All Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- Before 1879 Season
The Providence Grays signed Jim O'Rourke as a free agent.
The Providence Grays signed George Wright as a free agent.
The Buffalo Bisons signed Hardy Richardson as a free agent.
- June, 1879
The Cleveland Blues signed Jack Allen as a free agent.
The Troy Trojans signed Dan Brouthers as a free agent.
The Syracuse Stars released Jack Allen.
- August, 1879
The Troy Trojans released Tom Mansell.
- December, 1879
The Chicago White Stockings signed King Kelly as a free agent.
- Before 1880 Season
The Troy Trojans signed Roger Connor as a free agent.
The Cleveland Blues signed Ned Hanlon as a free agent.
The Boston signed Jim O'Rourke as a free agent.
The Troy Trojans signed Mickey Welch as a free agent.
The Worcester Ruby Legs signed Arthur Irwin as a free agent.
Old Hoss Radbourn sent from Dubuque (Northwest) to the Buffalo Bisons in an unknown transaction.
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