MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Tuesday, 10/24/1891
Tuesday 1/31/1891 :
Washington: Put SS Jack Rowe on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 2/1/1891 :
Chicago (N): Free agent 3B Denny Lyons has been signed to a contract of $20,000,400 per year, for 4 years.
Columbus: Free agent CF Paul Radford has been signed to a contract of $8,980,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (N): Free agent CF John Reilly has been signed to a contract of $3,010,000 per year, for 1 years.
Columbus: Free agent P George Radbourn has been signed to a contract of $6,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Indianapolis: Free agent C Arlie Latham has been signed to a contract of $3,100,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/3/1891 :
Boston (N): Free agent C Dan Sullivan has been signed to a contract of $375,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/6/1891 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Bill Nelson has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent CF Billy Sunday has been signed to a contract of $1,100,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1891 :
Boston (N): Free agent P Shorty Wetzel has been signed to a contract of $6,900,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N): Free agent CF Conny Doyle has been signed to a contract of $1,700,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P John Horan has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/9/1891 :
New York (N): Free agent P Toad Ramsey has been signed to a contract of $11,000,005 per year, for 5 years.
Saturday 2/11/1891 :
Boston (A): Free agent LF Bill Johnson has been signed to a contract of $12,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Boston (N): Free agent P J. Fisher has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/12/1891 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Charlie Buffinton has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Louisville: Free agent LF Joe Hornung has been signed to a contract of $1,066,001 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville: Free agent RF Ed Greer has been signed to a contract of $333,001 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/13/1891 :
Indianapolis: Free agent P Pete Conway has been signed to a contract of $8,825,000 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore: Free agent P Ed Trumbull has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Louisville: Free agent P Babe Doty has been signed to a contract of $967,001 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Free agent P Edgar (ee) Smith has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Louisville: Free agent C Lew Brown has been signed to a contract of $667,001 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Free agent 1B Martin Powell has been signed to a contract of $700,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1891 :
Cincinnati: Free agent RF Sam Thompson has been signed to a contract of $9,452,774 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N): Free agent CF Mike Mansell has been signed to a contract of $430,000 per year, for 1 years.
Louisville: Free agent 1B Jim Tray has been signed to a contract of $867,002 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/16/1891 :
Chicago (N): Free agent 3B Buster Hoover has been signed to a contract of $7,210,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Tom Lovett has been signed to a contract of $540,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/17/1891 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Norm Baker has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/24/1891 :
Baltimore: Free agent LF Elmer Cleveland has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/25/1891 :
Baltimore: Free agent C Jack O'brien has been signed to a contract of $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Baltimore: Free agent RF Danny Richardson has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 4/1/1891 :
Brooklyn: 1B John Kerins was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (A) : Free agent Buttercup Dickerson has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Louisville: Put CF Dennis Casey on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Released 2B Mike Moynahan.
Philadelphia (A): Released 3B Nick Reeder.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Bill Sowders on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put P Jack (da) Jones on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put LF Edgar (ae) Smith on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put P John Coleman on the 60 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put 2B Fred Dunlap on the 15 Day DL.
Cleveland: LF Joe Visner was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
New York (N): Released RF Jocko Milligan.
New York (N): Released CF Cap Anson.
Sunday 4/9/1891 :
Brooklyn: Put 2B Jimmy Peoples on the 60 Day DL.
Monday 4/10/1891 :
Indianapolis: LF Walt Goldsby has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (A).
Monday 4/17/1891 :
Chicago (N) : Free agent Ed Whiting has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 1 years.
Columbus: Released SS Leo Smith.
Saturday 4/22/1891 :
Cincinnati: Released RF Tom Loftus.
Cincinnati: Released P Frank Mcintyre.
Wednesday 5/3/1891 :
Philadelphia (A): Released P Sam Weaver.
Thursday 5/11/1891 :
Philadelphia (A): Released P George Bausewine.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Bill Swabach.
Pittsburgh: Released SS James Lehan.
Pittsburgh: Released P John Reccius.
Pittsburgh: Released RF Henry Oberbeck.
Pittsburgh: Released 3B Barney Graham.
Friday 5/19/1891 :
Boston (A): Put P Frank Wyman on the 60 Day DL.
Boston (A): Put CF Hercules Burnett on the 60 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Bobby Mathews.
Pittsburgh: Put P Mickey Hughes on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 6/1/1891 :
Indianapolis: Released P Pete Fries.
Saturday 6/3/1891 :
Louisville : Jimmy Wolf has been signed to a contract extension, $3,900,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Jack Gleason has been signed to a contract extension, $810,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Mox Mcquery has been signed to a contract extension, $3,490,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Chippy Mcgarr has been signed to a contract extension, $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Billy Reid has been signed to a contract extension, $608,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 6/11/1891 :
Louisville: Put P John Shaffer on the 15 Day DL.
Indianapolis: Put CF Eddie Burke on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Removed P Jersey Bakely from waivers.
Brooklyn: Put SS Frank Fennelly on the 15 Day DL.
Louisville : Ed Daily has been signed to a contract extension, $2,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 6/19/1891 :
Boston (A): Put P Lou Galvin on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put P John Kirby on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put LF Walt Wilmot on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn: Put P Dupee Shaw on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put P Bill Smith on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A) : Steve Behel has been signed to a contract extension, $2,560,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Dick Johnston has been signed to a contract extension, $1,900,000 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Harry Stovey has been signed to a contract extension, $5,060,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Ed Seward has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington : Dan Brouthers has been signed to a contract extension, $19,600,000 per year, for 6 years.
Washington : Jack Rowe has been signed to a contract extension, $10,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Piggy Ward has been signed to a contract extension, $9,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 6/20/1891 :
Brooklyn: MR Joe Brown has been claimed off waivers from Boston (N).
Tuesday 6/27/1891 :
Columbus: P John Sterling was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: P Bob Murphy was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: P Jimmy Mace was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: P Bill Gleason was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: 3B Ed Flynn was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: 2B Howard Earl was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: 3B John Newell was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: RF Tommy Tucker was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: CF Mike Slattery was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: SS Hughie Jennings was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Sunday 7/2/1891 :
Boston (N): Released 2B Barney Mclaughlin.
Wednesday 7/5/1891 :
Chicago (N) : Free agent Bobby Mitchell has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 7/13/1891 :
Philadelphia (A): Released P Guy Hecker.
Philadelphia (N): Released CF Unknown Joyce.
Friday 7/21/1891 :
Trade between Pittsburgh and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
P Ed Clark
Pittsburgh gets :
CF King Kelly
Louisville: Put P Park Swartzel on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 7/29/1891 :
Louisville : Phil Reccius has been signed to a contract extension, $1,960,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland: SS Bill White was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: SS Billy Otterson was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: 2B Tim Shinnick was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Saturday 8/5/1891 :
Chicago (N): Put P Charlie Hilsey on the 15 Day DL.
Indianapolis : Stump Wiedman has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Indianapolis : John Valentine has been signed to a contract extension, $1,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 8/11/1891 :
Pittsburgh: Released RF George Mcmillan.
Pittsburgh: P Alex Jones was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Sunday 8/13/1891 :
Chicago (N) : Free agent Alex Voss has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 8/21/1891 :
Cincinnati: Put P Alonzo Breitenstein on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put P Warren Fitzgerald on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put LF Podge Weihe on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 8/29/1891 :
Baltimore: Put P Ed Trumbull on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 9/5/1891 :
Chicago (N) : Alex Voss has been signed to a contract extension, $1,140,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Ed Whiting has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N) : Charlie Jones has been signed to a contract extension, $575,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 9/7/1891 :
Chicago (N): CL Al Atkinson has been claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh.
Wednesday 9/13/1891 :
Columbus: Put C Farmer Vaughn on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 9/21/1891 :
Washington : George Derby has been signed to a contract extension, $1,540,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 9/26/1891 :
Pittsburgh: Released LF Ham Sweigert.
Thursday 10/5/1891 :
Washington : Lou Bierbauer has been signed to a contract extension, $3,650,000 per year, for 2 years.
Indianapolis : Jim Field has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Put P Art Thompson on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put P Bill Sullivan on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N) : Bill Stemmeyer has been signed to a contract extension, $1,390,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Billy O'brien has been signed to a contract extension, $360,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Bones Ely has been signed to a contract extension, $1,070,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 10/15/1891 :
Boston (A): Released P Hank O'day.
Boston (A): Put 3B Jerry Mccormick on the 15 Day DL.
Indianapolis : Jim Mctamany has been signed to a contract extension, $2,020,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N) : Bill Crowley has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : Tom Burns has been signed to a contract extension, $3,530,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : Buttercup Dickerson has been signed to a contract extension, $3,170,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn : John Kerins has been signed to a contract extension, $715,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn : Jim Egan has been signed to a contract extension, $1,550,000 per year, for 3 years.

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