MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1897
Saturday 2/18/1897 :
P Rube Waddell was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Sunday 2/19/1897 :
Free agent RF Danny Richardson has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Free agent 1B Jackie Hayes has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1897 :
Free agent SS Paul Mcsweeney has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/24/1897 :
Trade with Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
1B Jack Rothfuss
We get :
3B Tom Leahy
Free agent 1B Jerry Sweeney has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 4/17/1897 :
Free agent Silver King has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Free agent Larry Corcoran has been signed to a contract of $772,000 per year, for 1 years.
Silver King was assigned to the active roster.
Larry Corcoran was assigned to the active roster.
Wednesday 4/26/1897 :
MR John Fitzgerald has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (A) and designated for assignment.
John Fitzgerald was assigned to the active roster.
Larry Corcoran has been signed to a contract extension, $1,930,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 5/22/1897 :
Trade with Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
SS Sammy Strang
LF Walt Wilmot
We get :
2B Hughie Jennings
P Kid Nichols
1B Roger Connor
P Bert Inks
P Bert Inks was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Perry Werden was put on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 7/1/1897 :
Trade with New York (N) :
New York (N) gets :
C Tom Hess
We get :
SS Farmer Weaver
3B Herman Long
CF Ed Mcfarland
P Elton Chamberlain
Farmer Weaver was assigned to the active roster.
Ed Mcfarland was assigned to the active roster.
Farmer Weaver has been signed to a contract extension, $1,850,000 per year, for 2 years.
Jocko Fields has been signed to a contract extension, $2,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 7/8/1897 :
Trade with Indianapolis :
We get :
P Ed Fuller
C Bill Zies
Indianapolis gets :
C Billy Earle
Ed Fuller was assigned to the active roster.
Bill Zies was assigned to the active roster.
Kid Nichols was put on the 15 Day DL.
Paul Mcsweeney was put on the 15 Day DL.
Friday 9/1/1897 :
Jerry Sweeney has been signed to a contract extension, $270,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 9/18/1897 :
Released P Ed Trumbull.

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