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November 9, 1916
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Paddy Livingston from the Sioux City (Western).
December 31, 1916
The Chicago White Sox released Ed Walsh.
1917
The Chicago White Sox purchased Swede Risberg from the Vernon (PCL).
January, 1917
The Chicago Cubs traded Joe Kelly to the Boston Braves for Earl Blackburn.
The Philadelphia Athletics selected Rube Schauer off waivers from the New York Giants.
The New York Giants selected Jimmy Smith off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 3, 1917
The Washington Senators purchased Sam Crane from the Philadelphia Athletics.
February 24, 1917
The Cleveland Indians purchased Joe Wood from the Boston Red Sox for $15,000.
February 25, 1917
The Chicago White Sox purchased Chick Gandil from the Cleveland Indians for $3,500.
March 23, 1917
The Kansas City (American Association) purchased Fritz Mollwitz from the Chicago Cubs.
April, 1917
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Gene Packard from the Chicago Cubs.
April 2, 1917 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs traded Jimmy Lavender and $5,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Demaree.
April 10, 1917 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs returned Scott Perry to the Atlanta (Southern Association) following previous purchase.
April 23, 1917 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Jim Thorpe from the New York Giants.
April 26, 1917 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Scott Perry from the Atlanta (Southern Association).
April 29, 1917 (Standings)
The Indianapolis (American Association) traded Cy Falkenberg to the Philadelphia Athletics for Jack Nabors.
May, 1917 (Standings)
The Kansas City (American Association) purchased Roy Sanders from the Cincinnati Reds. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Brooklyn Robins selected Ernie Krueger off waivers from the New York Giants.
May 10, 1917 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Duster Mails off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.
May 20, 1917 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds returned Scott Perry to the Atlanta (Southern Association) following previous purchase. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
May 24, 1917 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Ike McAuley off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 27, 1917 (Standings)
The Boston Braves purchased Scott Perry from the Atlanta (Southern Association).
June, 1917 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Gene Paulette off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.
June 13, 1917 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians purchased Elmer Smith from the Washington Senators for $4,000.
June 14, 1917 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Bob Steele to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Doug Baird.
June 17, 1917 (Standings)
The Boston Braves released Scott Perry.
July, 1917 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Adam Debus from the Fargo (Northern).
July 1, 1917 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later, Paddy Livingston, Sam Bohne, and cash to the Milwaukee (American Association) for Marv Goodwin. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Bob Bescher (July 3, 1917) to the Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.
July 10, 1917 (Standings)
The Boston Braves purchased Ray Powell from the Providence (International).
The Chicago Cubs released Jimmy Archer.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Joe Wilhoit off waivers from the Boston Braves.
July 11, 1917 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bobby Wallace as a free agent.
The Boston Braves released Mike Massey.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Adam Debus off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
July 12, 1917 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Johnny Evers off waivers from the Boston Braves.
July 14, 1917 (Standings)
The St. Louis Browns purchased Speed Martin from the Chicago White Sox.
The Boston Braves released Ed Reulbach. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 15, 1917 (Standings)
The St. Louis Browns traded Armando Marsans to the New York Yankees for Lee Magee.
July 16, 1917 (Standings)
The Buffalo (International) purchased Tom Daly from the Cleveland Indians.
July 17, 1917 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds selected Dutch Ruether off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
The Philadelphia Athletics selected Charlie Jamieson off waivers from the Washington Senators.
July 20, 1917 (Standings)
The Boston Braves signed Ed Walsh as a free agent.
July 25, 1917 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected George Kelly off waivers from the New York Giants.
August, 1917 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Harry Wolfe from the Chicago Cubs.
The Kansas City (American Association) traded a player to be named later and Fritz Mollwitz to the Pittsburgh Pirates for players to be named later. The Kansas City (American Association) sent Roy Sanders (August 26, 1917) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Alex McCarthy (February, 1918), Ray Miller (February, 1918), and Ike McAuley (February, 1918) to the Kansas City (American Association) to complete the trade.
August 1, 1917 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds selected Sherry Magee off waivers from the Boston Braves.
August 4, 1917 (Standings)
The New York Giants selected George Kelly off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
August 5, 1917 (Standings)
The New York Giants selected Joe Wilhoit off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
August 15, 1917 (Standings)
The New York Giants traded Pete Kilduff to the Chicago Cubs for Al Demaree.
August 16, 1917 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs purchased Fred Merkle from the Brooklyn Robins for $3,500.
The Boston Braves selected Chief Meyers off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.
August 18, 1917 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds returned Jim Thorpe to the New York Giants following previous purchase.
August 21, 1917 (Standings)
The New York Yankees purchased Muddy Ruel from the St. Louis Browns.
September, 1917 (Standings)
The St. Louis Browns selected Grover Lowdermilk off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago White Sox selected Bobby Byrne off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
September 28, 1917 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs purchased Tom Daly from the Buffalo (International).
October, 1917 (Standings)
The Boston Braves purchased Bill Wagner from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
October 16, 1917
The Brooklyn Robins selected Clarence Mitchell off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
December 11, 1917
The Chicago Cubs traded Mike Prendergast, Pickles Dillhoefer, and $55,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Pete Alexander and Bill Killefer.
December 14, 1917
The Boston Red Sox traded Vean Gregg, Merlin Kopp, Pinch Thomas, and $60,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics for Amos Strunk, Joe Bush, and Wally Schang.
December 15, 1917
The Washington Senators traded Bert Gallia and $15,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Burt Shotton and Doc Lavan.
December 26, 1917
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Dode Paskert to the Chicago Cubs for Cy Williams.
1918
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Rube Oldring as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Charlie Hollocher from the Portland (PCL).
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Earl Hamilton from the St. Louis Browns.
January 4, 1918
The Chicago Cubs traded Larry Doyle, Art Wilson, and $15,000 to the Boston Braves for Lefty Tyler.
January 8, 1918
The New York Giants traded Buck Herzog to the Boston Braves for Larry Doyle and Jesse Barnes.
January 9, 1918
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Chuck Ward, Burleigh Grimes, and Al Mamaux to the Brooklyn Robins for Casey Stengel and George Cutshaw.
January 10, 1918
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Stuffy McInnis to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later, Larry Gardner, and Hick Cady. The Boston Red Sox sent Tilly Walker (February 20, 1918) to the Philadelphia Athletics to complete the trade.
January 22, 1918
The New York Yankees traded Les Nunamaker, Fritz Maisel, Nick Cullop, Urban Shocker, Joe Gedeon, and $15,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Eddie Plank and Del Pratt.
February 14, 1918
The Boston Braves purchased John Henry from the Washington Senators.
February 15, 1918
The Cleveland Indians selected Bob Groom off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.
February 25, 1918
The Boston Braves purchased Jimmy Smith from the New York Giants.
March, 1918
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Bill McKechnie from the Cincinnati Reds for $20,000.
March 8, 1918
The New York Yankees purchased George Burns from the Detroit Tigers.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Ping Bodie to the New York Yankees for George Burns.
March 10, 1918
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jimmy Archer as a free agent.
March 18, 1918
As part of a 3-team trade: The New York Yankees sent Tim Hendryx to the St. Louis Browns. The Cincinnati Reds sent a player to be named later to the New York Yankees. The St. Louis Browns sent Lee Magee to the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds sent Tommy Clarke (April 25, 1918) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
March 22, 1918
The Boston Braves purchased Bunny Hearn from the Toronto (International).
April, 1918
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Roy Mitchell from the Chicago White Sox.
April 1, 1918
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dave Shean to the Boston Red Sox for Rube Foster. Rube Foster refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent cash (April 1, 1918) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox traded Rube Foster to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Shean. Rube Foster refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent cash (April 1, 1918) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
Stats updated through October 30, 2008.
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