LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS
Monday, 10/23/1919
Wednesday 2/1/1919 :
New York (N): Free agent P Dick Rudolph has been signed to a contract of $11,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Detroit: Free agent SS Roger Peckinpaugh has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland: Free agent 2B Rollie Zeider has been signed to a contract of $810,000 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit: Free agent RF Shano Collins has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 2/2/1919 :
Detroit: Free agent LF Ping Bodie has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/3/1919 :
New York (N): Free agent CF Les Mann has been signed to a contract of $10,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 2/4/1919 :
Boston (N): Free agent P Lefty Tyler has been signed to a contract of $13,454,000 per year, for 5 years.
Boston (N): Free agent 3B Terry Turner has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/5/1919 :
Cleveland: Free agent CF Benny Kauff has been signed to a contract of $13,200,000 per year, for 7 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Jeff Pfeffer has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N): Free agent P Bert Gallia has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland: Free agent LF Howie Shanks has been signed to a contract of $1,800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent C Eddie Ainsmith has been signed to a contract of $776,001 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/6/1919 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent C Mike Gonzalez has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1919 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Dutch Leonard has been signed to a contract of $13,250,500 per year, for 5 years.
Thursday 2/9/1919 :
Boston (N): Free agent SS Doc Lavan has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/10/1919 :
Cincinnati: Free agent 3B Heinie Zimmerman has been signed to a contract of $8,800,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (N): Free agent C Jimmy Archer has been signed to a contract of $340,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/11/1919 :
Cincinnati: Free agent 2B Larry Doyle has been signed to a contract of $8,300,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/12/1919 :
Chicago (N): P Jeff Pfeffer was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): P Jeff Pfeffer was assigned to the active roster.
Monday 2/13/1919 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent LF Possum Whitted has been signed to a contract of $1,850,000 per year, for 4 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent RF Frank Gilhooley has been signed to a contract of $1,550,500 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1919 :
Boston (N): Free agent RF Gavvy Cravath has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/17/1919 :
New York (N): Free agent P Harry Coveleski has been signed to a contract of $4,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Detroit: Free agent C Pinch Thomas has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/24/1919 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Slim Sallee has been signed to a contract of $8,800,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/25/1919 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Lefty Leifield has been signed to a contract of $3,760,001 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent P Dan Griner has been signed to a contract of $975,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1919 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent LF Jack Graney has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: Free agent CF Armando Marsans has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: Free agent LF Hugh High has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: Free agent LF Wally Rehg has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: Free agent 2B Mickey Doolan has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: Free agent C Otto Miller has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: Free agent 1B Fritz Mollwitz has been signed to a minor league contract.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Jose Mendez has been signed to a minor league contract.
Thursday 3/2/1919 :
Chicago (N): P Jose Mendez was assigned to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Saturday 4/1/1919 :
Chicago (N): LF Manuel Cueto was promoted from to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): P Grover Lowdermilk was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): P Pat Martin was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): P Pat Martin was promoted from A Madison Cubs to the active roster.
Cleveland: Designated 1B Marty Kavanagh for assignment.
Cleveland: Placed 1B Marty Kavanagh on irrevocable waivers.
Cincinnati: Put C Les Nunamaker on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Designated RF Wally Mattick for assignment.
New York (N): Placed RF Wally Mattick on irrevocable waivers.
Boston (N): P Lefty Tyler was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): P Lefty Tyler was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): P Bert Gallia was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): P Bert Gallia was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): C Jimmy Archer was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): C Jimmy Archer was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): 3B Terry Turner was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): SS Doc Lavan was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): RF Gavvy Cravath was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): RF Gavvy Cravath was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): Designated RF Gavvy Cravath for assignment.
Boston (N): 3B Terry Turner was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): SS Doc Lavan was assigned to the active roster.
Monday 4/10/1919 :
Cincinnati: RF Wally Mattick has been claimed off waivers from New York (N).
Sunday 4/16/1919 :
Chicago (A) : Free agent Ed Burns has been signed to minor league deal.
Chicago (A): Designated C Ed Burns for assignment.
Trade between Chicago (N) and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
3B Buck Weaver
Chicago (N) gets :
SS Bernardo Baro
Chicago (N): SS Bernardo Baro was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): SS Bernardo Baro was assigned to the active roster.
Chicago (N): SS Cristobal Torriente was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): P Grover Lowdermilk was promoted from to the active roster.
Washington: Put P Joe Oeschger on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 4/18/1919 :
Cleveland: Released 1B Marty Kavanagh.
Boston (N): Released RF Gavvy Cravath.
Monday 4/24/1919 :
Washington: Put P Rube Benton on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put P Jack Ogden on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Designated C Walt Tragesser for assignment.
New York (N): Placed C Walt Tragesser on irrevocable waivers.
New York (N): Put P Dick Rudolph on the 60 Day DL.
Wednesday 5/3/1919 :
Detroit: Put P Jesse Haines on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put 1B Jake Daubert on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): C Ed Burns was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): C Ed Burns was assigned to the active roster.
Thursday 5/11/1919 :
New York (A): 3B George Cochran was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
New York (A): 2B Frank Duncan was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
New York (A): 1B Lee Dressen was promoted from AA to the active roster.
New York (A): C John Brock was put on the 40-man roster.
New York (A): C John Brock was promoted from AA to the active roster.
New York (N): Released C Walt Tragesser.
Friday 5/19/1919 :
Detroit : George Burns has been signed to a contract extension, $1,880,000 per year, for 5 years.
Detroit : Shano Collins has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit : Joe Gedeon has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Saturday 5/27/1919 :
Pittsburgh: Put C Art Wilson on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 6/3/1919 :
St. Louis (A) : Eddie Cicotte has been signed to a contract extension, $11,690,000 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 6/11/1919 :
Washington: Put 1B George Sisler on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Designated P Red Ames for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Red Ames on irrevocable waivers.
Monday 6/19/1919 :
Washington: Designated P Joe Oeschger for assignment.
Washington: Placed P Joe Oeschger on irrevocable waivers.
Washington: Put 2B Bill Mckechnie on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 6/20/1919 :
New York (A): SP Red Ames has been claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh.
Wednesday 7/5/1919 :
St. Louis (A): Put P Eddie Cicotte on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): 3B Agustin Parpetti was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Chicago (A): 1B Doc Johnston was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Jesse Winters was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): P Jesse Winters was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Chicago (A): P Roy Sanders was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Thursday 7/6/1919 :
Washington: Released P Joe Oeschger.
Friday 7/7/1919 :
New York (A): P Red Ames was put on the 40-man roster.
New York (A): P Red Ames was assigned to the active roster.
Thursday 7/13/1919 :
Washington: Put P Rube Marquard on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh : Harry Hooper has been signed to a contract extension, $4,070,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Art Fletcher has been signed to a contract extension, $3,340,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Bob Bescher has been signed to a contract extension, $2,670,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Art Wilson has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh : Everett Scott has been signed to a contract extension, $510,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Jack Graney has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Earl Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $370,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Tommy Griffith has been signed to a contract extension, $2,420,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N): CF Chet Chadbourne was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): SS Cristobal Torriente was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Friday 7/21/1919 :
Cincinnati : Free agent Joe Oeschger has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Washington: Put P Jim Bagby on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Designated P Phil Douglas for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed P Phil Douglas on irrevocable waivers.
Brooklyn: Put C Muddy Ruel on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 7/29/1919 :
Trade between New York (N) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
CF Hurley Mcnair
New York (N) gets :
P Jeff Tesreau
Chicago (N): C Bernie Friberg was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): 3B Doc Bass was sent down from AA Peoria Chiefs to A Madison Cubs.
Chicago (N): CF Mickey O'neil was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): LF Eddie Onslow was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): LF Manuel Cueto was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Detroit: Put P Jesse Haines on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put 2B Jess Barbour on the 60 Day DL.
Trade between Chicago (N) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
RF Tommy Griffith
Chicago (N) gets :
LF Bartolo Portuondo
Chicago (N): LF Bartolo Portuondo was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Sunday 7/30/1919 :
Brooklyn: SP Phil Douglas has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.
Saturday 8/5/1919 :
Pittsburgh: Put P Frank Miller on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Bill Drake on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 8/13/1919 :
St. Louis (A): Put P Al Demaree on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (A): Put LF Joe Jackson on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Designated SS Jim Taylor for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed SS Jim Taylor on irrevocable waivers.
Cincinnati: Designated CF Eugenio Morín for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed CF Eugenio Morín on irrevocable waivers.
Monday 8/21/1919 :
Washington : Joe Wood has been signed to a contract extension, $1,010,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Jimmy Johnston has been signed to a contract extension, $2,540,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Max Flack has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 8/30/1919 :
Chicago (N): 1B Jose Mendez was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): 3B Doc Bass was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): P Lefty Weinert was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): P Joel Newkirk was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (A): Put CF Jim Thorpe on the 60 Day DL.
New York (N): Put P Al Mamaux on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N) : Ernie Johnson has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington : Zack Wheat has been signed to a contract extension, $10,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Wednesday 9/6/1919 :
Cincinnati : John Donaldson has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 9/14/1919 :
St. Louis (N): Put LF Juan Guerra on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati : Tom Hughes has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Washington : Tom Daly has been signed to a contract extension, $570,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : Elmer Miller has been signed to a contract extension, $527,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 9/30/1919 :
New York (N) : Lew Mccarty has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 10/5/1919 :
St. Louis (N): Put P Harry Harper on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N) : Bill Doak has been signed to a contract extension, $3,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N) : Joe Bush has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 10/16/1919 :
Pittsburgh: Put P Pete Alexander on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn : Phil Douglas has been signed to a contract extension, $3,050,500 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 10/23/1919 :
St. Louis (N) : Braggo Roth has been signed to a contract extension, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years.

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