MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Monday, 10/23/1906
Wednesday 2/1/1906 :
Cleveland: Free agent 3B John Mcgraw has been signed to a contract of $4,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent 3B Kid Elberfeld has been signed to a contract of $3,330,001 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland: Free agent 1B Nap Lajoie has been signed to a contract of $6,420,000 per year, for 6 years.
Washington: Free agent P Highball Wilson has been signed to a contract of $5,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 2/2/1906 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Bill Dinneen has been signed to a contract of $7,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent LF Billy Lush has been signed to a contract of $9,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent C Kitty Bransfield has been signed to a contract of $667,001 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/5/1906 :
Brooklyn: Free agent C Fred Tenney has been signed to a contract of $9,200,500 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Harry Maupin has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent RF Joe Peitz has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/6/1906 :
Boston (A): Put P Fred Mitchell on the 60 Day DL.
Tuesday 2/7/1906 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Cowboy Jones has been signed to a contract of $1,333,001 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Free agent 2B Irv Hach has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/9/1906 :
Boston (N): Free agent SS Bill Stuart has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Frank West has been signed to a contract of $1,400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/10/1906 :
New York (N): Free agent 3B Harvey Smith has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/12/1906 :
Trade between New York (A) and St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
P Hi West
P Dad Hale
New York (A) gets :
P Jake Hewitt
Pittsburgh: Designated RF Pop Rising for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Designated LF Charlie Ziegler for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Designated LF Pete Childs for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Designated 3B George Rohe for assignment.
Pittsburgh: SS John henry Lloyd was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: 3B John Puhl was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: P Bill Cristall was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: P Carney Flynn was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: P Danny Friend was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: P Emil Frisk was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: P Harvey Cushman was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: P Jack Hickey was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: P Ed Taylor was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: 3B Frank Eustace was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
New York (N): Free agent P Bill Bernhard has been signed to a contract of $800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/13/1906 :
Washington: Free agent SS Bill Keister has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A): Free agent LF Jimmy Barrett has been signed to a contract of $11,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent 2B George Magoon has been signed to a contract of $3,038,849 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/17/1906 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Sam Leever has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 2/18/1906 :
Trade between St. Louis (N) and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
3B Zeke Wrigley
St. Louis (N) gets :
3B Jiggs Parrott
St. Louis (A): Removed P Kid Keenan from waivers.
Wednesday 2/22/1906 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent RF Doc Nance has been signed to a contract of $2,750,001 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 2/25/1906 :
Detroit: Free agent P Gussie Gannon has been signed to a contract of $2,530,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent SS Charlie Reilly has been signed to a contract of $288,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 3/2/1906 :
Pittsburgh: LF Harry Blake was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: LF Tom Delahanty was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Cleveland: P Warren Mclaughlin was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Bill Mccarthy was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: C Ches Crist was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: C Bruce Petway was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to A Youngstown Penguins.
Cleveland: 2B Chet Chadbourne was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: SS Felix Wallace was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to A Youngstown Penguins.
Cleveland: Released LF Fred Brown.
Cleveland: Released C Jack Coveney.
Cleveland: Released SS Truck Eagan.
Cleveland: Released CF Roy Clark.
Cleveland: Released C Paddy Livingston.
Cleveland: RF Fred Ketchum was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: Released C Monte Beville.
Cleveland: C Ches Crist was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: 3B Pep Clark was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Pittsburgh: Released RF Pop Rising.
Pittsburgh: Released LF Charlie Ziegler.
Pittsburgh: LF Tom Delahanty was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: LF Harry Blake was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: Released LF Pete Childs.
Washington: Put 1B Davey Crockett on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put C Billy Sullivan on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Bock Baker.
Philadelphia (N): Released SS Champ Osteen.
Philadelphia (N): Put LF Dan Kerwin on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 4/1/1906 :
St. Louis (A): Removed RF Jimmy Bannon from waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Jack Chesbro on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put C Art Weaver on the 60 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put CF Rip Cannell on the 60 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Wiley Davis.
St. Louis (N): Put LF Larry Schlafly on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put RF Joe Peitz on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Glenn Liebhardt was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Red Ames was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cleveland: P Watty Lee was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: SS Simon Nicholls was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: 3B Art Brouthers was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: P Homer Hillebrand was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: P Jim Pastorius was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
New York (A): Released P Chick Fraser.
Sunday 4/9/1906 :
Boston (A): Put 1B Tim Jordan on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put P Harry Kane on the 60 Day DL.
New York (N): Put RF Solly Hofman on the 60 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: 1B Larry Battam was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: 1B Roy Brashear was put on the 15-Day DL.
Monday 4/17/1906 :
Washington: Put P Highball Wilson on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): 3B Red Morgan was sent down from AAA to AA .
Chicago (A): CF Chet Spencer was sent down from AAA to AA .
Chicago (A): P Frosty Thomas was promoted from AA to AAA .
Tuesday 4/25/1906 :
Pittsburgh: P Ambrose Puttmann was put on the 15-Day DL.
Pittsburgh: P Lew Moren was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Cleveland: LF Chief Sockalexis was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: CF Fred Ketchum was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Detroit: Put P Tom Walker on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 5/10/1906 :
Cleveland: SS Simon Nicholls was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: 1B Bill Richardson was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: 1B Harry Arndt was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Detroit: Put 2B Ike Rockenfield on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Bobby Wallace has been signed to a contract extension, $3,230,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 5/18/1906 :
Pittsburgh: P Lew Moren was put on the 15-Day DL.
Pittsburgh: P Joe Harris was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: RF Del Howard was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Friday 5/26/1906 :
Boston (A): Put P Frank Oberlin on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put RF Otis Clymer on the 60 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put C Ossee Schreckengost on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put 3B Jiggs Parrott on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Phil Geier has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 6/3/1906 :
Chicago (A) : Billy Maloney has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 6/11/1906 :
Cleveland: RF Rube Ward was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
St. Louis (A): Put P Cowboy Jones on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put CF Claude Ritchey on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Released P Ed Seward.
Monday 6/19/1906 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Jack Chesbro on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 6/27/1906 :
Pittsburgh: Released 1B Larry Battam.
Cleveland: P Vic Willis was put on the 60-Day DL.
Cleveland: P Leo Hafford was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): Released 2B Frank Murphy.
Philadelphia (N): Put P Howie Camnitz on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 7/13/1906 :
Chicago (A) : Bill Phyle has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Trade between Pittsburgh and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Wish Egan
P George Mullin
$5,000,000 cash.
Pittsburgh gets :
RF Jesse Burkett
Pittsburgh: P Ed Kinsella was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: Put RF Curt Bernard on waivers and designate for assignment for the purpose of his unconditional release.
Pittsburgh: P Jack Hickey was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: P Henry Mathewson was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Bobby Wallace was put on the 15-Day DL.
Tuesday 7/18/1906 :
St. Louis (N): Released P Walt Woods.
Friday 7/21/1906 :
Chicago (A) : Danny Murphy has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N) : Free agent Larry Battam has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
St. Louis (N) : Germany Schaefer has been signed to a contract extension, $4,110,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N) : Jimmy Slagle has been signed to a contract extension, $1,100,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 7/29/1906 :
Boston (A): Put P Irish Mcilveen on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Removed P Jack Harper from waivers.
Trade between Pittsburgh and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
LF Joe Cassidy
2B Art Hoelskoetter
Pittsburgh gets :
3B Willie Keeler
Trade between Pittsburgh and St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
SS Lee Demontreville
$1,500,000 cash.
Pittsburgh gets :
C Ossee Schreckengost
Pittsburgh: RF Curt Bernard was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Saturday 8/5/1906 :
Washington: Put 3B Bill Bradley on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: 2B Zeke Wrigley was put on the 60-Day DL.
Pittsburgh: C Joe Mccarthy was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: 3B Alan Storke was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Friday 8/11/1906 :
St. Louis (A): Released P Joe Kostal.
Sunday 8/13/1906 :
Boston (N): Released RF George Decker.
St. Louis (N): Put P Tully Sparks on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put SS George Mcbride on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put P George Davies on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put CF Ginger Beaumont on the 60 Day DL.
Wednesday 8/23/1906 :
St. Louis (N): Put RF Jake Gettman on the 15 Day DL.
Friday 9/1/1906 :
Detroit: Put 3B Billy Kinloch on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A): Put P Rube Vickers on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Released C Art Weaver.
Boston (N): Released LF Joe Hughes.
Boston (N): Released RF Jack Hardy.
Boston (N): Released C Tom Stanton.
Boston (N): Released 1B Art Mcgovern.
Boston (N): Released C Charlie Gibson.
Boston (N): Released RF Willy Fetzer.
Cleveland: P Lefty Hopper was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: P Jake Livingstone was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: P Harvey Bailey was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Saturday 9/9/1906 :
New York (N): Put 2B Dave Fultz on the 60 Day DL.
Sunday 9/17/1906 :
Philadelphia (A): Released 2B Scott Hardesty.
Philadelphia (A): Removed 3B Harry Croft from waivers.
St. Louis (A) : King Bailey has been signed to a contract extension, $752,000 per year, for 1 years.
St. Louis (A) : Doc Parker has been signed to a contract extension, $476,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 9/25/1906 :
Pittsburgh: 3B Art Brouthers was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: 2B Harry Lochhead was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: P Charlie Rhodes was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: P Jack Hickey was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Boston (A): Put CF Ty Cobb on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put 2B Gene Steere on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A) : Chick Robitaille has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Lefty Houtz has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 10/5/1906 :
Cleveland: Put P Harvey Bailey on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cleveland: Put P Lefty Hopper on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cleveland: P Leo Hafford was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
New York (A) : Pat Crisham has been signed to a contract extension, $5,370,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Cy Seymour has been signed to a contract extension, $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Deacon Phillippe has been signed to a contract extension, $1,170,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Crese Heismann has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Sport Mcallister has been signed to a contract extension, $3,760,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 10/7/1906 :
Boston (A): P Joe Adams was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): P John Barthold was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): P Clarence Currie was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): P Hub Knolls was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): P Frank Oberlin was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): 1B Chris Lindsay was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): RF Tom Donovan was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): LF Pete Woodruff was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): RF Libe Washburn was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): 3B Mike Kelley was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): SS Joe Marshall was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston (A): LF Fred Odwell was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Tuesday 10/17/1906 :
Philadelphia (N) : Mike Donlin has been signed to a contract extension, $7,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 10/23/1906 :
Cleveland : Red Dooin has been signed to a contract extension, $420,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland: P Harvey Bailey was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Lefty Hopper was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Pittsburgh : Case Patten has been signed to a contract extension, $2,250,000 per year, for 4 years.

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