MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/26/1909
Tuesday 1/31/1909 :
Cleveland: Put P Lefty Hopper on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cleveland: Put P Jake Livingstone on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cleveland: P Bill Mccarthy was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: C Bruce Petway was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: Put 3B John Mcgraw on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cleveland: LF Jimmy Sebring was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Pittsburgh: P Charlie Hartman was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Wednesday 2/1/1909 :
Cleveland: Free agent LF Matty Mcintyre has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland: Free agent 1B Bunk Congalton has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/2/1909 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent CF Homer Smoot has been signed to a contract of $4,250,001 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent P John Burke has been signed to a contract of $775,001 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/3/1909 :
Philadelphia (N): Free agent P Elmer Bliss has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/5/1909 :
Philadelphia (N): Free agent P Chief Bender has been signed to a contract of $8,000,000 per year, for 6 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent P Otto Hess has been signed to a contract of $2,705,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Jack Dunleavy has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/6/1909 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Wish Egan has been signed to a contract of $1,025,001 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1909 :
Brooklyn: Free agent 3B Terry Turner has been signed to a contract of $2,725,500 per year, for 5 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent 3B Tom Mccreery has been signed to a contract of $2,500,001 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent SS Lee Tannehill has been signed to a contract of $650,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1909 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Bill Hill has been signed to a contract of $8,010,000 per year, for 5 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent RF Patsy Dougherty has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1909 :
Chicago (A): Free agent RF Jesse Burkett has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit: Free agent P George Mullin has been signed to a contract of $2,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 2/16/1909 :
Detroit: Free agent CF George Stone has been signed to a contract of $5,130,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/18/1909 :
Pittsburgh: P Jack Dunleavy was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Monday 2/20/1909 :
New York (N): Free agent LF Billy Lush has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1909 :
Detroit: Free agent P Bucky Veil has been signed to a contract of $3,400,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Doc Scanlan has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent 2B Heinie Wagner has been signed to a contract of $3,125,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/24/1909 :
Pittsburgh: C Tubby Spencer was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: C Ted Easterly was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: 1B Vin Campbell was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: CF Jack Barnett was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Pittsburgh: 2B Bill Mckechnie was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: P Henry Mathewson was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Cleveland: Put 1B Bunk Congalton on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cleveland: P Jake Livingstone was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Lefty Hopper was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: Put CF Tuck Turner on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Sunday 2/26/1909 :
Chicago (A): Free agent 1B Willie Clark has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 3/2/1909 :
Chicago (A): C George Gibson was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Trade between Chicago (A) and New York (A) :
New York (A) gets :
CF Lefty Houtz
Chicago (A) gets :
1B Pat Crisham
Saturday 4/1/1909 :
St. Louis (A): Released RF Dave Pickett.
St. Louis (A): Put P Ed Reulbach on the 60 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Doc Tonkin.
St. Louis (N): Put CF Birdie Cree on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Released C Butch Rementer.
Cleveland: Released 3B John Mcgraw.
Cleveland: Released CF Tuck Turner.
Cleveland: Put SS Simon Nicholls on waivers and designated him for assignment.
New York (A): CF Lefty Houtz was assigned to AAA Newark Bears.
Sunday 4/9/1909 :
Philadelphia (A): Released P Joe Kostal.
Philadelphia (A): Put CF George Browne on the 60 Day DL.
Monday 4/17/1909 :
Boston (A): Put P Rube Vickers on the 15 Day DL.
Cleveland: SS Simon Nicholls was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: C Frank Owens was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: C Bruce Petway was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: Put P Carney Flynn on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Pittsburgh: P Lew Moren was promoted from to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: P Carney Flynn was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Saturday 4/22/1909 :
New York (N): Released 3B Harvey Smith.
Tuesday 4/25/1909 :
Chicago (A): P Elijah Jones was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): P Frank Barberich was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Frank Corridon was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Tuesday 5/2/1909 :
St. Louis (A): Put P Jim Fairbank on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put P Rube Kisinger on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 5/10/1909 :
St. Louis (N): Put RF Jake Gettman on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Frank Barberich was promoted from to AAA .
Thursday 5/18/1909 :
Pittsburgh : Ed Murphy has been signed to a contract extension, $532,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Put P Charlie Shields on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Jimmy Wiggs was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Friday 5/26/1909 :
Brooklyn: Released LF Walter Carlisle.
Brooklyn: Put CF Charlie Frisbee on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Elmer Flick has been signed to a contract extension, $10,530,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A) : Danny Murphy has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (A) : Jimmy Williams has been signed to a contract extension, $6,930,000 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 6/3/1909 :
St. Louis (A) : Davey Crockett has been signed to a contract extension, $950,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A) : Andy Coakley has been signed to a contract extension, $2,260,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland: LF Matty Mcintyre was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: LF Jimmy Sebring was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Monday 6/19/1909 :
Chicago (A): CF Orth Collins was promoted from AA to AAA .
Tuesday 6/27/1909 :
Boston (A): Put P Ray Collins on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A): Put P Doc Newton on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put RF Charlie Hemphill on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Nick Altrock on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 7/4/1909 :
Pittsburgh: Released 3B Roy Brashear.
Pittsburgh: Released SS William Gallagher.
Pittsburgh: Released 3B John Puhl.
Pittsburgh: 3B Dudley Mcadoo was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Wednesday 7/12/1909 :
Philadelphia (N): Put P Charley Hall on the 60 Day DL.
Thursday 7/20/1909 :
Philadelphia (N): Put P Frank Arellanes on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N) : Jake Gettman has been signed to a contract extension, $1,170,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Germany Schaefer has been signed to a contract extension, $4,390,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (A) : Jimmy Barrett has been signed to a contract extension, $4,390,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : Bill Donovan has been signed to a contract extension, $3,880,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : Doc Newton has been signed to a contract extension, $2,570,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N) : Roy Thomas has been signed to a contract extension, $9,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N) : Ira Belden has been signed to a contract extension, $270,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N) : Pete O'brien has been signed to a contract extension, $1,100,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 7/28/1909 :
St. Louis (N): Put P Nick Altrock on the 15 Day DL.
Friday 8/4/1909 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Babe Adams on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 8/12/1909 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Bobby Keefe on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put P Jack Doscher on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (A) : Roy Patterson has been signed to a contract extension, $420,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A) : Danny Shay has been signed to a contract extension, $4,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh: CF Jack Barnett was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: P Carney Flynn was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to A Denver Deamons.
Pittsburgh: P George Craig was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: P Bill Bailey was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: P Charlie Hartman was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Sunday 8/20/1909 :
Cleveland: 3B Harry Wolverton was put on the 60-Day DL.
New York (A): Put SS Wid Conroy on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Released 2B Harry Lochhead.
Pittsburgh: Released 1B Agustin Parpetti.
Pittsburgh: Released 1B Warren Gill.
Pittsburgh: Released LF Harry Wood.
Pittsburgh: Released P Carney Flynn.
Pittsburgh: Released CF Dick Harley.
Pittsburgh: CF Jack Barnett was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Saturday 9/2/1909 :
Boston (N): Released LF Ira Belden.
Boston (N): Released P Red Long.
Boston (N): Released CF Jim Jackson.
Boston (N): Released 3B Pug Bennett.
Saturday 9/9/1909 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Babe Adams on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Jack Chesbro on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put P Irv Higginbotham on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati : Ed Walsh has been signed to a contract extension, $6,600,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Bill Friel has been signed to a contract extension, $970,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Charlie Case has been signed to a contract extension, $1,575,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Harry Howell has been signed to a contract extension, $1,900,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 9/17/1909 :
Detroit: Put RF Sherry Magee on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N) : Tommy Sheehan has been signed to a contract extension, $2,800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 9/25/1909 :
Washington : Harry Felix has been signed to a contract extension, $4,750,000 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Eddie Plank has been signed to a contract extension, $7,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Mike Donlin has been signed to a contract extension, $7,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 9/30/1909 :
Cincinnati: Released P Arch Mccarthy.
Monday 10/2/1909 :
Chicago (A) : Frank Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $2,300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 10/7/1909 :
Cleveland : Red Donahue has been signed to a contract extension, $250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 10/26/1909 :
Pittsburgh : Fred Clarke has been signed to a contract extension, $3,800,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh : John henry Lloyd has been signed to a contract extension, $6,160,000 per year, for 3 years.

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