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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.
April 4, 1899 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles traded Aleck Smith to the Brooklyn Superbas for Pat Crisham and George Magoon.
April 10, 1899 (Standings)
Dan McFarlan assigned the Baltimore Orioles to the Brooklyn Superbas. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 13, 1899 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates loaned Tom O'Brien to the New York Giants.
April 25, 1899 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Superbas traded Pete Cassidy, Mike Heydon, Dan McFarlan, and $2,500 to the Washington Senators for Doc Casey and Duke Farrell.
May 18, 1899 (Standings)
The Cleveland Spiders released Jack Clements.
June, 1899 (Standings)
The St. Louis Perfectos purchased Charlie Hemphill from the Grand Rapids (Western).
June 5, 1899 (Standings)
Lave Cross assigned the Cleveland Spiders to the St. Louis Perfectos.
Frank Bates assigned the St. Louis Perfectos to the Cleveland Spiders.
June 18, 1899 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased John O'Brien from the Baltimore Orioles.
June 25, 1899 (Standings)
The Indianapolis (Western) purchased Topsy Hartsel from the Louisville Colonels.
June 29, 1899 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters signed Harvey Bailey as a free agent.
June 30, 1899 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bill Magee from the Louisville Colonels for $3,250.
July, 1899 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jack Chesbro from the Richmond (Atlantic).
The Louisville Colonels released Harry Croft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 5, 1899 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies released Dave Fultz.
July 14, 1899 (Standings)
The Washington Senators traded Deacon McGuire to the Brooklyn Superbas for Dan McGann and Aleck Smith.
July 17, 1899 (Standings)
Jack Fifield assigned the Philadelphia Phillies to the Minneapolis (Western).
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dave Fultz as a free agent.
July 24, 1899 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Farmer Vaughn.
July 26, 1899 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Harry Croft as a free agent.
July 28, 1899 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Jake Stenzel.
August, 1899 (Standings)
The Detroit (Western) sent Kid Elberfeld to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Jimmy Barrett from the Detroit (Western).
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Emil Frisk from the Detroit (Western).
The Brooklyn Superbas purchased Erve Beck from the Toledo (Interstate).
The Brooklyn Superbas released Al Maul.
August 2, 1899 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles traded George Magoon to the Chicago Orphans for Gene DeMontreville.
August 3, 1899 (Standings)
Charlie Hemphill assigned the St. Louis Perfectos to the Cleveland Spiders.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Gene DeMontreville and Jerry Nops to the Brooklyn Superbas for Hughie Jennings. Gene DeMontreville, Hughie Jennings, and Jerry Nops returned to original teams on August 8, 1899.
August 4, 1899 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Socks Seybold from the Richmond (Atlantic).
August 5, 1899 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Aleck Smith from the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Willie Clark.
August 8, 1899 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Superbas traded Hughie Jennings to the Baltimore Orioles for Gene DeMontreville and Jerry Nops. Gene DeMontreville, Hughie Jennings, and Jerry Nops returned to original teams on August 8, 1899. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
August 10, 1899 (Standings)
The Chicago Orphans purchased Bill Bradley from the Troy (New York State).
August 11, 1899 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters purchased Jouett Meekin from the New York Giants for $5000 (probably much lower or even free).
August 12, 1899 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters released General Stafford.
August 20, 1899 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bill Magee. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
August 22, 1899 (Standings)
The Washington Senators signed General Stafford as a free agent.
August 23, 1899 (Standings)
The Kansas City (Western) purchased Bill Coughlin from the Washington Senators.
The Washington Senators released Charlie Atherton.
The Washington Senators released Frank Bonner.
The Washington Senators released Jim Duncan.
August 24, 1899 (Standings)
The St. Louis Perfectos released Dusty Miller.
August 29, 1899 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters released Frank Killen.
September, 1899 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Pop Dillon from the Buffalo (Western) for $1,500.
The Milwaukee (American) purchased Wid Conroy from the Cortland (New York State).
The Boston Beaneaters released George Yeager.
The Boston Beaneaters traded a player to be named later and $1,000 to the Grand Rapids (Western) for Billy Sullivan. The Boston Beaneaters sent Charlie Frisbee (November, 1899) to the Grand Rapids (Western) to complete the trade.
Doc Newton sent from the Indianapolis (Western) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
September 9, 1899 (Standings)
The New York Giants signed Jay Parker as a free agent.
(Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Chummy Gray from the Buffalo (Western) for $1,000.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Sam Crawford from the Grand Rapids (Western).
September 10, 1899 (Standings)
The Washington Senators signed Bill Magee as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
September 16, 1899 (Standings)
The Washington Senators purchased Doc Powers from the Louisville Colonels.
September 18, 1899 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Jack Cronin from the Detroit (Western).
September 22, 1899 (Standings)
The Chicago Orphans released Doc Curley.
September 26, 1899 (Standings)
The St. Louis Perfectos purchased Fritz Buelow from the Detroit (Western).
October, 1899 (Standings)
December 8, 1899
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, John O'Brien, Art Madison, and $25,000 to the Louisville Colonels for Rube Waddell, Bert Cunningham, Deacon Phillippe, Jack Wadsworth, Chief Zimmer, Tacks Latimer, Tom Messitt, Mike Kelley, Claude Ritchey, Tommy Leach, Fred Clarke, and Honus Wagner.
December 12, 1899
The Chicago Orphans purchased Jack McCarthy from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $2,000.
December 13, 1899
The Chicago Orphans purchased Billy Clingman from the Louisville Colonels.
1900
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Fred Jacklitsch from the Montreal (Eastern).
January, 1900
The Brooklyn Superbas purchased Farmer Steelman from the Louisville Colonels.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Patsy Donovan from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $1,000.
January 10, 1900
The New York Giants purchased Win Mercer from the Washington Senators.
January 13, 1900
The Cincinnati Reds returned Kid Elberfeld to the Detroit (American) as part of a conditional deal.
The Cincinnati Reds returned Emil Frisk to the Detroit (American) following previous purchase.
February, 1900
Jack Harper assigned the Cleveland Spiders to the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Tully Sparks from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 11, 1900
The Boston Beaneaters purchased Shad Barry from the Washington Senators for $7,500.
March, 1900
Harry Howell assigned the Baltimore Orioles to the Brooklyn Superbas.
The Cleveland Blues purchased Kit McKenna from the Brooklyn Superbas for $3,000.
The Syracuse (Eastern) purchased Zeke Wrigley from the Brooklyn Superbas.
The New York Giants purchased Pink Hawley from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Indianapolis (American) purchased Mike Kelley from the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Chicago Orphans purchased Cupid Childs from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Toronto (Eastern) purchased Mike Roach from the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bill Hoffer. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Heinie Reitz to the Milwaukee (American Association) for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee (American Association) sent Harry Smith (September, 1900) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
The Indianapolis (American) obtained Doc Powers who was previously under league control.
March 1, 1900
The Milwaukee (American) purchased Tully Sparks from the Philadelphia Phillies.
March 8, 1900
Dave Fultz assigned the Baltimore Orioles to the Brooklyn Superbas.
March 9, 1900
Bill Keister assigned the Baltimore Orioles to the Brooklyn Superbas.
Joe McGinnity assigned the Baltimore Orioles to the Brooklyn Superbas.
Jack Chesbro assigned the Louisville Colonels to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Frank Bowerman assigned the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Giants.
Gus Weyhing assigned the Washington Senators to the Brooklyn Superbas for $500.
The Chicago Orphans purchased Bert Cunningham from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Dan McGann from the Washington Senators for $5,000.
March 10, 1900
Charlie Hemphill assigned the Cleveland Spiders to the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Dan McFarlan assigned the Washington Senators to the New York Giants.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Bill Keister from the Brooklyn Superbas for $19,000.
March 12, 1900
Jimmy Slagle assigned the Washington Senators to the Philadelphia Phillies for $750 or $1500.
March 15, 1900
The Indianapolis (American) purchased Art Madison from the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
March 22, 1900
The New York Giants purchased Charlie Frisbee from the Boston Beaneaters.
The New York Giants purchased Charlie Hickman from the Boston Beaneaters.
March 24, 1900
The Milwaukee (American) purchased John Anderson from the Brooklyn Superbas.
The Milwaukee (American) purchased Dave Fultz from the Brooklyn Superbas.
The Detroit (American) purchased Jack O'Brien from the Washington Senators for $1,750.
March 27, 1900
The New York Giants purchased Kip Selbach from the Cincinnati Reds.
April, 1900
The Chicago White Sox purchased Steve Brodie from the Brooklyn Superbas.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Dick Harley from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cincinnati Reds returned Jack Cronin to the Detroit (American) following previous purchase. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Paddy Fox.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released John O'Brien.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Harry Colliflower.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jim Duncan.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Joe Sugden.
Stats updated through October 30, 2008.
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