old minor league RF Rick Redinger in return. |
| The Philadelphia Keystones traded 27-year old C Jim Robinson and 20-year old minor league LHP Bill Janssen to the St. Louis Pioneers, getting 37-year old LHP Doc Carver in return. |
| The Montreal Saints traded 33-year old C Rey Burgos and 21-year old minor league RF Heinie Mott to the St. Louis Pioneers, getting 33-year old LF Biff Mars in return. |
| The New York Imperials traded 26-year old RHP Sam Rodgers to the Washington Eagles, getting 19-year old minor league SS Willie Martinez, 24-year old 3B Tommy Ashton, 21-year old minor league LHP Phil Lane, and 24-year old minor league SS Barry Stokes in return. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Activated RP Hank Short from the 60-day injured list. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Activated SP Paddy Williamson from the 60-day injured list. |
| Los Angeles Suns: Activated C Ed Mooney from the 60-day injured list. |
| Cleveland Foresters: RP Alberto Santos was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Montreal Saints: Activated RF Jim Hendricks from the injured list. |
| Montreal Saints: Activated C Eddie Thomas from the injured list. |
| Montreal Saints: RP Ellis Porter was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Boston Minutemen: Activated RP John Lewis from the 60-day injured list. |
| Boston Minutemen: RP John Lewis was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Activated 1B Bobby Garrison from the 60-day injured list. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Activated SP Joe McCarthy from the 60-day injured list. |
| Toronto Wolves: Activated SP Otis Hawkins from the 60-day injured list. |
