ALL TRANSACTION NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1897
Saturday 2/18/1897 :
P Rube Waddell was put on the 40-man roster.
P Rube Waddell was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
SS Sammy Strang was put on the 40-man 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
RF Danny Richardson was put on the 40-man roster.
RF Danny Richardson was assigned to the active roster.
SS Paul Mcsweeney was put on the 40-man roster.
SS Paul Mcsweeney was assigned to the active roster.
1B Jackie Hayes was put on the 40-man roster.
1B Jackie Hayes was assigned to the active roster.
Free agent 1B Jerry Sweeney has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 4/1/1897 :
1B Jerry Sweeney was put on the 40-man roster.
1B Jerry Sweeney was assigned to the active roster.
Sunday 4/9/1897 :
Free agent Bill Sowders has been signed to a minor league deal.
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.
Walt Wilmot has been designated for assignment.
Larry Corcoran has been signed to a contract extension, $1,930,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 5/22/1897 :
Free agent Red Bittman has been signed to a minor league deal.
Free agent Len Sowders has been signed to a minor league deal.
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 Kid Nichols was put on the 40-man roster.
P Kid Nichols was assigned to the active roster.
1B Roger Connor was put on the 40-man roster.
1B Roger Connor was assigned to the active roster.
2B Hughie Jennings was put on the 40-man roster.
2B Hughie Jennings was assigned to the active roster.
P Bert Inks was put on the 40-man roster.
P Bert Inks was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Perry Werden was put on the 15 Day DL.
Tony Madigan has been designated for assignment.
Tony Madigan was placed on irrevocable waivers.
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
Free agent John Schultze has been signed to a minor league deal.
Free agent Ed Trumbull has been signed to a minor league deal.
Farmer Weaver was assigned to the active roster.
Tony Madigan was assigned to AAA .
Tony Madigan was removed from waivers.
Jackie Hayes has been designated for assignment.
Jackie Hayes was placed on waivers.
Herman Long was assigned to AAA .
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.
Ed Trumbull has been designated for assignment.
Ed Trumbull was placed on waivers.
Released P Ed Trumbull.

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