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November 10, 1897
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Lave Cross, Tommy Dowd, Jack Clements, Jack Taylor, and $1,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Monte Cross, Klondike Douglass, and Red Donahue.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Elmer Smith, Pink Hawley, and $1,500 to the Cincinnati Reds for Billy Rhines, Pop Schriver, Ace Stewart, Bill Gray, and Jack McCarthy.
November 11, 1897
The New York Giants traded Jim Donnelly, Ducky Holmes, and $3,500 to the St. Louis Browns for Mike Grady and Fred Hartman.
November 12, 1897
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms traded George Shoch and $1,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Hallman.
December 7, 1897
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Joe Sugden to the St. Louis Browns for Morgan Murphy.
December 10, 1897
The Washington Senators traded Doc McJames, Gene DeMontreville, and Dan McGann to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Doyle, Heinie Reitz, and Doc Amole.
December 21, 1897
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jim Hughey and $1,800 to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Hart.
1898
The Chicago Orphans signed Frank Chance as a free agent.
February 3, 1898
The Louisville Colonels traded Bill Hill to the Cincinnati Reds for Red Ehret, Dummy Hoy, and Claude Ritchey.
March 5, 1898
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms purchased Tommy Tucker from the Washington Senators for $800.
April 18, 1898 (Standings)
The Chicago Orphans loaned George Decker to the St. Louis Browns.
May 10, 1898 (Standings)
The Washington Senators released Roger Bresnahan.
May 16, 1898 (Standings)
The Louisville Colonels purchased Cooney Snyder from the Washington Senators for $500.
May 19, 1898 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms sent John Anderson to the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal.
May 27, 1898 (Standings)
The Detroit (Western) purchased John Ganzel from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
June 3, 1898 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters loaned Bill Keister to the Rochester (Eastern).
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Frank Bowerman from the Baltimore Orioles for $2,500.
June 10, 1898 (Standings)
The St. Louis Browns traded Ducky Holmes and cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Jake Stenzel and Paddy Quinn.
June 11, 1898 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Steve Brodie.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Morgan Murphy.
June 20, 1898 (Standings)
The Louisville Colonels purchased Malachi Kittridge from the Chicago Orphans for $750.
June 23, 1898 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave Fultz as a free agent.
July, 1898 (Standings)
The Louisville Colonels purchased Nick Altrock from the Grand Rapids (Interstate).
The Columbus (Western) traded Sam Mertes and a player to be named to the Chicago Orphans for Danny Friend and Buttons Briggs.
The St. Louis Browns released George Decker. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Louisville Colonels signed George Decker as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 3, 1898 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Morgan Murphy as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Louisville Colonels purchased Tom Stouch from the Pawtucket (New England). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 8, 1898 (Standings)
The New York Giants purchased Jack Doyle from the Washington Senators for $2,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 9, 1898 (Standings)
The New York Giants purchased Jack Boyle from the Philadelphia Phillies for $1,000.
The Louisville Colonels purchased Harry Davis from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
July 10, 1898 (Standings)
The Louisville Colonels purchased Frank Todd from the Pawtucket (New England). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 12, 1898 (Standings)
The New York Giants released Dave Zearfoss.
Kid Elberfeld sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Detroit (Western) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 18, 1898 (Standings)
July 19, 1898 (Standings)
The St. Louis Browns purchased Tommy Tucker from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
July 24, 1898 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters released Bill Keister.
August, 1898 (Standings)
The Chicago Orphans purchased Jack Taylor from the Milwaukee (Western).
August 4, 1898 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Willie Clark from the New York Giants.
August 10, 1898 (Standings)
The Chicago Orphans purchased Harry Wolverton from the Columbus (Western).
August 14, 1898 (Standings)
The St. Louis Browns purchased Jack Stivetts from the Boston Beaneaters.
August 15, 1898 (Standings)
The New York Giants returned Jack Boyle to the Philadelphia Phillies following previous purchase.
August 18, 1898 (Standings)
The St. Louis Browns purchased Tom Kinslow from the Washington Senators.
September, 1898 (Standings)
The Louisville Colonels drafted Harry Croft from the Auburn (New York State) in the 1898 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Louisville Colonels drafted Rube Waddell from the Detroit (Western) in the 1898 rule 5 draft.
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms purchased Harry Howell from the Meridan (Connecticut).
The St. Paul (Western) traded Bill Phyle to the Chicago Orphans for Frank Isbell.
September 5, 1898 (Standings)
The Cleveland Spiders purchased Chick Fraser from the Louisville Colonels. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
September 9, 1898 (Standings)
The Louisville Colonels purchased Billy Taylor from the Grand Rapids (Interstate).
The Louisville Colonels released Harry Davis.
September 21, 1898 (Standings)
The Washington Senators returned John Anderson to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms as part of a conditional deal.
The Washington Senators loaned Butts Wagner to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
October, 1898 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Harry Davis as a free agent.
October 11, 1898 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds traded Bill Hill and $3,500 to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Taylor.
October 25, 1898
(Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
December 14, 1898
The Washington Senators traded Heinie Reitz to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dick Padden, Jimmy Slagle, and Jack O'Brien.
December 16, 1898
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Chick Fraser from the Cleveland Spiders for $900 or $1000.
December 25, 1898
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Kip Selbach from the Washington Senators for $5,000.
1899
Cy Young assigned the Cleveland Spiders to the St. Louis Perfectos.
The Louisville Colonels loaned Rube Waddell to the Columbus-Grand Rapids (Western).
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jimmy Williams from the Kansas City (Western).
January 11, 1899
The Chicago Orphans sent Walt Woods to the Louisville Colonels as part of a conditional deal.
January 25, 1899
The Baltimore Orioles traded Gene DeMontreville to the Chicago Orphans for Bill Dahlen.
March 2, 1899
The Boston Beaneaters purchased Boileryard Clarke from the Baltimore Orioles.
March 11, 1899
Bill Dahlen assigned the Baltimore Orioles to the Brooklyn Superbas.
Harry Howell assigned the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.
The Cleveland Spiders purchased Mike Griffin from the Brooklyn Superbas for $4,000.
March 29, 1899
Frank Bates assigned the Cleveland Spiders to the St. Louis Perfectos.
Kid Carsey assigned the St. Louis Perfectos to the Cleveland Spiders.
Stats updated through October 30, 2008.
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