LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS
Sunday, 10/22/1920
Tuesday 1/31/1920 :
Trade between Detroit and Boston (A) :
Boston (A) gets :
C Ray Schalk
3B Buck Weaver
P Frank Shellenback
Detroit gets :
C Hank Severeid
3B Babe Pinelli
Detroit: Put 2B Jess Barbour on the 60 Day DL.
Wednesday 2/1/1920 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Jeff Tesreau has been signed to a contract of $6,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Erskine Mayer has been signed to a contract of $1,888,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 2B Del Pratt has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 1B Chick Gandil has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent SS Doc Lavan has been signed to a contract of $667,001 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/2/1920 :
Boston (N): Free agent LF Burt Shotton has been signed to a contract of $3,568,984 per year, for 3 years.
Detroit: Free agent 3B Red Smith has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Detroit: Free agent 2B Ralph Young has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Detroit: Free agent 2B Bill Wambsganss has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent C John Henry has been signed to a contract of $456,001 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/3/1920 :
Cincinnati: Free agent 1B Wally Pipp has been signed to a contract of $6,600,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent RF Ray Demmitt has been signed to a contract of $776,001 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Free agent 2B Rollie Zeider has been signed to a contract of $450,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent 1B Doc Johnston has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 2/4/1920 :
Cincinnati: Free agent 1B Fred Luderus has been signed to a contract of $2,222,222 per year, for 1 years.
Washington: Free agent P Lefty Williams has been signed to a contract of $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 2/5/1920 :
Boston (N): Free agent P Pete Schneider has been signed to a contract of $3,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/6/1920 :
Boston (A): Designated C Wally Mayer for assignment.
Boston (A): Placed C Wally Mayer on irrevocable waivers.
Boston (A): Put P Scott Perry on the 60 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Designated C Mickey Devine for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed C Mickey Devine on irrevocable waivers.
Cincinnati: Designated P Joe Oeschger for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed P Joe Oeschger on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated SS Art Fletcher for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed SS Art Fletcher on waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated P Lefty Leifield for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Lefty Leifield on irrevocable waivers.
Chicago (N): 1B Doc Johnston was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): 1B Doc Johnston was assigned to the active roster.
Washington: Free agent P Fritz Coumbe has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1920 :
Chicago (N): Free agent P Earl Yingling has been signed to a contract of $608,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent C Bill Rariden has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/12/1920 :
Cincinnati: Designated SS Jim Taylor for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed SS Jim Taylor on irrevocable waivers.
Monday 2/13/1920 :
Boston (N): Free agent RF Frank Schulte has been signed to a contract of $450,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1920 :
Boston (N): Free agent 1B Zinn Beck has been signed to a contract of $510,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: C Wally Mayer has been claimed off waivers from Boston (A).
Thursday 2/16/1920 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Charley Hall has been signed to a contract of $7,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/18/1920 :
Cincinnati: Designated CF Joe Wilhoit for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed CF Joe Wilhoit on irrevocable waivers.
Sunday 2/19/1920 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Slim Sallee has been signed to a contract of $6,600,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1920 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Hooks Dauss has been signed to a contract of $1,330,001 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Mellie Wolfgang has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/22/1920 :
Boston (N): Free agent 2B Jimmy Smith has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/23/1920 :
St. Louis (A): Free agent P Al Demaree has been signed to a contract of $2,030,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/24/1920 :
Cincinnati: Designated 2B Chuck Wortman for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed 2B Chuck Wortman on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Dave Danforth has been signed to a contract of $567,001 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1920 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent LF Pete Compton has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: Free agent 1B Marty Kavanagh has been signed to a minor league contract.
Thursday 3/2/1920 :
Chicago (N): P Earl Yingling was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): P Earl Yingling was assigned to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): CF Eddie Brown was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): CF Eddie Brown was promoted from A Madison Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): 1B Jake Munch was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Philadelphia (A): Designated SS Buck Herzog for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed SS Buck Herzog on waivers.
Pittsburgh: Released SS Art Fletcher.
Pittsburgh: Released P Lefty Leifield.
Chicago (N): Placed LF Bartolo Portuondo on irrevocable waivers.
Chicago (N): Placed 3B Charlie Pick on irrevocable waivers.
Chicago (N): Placed 1B Doc Johnston on waivers.
Chicago (N): Placed P Grover Lowdermilk on waivers.
Chicago (N): Placed 1B Jose Mendez on irrevocable waivers.
Saturday 3/4/1920 :
New York (A): 2B Chuck Wortman has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.
Saturday 4/1/1920 :
Chicago (N): SS Dobie Moore was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: P Sweetbreads Bailey was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: P Sweetbreads Bailey was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: P Speed Martin was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: CF Cliff Heathcote was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: RF Frank Brower was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: RF Frank Brower was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: P Bill Knowlton was sent down from AAA to AA .
Cleveland: 3B Bobby Lamotte was promoted from A to AA .
Cleveland: P Fred Heimach was promoted from A to AAA .
Cleveland: P Bob Glenn was promoted from A to AA .
Cleveland: SS Lute Boone was promoted from AA to AAA .
Cleveland: C Frank Withrow was promoted from A to AA .
Cleveland: P George Lowe was promoted from A to AA .
Cleveland: 3B Leroy Stratton was promoted from A to AA .
Boston (A): Put P Bill Upham on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Released 3B Jack Stansbury.
Detroit: Released P Jesse Baker.
Detroit: Put P Harry Courtney on the 60 Day DL.
St. Louis (A): Put P Rube Bressler on the 15 Day DL.
New York (A): 2B Chuck Wortman was put on the 40-man roster.
New York (A): 2B Chuck Wortman was assigned to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): SS Buck Herzog was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (A): Released SS Buck Herzog.
Boston (N): P Pete Schneider was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): P Pete Schneider was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): 1B Zinn Beck was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): 1B Zinn Beck was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): 2B Jimmy Smith was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): 2B Jimmy Smith was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): 2B Rollie Zeider was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): LF Burt Shotton was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): RF Frank Schulte was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): 2B Rollie Zeider was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): LF Burt Shotton was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): RF Frank Schulte was assigned to the active roster.
Sunday 4/9/1920 :
New York (N) : Free agent Bill Bailey has been signed to a contract of $904,000 per year, for 1 years.
Washington: Designated SS Eusebio Gonzalez for assignment.
Washington: Placed SS Eusebio Gonzalez on irrevocable waivers.
Boston (N): Put P Dick Redding on the 60 Day DL.
New York (N): Designated P Gary Fortune for assignment.
New York (N): Placed P Gary Fortune on irrevocable waivers.
Monday 4/17/1920 :
Boston (A): Put P Ray Caldwell on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put P John Donaldson on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put P Al Mamaux on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 4/25/1920 :
Trade between Boston (A) and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
SS Charlie Hollocher
P Ed Monroe
Boston (A) gets :
SS Donie Bush
Boston (A): SS Donie Bush was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (A): SS Donie Bush was assigned to the active roster.
Cleveland: SS Charlie Hollocher was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: SS Charlie Hollocher was assigned to the active roster.
Washington: Removed SS Eusebio Gonzalez from waivers.
St. Louis (A): Put 2B George Cutshaw on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 4/26/1920 :
New York (N): P Gary Fortune was put on the 40-man roster.
New York (N): P Gary Fortune was assigned to AAA .
Wednesday 5/3/1920 :
St. Louis (N): Put P George Mogridge on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit : Hank Severeid has been signed to a contract extension, $3,710,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 5/11/1920 :
Chicago (N): P Adrian Lynch was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): P Zack Foreman was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Detroit: Put LF Ping Bodie on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Designated P Tom Hughes for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed P Tom Hughes on irrevocable waivers.
Saturday 5/13/1920 :
Boston (N) : Jack Fournier has been signed to a contract extension, $8,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (N) : Jim Shaw has been signed to a contract extension, $3,260,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 5/27/1920 :
Cincinnati: Designated P Slim Sallee for assignment.
Cincinnati: Placed P Slim Sallee on waivers.
St. Louis (N): Put P Dazzy Vance on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 6/4/1920 :
Cincinnati: Put P John Donaldson on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Released C Tubby Spencer.
Pittsburgh: Put 3B Frank Baker on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A) : Buck Weaver has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Washington : Bill Mckechnie has been signed to a contract extension, $1,010,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 6/12/1920 :
Boston (A): Designated SS Jack Coffey for assignment.
Boston (A): Placed SS Jack Coffey on irrevocable waivers.
Boston (A): Put P George Payne on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A): Put P Frank Shellenback on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put LF Al Wickland on the 15 Day DL.
Washington : George Sisler has been signed to a contract extension, $12,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Tuesday 6/20/1920 :
Cincinnati : Frank Snyder has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 6/21/1920 :
New York (A): SS Jack Coffey has been claimed off waivers from Boston (A).
Wednesday 6/28/1920 :
Trade between Boston (N) and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
P Wayne Carr
Boston (N) gets :
P Urban Shocker
Chicago (N): P Wayne Carr was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): P Wayne Carr was assigned to the active roster.
Washington: Put LF Zack Wheat on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Released RF Bill Hinchman.
Detroit: Put 2B Jess Barbour on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put LF Ping Bodie on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Removed P Gary Fortune from waivers.
Saturday 7/8/1920 :
New York (A): Released SS Jack Coffey.
Saturday 7/15/1920 :
Detroit: Designated 3B Ossie Vitt for assignment.
Detroit: Placed 3B Ossie Vitt on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia (A) : Eddie Murphy has been signed to a contract extension, $2,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Art Griggs has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 7/23/1920 :
Cincinnati: Put P Vean Gregg on the 60 Day DL.
New York (N): Put CF Les Mann on the 60 Day DL.
New York (N): Put CF Oscar Charleston on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 7/24/1920 :
New York (N): 3B Ossie Vitt has been claimed off waivers from Detroit.
Monday 7/31/1920 :
Chicago (N): CF Eddie Brown was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): SS Dobie Moore was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): RF Heinie Mueller was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Brooklyn: Put P Dan Griner on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Paul Carter has been signed to a contract extension, $700,000 per year, for 2 years.
Trade between Cincinnati and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
C Wally Mayer
Cincinnati gets :
P Sam Jones
Tuesday 8/8/1920 :
Cincinnati: Released P Tom Hughes.
Cincinnati : Greasy Neale has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Charlie Jamieson has been signed to a contract extension, $5,180,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Ad Brennan has been signed to a contract extension, $340,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Tilly Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $3,840,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Bob Fisher has been signed to a contract extension, $768,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (N) : Fred Merkle has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 8/16/1920 :
Chicago (N): SS Dobie Moore was promoted from to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): SS Walter Barbare was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): 3B Charlie Pick was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): 1B Doc Johnston was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): 1B Jose Mendez was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Detroit: Put P Roy Roberts on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn : John Williams has been signed to a contract extension, $10,550,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 8/24/1920 :
Chicago (N): P Lefty Weinert was sent down from AA Peoria Chiefs to A Madison Cubs.
Chicago (N): C Bert Adams was sent down from AA Peoria Chiefs to A Madison Cubs.
Chicago (N): C Bubber Jonnard was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): 1B Doc Johnston was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Detroit: Designated P Herb Hall for assignment.
Detroit: Placed P Herb Hall on irrevocable waivers.
Brooklyn: Put LF William Green on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Released CF Les Mann.
Cleveland : Walter Johnson has been signed to a contract extension, $12,900,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland : Bunny Hearn has been signed to a contract extension, $4,940,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland : Pat Ragan has been signed to a contract extension, $3,740,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Jack Tobin has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh : Claude Hendrix has been signed to a contract extension, $5,670,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Frank Baker has been signed to a contract extension, $8,840,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh : Dick Hoblitzel has been signed to a contract extension, $3,090,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Earl Hamilton has been signed to a contract extension, $4,240,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Bob Harmon has been signed to a contract extension, $540,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Art Wilson has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Eddie Ainsmith has been signed to a contract extension, $876,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 9/1/1920 :
Washington: Put P George Smith on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Removed P Herb Hall from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated C Otto Jacobs for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed C Otto Jacobs on waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated SS Red Bluhm for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed SS Red Bluhm on waivers.
Cincinnati : Charley Hall has been signed to a contract extension, $3,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 9/9/1920 :
St. Louis (N): Put P Harry Harper on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 9/10/1920 :
Cincinnati: C Otto Jacobs has been claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh.
Sunday 9/17/1920 :
Chicago (N): SS Dobie Moore was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): LF Bartolo Portuondo was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): LF Bartolo Portuondo was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): CF Chet Chadbourne was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Connie Rector was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): SS Walter Barbare was promoted from to the active roster.
Philadelphia (A): Designated 3B Al Halt for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed 3B Al Halt on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia (A) : Art Nehf has been signed to a contract extension, $2,800,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 9/18/1920 :
Pittsburgh: Released SS Red Bluhm.
Monday 9/25/1920 :
New York (A) : George Mcquillan has been signed to a contract extension, $2,700,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Jack Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $2,800,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Jim Hickman has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Ray Powell has been signed to a contract extension, $820,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Bob Steele has been signed to a contract extension, $6,350,000 per year, for 5 years.
Chicago (N) : Bernardo Baro has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N) : Turner Barber has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 9/26/1920 :
Cincinnati: 3B Al Halt has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (A).
Thursday 10/5/1920 :
Detroit: Released 1B Tom Whelan.
Detroit: Designated P Herb Hall for assignment.
Detroit: Placed P Herb Hall on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit: Designated P Bugs Morris for assignment.
Detroit: Placed P Bugs Morris on irrevocable waivers.
St. Louis (N) : Al Wickland has been signed to a contract extension, $3,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis (N) : Bob O'farrell has been signed to a contract extension, $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N) : Dave Bancroft has been signed to a contract extension, $3,600,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Brad Hogg has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 10/7/1920 :
Pittsburgh: 2B Lloyd Christenbury was sent down from the active roster to AAA Wheeling Mountaineers.
Pittsburgh: P Hooks Dauss was sent down from the active roster to AAA Wheeling Mountaineers.
Pittsburgh: Designated LF Jack Graney for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Designated P Willie Adams for assignment.
Brooklyn: Designated P Larry Jacobus for assignment.
Brooklyn: Designated RF Frank Gilhooley for assignment.
Friday 10/13/1920 :
Boston (A): Designated P Dicta Johnson for assignment.
Boston (A): Placed P Dicta Johnson on waivers.
Boston (A): Designated 3B Charlie Deal for assignment.
Boston (A): Placed 3B Charlie Deal on waivers.
Boston (A): Designated RF Al Nixon for assignment.
Boston (A): Placed RF Al Nixon on waivers.
Cincinnati: Released P Slim Sallee.
Sunday 10/22/1920 :
Detroit: Removed P Herb Hall from waivers.
Detroit: Removed P Bugs Morris from waivers.
Philadelphia (N) : Happy Felsch has been signed to a contract extension, $5,600,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Walton Cruise has been signed to a contract extension, $4,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Ed Konetchy has been signed to a contract extension, $7,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (N): 2B Cliff Lee was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): 1B Ray Grimes was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N) : Casey Stengel has been signed to a contract extension, $9,420,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N) : Walter Barbare has been signed to a contract extension, $1,420,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N) : Walter Holke has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years.

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