MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Saturday, 10/21/1908
Wednesday 2/1/1908 :
Brooklyn: Free agent CF Ginger Beaumont has been signed to a contract of $6,505,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N): Free agent SS Billy Lauder has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/2/1908 :
Philadelphia (N): Free agent P Fred Glade has been signed to a contract of $8,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Joe Corbett has been signed to a contract of $900,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent C Fred Tenney has been signed to a contract of $4,750,001 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent C Jiggs Donahue has been signed to a contract of $2,250,001 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Tad Quinn has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent 1B John Ganzel has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/3/1908 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Doc White has been signed to a contract of $9,000,000 per year, for 7 years.
Cleveland: Free agent CF Tuck Turner has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N): Free agent 3B Harvey Smith has been signed to a contract of $1,150,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/4/1908 :
Cleveland: Free agent CF Claude Ritchey has been signed to a contract of $7,420,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent 1B Davey Crockett has been signed to a contract of $1,750,001 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/5/1908 :
Brooklyn: Free agent C Johnny Kling has been signed to a contract of $3,505,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent RF Lefty Davis has been signed to a contract of $3,335,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/6/1908 :
Cleveland: Free agent P Patsy Flaherty has been signed to a contract of $6,420,000 per year, for 5 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Doc Mcjames has been signed to a contract of $1,750,001 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A): P Dummy Leitner was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Dave Williams on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): LF Frank Huelsman was promoted from AA to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): P Mike Lynch was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Philadelphia (A): CF Reddy Grey was promoted from AA to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): P Harry Maupin was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Philadelphia (A): P Rip Vowinkel was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): SS Mickey Doolan was promoted from A to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): P John Terry was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Philadelphia (A): P John Mcmakin was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Philadelphia (A): P Henry Gehring was promoted from AA to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): RF Jim Mcdonald was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): C Jim Stephens was promoted from A to the active roster.
Tuesday 2/7/1908 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Roy Patterson has been signed to a contract of $775,001 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N): Free agent SS Otto Krueger has been signed to a contract of $6,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1908 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Willie Garoni has been signed to a contract of $466,200 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Free agent RF Ira Belden has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent CF John Dobbs has been signed to a contract of $691,200 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A): CF John Dobbs was assigned to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): RF Jim Mcdonald was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Thursday 2/9/1908 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Walt Woods has been signed to a contract of $555,001 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/10/1908 :
New York (N): Free agent RF Buck Freeman has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Joe Kostal has been signed to a contract of $1,728,900 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Walter Thornton has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/12/1908 :
Cincinnati: Free agent C Mike Grady has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Ed Kenna has been signed to a contract of $406,800 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/13/1908 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Harvey Cushman has been signed to a contract of $305,300 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Ed Walker has been signed to a contract of $484,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent 3B Bill Coughlin has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A): Free agent 2B Hobe Ferris has been signed to a contract of $475,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1908 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent SS William Gallagher has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Roscoe Miller has been signed to a contract of $325,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A): Free agent C Frank Chance has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent RF Charlie Hemphill has been signed to a contract of $6,375,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1908 :
Cincinnati: Free agent RF Bill Hallman has been signed to a contract of $4,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/17/1908 :
Cincinnati: Free agent 2B Tommy Leach has been signed to a contract of $7,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 2/18/1908 :
St. Louis (A): Removed P Walt Woods from waivers.
New York (A): Free agent P Frank West has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1908 :
Cincinnati: Free agent LF Bill Lange has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent 3B Jimmy Collins has been signed to a contract of $425,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/24/1908 :
Cleveland: Put LF Fred Ketchum on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cleveland: LF Queenie O'rourke was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: CF Charlie Johnson was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: 3B Billy Purtell was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to A Youngstown Penguins.
Cleveland: 3B Sam Mongin was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: P Pete Wilson was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: P Al Kellogg was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Pittsburgh: 2B Alan Storke was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: Put LF Tom Delahanty on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Chicago (A): LF Gavvy Cravath was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: Free agent 1B Harry Arndt has been signed to a contract of $425,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/25/1908 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Wiley Davis has been signed to a contract of $427,700 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 3/2/1908 :
Philadelphia (N): Released P Ed Fisher.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Charlie Moran.
St. Louis (N): Released CF Jimmy Slagle.
St. Louis (N): Released C Hughie Hearne.
Saturday 4/1/1908 :
Chicago (A) : Free agent Willie Clark has been signed to a contract of $520,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (A): 2B Bill Stuart was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Charlie Maloney was sent down from AAA to AA .
Chicago (A): 3B Red Morgan was sent down from AAA to AA .
Cleveland: P Lefty Hopper was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: LF Fred Ketchum was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: CF Josh Clarke was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Lefty Hopper was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: P Lew Moren was put on the 60-Day DL.
Pittsburgh: P Bill Bailey was promoted from to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: LF Tom Delahanty was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: P Bill Bailey was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
St. Louis (A): Released P Joe Mcginnity.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Bill Popp.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Ed Kenna.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Harvey Cushman.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Wiley Davis.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Dummy Leitner.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Harry Maupin.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Ed Walker.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Dave Williams.
Philadelphia (A): Released C Lee Fohl.
Philadelphia (A): Released C Mike Heydon.
Philadelphia (A): Released C Jack Robinson.
Philadelphia (A): Released C Billy Sullivan.
Philadelphia (A): Released 1B Larry Battam.
Philadelphia (A): Released 1B Jim Hackett.
Philadelphia (A): Released 1B Mike Jacobs.
Philadelphia (A): Released 2B Jake Atz.
Philadelphia (A): Released 2B Erve Beck.
Philadelphia (A): Released 2B Gary Wilson.
Philadelphia (A): Released 3B Ray Nelson.
Philadelphia (A): Released 3B John Walsh.
Sunday 4/9/1908 :
Boston (A): Put P Bill Pounds on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 4/17/1908 :
New York (A): Put P Carl Lundgren on the 60 Day DL.
Tuesday 4/25/1908 :
St. Louis (A): Put C Fred Tenney on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Bill Lattimore was sent down from AAA to AA .
Chicago (A): P Jack Rowan was sent down from AAA to AA .
Chicago (A): P Dode Criss was sent down from AAA to AA .
Tuesday 5/2/1908 :
Cleveland: P Leo Hafford was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Monday 5/8/1908 :
Detroit: Released P Bill Duggleby.
Wednesday 5/10/1908 :
Chicago (A): P Jimmy Wiggs was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): P John Durham was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): P Bill Mcgill was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Thursday 5/18/1908 :
Cincinnati: Put 3B Bill Coughlin on the 60 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Bobby Wallace has been signed to a contract extension, $4,850,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 5/26/1908 :
Trade between Chicago (N) and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
3B Jimmy Williams
Chicago (N) gets :
P Chick Brandom
Chicago (A): C Billy Maloney was put on the 60-Day DL.
Cleveland: SS Joe Tinker was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: 1B Hugh Hill was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: RF Josh Clarke was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Cleveland: LF Rube Vinson was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: 3B Mike Mowrey was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Harvey Bailey was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Chicago (N) : Tom Thomas has been signed to a contract extension, $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 6/2/1908 :
Pittsburgh: P Charlie Hartman was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P George Mullin was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): P Carl Druhot was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Saturday 6/10/1908 :
Boston (A): Put C Jack Slattery on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Lefty Houtz has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 6/12/1908 :
Chicago (N): Released C Joe Sugden... he retired.
Sunday 6/18/1908 :
Chicago (A): P Red Ames was sent down from AAA to AA .
Chicago (A): P John Durham was sent down from AAA to AA .
Chicago (A): P Frank Barberich was promoted from AA to AAA .
St. Louis (N) : Tully Sparks has been signed to a contract extension, $4,300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland: 1B Hugh Hill was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland : Joe Tinker has been signed to a contract extension, $3,060,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland : Johnny Evers has been signed to a contract extension, $6,120,000 per year, for 5 years.
Monday 6/26/1908 :
Philadelphia (N): Put P Del Mason on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Nick Altrock on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 7/3/1908 :
Trade between Chicago (N) and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
RF Elmer Flick
Chicago (N) gets :
P Glenn Liebhardt
P Carl Druhot
P Bill Mcgill
P George Mullin
Chicago (A): P Jimmy Wiggs was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Bob Blewett was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Tuesday 7/11/1908 :
Cleveland: LF Jimmy Sebring was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: CF C.b. Burns was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: Released 1B John Anderson.
Pittsburgh: Released 2B Frank Eustace.
Pittsburgh: 3B Art Brouthers was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Boston (A): Put P Beany Jacobson on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Doc White on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 7/24/1908 :
Chicago (N): C Bob Peterson was promoted from AAA Los Angeles Angels to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Fred Olmstead was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): CF Jim Mchale was promoted from AAA Los Angeles Angels to the active roster.
Chicago (N): SS Jack Schulte was promoted from AAA Los Angeles Angels to the active roster.
Thursday 7/27/1908 :
New York (A): Put RF Mike Mitchell on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put P Weldon Henley on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A): Put P Rube Vickers on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put RF Buck Freeman on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (A) : Kid Elberfeld has been signed to a contract extension, $5,450,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis (A) : John Titus has been signed to a contract extension, $5,260,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A) : Doc Nance has been signed to a contract extension, $3,590,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 8/3/1908 :
Cleveland: RF Topsy Hartsel was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: Released LF Fred Ketchum.
Cleveland: LF Jimmy Sebring was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Friday 8/11/1908 :
Chicago (A) : Phil Geier has been signed to a contract extension, $430,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Billy Maloney has been signed to a contract extension, $5,020,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Jack Pfiester has been signed to a contract extension, $2,700,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 8/17/1908 :
Cincinnati: Released P Roscoe Miller.
Saturday 8/19/1908 :
Chicago (A): P Frank Corridon was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): P Jimmy Dygert was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: LF Tom Delahanty was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: RF Joe Delahanty was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: 3B Andy Oyler was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: C Joe Mccarthy was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: C Joe Dunn was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: 1B Warren Gill was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: 3B Bill Mckechnie was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: CF Jack Barnett was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Cleveland: LF Jimmy Sebring was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Sunday 8/27/1908 :
St. Louis (N): Put P Doc White on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Burt Keeley on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Dode Criss was promoted from AA to AAA .
Chicago (A): P Rube Dessau was promoted from AA to AAA .
Chicago (A): Released C John O'neill.
Chicago (A): C Fred Payne was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Sunday 9/3/1908 :
Boston (N): Put SS Lew Drill on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Frank Barberich was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (A): Put P Bob Blewett on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cleveland: C Bruce Petway was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: 3B Pep Clark was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: SS Simon Nicholls was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: LF Jimmy Sebring was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Monday 9/11/1908 :
Brooklyn: Released SS Walt Thomas.
Brooklyn: Released RF Phil Reardon.
New York (A) : Roger Bresnahan has been signed to a contract extension, $16,130,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Wid Conroy has been signed to a contract extension, $5,540,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Jack Taylor has been signed to a contract extension, $640,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland: P Harry Coveleski was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: P Bill Otey was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: P Mike Cunningham was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: P Bill Mccarthy was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Tuesday 9/19/1908 :
Cincinnati: Released C Fred Jacklitsch.
Sunday 9/24/1908 :
Chicago (A): Released P Bob Blewett.
Thursday 9/28/1908 :
St. Louis (A) : Roy Evans has been signed to a contract extension, $1,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N) : Charlie Dearmond has been signed to a contract extension, $1,980,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : Tim Jordan has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (A) : Mike O'neill has been signed to a contract extension, $2,990,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : Bill Mellor has been signed to a contract extension, $2,040,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 10/15/1908 :
Philadelphia (N) : Frank Foutz has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 10/21/1908 :
Philadelphia (A) : Hans Lobert has been signed to a contract extension, $4,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Mike Kahoe has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 1 years.

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