MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1884
Wednesday 2/1/1884 :
Providence: Free agent P Bill Stearns has been signed to a contract of $1,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent RF Gat Stires has been signed to a contract of $7,100,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent 2B Bill Boyd has been signed to a contract of $4,222,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent CF George Bird has been signed to a contract of $888,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland: Free agent 1B Ed Cogswell has been signed to a contract of $510,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent 1B John Smith has been signed to a contract of $550,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/2/1884 :
Washington: Free agent P Jim Britt has been signed to a contract of $5,400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland: Free agent P Amos Booth has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent 1B Clipper Flynn has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent C John Strick has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent SS John Dailey has been signed to a contract of $1,211,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/3/1884 :
Baltimore: Free agent P Bobby Mitchell has been signed to a contract of $11,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Providence: Free agent RF Fraley Rogers has been signed to a contract of $2,125,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent LF Count Gedney has been signed to a contract of $5,210,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/4/1884 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Foghorn Bradley has been signed to a contract of $3,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/5/1884 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Cy Bentley has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Bert Dorr has been signed to a contract of $2,100,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/6/1884 :
Baltimore: Free agent P Harry Salisbury has been signed to a contract of $11,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent 2B Gene Kimball has been signed to a contract of $800,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1884 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Tricky Nichols has been signed to a contract of $3,450,050 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville: Free agent P Bill Mcgunnigle has been signed to a contract of $977,001 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent P John Greason has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Frank Fleet has been signed to a contract of $375,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent P John Mcmullin has been signed to a contract of $375,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent 2B Ross Barnes has been signed to a contract of $9,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent LF Jim Tipper has been signed to a contract of $3,100,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cleveland: Free agent LF Ralph Ham has been signed to a contract of $420,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1884 :
Cleveland: Free agent P Doc Landis has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent C Charlie Hodes has been signed to a contract of $290,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/9/1884 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Phonney Martin has been signed to a contract of $2,580,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Al Pratt has been signed to a contract of $700,000 per year, for 1 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent CF Russ Mckelvy has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent 3B John Shetzline has been signed to a contract of $2,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/10/1884 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Hugh Campbell has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent SS George Wright has been signed to a contract of $1,670,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent SS Dickie Flowers has been signed to a contract of $11,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent 1B Bub Mcatee has been signed to a contract of $260,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/11/1884 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent CF Holly Hollingshead has been signed to a contract of $810,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/13/1884 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Morrie Critchley has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Frank Buttery has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent LF Charlie Pabor has been signed to a contract of $5,222,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent 3B Fred Waterman has been signed to a contract of $670,000 per year, for 2 years.
Baltimore: Free agent RF Joe Simmons has been signed to a contract of $255,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1884 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Dick Mcbride has been signed to a contract of $3,320,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent P Jim Egan has been signed to a contract of $5,055,050 per year, for 3 years.
Providence: Free agent RF John Mckelvey has been signed to a contract of $4,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1884 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent CF John Mansell has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore: Free agent CF Harry Deane has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Baltimore: Free agent SS Sam Wright has been signed to a contract of $255,000 per year, for 1 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent RF Tom Patterson has been signed to a contract of $375,000 per year, for 1 years.
Baltimore: Free agent 3B Herm Doscher has been signed to a contract of $255,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 2/16/1884 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent C Mike Mcgeary has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville: Free agent CF Count Sensenderfer has been signed to a contract of $778,001 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland: Free agent SS Jim Snyder has been signed to a contract of $420,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 1B Jake Goodman has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent 2B Bill Smiley has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/17/1884 :
Baltimore: Free agent 1B Jim Carleton has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/19/1884 :
Chicago (N): Free agent CF Mart King has been signed to a contract of $590,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/20/1884 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent RF Larry Ressler has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1884 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 3B Steve Bellan has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/22/1884 :
Louisville: Free agent SS John Radcliffe has been signed to a contract of $333,001 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/25/1884 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent C Tom Barlow has been signed to a contract of $7,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 3/2/1884 :
Baltimore: Released P Bill Gallagher.
St. Louis (N): Released C Sleeper Sullivan.
St. Louis (N): Released SS Jack Gleason.
Saturday 4/1/1884 :
Cleveland: C Kid Baldwin was promoted from A to AAA .
Cleveland: P John Cattanach was promoted from A to AAA .
Cleveland: C Jack Clements was promoted from A to AAA .
Cleveland: P Cyclone Miller was promoted from A to AAA .
Cleveland: C Tom Gunning was promoted from A to AAA .
Cleveland: 2B Al Myers was promoted from A to AAA .
Cleveland: SS Bill White was promoted from A to AAA .
Cleveland: LF Ed Glenn was promoted from A to AAA .
Cleveland: LF Tom Ryder was promoted from A to AAA .
Cleveland: C Cal Broughton was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (N): P Milo Lockwood was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (N): P Ed Morris was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Friday 5/12/1884 :
Brooklyn: CF John Richmond has been claimed off waivers from St. Louis (A).
Friday 5/19/1884 :
Cleveland: P Jim Mccormick was put on the 60-Day DL.
Washington: Put 2B Hardy Richardson on the 60 Day DL.
Brooklyn: Put P Larry Mckeon on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 6/3/1884 :
St. Louis (A): Put P Bert Dorr on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put C Emil Gross on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 6/5/1884 :
Baltimore: Released RF Joe Simmons... he retired.
Sunday 6/11/1884 :
Trade between St. Louis (N) and Philadelphia (A) :
Philadelphia (A) gets :
C Pat Deasley
St. Louis (N) gets :
2B Marr Phillips
Washington: Put LF Buster Hoover on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 6/19/1884 :
Philadelphia (A) : Bill Crowley has been signed to a contract extension, $2,670,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Lon Knight has been signed to a contract extension, $680,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 7/10/1884 :
St. Louis (N): Released LF Ned Cuthbert... he retired.
Wednesday 7/12/1884 :
Washington: Released CF Jim Lillie.
Washington: Released RF Marshall Locke.
Cleveland: SS Jim Snyder was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: P Cyclone Miller was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: SS Bill White was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: 2B Charlie Bastian was promoted from AA to AAA .
Cleveland: RF Scrappy Carroll was promoted from AA to AAA .
Cleveland: C Cal Broughton was sent down from AAA to AA .
Thursday 7/20/1884 :
Trade between St. Louis (A) and Philadelphia (A) :
Philadelphia (A) gets :
CF Tom Brown
LF Frank Berkelbach
2B Dickie Flowers
St. Louis (A) gets :
P Fred Corey
Louisville: Put P Sam Weaver on the 15 Day DL.
Providence: Put P Charley Radbourn on the 15 Day DL.
Providence: Put P C.v. Matteson on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (A): Released CF Larry Ressler.
Monday 7/24/1884 :
Baltimore: Released CF Harry Deane... he retired.
Saturday 8/12/1884 :
Detroit: Put 2B Sam Trott on the 60 Day DL.
Detroit: Put CF Ned Hanlon on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (A): Put C Rudy Kemmler on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 8/20/1884 :
St. Louis (A): Put P Frank Mountain on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 8/28/1884 :
St. Louis (A) : Free agent Marshall Locke has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 9/12/1884 :
Louisville: Put SS John Radcliffe on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: LF Buster Hoover was promoted from to AAA .
Brooklyn : Bill Holbert has been signed to a contract extension, $250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Doc Bushong has been signed to a contract extension, $290,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Bill Phillips has been signed to a contract extension, $1,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland : Pete Hotaling has been signed to a contract extension, $8,080,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland : Jake Evans has been signed to a contract extension, $900,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland : Jack Glasscock has been signed to a contract extension, $5,810,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland : Fred Dunlap has been signed to a contract extension, $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland : Hugh Daily has been signed to a contract extension, $1,010,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Jim Mccormick has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 9/20/1884 :
Brooklyn : John Richmond has been signed to a contract extension, $1,050,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 10/16/1884 :
Washington : Pud Galvin has been signed to a contract extension, $11,870,000 per year, for 4 years.
Washington : Deacon White has been signed to a contract extension, $940,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : Davy Force has been signed to a contract extension, $900,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : Dave Eggler has been signed to a contract extension, $1,020,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : George Derby has been signed to a contract extension, $3,800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : James Burke has been signed to a contract extension, $7,610,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N) : Abner Dalrymple has been signed to a contract extension, $9,520,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 10/19/1884 :
Philadelphia (N): Released LF Jack Manning.
Philadelphia (N): Released CF Blondie Purcell.
Wednesday 10/25/1884 :
Boston (N) : Joe Hornung has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A) : Fred Corey has been signed to a contract extension, $17,500,000 per year, for 3 years.

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