LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/26/1904
Tuesday 1/31/1904 :
St. Louis (A): Designated 2B Heinie Reitz for assignment.
St. Louis (A): Placed 2B Heinie Reitz on waivers.
Wednesday 2/1/1904 :
Cleveland: Free agent 2B Honus Wagner has been signed to a contract of $15,000,000 per year, for 7 years.
Cleveland: Free agent LF Bill Lange has been signed to a contract of $7,550,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent SS John Houseman has been signed to a contract of $5,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent 2B Ducky Holmes has been signed to a contract of $2,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/3/1904 :
New York (A): Free agent P Jock Menefee has been signed to a contract of $755,999 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/4/1904 :
Cleveland: Free agent P Nig Cuppy has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/5/1904 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent CF Josh Clarke has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/6/1904 :
St. Louis (N): Placed P Charlie Hastings on irrevocable waivers.
Tuesday 2/7/1904 :
New York (A): Free agent P Clark Griffith has been signed to a contract of $2,225,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington: Free agent 1B Harry Davis has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1904 :
Cincinnati: Free agent C Mike Grady has been signed to a contract of $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington: Free agent RF Doc Nance has been signed to a contract of $770,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/10/1904 :
Cleveland: Free agent SS Ambrose Mcgann has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (A): Free agent 2B Jack Doyle has been signed to a contract of $6,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/12/1904 :
Chicago (A): P Frank Smith was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): Designated C Morgan Murphy for assignment.
Chicago (A): P Frank Smith was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Washington: Free agent LF Algie Mcbride has been signed to a contract of $5,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent SS Charlie Irwin has been signed to a contract of $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Monday 2/13/1904 :
New York (A): Free agent CF Roger Bresnahan has been signed to a contract of $16,125,000 per year, for 5 years.
Washington: Free agent 3B Harvey Smith has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1904 :
New York (A): Free agent C Jim Adams has been signed to a contract of $700,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/16/1904 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Bill Hill has been signed to a contract of $4,550,500 per year, for 5 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P John Malarkey has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 2/18/1904 :
Trade between New York (A) and Washington :
Washington gets :
CF Homer Smoot
3B George Moriarty
New York (A) gets :
C John Butler
Trade between New York (A) and Washington :
Washington gets :
C John Butler
New York (A) gets :
3B George Moriarty
Sunday 2/19/1904 :
Brooklyn: Free agent SS Hughie Jennings has been signed to a contract of $355,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent LF Tom Gettinger has been signed to a contract of $900,000 per year, for 1 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent 1B Suter Sullivan has been signed to a contract of $555,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/20/1904 :
Washington: Free agent 2B Frank Martin has been signed to a contract of $260,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1904 :
Chicago (A): Free agent LF Steve Brodie has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/22/1904 :
Boston (A): Free agent P Tom Parrott has been signed to a contract of $945,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/24/1904 :
Chicago (A): LF Steve Brodie was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): P Roy Patterson was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): LF Steve Brodie was assigned to the active roster.
Chicago (A): C Morgan Murphy was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): Placed C Morgan Murphy on irrevocable waivers.
Trade between New York (A) and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
2B Roy Brashear
New York (A) gets :
RF Spike Shannon
Trade between Chicago (A) and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
2B Hobe Ferris
Chicago (A) gets :
3B Ed Hilley
Chicago (A): 3B Ed Hilley was promoted from A to AAA .
Pittsburgh: 2B Hobe Ferris was put on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh: 2B Hobe Ferris was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: 2B Roy Brashear was put on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh: 2B Roy Brashear was assigned to the active roster.
New York (N): Free agent P Ed Seward has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent 2B Tommy Corcoran has been signed to a contract of $1,505,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/26/1904 :
Chicago (A): Free agent RF Marty Hogan has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1904 :
New York (A): Free agent RF Tacks Latimer has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: 3B Jim Taylor was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Thursday 3/2/1904 :
Cleveland: SS Ambrose Mcgann was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: SS Ambrose Mcgann was assigned to the active roster.
Cleveland: 2B Honus Wagner was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: SS Heinie Wagner was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: 2B Honus Wagner was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): Designated P Harry Mcneal for assignment.
St. Louis (N): Placed P Harry Mcneal on irrevocable waivers.
Chicago (A): RF Marty Hogan was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): RF Marty Hogan was assigned to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Billy Milligan was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): P Red Ames was promoted from to the active roster.
Saturday 4/1/1904 :
New York (A) : Free agent Cy Seymour has been signed to minor league deal.
Cleveland: 3B Pep Clark was promoted from to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Dummy Deegan on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put 2B Bert Myers on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put 3B Ray Nelson on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): Released C Morgan Murphy.
Boston (N): C Jake Stahl was promoted from to the active roster.
Boston (N): P George Merritt was promoted from to the active roster.
Boston (N): P George Merritt was put on the 15-Day DL.
Boston (N): P Red Long was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (N): P Elmer Stricklett was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): P Elmer Stricklett was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (N): P Lou Polchow was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (A): P Tom Parrott was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (A): P Tom Parrott was assigned to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: SS Joe Cassidy was promoted from A Denver Deamons to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: P Jack Hickey was promoted from A Denver Deamons to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Brooklyn: 1B Suter Sullivan was put on the 40-man roster.
Brooklyn: 1B Suter Sullivan was assigned to the active roster.
Brooklyn: 2B Tommy Corcoran was put on the 40-man roster.
Brooklyn: 2B Tommy Corcoran was assigned to the active roster.
Brooklyn: SS Hughie Jennings was put on the 40-man roster.
Brooklyn: SS Hughie Jennings was assigned to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P Harry Mcneal was assigned to AAA .
St. Louis (N): Released P Charlie Hastings.
New York (N): Designated P George Davies for assignment.
New York (N): P Ed Seward was put on the 40-man roster.
New York (N): P Ed Seward was assigned to the active roster.
New York (N): Designated P Ed Seward for assignment.
New York (N): P George Davies was put on the 40-man roster.
New York (N): P Ed Seward was put on the 40-man roster.
New York (N): P George Davies was assigned to the active roster.
Sunday 4/9/1904 :
Boston (A): Released P Bill Wolff.
Boston (A): Released P Bert Husting.
Boston (A): Released P Bill Salisbury.
St. Louis (N): Removed P Harry Mcneal from waivers.
Chicago (A): Released RF Ed Delahanty.
Chicago (A): P Roy Patterson was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
New York (A) : Free agent Tom Delahanty has been signed to minor league deal.
Saturday 4/15/1904 :
Pittsburgh: SS Joe Cassidy was promoted from A Denver Deamons to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: P Jack Hickey was promoted from A Denver Deamons to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Monday 4/17/1904 :
Philadelphia (A): Designated 2B Bert Myers for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed 2B Bert Myers on irrevocable waivers.
New York (N): Put P Jack Powell on the 60 Day DL.
Tuesday 4/25/1904 :
Chicago (A): P John Pappalau was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): P Frank Corridon was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): P Frank Corridon was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (A): Put P Charlie Hickman on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Chicago (A): 3B Ed Hilley was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): 3B Ed Hilley was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Wednesday 4/26/1904 :
Brooklyn: 2B Bert Myers has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (A).
Wednesday 5/3/1904 :
Philadelphia (A): Designated SS Harry Croft for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed SS Harry Croft on irrevocable waivers.
St. Louis (N): Put P Jake Hewitt on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 5/10/1904 :
Cleveland : Cy Young has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 5/16/1904 :
Chicago (A): Released P Charlie Hickman.
Wednesday 5/17/1904 :
Brooklyn: 2B Bert Myers was put on the 40-man roster.
Brooklyn: Released 2B Bert Myers.
Thursday 5/18/1904 :
Cleveland: Put P Leo Fishel on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cleveland: P Leo Fishel was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Philadelphia (A): Removed SS Harry Croft from waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Put CF Tom Mccreery on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn: Released 1B Lew Whistler.
Friday 5/26/1904 :
Detroit: Put 3B Billy Kinloch on the 60 Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Harry Howell was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): 3B Emil Haberer was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): 3B Emil Haberer was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Saturday 6/3/1904 :
New York (A) : Free agent Bert Myers has been signed to minor league deal.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Mike Lynch on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn : Bill Reidy has been signed to a contract extension, $6,550,000 per year, for 5 years.
Sunday 6/11/1904 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P John Terry on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): 2B Danny Murphy was put on the 60-Day DL.
Monday 6/12/1904 :
New York (N): Released SS Bill Hallman... he retired.
Monday 6/19/1904 :
Philadelphia (N): Put P Harry Maupin on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put CF Ginger Beaumont on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 6/27/1904 :
Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
3B Gene Demontreville
Philadelphia (A) gets :
3B Ed Hilley
St. Louis (N): Designated P Jim Korwan for assignment.
St. Louis (N): Placed P Jim Korwan on irrevocable waivers.
Chicago (A): 3B Gene Demontreville was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): 3B Gene Demontreville was assigned to the active roster.
Chicago (A): LF Charlie Luskey was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): LF Charlie Luskey was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Tuesday 7/4/1904 :
Cleveland: RF Fred Ketchum was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: LF Bill Lange was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: LF Bill Lange was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Boston (A): Put P Pete Wood on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put P Harry Felix on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: RF Herm Mcfarland was put on the 60-Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Released P Martin Glendon.
Pittsburgh: P Ambrose Puttmann was put on the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh: P Ambrose Puttmann was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Wednesday 7/12/1904 :
Philadelphia (A): Put 2B George Magoon on the 60 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Removed P Jim Korwan from waivers.
Sunday 7/23/1904 :
Pittsburgh: P Ed Taylor was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Friday 7/28/1904 :
Trade between Philadelphia (N) and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Andy Boswell
Philadelphia (N) gets :
P Deacon Phillippe
Chicago (A): P Andy Boswell was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): P Andy Boswell was assigned to the active roster.
Detroit: Put P John Shearon on the 15 Day DL.
Friday 8/4/1904 :
Cleveland: P Nig Cuppy was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: P Nig Cuppy was put on the 15-Day DL.
Boston (N): 3B Billy Lauder was promoted from to AAA .
Boston (N): P George Merritt was promoted from to the active roster.
New York (A): Put P Carl Lundgren on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put SS Hans Lobert on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put 2B Tommy Leach on the 60 Day DL.
Friday 8/18/1904 :
Philadelphia (N): P Deacon Phillippe was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): P Deacon Phillippe was assigned to the active roster.
Monday 8/21/1904 :
Cleveland: CF Walt Preston was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: SS Heinie Wagner was put on the 15-Day DL.
Boston (N): Put C Joe Wall on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn: Released 3B Ed Wheeler.
Chicago (A): LF Charlie Luskey was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): P Jimmy Wiggs was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): P Jimmy Wiggs was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Tuesday 8/22/1904 :
Pittsburgh: SS Joe Cassidy was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Friday 9/1/1904 :
Cleveland: P Nig Cuppy was promoted from to the active roster.
Boston (A): Put P Ralph Caldwell on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put P Doc White on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N) : Emmet Heidrick has been signed to a contract extension, $8,460,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N) : Claude Ritchey has been signed to a contract extension, $7,320,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Watty Lee has been signed to a contract extension, $1,310,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 9/9/1904 :
Chicago (N): Put CF Tuck Turner on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N) : Deacon Phillippe has been signed to a contract extension, $700,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Mike Donlin has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Dick Harley has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : George Davies has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N) : Hugh Duffy has been signed to a contract extension, $7,180,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 9/12/1904 :
Pittsburgh: P Bill Cristall was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Sunday 9/17/1904 :
Cleveland: SS Heinie Wagner was promoted from to the active roster.
Cleveland: CF Pete Hill was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: RF Fred Ketchum was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: CF Walt Preston was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: C Paddy Livingston was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: 3B Pep Clark was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: 3B Hugh Hill was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: SS Simon Nicholls was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: 2B Jack Thoney was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: 1B Harry Arndt was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: C Monte Beville was promoted from A Youngstown Penguins to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: RF Bill Miller was promoted from A Youngstown Penguins to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: LF Bill O'neill was promoted from A Youngstown Penguins to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: LF Fred Brown was sent down from AA Canton-Akron Indians to A Youngstown Penguins.
St. Louis (A) : Frank Kitson has been signed to a contract extension, $620,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Bill Banks has been signed to a contract extension, $7,590,000 per year, for 5 years.
Chicago (N) : Joe Kelley has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Monday 9/25/1904 :
Cleveland: P Cy Young was put on the 60-Day DL.
Cleveland: LF Mike Tiernan was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: C Jack Coveney was sent down from AA Canton-Akron Indians to A Youngstown Penguins.
Cleveland: C Monte Beville was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: C Monte Beville was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
New York (A) : Jack Taylor has been signed to a contract extension, $3,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Monday 10/2/1904 :
Chicago (A): Released SS Ben Ellis.
Chicago (A): Released 3B John Richter.
Chicago (A): Released 3B Emil Haberer.
Brooklyn : Bert Abbey has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Jimmy Sheckard has been signed to a contract extension, $6,700,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland: Placed P Con Lucid on irrevocable waivers.
Cleveland: P Con Lucid was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Friday 10/6/1904 :
Cleveland: Designated P Con Lucid for assignment.
New York (A): Designated P George Harper for assignment.
New York (A): Placed P George Harper on irrevocable waivers.
Brooklyn: Designated P Kid Carsey for assignment.
Brooklyn: Placed P Kid Carsey on irrevocable waivers.
Brooklyn: Put 3B Jim Delahanty on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 10/17/1904 :
Philadelphia (A) : Tommy Leach has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 10/26/1904 :
New York (A) : Doc Casey has been signed to a contract extension, $1,850,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A) : Jack Mcmahon has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A) : King Bailey has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years.

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