MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1897
Sunday 2/5/1897 :
Free agent C Cub Stricker has been signed to a contract of $525,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/6/1897 :
Cub Stricker was assigned to the active roster.
Wednesday 2/15/1897 :
Free agent 1B Roger Connor has been signed to a contract of $675,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/18/1897 :
Roger Connor was assigned to the active roster.
Wednesday 2/22/1897 :
Free agent 3B Spud Johnson has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/24/1897 :
Spud Johnson was assigned to the active roster.
Saturday 2/25/1897 :
Free agent P Charlie Buffinton has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/26/1897 :
Free agent C Chief Zimmer has been signed to a contract of $675,000 per year, for 1 years.
Charlie Buffinton was assigned to the active roster.
Chief Zimmer was assigned to the active roster.
Sunday 4/9/1897 :
Free agent Stump Wiedman has been signed to a contract of $1,900,000 per year, for 1 years.
Free agent Bob Caruthers has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 4/17/1897 :
Free agent Tom Lovett has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Stump Wiedman was assigned to the active roster.
Tom Lovett was assigned to the active roster.
Saturday 5/13/1897 :
Billy Otterson has been signed to a contract extension, $495,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chippy Mcgarr has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 5/22/1897 :
Trade with Baltimore :
We get :
SS Sammy Strang
LF Walt Wilmot
Baltimore gets :
2B Hughie Jennings
P Kid Nichols
1B Roger Connor
P Bert Inks
Walt Wilmot was assigned to the active roster.
Saturday 6/3/1897 :
Bill Dahlen has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Released P John Reccius.
Released P Ed Beatin.
Released P Dad Clarkson.
Released P Martin Duke.
Released P Pat Luby.
Released C Dell Darling.
Released P Dick Burns.
Released CF Billy Sunday.
Released LF Jack O'connor.
Released 3B Pete Gilbert.
Released LF Jim Mctamany.
Released LF Billy Nash.
Released CF Bones Ely.
Released C Dave Mckeough.
Released P Jack Leiper.
Released SS Charles Yingling.
Released RF Phil Reccius.
Released 1B John O'brien.
Released C Harry Decker.
Released P Harry Burrell.
Released P Phil Saylor.
Released CF Grant Briggs.
Released P Joe Stanley.
Saturday 7/15/1897 :
Trade with St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
P Bill Dammann
C Ossee Schreckengost
We get :
3B Oyster Burns
P Nixey Callahan
Oyster Burns was assigned to the active roster.
Wednesday 10/25/1897 :
Chief Zimmer has been signed to a contract extension, $650,000 per year, for 2 years.
Spud Johnson has been signed to a contract extension, $475,000 per year, for 1 years.
Charlie Buffinton has been signed to a contract extension, $450,000 per year, for 2 years.

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