MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Friday, 10/27/1911
Tuesday 1/31/1911 :
Pittsburgh: P Bob Dresser was put on the 15-Day DL.
Wednesday 2/1/1911 :
New York (N): Free agent CF Charlie Frisbee has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/2/1911 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Tom Walker has been signed to a contract of $901,001 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N): Free agent SS Jimmy Sheckard has been signed to a contract of $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Bill Gatewood has been signed to a contract of $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 2/3/1911 :
Cleveland: Free agent RF Pinky Swander has been signed to a contract of $420,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/4/1911 :
Boston (N): Free agent P Tully Sparks has been signed to a contract of $7,278,943 per year, for 3 years.
Detroit: Free agent P Kitty Brashear has been signed to a contract of $1,300,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent CF Bris Lord has been signed to a contract of $1,003,331 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/5/1911 :
Boston (N): Free agent 2B Benny Bowcock has been signed to a contract of $7,245,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland: Free agent P Buck Hooker has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis (A): Free agent RF Bud Sharpe has been signed to a contract of $776,001 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1911 :
Chicago (N): Free agent P Mike Cunningham has been signed to a contract of $320,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1911 :
Chicago (A): Free agent RF Sherry Magee has been signed to a contract of $5,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 2/10/1911 :
Chicago (N): Free agent P Hooks Wiltse has been signed to a contract of $7,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 2/12/1911 :
Trade between New York (A) and Boston (N) :
Boston (N) gets :
SS Wid Conroy
New York (A) gets :
RF Frank Gilhooley
Monday 2/13/1911 :
Chicago (N): Free agent RF Doc Nance has been signed to a contract of $3,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1911 :
Washington: Free agent RF Claude Rossman has been signed to a contract of $4,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1911 :
New York (A): Free agent P Carl Lundgren has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/17/1911 :
Boston (N): Free agent P Eddie Plank has been signed to a contract of $6,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 2/18/1911 :
Chicago (A): P Blaine Thomas was sent down from AAA to A .
Chicago (A): P Lefty Russell was sent down from AAA to A .
Pittsburgh: P Henry Mathewson was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Sunday 2/19/1911 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Johnny Lush has been signed to a contract of $780,692 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/20/1911 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Eddie Cicotte has been signed to a contract of $15,120,000 per year, for 8 years.
Friday 2/24/1911 :
Trade between Chicago (A) and Washington :
Washington gets :
CF Harry Lumley
Chicago (A) gets :
P Ad Brennan
Chicago (A): P Ad Brennan was sent down from AAA to A .
Boston (N): Free agent RF Rube Ward has been signed to a contract of $5,755,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (N): Free agent C Howard Wakefield has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 2/25/1911 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P George Merritt has been signed to a contract of $1,060,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland: Free agent C Frank Chance has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/26/1911 :
Washington: Free agent P Wish Egan has been signed to a contract of $722,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington: Free agent 3B Bill Bradley has been signed to a contract of $1,090,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 3/2/1911 :
Cleveland: RF Pinky Swander was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Washington: Put P Jim Moroney on the 60 Day DL.
Saturday 4/1/1911 :
New York (A): Released C Jim Byrnes.
Cleveland: P Jake Livingstone was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Pittsburgh: P Charlie Hartman was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: P George Craig was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Boston (N): Designated P Tully Sparks for assignment.
Boston (N): Designated P Eddie Plank for assignment.
Boston (N): 2B Benny Bowcock was assigned to AAA Carolina`Doves.
Boston (N): Designated SS Wid Conroy for assignment.
Boston (N): Designated SS Jimmy Sheckard for assignment.
New York (N): Released SS Dan Coogan.
Sunday 4/9/1911 :
Chicago (A) : Free agent Charlie Harris has been signed to a contract of $856,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (A): P Frosty Thomas was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Spec Harkness was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (A): 3B Jimmy Williams was put on the 60-Day DL.
Chicago (A): 1B Art Brouthers was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Ed Klepfer was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: RF Del Howard was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Saturday 4/22/1911 :
Boston (N): CF Al Schweitzer was sent down from the active roster to AAA Carolina`Doves.
Boston (N): Designated SS Jimmy Sheckard for assignment.
Boston (N): Designated P Eddie Plank for assignment.
Boston (N): Designated P Tully Sparks for assignment.
Boston (N): Designated SS Wid Conroy for assignment.
Tuesday 4/25/1911 :
Washington: Put P Marty Mchale on the 60 Day DL.
Washington: Put P Frank Owen on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put LF Harry Hooper on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 5/2/1911 :
Chicago (A): P Al Klawitter was promoted from AA to AAA .
Chicago (A): P Bill Lattimore was promoted from AA to AAA .
Trade between Cleveland and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
1B Danny Hoffman
3B Cozy Dolan
Cleveland gets :
P Dicta Johnson
Chicago (A): 1B Art Brouthers was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cleveland: 2B Hugh Hill was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Wednesday 5/10/1911 :
Chicago (A): Put P Bill Phyle on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Chicago (A): P Charlie Maloney was promoted from AA to AAA .
Saturday 5/13/1911 :
Boston (N): Released P Eddie Plank.
Boston (N): Released P Tully Sparks.
Boston (N): Released SS Wid Conroy.
Thursday 5/18/1911 :
Chicago (A): Released P Bill Phyle.
Cleveland: 1B Nap Lajoie was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: 1B Vic Saier was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Friday 5/26/1911 :
Cleveland: RF Frank Chance was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: LF Jimmy Sebring was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Cleveland: Released P Thomas Burdge.
Wednesday 5/31/1911 :
Philadelphia (A): Released 3B Ed Hilley.
Philadelphia (A): Released CF Reddy Grey.
Saturday 6/3/1911 :
Cincinnati : Free agent Tully Sparks has been signed to a contract of $1,596,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (A): P George Hunter was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Sunday 6/11/1911 :
Cleveland: P Jesse Tannehill was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: P Ray Caldwell was put on the 15-Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Released P Jack Hickey.
Chicago (N): Put SS Tom Downey on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Frank Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $3,320,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 6/19/1911 :
Chicago (N): Put P Hooks Wiltse on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 6/24/1911 :
Cincinnati: Designated P Conny Mcgeehan for assignment.
Cincinnati: Designated P Tully Sparks for assignment.
Tuesday 6/27/1911 :
Washington: Put P George Ferguson on the 60 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: P Eddie Cicotte was put on the 60-Day DL.
Pittsburgh : Christy Mathewson has been signed to a contract extension, $8,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
Sunday 7/2/1911 :
Boston (A): Released LF Jimmy Barrett.
Tuesday 7/4/1911 :
St. Louis (N) : Nick Altrock has been signed to a contract extension, $5,740,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Jake Gettman has been signed to a contract extension, $880,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston (A) : Bill Donovan has been signed to a contract extension, $4,640,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : John Knight has been signed to a contract extension, $5,790,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (A) : Cy Falkenberg has been signed to a contract extension, $690,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A) : Hunter Hill has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : Free agent Wid Conroy has been signed to a contract of $2,092,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (A): P Frosty Thomas was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Bill Lattimore was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Wednesday 7/12/1911 :
Cincinnati: Released C Paddy O'connor.
Chicago (N): Put P Roy Beecher on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put LF Moose Mccormick on the 60 Day DL.
Washington : Peaches O'neill has been signed to a contract extension, $2,530,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Tom Hughes has been signed to a contract extension, $5,700,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cincinnati : Bugs Raymond has been signed to a contract extension, $5,130,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Lefty Leifield has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 7/18/1911 :
Washington: Released P Wish Egan.
Cincinnati: Released P Rip Ragan.
Thursday 7/20/1911 :
Trade between Cleveland and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
C Frank Owens
CF Amos Strunk
3B Chet Chadbourne
Cleveland gets :
C Billy Maloney
Cleveland: P Ray Caldwell was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: Put C Red Dooin on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Chicago (A): 3B Chet Chadbourne was promoted from AA to AAA .
Chicago (A): C Frank Owens was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (A): C Fred Payne was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): C George Gibson was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (A) : Harry Mcchesney has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 7/28/1911 :
Cleveland: Put P Buck Hooker on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Chicago (A): RF Elmer Flick was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (A): CF Amos Strunk was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Wednesday 8/2/1911 :
Cincinnati: Released P Eddie Quick.
Friday 8/4/1911 :
Cleveland: C Red Dooin was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: RF Danny Moeller was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Pittsburgh: P Hank Griffin was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Roy Mitchell on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put P Mal Eason on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put RF Doc Nance on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): 3B Cozy Dolan was promoted from AA to AAA .
Saturday 8/12/1911 :
Chicago (A): P Tommy Atkins was put on the 15-Day DL.
Friday 8/18/1911 :
Boston (A): Released P Doc Newton.
Cleveland: Put P Watty Lee on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Sunday 8/20/1911 :
Philadelphia (N): Put P Joe Koukalik on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Elijah Jones was put on the 60-Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Dode Criss was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): RF Jake Gettman was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
St. Louis (N): P Carl Sitton was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
St. Louis (N): P Bert Humphries was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
St. Louis (N): P Hi West was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
St. Louis (N): LF Beals Becker was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P Larry Cheney was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): C Branch Rickey was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
St. Louis (N): SS Dutch Meier was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P Willy Wilson was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
St. Louis (N): P Harry Camnitz was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): CF Paul Meloan was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P Harry Fanwell was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Monday 8/21/1911 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Eddie Quick has been signed to a contract of $1,220,000 per year, for 1 year.
St. Louis (N): P Heinie Berger was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
St. Louis (N): P Eddie Quick was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Monday 8/28/1911 :
Philadelphia (A): Released C Sport Mcallister... he retired.
Boston (A): Put P Bill Donovan on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Released LF Pete O'brien.
Boston (N): Released SS George Bone.
Boston (N): Released P Ralph Savidge.
Boston (N): Released CF Roy Thomas.
Boston (N): Released RF Otis Clymer.
Boston (N): Put P Jack Doscher on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put 3B Tillie Shafer on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): P Dode Criss was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Chicago (A): P Ed Donnelly was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cleveland: P Bill Steele was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: Designated P Watty Lee for assignment.
Cleveland: P Pug Cavet was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: C Ted Easterly was put on the 15-Day DL.
Pittsburgh: C Steve O'neill was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Tuesday 8/29/1911 :
St. Louis (N): Put P George Mcquillan on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): P Heinie Berger was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Friday 9/1/1911 :
St. Louis (N): P Hi West was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): C Branch Rickey was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P George Disch was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P Eddie Kolb was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): SS Lee Demontreville was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): LF Willie Hogan was promoted from AA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P Willy Wilson was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): C Oscar Stanage was promoted from AA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P King Cole was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): CF Fred Beck was promoted from AA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): C Harry Huston was promoted from AA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): P Jim Mcginley was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): 3B Ed Hilley was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
St. Louis (N): 3B Bill Coughlin was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Monday 9/4/1911 :
St. Louis (N): LF Willie Hogan was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
St. Louis (N): C Harry Huston was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
St. Louis (N): 3B Bill Coughlin was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
New York (A): Put P Orval Overall on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 9/12/1911 :
Cleveland: P Pug Cavet was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Bill Mccarthy was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: CF Ping Bodie was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
St. Louis (A) : Homer Smoot has been signed to a contract extension, $6,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (A) : Andy Coakley has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (A) : Ed Phelps has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
St. Louis (A) : Davey Crockett has been signed to a contract extension, $656,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cleveland : Jesse Tannehill has been signed to a contract extension, $800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Seth Sigsby has been signed to a contract extension, $470,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Nap Lajoie has been signed to a contract extension, $5,640,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cleveland : Pep Clark has been signed to a contract extension, $3,150,000 per year, for 4 years.
Monday 9/18/1911 :
St. Louis (N): C Oscar Stanage was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Wednesday 9/20/1911 :
Cleveland : Harry Coveleski has been signed to a contract extension, $420,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis (A): Released P Roy Patterson.
St. Louis (N): Released RF Jake Gettman.
St. Louis (N): Released P John Burke.
St. Louis (N): Released LF Willie Hogan.
St. Louis (N): Released C Harry Huston.
St. Louis (N): Released 3B Frank Manush.
St. Louis (N): Released 3B Bill Coughlin.
Chicago (A): CF Rube Degroff was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Thursday 9/28/1911 :
New York (A) : Orval Overall has been signed to a contract extension, $2,800,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Harry Howell has been signed to a contract extension, $1,540,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Charlie Case has been signed to a contract extension, $690,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Addie Joss has been signed to a contract extension, $8,210,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (N) : Heinie Wagner has been signed to a contract extension, $4,440,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N) : Otto Krueger has been signed to a contract extension, $7,900,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N) : Frank Laporte has been signed to a contract extension, $810,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A): Put 3B Dick Egan on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Released P Cy Morgan.
Philadelphia (N) : Jack Hayden has been signed to a contract extension, $2,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland: P Patsy Flaherty was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: P Pug Cavet was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: P Jack Dunleavy was put on the 15-Day DL.
Sunday 10/8/1911 :
Cleveland : Billy Maloney has been signed to a contract extension, $5,100,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 10/18/1911 :
St. Louis (A): Released RF John Titus.
St. Louis (A): Released C Tom Asmussen.
St. Louis (N): Put P Doc White on the 15 Day DL.
Friday 10/27/1911 :
Brooklyn : Charlie Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $4,140,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn : Oscar Jones has been signed to a contract extension, $5,920,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (N) : Jack Doscher has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.

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