MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Tuesday, 10/24/1894
Tuesday 1/31/1894 :
Philadelphia (A): Put RF Tom Brown on the 60 Day DL.
Wednesday 2/1/1894 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Chris Mcfarland has been signed to a contract of $1,195,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/2/1894 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 3B Heinie Kappel has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Kid Madden has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Al Atkinson has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/3/1894 :
Louisville: Free agent P John Horan has been signed to a contract of $1,990,001 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland: Free agent 2B Buster Hoover has been signed to a contract of $4,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P John Weyhing has been signed to a contract of $594,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/4/1894 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Norm Baker has been signed to a contract of $490,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland: Free agent C Charlie Hoover has been signed to a contract of $5,200,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (N): Free agent CF John Grady has been signed to a contract of $399,990 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/5/1894 :
Columbus: Free agent P Al Mays has been signed to a contract of $7,600,000 per year, for 4 years.
Washington: Free agent CF Jim Fogarty has been signed to a contract of $9,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Ed Morris has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1894 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent C Lave Cross has been signed to a contract of $3,252,487 per year, for 4 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent LF George Tebeau has been signed to a contract of $1,505,000 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent 1B Jim Tray has been signed to a contract of $550,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/9/1894 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent CF Curt Welch has been signed to a contract of $4,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (A): Free agent P Ben Sanders has been signed to a contract of $1,170,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/10/1894 :
Brooklyn: Free agent 2B Jim Manning has been signed to a contract of $350,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/12/1894 :
Cleveland: P Con Lucid was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P John Slagle was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P John Slagle was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: C Jack Clements was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: Put 1B Charlie Bastian on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Boston (A): Put LF Bill Johnson on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 2/15/1894 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 2B Reddy Mack has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Gus Weyhing has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 2/16/1894 :
Cleveland: Free agent 1B Dave Orr has been signed to a contract of $8,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 2/17/1894 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Larry Mckeon has been signed to a contract of $21,050,500 per year, for 7 years.
Saturday 2/18/1894 :
Trade between Chicago (N) and Columbus :
Columbus gets :
P Dad Clarke
P Mike O'rourke
Chicago (N) gets :
P Jock Menefee
P Jack Taylor
Brooklyn: Free agent P Bill Hart has been signed to a contract of $1,505,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/24/1894 :
Trade between Philadelphia (N) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
3B Piggy Ward
Philadelphia (N) gets :
2B Roger Carey
Trade between Chicago (N) and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
P Peek-a-boo Veach
LF Hub Collins
P Lady Baldwin
Chicago (N) gets :
LF Sam Dungan
LF Charlie Hamburg
RF John Grim
Cleveland: P John Slagle was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Frank Houseman has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Indianapolis: Free agent C Chief Zimmer has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/25/1894 :
Baltimore: P Roscoe Coughlin was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Baltimore: P Ed Mars was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Baltimore: C Jerry Hurley was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Baltimore: RF Buck Freeman was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Baltimore: LF Fred Clarke was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Baltimore: 1B Jerry Sweeney was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Larry Corcoran has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/26/1894 :
Baltimore: Free agent SS Ed Yewell has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/27/1894 :
Baltimore: Free agent SS Bill Higgins has been signed to a contract of $475,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1894 :
Chicago (N): Free agent P Pete Wood has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent C Ned Williamson has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent LF Chippy Mcgarr has been signed to a contract of $325,000 per year, for 1 years.
Baltimore: Free agent CF A Loughlin has been signed to a contract of $475,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 4/1/1894 :
Cleveland: 1B Charlie Bastian was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: C Fred Zahner was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to A Youngstown Penguins.
Philadelphia (A): Put 1B Tun Berger on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Released 2B Gus Alberts.
Chicago (N): Released P Bill Day.
Chicago (N): Released 1B Mike Lehane.
Chicago (N): Released P Tom Vickery.
Chicago (N): Released 2B Tom Power.
Chicago (N): Released P William Lackey.
Chicago (N): Released P General Stafford.
Chicago (N): Released P Tony Von fricken.
Chicago (N): Released C Hal O'hagan.
Chicago (N): Released C Bill Conway.
Chicago (N): Released 2B Pat Wright.
Chicago (N): Released 2B Ed Hutchinson.
Chicago (N): Released P Jeremiah Reardon.
Chicago (N): Released 3B Pat Flaherty.
Chicago (N): Released RF Harry Clarke.
Chicago (N): Released P John Buckley.
Chicago (N): Released 3B Phil Tomney.
Chicago (N): Released LF Charles Matthews.
Chicago (N): Released 3B Will Holland.
Chicago (N): Released 3B Mark Mcgrillis.
Chicago (N): Released 2B Harry Wheeler.
Chicago (N): Released LF Charlie Berry.
Chicago (N): Released P George Radbourn.
Chicago (N): Released 2B Paul Mcsweeney.
Chicago (N): Released CF Ted Scheffler.
Chicago (N): Released CF George Paynter.
New York (N): Put P Ed Morris on the 15 Day DL.
Indianapolis: P Gus Williams was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Indianapolis: CF Eddie Burke was promoted from to AAA .
Pittsburgh: P Clark Griffith was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Cincinnati: RF Sam Thompson was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cincinnati: P Bill Mountjoy was put on the 15-Day DL.
Pittsburgh: CF Curt Welch was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: C Jerry Harrington was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Chicago (N): Released 3B Ed Whiting.
Sunday 4/9/1894 :
New York (N) : Free agent Bob Emslie has been signed to a contract of $2,508,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Free agent Ed Conley has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: Put P Frank Houseman on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Released C Mert Hackett.
Boston (N): Released C Danny Murphy.
Boston (N): Released 1B Jack Darragh.
Monday 4/10/1894 :
Chicago (N): SP Bob Emslie has been claimed off waivers from New York (N).
Boston (N): CF Ed Kennedy has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (A).
Monday 5/1/1894 :
Brooklyn: Put P Art Thompson on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 5/9/1894 :
Brooklyn : Free agent Ed Trumbull has been signed to a contract of $272,000 per year, for 1 years.
Brooklyn : Free agent Stump Wiedman has been signed to a contract of $1,400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Louisville: Put P Billy Crowell on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn: Put P Dupee Shaw on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A) : Jerry Mccormick has been signed to a contract extension, $3,390,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 5/17/1894 :
Louisville: Put P Park Swartzel on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Harry Ely.
Philadelphia (A): Released RF Bill Kinsler.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Al Lawson.
Philadelphia (A): Put P John Weyhing on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released P John Fitzgerald.
Philadelphia (N): Put 1B Ed Flanagan on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N) : John Hofford has been signed to a contract extension, $320,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Buck Ewing has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 5/25/1894 :
Chicago (N) : Abner Dalrymple has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Jackie Hayes has been signed to a contract extension, $525,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Chippy Mcgarr has been signed to a contract extension, $325,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Bill Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $325,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Tom O'brien has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 6/1/1894 :
Philadelphia (N) : Lefty Marr has been signed to a contract extension, $5,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Charlie Getzien has been signed to a contract extension, $11,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 6/9/1894 :
Pittsburgh: Removed P Alex Jones from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed P Henry Gruber from waivers.
Chicago (N): Put P Tom Colcolough on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put P Bob Emslie on the 15 Day DL.
Louisville : Dusty Miller has been signed to a contract extension, $4,450,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N) : Ed Conley has been signed to a contract extension, $575,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Denny Lyons has been signed to a contract extension, $20,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Tuesday 6/20/1894 :
Chicago (N) : Free agent John Reccius has been signed to a contract of $325,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Free agent Mike Sullivan has been signed to a contract of $825,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston (A): Put P Frank Dwyer on the 60 Day DL.
Friday 6/30/1894 :
Pittsburgh: Removed 1B Jack Mcmahon from waivers.
Brooklyn: Released RF Sandy Griffin.
St. Louis (N): Put P Dick Conway on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Removed P Ed Conley from waivers.
Chicago (N): Removed P Daisy Davis from waivers.
Chicago (N): Put LF John Grim on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put P Alex Ferson on the 60 Day DL.
St. Louis (N) : Dick Conway has been signed to a contract extension, $1,620,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Al Mccauley has been signed to a contract extension, $3,390,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis (N) : Joe Flynn has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 7/7/1894 :
St. Louis (N) : Bill Stemmeyer has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 7/10/1894 :
Cleveland: P Peek-a-boo Veach was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: P Jesse Tannehill was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Saturday 7/15/1894 :
New York (N) : Free agent Jake Aydelott has been signed to a contract of $712,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Free agent Joe Connors has been signed to a contract of $525,000 per year, for 1 years.
Washington: Put P Adonis Terry on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put 2B Lou Bierbauer on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put RF Abner Dalrymple on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 7/23/1894 :
Louisville: Put C Jocko Fields on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Released RF Jerry Connors.
New York (N): Released 3B Henry Youngman.
New York (N): Released 2B Paul Russell.
Friday 7/28/1894 :
Philadelphia (A): P John Fitzgerald was assigned to AAA .
Monday 7/31/1894 :
Trade between Pittsburgh and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
LF Bill Lange
P Mark Baldwin
Pittsburgh gets :
SS John Houseman
SS Kip Selbach
P Tom Colcolough
Trade between Pittsburgh and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
P Clark Griffith
P Ad Gumbert
Pittsburgh gets :
P Kirtley Baker
P Red Donahue
P Bill Bishop
LF Sam Dungan
Chicago (N): P Clark Griffith was assigned to AAA Los Angeles Angels.
Tuesday 8/8/1894 :
Chicago (N) : John Reccius has been signed to a contract extension, $2,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Charlie Hilsey has been signed to a contract extension, $3,800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Charlie Cady has been signed to a contract extension, $1,800,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland : Cyclone Miller has been signed to a contract extension, $250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Al Hubbard has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Amos Rusie has been signed to a contract extension, $750,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland: Put P Lem Hunter on waivers and designate for assignment for the purpose of his unconditional release.
Washington : Adonis Terry has been signed to a contract extension, $13,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Washington : Deacon Mcguire has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 8/16/1894 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Fred Blank on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put 1B Joe Kelley on the 15 Day DL.
Louisville : Dummy Hoy has been signed to a contract extension, $6,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 8/21/1894 :
Chicago (N): Released P Daisy Davis.
Tuesday 8/29/1894 :
Cleveland: Released P Lem Hunter.
Friday 9/1/1894 :
Columbus: Put P Mike O'rourke on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put P John Taber on the 60 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put P Charlie Daniels on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Released 3B Mike Muldoon.
Philadelphia (N): Put P Jack Stivetts on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put C Tom Kinslow on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put 1B Duff Cooley on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put 3B Denny Lyons on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put P Ted Kennedy on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N) : Oyster Burns has been signed to a contract extension, $15,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn : Free agent Joe Werrick has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 9/9/1894 :
Boston (A): Put LF Tom Gettinger on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Released C Dad Meek.
New York (N) : Jack Boyle has been signed to a contract extension, $1,950,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N) : Billy Shindle has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 9/14/1894 :
Chicago (N): P Ed Conley was assigned to AAA Los Angeles Angels.
Sunday 9/17/1894 :
New York (N) : Free agent Jim Whitney has been signed to a contract of $1,940,000 per year, for 1 years.
Washington: Put P Kid Gleason on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put 1B Dan Brouthers on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put P Con Murphy on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put SS Jimmy Ryan on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Removed P Ed Conley from waivers.
Washington : Harry Staley has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 9/25/1894 :
Cleveland: P Kid Nichols was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: P Con Lucid was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: P John Slagle was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: 1B Skyrocket Smith was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: RF Ed Pabst was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: SS Frank Connaughton was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: P Seth Sigsby was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Andy Dunning was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P John Stafford was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Thursday 10/5/1894 :
Cleveland: P Con Lucid was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P John Slagle was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: 1B Skyrocket Smith was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: Put P Bob Caruthers on waivers and designate for assignment for the purpose of his unconditional release.
Boston (N): Released P Charlie Parsons.
Boston (N): Released LF Perry Werden.
Boston (N) : Ed Herr has been signed to a contract extension, $5,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Brooklyn : Ed Trumbull has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn : Stump Wiedman has been signed to a contract extension, $2,050,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn : Frank Meinke has been signed to a contract extension, $1,550,000 per year, for 4 years.
Brooklyn : Joe Werrick has been signed to a contract extension, $1,550,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 10/8/1894 :
Pittsburgh: Released P Gus Yost.
New York (N): Released P Jim Whitney.
Sunday 10/15/1894 :
Cleveland : Peek-a-boo Veach has been signed to a contract extension, $1,800,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland: Put LF Hub Collins on waivers and designate for assignment for the purpose of his unconditional release.
Philadelphia (A): Released 3B Joe Burke.
Tuesday 10/24/1894 :
Columbus : Paul Radford has been signed to a contract extension, $10,980,000 per year, for 4 years.

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