LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1898
Tuesday 1/31/1898 :
Cleveland: P Bill Banks was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P John Grimes was promoted from A Youngstown Penguins to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: CF Tuck Turner was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: CF Tuck Turner was promoted from to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): Put C Sparrow Mccaffrey on the 60 Day DL.
Wednesday 2/1/1898 :
Baltimore: Free agent LF Larry Twitchell has been signed to a contract of $995,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Frank Dwyer has been signed to a contract of $738,000 per year, for 1 years.
Louisville: Free agent 1B Jack Boyle has been signed to a contract of $666,001 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/2/1898 :
Cleveland: Free agent P Charlie Sweeney has been signed to a contract of $2,900,000 per year, for 5 years.
Friday 2/3/1898 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 3B Kohly Miller has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/4/1898 :
Washington: Free agent SS Ed Mckean has been signed to a contract of $7,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (A): Free agent 2B Parson Nicholson has been signed to a contract of $3,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/5/1898 :
Boston (A): Free agent 3B Heinie Kappel has been signed to a contract of $5,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/6/1898 :
Cleveland: P Charlie Sweeney was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: P Charlie Sweeney was assigned to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Bert Abbey has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Bill Sowders has been signed to a contract of $656,050 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1898 :
Louisville: Free agent P Ed Conley has been signed to a contract of $776,001 per year, for 2 years.
Baltimore: Free agent CF Walt Wilmot has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/9/1898 :
Louisville: Free agent P Frank Houseman has been signed to a contract of $756,001 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 2B Howard Earl has been signed to a contract of $525,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/10/1898 :
Boston (N): Free agent 2B Hughie Jennings has been signed to a contract of $800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1898 :
Columbus: Free agent 3B Oyster Burns has been signed to a contract of $9,700,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Pete Daniels has been signed to a contract of $400,009 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1898 :
Indianapolis: Free agent P Jack Stivetts has been signed to a contract of $15,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Louisville: Free agent P Bill Nelson has been signed to a contract of $1,250,001 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/16/1898 :
Baltimore: Free agent P Al Mays has been signed to a contract of $10,750,001 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 2/18/1898 :
Louisville: Designated P Hank Gastright for assignment.
Louisville: Placed P Hank Gastright on irrevocable waivers.
Indianapolis: P Jack Stivetts was put on the 40-man roster.
Indianapolis: P Jack Stivetts was assigned to the active roster.
Sunday 2/19/1898 :
Chicago (N): Free agent P Stump Wiedman has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent CF Curt Welch has been signed to a contract of $2,200,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 2/20/1898 :
Chicago (N): Free agent CF Marty Sullivan has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent CF Buck Ewing has been signed to a contract of $3,600,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Will Calihan has been signed to a contract of $313,500 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/24/1898 :
Columbus: Free agent P Bill Mountjoy has been signed to a contract of $510,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/25/1898 :
Chicago (N): Free agent P Tom Lovett has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/26/1898 :
Columbus: Free agent P Jimmy Mace has been signed to a contract of $306,000 per year, for 1 years.
Columbus: Free agent P Bumpus Jones has been signed to a contract of $425,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1898 :
Chicago (N): Free agent C Con Daily has been signed to a contract of $3,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Dan Casey has been signed to a minor league contract.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Jack Taylor has been signed to a minor league contract.
Cleveland: Free agent P John Strike has been signed to a minor league contract.
Chicago (N): Free agent 3B Jimmy Cooney has been signed to a minor league contract.
Louisville: Free agent C Pop Swett has been signed to a minor league contract.
Louisville: Free agent P Kid Camp has been signed to a minor league contract.
Cleveland: Free agent RF Cupid Childs has been signed to a minor league contract.
Cleveland: Free agent C Willard Brown has been signed to a minor league contract.
Chicago (N): Free agent C Jack Clements has been signed to a minor league contract.
Cleveland: Free agent 1B Skyrocket Smith has been signed to a minor league contract.
Chicago (N): Free agent RF Chippy Mcgarr has been signed to a minor league contract.
Cleveland: Free agent C Frank Bird has been signed to a minor league contract.
Chicago (N): Free agent SS Charles Yingling has been signed to a minor league contract.
Cleveland: Free agent CF Charley Bassett has been signed to a minor league contract.
Boston (N): Free agent RF John Rudderham has been signed to a minor league contract.
Boston (N): Free agent SS Frank Shannon has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: P Cozy Dolan was promoted from A Denver Deamons to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Thursday 3/2/1898 :
Cleveland: P John Strike was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: C Frank Bird was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: RF Cupid Childs was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Willard Brown was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Charley Bassett was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Baltimore: Put P Ed Fuller on the 15 Day DL.
Louisville: Removed P Hank Gastright from waivers.
Saturday 4/1/1898 :
Baltimore : Danny Richardson has been signed to a contract extension, $2,510,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington: Designated P Art Hagan for assignment.
Washington: Placed P Art Hagan on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia (N): Put P Emil Geiss on the 15 Day DL.
Cleveland: 1B Skyrocket Smith was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: Placed 1B Skyrocket Smith on irrevocable waivers.
Cleveland: 1B Skyrocket Smith was promoted from to the active roster.
Columbus: P Bumpus Jones was put on the 40-man roster.
Columbus: P Bumpus Jones was assigned to the active roster.
Columbus: P Jimmy Mace was put on the 40-man roster.
Columbus: P Jimmy Mace was assigned to the active roster.
Columbus: P Bill Mountjoy was put on the 40-man roster.
Columbus: P Bill Mountjoy was assigned to the active roster.
Indianapolis: P Pete Mcbride was promoted from A to AAA .
Indianapolis: 3B John Richter was promoted from A to AA .
Pittsburgh: 3B Butts Wagner was promoted from A Denver Deamons to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: SS Frank Gatins was promoted from A Denver Deamons to AA Rocherster Wasp.
New York (N): P Will Calihan was put on the 40-man roster.
New York (N): P Will Calihan was assigned to the active roster.
Sunday 4/9/1898 :
Pittsburgh: RF Elmer Flick was put on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh: RF Elmer Flick was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: P Bill Carrick was put on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh: P Bill Carrick was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Saturday 4/15/1898 :
Indianapolis: P Pete Mcbride was promoted from A to AAA .
Indianapolis: 3B John Richter was promoted from A to AA .
Pittsburgh: 3B Butts Wagner was promoted from A Denver Deamons to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: SS Frank Gatins was promoted from A Denver Deamons to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Monday 4/17/1898 :
Chicago (N) : Free agent Lave Cross has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Free agent John Grim has been signed to a contract of $1,600,000 per year, for 1 years.
Brooklyn : Free agent Tim Shinnick has been signed to minor league deal.
Louisville: Put SS Bobby Lowe on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put P Darby O'brien on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 4/20/1898 :
Pittsburgh: SS Billy Hulen was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Saturday 4/22/1898 :
Washington: P Art Hagan was put on the 40-man roster.
Washington: P Art Hagan was assigned to the active roster.
Friday 5/5/1898 :
Chicago (N) : Free agent Ted Kennedy has been signed to minor league deal.
Chicago (N) : Free agent Harry Demiller has been signed to minor league deal.
Philadelphia (A): Put CF Tom Mccreery on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put P Charlie Getzien on the 60 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Released 2B Tom Stouch.
Saturday 5/13/1898 :
Cleveland: 3B Walt Preston was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: 2B Ace Stewart was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Baltimore: Designated C Jerry Hurley for assignment.
Baltimore: Placed C Jerry Hurley on irrevocable waivers.
Baltimore: Designated P John Fitzgerald for assignment.
Baltimore: Placed P John Fitzgerald on irrevocable waivers.
Washington: Designated P Art Hagan for assignment.
Cincinnati: Designated P Jack (da) Jones for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed P Jack (da) Jones on waivers.
Sunday 5/21/1898 :
Trade between Chicago (N) and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
C Jack Doyle
RF George Van haltren
CF Dummy Stephenson
P Ed Murphy
Chicago (N) gets :
LF Sam Dungan
RF Elmer Flick
Chicago (N): LF Sam Dungan was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): RF Elmer Flick was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): LF Sam Dungan was assigned to the active roster.
Chicago (N): RF Elmer Flick was assigned to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: C Jack Doyle was put on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh: C Jack Doyle was assigned to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: CF Dummy Stephenson was put on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh: CF Dummy Stephenson was assigned to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: RF George Van haltren was put on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh: RF George Van haltren was assigned to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: P Ed Murphy was put on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh: P Ed Murphy was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Louisville: Designated SS Jimmy Wolf for assignment.
Louisville: Placed SS Jimmy Wolf on waivers.
Boston (A): Put CF Hercules Burnett on the 60 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Alex Jones on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Placed C John Schultz on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated SS Pete Cassidy for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed SS Pete Cassidy on waivers.
Chicago (N): Released 2B Ed Abbaticchio.
Chicago (N): Released P Lou Mahaffey.
Chicago (N): Released RF Joe Regan.
Baltimore : Perry Werden has been signed to a contract extension, $2,810,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Jock Menefee has been signed to a contract extension, $1,400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Curt Welch has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Cub Stricker has been signed to a contract extension, $260,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh: P Lem Cross was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: P Charlie Heard was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Thursday 6/1/1898 :
Louisville: Removed SS Jimmy Wolf from waivers.
Louisville: Put 2B Heinie Reitz on the 15 Day DL.
Baltimore : Buck Freeman has been signed to a contract extension, $7,280,000 per year, for 5 years.
Baltimore : Fred Clarke has been signed to a contract extension, $7,700,000 per year, for 5 years.
St. Louis (N) : Al Mccauley has been signed to a contract extension, $410,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Tom Kinslow has been signed to a contract extension, $3,130,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Frank Shugart has been signed to a contract extension, $1,010,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 6/3/1898 :
Baltimore: Released P John Fitzgerald.
Baltimore: Released C Jerry Hurley.
Washington: P Art Hagan was put on the 40-man roster.
Washington: P Art Hagan was assigned to the active roster.
Cincinnati: Released P Jack (da) Jones.
Tuesday 6/6/1898 :
Indianapolis: P Fred Buckingham was promoted from AA to AAA .
Saturday 6/10/1898 :
Baltimore: Put P Al Mays on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Designated P Frank Dwyer for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed P Frank Dwyer on waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Designated P Gus Weyhing for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed P Gus Weyhing on irrevocable waivers.
Washington: Designated P Art Hagan for assignment.
Washington: Put P Darby O'brien on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put SS Tom Sexton on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Placed P George Hemming on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated 3B Butts Wagner for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed 3B Butts Wagner on waivers.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Bill Bishop on irrevocable waivers.
Indianapolis: LF Tom Hernon was promoted from AA to AAA .
Indianapolis: C Mike Heydon was sent down from AA to A .
Indianapolis: P Pete Mcbride was promoted from AA to AAA .
Indianapolis: P Sam Moran was promoted from AA to AAA .
Indianapolis: P Charlie Gessner was promoted from AA to AAA .
Pittsburgh: P Lem Cross was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Tuesday 6/20/1898 :
Louisville: Put SS Jimmy Wolf on the 15 Day DL.
Columbus: Put P Bill Mountjoy on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Removed P Frank Dwyer from waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Removed P Gus Weyhing from waivers.
Baltimore : Free agent Dick Burns has been signed to minor league deal.
Indianapolis: SS Ben Ellis was sent down from AAA to AA .
Indianapolis: 3B John Richter was sent down from AAA to AA .
Indianapolis: P Fred Buckingham was promoted from AA to AAA .
Indianapolis: C Morgan Murphy was promoted from AA to AAA .
Friday 6/30/1898 :
Washington: Put SS Ed Mckean on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N) : Bill Lange has been signed to a contract extension, $9,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland : Bill Blair has been signed to a contract extension, $550,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Dave Orr has been signed to a contract extension, $410,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 7/1/1898 :
Washington: P Art Hagan was assigned to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: Released 3B Butts Wagner.
Monday 7/10/1898 :
Louisville: Put P Charlie Hilsey on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 7/20/1898 :
Baltimore: Released 1B Jerry Sweeney.
Baltimore: Put C Bill Zies on the 15 Day DL.
Louisville: Designated CF Jim Donnelly for assignment.
Louisville: Placed CF Jim Donnelly on irrevocable waivers.
St. Louis (N): Put P Bill Dammann on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 7/30/1898 :
Louisville: Removed CF Jim Donnelly from waivers.
Louisville: Designated LF Willie Murphy for assignment.
Louisville: Placed LF Willie Murphy on irrevocable waivers.
Boston (A): Put RF Jocko Halligan on the 60 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put 3B Gene Demontreville on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put C Candy Lachance on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Frank Knauss on waivers.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Charlie Heard on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia (N): Put LF Sam Mertes on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A) : Charlie Dewald has been signed to a contract extension, $5,230,000 per year, for 5 years.
Pittsburgh: P Lem Cross was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: 3B Larry Battam was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Sunday 8/6/1898 :
Philadelphia (A): Put CF Tom Mccreery on the 60 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Removed P Alex Jones from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed C John Schultz from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed 1B Pete Cassidy from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed P George Hemming from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed P Bill Bishop from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed P Frank Knauss from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed P Charlie Heard from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Put 3B Jiggs Parrott on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 8/13/1898 :
Pittsburgh: P Lem Cross was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Monday 8/14/1898 :
St. Louis (N): Put P Ed Eiteljorge on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 8/20/1898 :
Louisville: Released LF Willie Murphy.
Cleveland: 3B Walt Preston was promoted from to the active roster.
Tuesday 8/22/1898 :
Philadelphia (A): Released P Chauncey Fisher.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Fred Klobedanz on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put 2B Tommy Leach on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A) : Tom Terrell has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Bill Phillips has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Friday 9/1/1898 :
Boston (A): Put P John Henry on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N) : Jimmy Ryan has been signed to a contract extension, $630,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Lefty Marr has been signed to a contract extension, $3,700,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Billy Rhines has been signed to a contract extension, $1,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Heinie Reitz has been signed to a contract extension, $4,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Louisville : John Pickett has been signed to a contract extension, $4,010,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Bobby Lowe has been signed to a contract extension, $390,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 9/17/1898 :
Louisville: Put P Ed Conley on the 60 Day DL.
Louisville: Put P Bill Nelson on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put P Billy Gumbert on the 60 Day DL.
Baltimore : Paul Mcsweeney has been signed to a contract extension, $1,160,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati : Fred Carroll has been signed to a contract extension, $3,310,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Jimmy Wolf has been signed to a contract extension, $775,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : John Roach has been signed to a contract extension, $410,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 9/24/1898 :
Cleveland: C John Warner was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: C Sport Mcallister was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: C Charlie Hoover was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: RF Chief Sockalexis was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: 1B Harry Wolverton was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: 1B Harry Wolverton was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Louisville : Frank Houseman has been signed to a contract extension, $3,330,000 per year, for 2 years.
Indianapolis : George Haddock has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Ed Pabst has been signed to a contract extension, $530,000 per year, for 4 years.
Monday 10/2/1898 :
Washington : Adonis Terry has been signed to a contract extension, $14,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Washington : Pat Callaghan has been signed to a contract extension, $9,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 10/5/1898 :
Cleveland: 1B Skyrocket Smith was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: C Sport Mcallister 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.
Philadelphia (A): Designated P Ben Stephens for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed P Ben Stephens on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Designated P John Weyhing for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed P John Weyhing on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Designated P Gus Weyhing for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed P Gus Weyhing on irrevocable waivers.
Monday 10/16/1898 :
Philadelphia (A): Removed P Ben Stephens from waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Removed P John Weyhing from waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Removed P Gus Weyhing from waivers.
Cincinnati : Mike Griffin has been signed to a contract extension, $12,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 10/25/1898 :
Cleveland : Peek-a-boo Veach has been signed to a contract extension, $390,000 per year, for 2 years.
Baltimore : Jimmy Collins has been signed to a contract extension, $5,130,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Charlie Duffee has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Pete Meegan has been signed to a contract extension, $7,950,000 per year, for 3 years.

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