MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS Wednesday, 10/25/1888 |
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Boston (N): Free agent C Ed Whiting has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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New York (N): Free agent C Cap Anson has been signed to a contract of $9,465,700 per year, for 3 years.
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Indianapolis: Free agent 1B John Reilly has been signed to a contract of $8,070,000 per year, for 3 years. Washington: Free agent 3B Jack O'brien has been signed to a contract of $5,750,000 per year, for 3 years. Chicago (N): Free agent P Will White has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Brooklyn: Free agent P Jack Neagle has been signed to a contract of $450,500 per year, for 2 years. Boston (N): Free agent LF Joe Hornung has been signed to a contract of $435,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Chicago (N): Free agent LF Pete Gillespie has been signed to a contract of $650,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Boston (N): Free agent 3B Mike Muldoon has been signed to a contract of $4,500,001 per year, for 3 years. Indianapolis: Free agent 3B Bob Blakiston has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Pittsburgh: Free agent P John Reccius has been signed to a contract of $4,413,865 per year, for 4 years.
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Pittsburgh: Free agent SS Nick Scharf has been signed to a contract of $3,500,001 per year, for 3 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent 2B Bill Harbidge has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Kansas City : Free agent LF Orator Shaffer has been signed to a contract of $6,125,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Pittsburgh: Free agent 2B Jack Farrell has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Pittsburgh: Free agent 3B Fred Pfeffer has been signed to a contract of $2,499,999 per year, for 3 years.
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Philadelphia (A): Free agent P John Fox has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 5 years. New York (N): Free agent CF Doc Kennedy has been signed to a contract of $420,005 per year, for 1 years.
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Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Sam Weaver has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
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Chicago (N): Free agent P Charley Radbourn has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 2 years. Brooklyn: Free agent C Charlie Bennett has been signed to a contract of $1,985,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Brooklyn: Free agent 2B Bid Mcphee has been signed to a contract of $2,750,500 per year, for 4 years.
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Kansas City : Free agent SS Sam Wise has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
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New York (N): Put 2B Buttercup Dickerson on the 15 Day DL. Cincinnati: Put LF Podge Weihe on the 15 Day DL. Cincinnati: Put P Fleury Sullivan on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment. Cincinnati: CF Mike Griffin was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: CF Len Sowders was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: P George Haddock was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: C John Strick was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: P Foghorn Bradley was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: C Harry Decker was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: P Al Maul was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: LF Joe Fogarty was promoted from A to the active roster.
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Cincinnati: P George Haddock was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: P Al Maul was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: P Rex Smith was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: P Ted Firth was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: Free agent 3B Ned Williamson has been signed to a contract of $808,000 per year, for 1 year. Cincinnati: CF Jimmy Macullar was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: 3B Ned Williamson was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: LF George Pattison was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: LF Joe Fogarty was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: P Rex Smith was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: 3B Charlie Barber was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: SS Joe Mulvey was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: CF Tom Mansell was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: 3B Ezra Sutton was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: CF Doc Kennedy was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
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Cincinnati: CF Len Sowders was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: LF Charlie Kalbfus was promoted from A to the active roster.
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Indianapolis: SP George Haddock has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati: Free agent 2B Jack Farrell has been signed to a contract of $904,000 per year, for 1 year. Cincinnati: Put C Bill Traffley on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment. Cincinnati: 2B Jack Farrell was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
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Kansas City : Free agent Curry Foley has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 1 years. Philadelphia (A): Put P Fred Goldsmith on the 15 Day DL.
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Philadelphia (N) : John Coleman has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
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Philadelphia (A) : Bobby Mathews has been signed to a contract extension, $3,140,000 per year, for 2 years. Philadelphia (A) : Guy Hecker has been signed to a contract extension, $310,000 per year, for 3 years. New York (N) : Mike Dorgan has been signed to a contract extension, $8,500,000 per year, for 3 years. Philadelphia (N) : Hardie Henderson has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Philadelphia (N) : Piggy Ward has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Indianapolis: RF John Mansell has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (A).
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New York (N): Put P John Hofford on the 15 Day DL. New York (N): Put P John Ryan on the 15 Day DL. Washington : Pud Galvin has been signed to a contract extension, $880,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Cleveland : Will Sawyer has been signed to a contract extension, $15,990,000 per year, for 4 years. Indianapolis: Put P Alex Voss on the 15 Day DL. Chicago (N): Put C Jack Corcoran on the 60 Day DL. St. Louis (N) : Jim Mccormick has been signed to a contract extension, $330,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Washington : John Ward has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 2 years. Cleveland : Bill Phillips has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Louisville: Put P Bob Black on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (A): Put SS John Ake on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (N): P Hardie Henderson was put on the 15-Day DL. Louisville : Bob Black has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Pittsburgh: Put P Charlie Ferguson on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (A) : Cub Stricker has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
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Louisville : Jack (rl) Jones has been signed to a contract extension, $660,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Cleveland : Pete Hotaling has been signed to a contract extension, $8,100,000 per year, for 5 years. Cleveland: P John Cattanach was put on the 15-Day DL. Cleveland: P Bill Blair was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cleveland: 1B Charlie Bastian was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cleveland: SS Bill White was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cleveland: CF Jim Donahue was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cleveland: RF John Grim was sent down from AAA to AA . Cleveland: RF Gene Moriarity was promoted from AA to AAA . Cleveland: SS Billy Otterson was promoted from AA to AAA .
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New York (N): Put C Mike Dorgan on the 15 Day DL. Washington : Dell Darling has been signed to a contract extension, $1,810,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Brooklyn : Barney Gilligan has been signed to a contract extension, $410,000 per year, for 2 years. Brooklyn : Joe Sommer has been signed to a contract extension, $410,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Cleveland : Jake Evans has been signed to a contract extension, $420,000 per year, for 3 years. Cleveland : Lem Hunter has been signed to a contract extension, $1,280,000 per year, for 4 years. Cleveland: Designated CF Jake Evans for assignment. Cleveland: C Connie Mack was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cleveland: Designated 2B Jack Glasscock for assignment. Philadelphia (A): Put P Bobby Mathews on the 15 Day DL. Brooklyn : George Gore has been signed to a contract extension, $12,600,000 per year, for 4 years. Brooklyn : Jim Egan has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Kansas City : Arthur Irwin has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years. Cincinnati : Pop Corkhill has been signed to a contract extension, $3,200,000 per year, for 3 years. Cincinnati : Ned Williamson has been signed to a contract extension, $3,590,000 per year, for 2 years.
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