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November 5, 1887
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Fred Dunlap from the Detroit Wolverines for $4000 or $5000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
November 21, 1887
The Brooklyn Grays purchased Doc Bushong from the St. Louis Browns for $4,500.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Fred Mann, Chippy McGarr, Jocko Milligan, and $3,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Gleason and Curt Welch.
November 26, 1887
The Brooklyn Grays purchased Bob Caruthers from the St. Louis Browns for $8,250.
November 29, 1887
The Brooklyn Grays purchased Dave Foutz from the St. Louis Browns for $5,500.
1888
The Kansas City Cowboys signed Charley Jones as a free agent.
Tommy McCarthy sent from the Oshkosh (Northwestern) to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.
January 3, 1888
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Al Maul from the Philadelphia Quakers for $1,000.
January 15, 1888
The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Jim Donahue from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for $7,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Billy Sunday from the Chicago White Stockings for $2,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
February, 1888
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Bert Cunningham from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
February 6, 1888
Tom Brown sent from the Indianapolis Hoosiers to the Boston Beaneaters in an unknown transaction.
February 13, 1888
The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Jumbo Davis from the Baltimore Orioles for $700.
February 15, 1888
The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Jim McTamany from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 3, 1888 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters purchased John Clarkson from the Chicago White Stockings for $10,000.
April 15, 1888 (Standings)
The Indianapolis Hoosiers purchased Con Daily from the Boston Beaneaters. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 25, 1888 (Standings)
The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Sam Barkley from the Pittsburg Alleghenys. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
May, 1888 (Standings)
The Chicago White Stockings purchased Dad Clarke from the Omaha (Western Association).
May 1, 1888 (Standings)
The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Law Daniels from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Henry Easterday from the Louisville Colonels for $1,200. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Philadelphia Quakers traded Cupid Childs and cash to the Washington Nationals for Gid Gardner. Cupid Childs refused to report to his new team on May 6, 1888. Gid Gardner returned to original teams on May 6, 1888. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
May 6, 1888 (Standings)
The Washington Nationals traded Gid Gardner to the Philadelphia Quakers for Cupid Childs and cash. Cupid Childs refused to report to his new team on May 6, 1888. Gid Gardner returned to original teams on May 6, 1888. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Philadelphia Quakers traded Cupid Childs and cash to the Washington Nationals for Gid Gardner. Cupid Childs refused to report to his new team on May 6, 1888. Gid Gardner returned to original teams on May 6, 1888. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
May 21, 1888 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Quakers purchased Ed Delahanty from the Wheeling (Tri-State).
June, 1888 (Standings)
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Jake Beckley from the St. Louis (Western Association) for $4,500.
June 16, 1888 (Standings)
The New York Giants traded Elmer Cleveland to the Pittsburg Alleghenys for Art Whitney.
June 20, 1888 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues purchased Darby O'Brien from the Lima (Tri-State) for $2,000.
June 24, 1888 (Standings)
The Louisville Colonels purchased John Ewing from the Memphis (Southern).
July 2, 1888 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Quakers released Deacon McGuire.
The Detroit Wolverines signed Deacon McGuire as a free agent.
July 31, 1888 (Standings)
The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Billy Hamilton from the Worcester (New England).
August 1, 1888 (Standings)
The Detroit Wolverines released Deacon McGuire.
August 10, 1888 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms purchased Oyster Burns from the Baltimore Orioles for $3500 or $4000.
August 28, 1888 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues signed Deacon McGuire as a free agent.
September 1, 1888 (Standings)
The St. Louis Browns purchased Elton Chamberlain from the Louisville Colonels for $4000 or $5000.
September 15, 1888 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues purchased Bill McClellan from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
September 23, 1888 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms purchased Pop Corkhill from the Cincinnati Red Stockings for $3,500.
September 24, 1888 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Blondie Purcell from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Frank Fennelly from the Cincinnati Red Stockings for $1,000.
September 30, 1888 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms purchased Hub Collins from the Louisville Colonels for $4,500.
October 5, 1888 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Phenomenal Smith from the Baltimore Orioles for $1000 or $1500.
October 14, 1888 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Lave Cross from the Louisville Colonels for $2500 to $3500. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
October 16, 1888
The Boston Beaneaters purchased Charlie Bennett from the Detroit Wolverines for $30000 (estimate).
The Philadelphia Quakers purchased Sam Thompson from the Detroit Wolverines for $5,000.
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Pete Conway from the Detroit Wolverines.
November 21, 1888
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Ned Hanlon from the Detroit Wolverines for $2,500.
December, 1888
The Cleveland Spiders purchased Ed Beatin from the Detroit Wolverines. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
December 14, 1888
The Columbus Solons purchased Ned Bligh from the Cincinnati Red Stockings for $1,500.
December 20, 1888
The St. Louis Browns purchased Shorty Fuller from the Washington Nationals for $800. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
December 23, 1888
The Columbus Solons purchased Al Mays from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for $3,000.
1889
The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Amos Rusie as a free agent.
The Cleveland Spiders purchased Paul Radford from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
Deacon McGuire sent from the Cleveland Spiders to ??? in an unknown transaction.
January 1, 1889
The Columbus Solons purchased Bill Greenwood from the Baltimore Orioles for $600 to $1000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
January 6, 1889
The Columbus Solons purchased Jim McTamany from the Kansas City Cowboys for $1,000.
January 11, 1889
The Columbus Solons purchased Ed Daily from the Washington Nationals for $600.
March 5, 1889
The Indianapolis Hoosiers purchased Charlie Getzien from the Detroit Wolverines.
The Boston Beaneaters returned Deacon White to the Detroit Wolverines following previous purchase.
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Deacon White from the Detroit Wolverines.
March 8, 1889
The Louisville Colonels purchased Red Ehret from the Kansas City Cowboys for $500.
March 26, 1889
The Chicago White Stockings purchased Pete Sommers from the Boston Beaneaters for $500.
March 29, 1889
The Washington Nationals traded Jim Whitney to the Indianapolis Hoosiers for John Healy.
Stats updated through October 30, 2008.
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