1884 Major League Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• December, 1883

  The Philadelphia signed John Cahill as a free agent.

• January, 1884

  The Cincinnati Outlaw Reds purchased Charlie Barber from Fort Wayne (Northwestern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers purchased Marr Phillips and Ed Merrill from Fort Wayne (Northwestern) for $1,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Detroit Wolverines purchased Milt Scott from Fort Wayne (Northwestern) for $250 or $500. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 14, 1884

  The Washington Nationals purchased Bob Barr from the Allegheny City for $100. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 24, 1884

  The Baltimore Orioles purchased Tom York from the Cleveland Blues. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May, 1884

  The Philadelphia signed Joe Kappel as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia signed Jim McElroy as a free agent.

  The Detroit Wolverines released Walter Prince.

  The Detroit Wolverines released Walt Walker.

• May 15, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Jake Aydelott as a free agent.

• May 17, 1884

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Mike Moynahan.

• May 18, 1884

  The Cleveland Blues signed Mike Moynahan as a free agent.

• May 19, 1884

  The Columbus Buckeyes purchased John Cahill from the Philadelphia.

• May 22, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Pete Fries.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released George Mundinger.

• May 30, 1884

  The Philadelphia released Jack Remsen. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June, 1884

  The Detroit Wolverines signed Dave Beadle as a free agent.

• June 2, 1884

  The Brooklyn signed Jack Remsen as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 3, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Jim Holdsworth as a free agent.

• June 6, 1884

  The Cincinnati released Podge Weihe.

• June 10, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Jim Holdsworth.

  The Cleveland Blues released Deacon McGuire. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 12, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Mac MacArthur.

• June 13, 1884

  The Allegheny City released Mike Mansell.

• June 15, 1884

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Mike Mansell as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 20, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Al McCauley as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Toledo Blue Stockings signed Deacon McGuire as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 21, 1884

  The Cincinnati released Jimmy Woulfe.

• June 22, 1884

  The Allegheny City signed Jimmy Woulfe as a free agent.

• June 23, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Jake Aydelott.

  The Cleveland Blues released Mike Moynahan.

• July, 1884

  The St. Louis Browns purchased Dave Foutz from Bay City (Northwestern) for $2,000.

  The Toledo Blue Stockings released Ed Brown.

  The Toledo Blue Stockings released Sim Bullas.

  The Allegheny City released Jimmy Knowles.

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Mike Mansell.

• July 1, 1884

  The Louisville Eclipse released Denny Driscoll.

• July 10, 1884

  The Allegheny City released Frank Beck.

  The Allegheny City released Live Oak Taylor.

• July 11, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Bill Butler.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Tug Thompson.

• July 21, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Chub Collins as a free agent.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Jon Morrison as a free agent.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Charlie Robinson as a free agent.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Bill Watkins as a free agent.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Jerry Dorgan.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Charlie Reising.

• July 25, 1884

  The Allegheny City signed Live Oak Taylor as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 31, 1884

  The Allegheny City released Live Oak Taylor. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August, 1884

  The Detroit Wolverines released Henry Buker.

  The Brooklyn released Jerry Dorgan.

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Charlie Hilsey.

  The Toledo Blue Stockings released Joe Moffet.

  The Brooklyn released Tug Wilson.

• August 1, 1884

  The Cincinnati purchased Frank Fennelly from the Washington Nationals for $1,000.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Pat Callaghan.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Ed Merrill.

• August 4, 1884

  The Cincinnati released Charles Fulmer. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Al McCauley.

• August 6, 1884

  The Allegheny City released Chuck Lauer.

• August 7, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Bob Barr as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Browns signed Charles Fulmer as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles purchased Fred Goldsmith from the Chicago White Stockings.

• August 9, 1884

  The Philadelphia signed William Hoover as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Allegheny City released Joe Battin.

  The Brooklyn released Ike Benners.

  The Brooklyn released John Farrow.

• August 11, 1884

  The Philadelphia signed Jack Clements as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 16, 1884

  The Philadelphia released Jim McElroy. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Philadelphia released Gene Vadeboncoeur. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 17, 1884

  The Philadelphia released John Coleman.

  The Philadelphia released Frank Ringo.

• August 18, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Tommy Bond.

• August 20, 1884

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Frank Ringo as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 21, 1884

  Thomas Burns jumped from the Wilmington Quicksteps to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Dennis Casey jumped from the Wilmington Quicksteps to the Baltimore Orioles.

• August 23, 1884

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed John Coleman as a free agent.

  Andy Cusick jumped from the Wilmington Quicksteps to the Philadelphia.

  Tom Dolan jumped from the St. Louis Browns to the St. Louis Maroons.

  The Brooklyn released Sam Kimber.

• August 24, 1884

  The Chicago White Stockings purchased John Clarkson from Saginaw (Northwestern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 26, 1884

  The Cincinnati released Tom Mansell.

• August 27, 1884

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Phenomenal Smith. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 28, 1884

  The Cincinnati Outlaw Reds signed Elmer Cleveland as a free agent.

• September, 1884

  The Columbus Buckeyes signed Tom Mansell as a free agent.

  The Allegheny City released Conny Doyle.

  The Richmond Virginians released Bill Dugan.

  The Richmond Virginians released Walt Goldsby.

  The Allegheny City released Charlie Hautz.

  The Toledo Blue Stockings released Ed Kent.

  The St. Louis Browns released Walt Kinzie.

  The St. Louis Browns released Fred Lewis.

  The Richmond Virginians released Bill Morgan.

  The Allegheny City released Bill Nelson.

  The St. Louis Browns released Joe Quest.

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Frank Siffell.

  The Louisville Eclipse released Len Stockwell.

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Bob Blakiston.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Bob Blakiston as a free agent.

• September 4, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Jim Tray as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Browns released Nin Alexander. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The St. Louis Browns released Charles Fulmer. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 23, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Jim Tray.

• September 29, 1884

  The Toledo Blue Stockings released Fleet Walker.

• October, 1884

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Sam Crane as a free agent.

  The Louisville Eclipse signed Jack Kerins as a free agent.

  The Louisville Eclipse released Jumbo Latham.

  The Cincinnati released George Miller.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Podge Weihe. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 16, 1884

  Jim O'Rourke of the Buffalo Bisons granted free agency. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 24, 1884

  The St. Louis Browns purchased Charlie Morton, Tony Mullane, Tom Poorman, Curt Welch and Sam Barkley from the Toledo Blue Stockings for $2500 (only $1909.30 paid).

• October 30, 1884

  The Allegheny City purchased Fred Carroll, Jim Field, Rudy Kemmler, Bill Kuehne, Fred Mann, Ed Morris, Frank Mountain, John Richmond, Pop Smith and Tom Brown from the Columbus Buckeyes for $8000 (sum was for entire team).

• November, 1884

  The New York signed Jim O'Rourke as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Cleveland Blues released Mike Muldoon. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• November 3, 1884

  The St. Louis Browns released Tom Poorman.

• November 15, 1884

  The Cincinnati purchased Jim Clinton from the Baltimore Orioles.

• December, 1884

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Muldoon as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 16, 1884

  The St. Louis Browns released Pat Deasley.

  The New York signed Pat Deasley as a free agent.

• Before 1885 Season

  The Boston signed Tommy McCarthy as a free agent.

  The Brooklyn purchased Ed Swartwood from the Allegheny City.

  The St. Louis Browns released Charlie Morton.

• January 3, 1885

  Doc Bushong assigned by the Brooklyn to the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Brooklyn purchased John Harkins, Pete Hotaling, Bill Krieg, Bill Phillips, George Pinkney, Germany Smith and Doc Bushong from the Cleveland Blues for at least $4000 (for the pick of the team). at least $4000 (for the pick of the team)

• January 15, 1885

  The Brooklyn purchased Bill McClellan from the Philadelphia. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 27, 1885

  The New York Giants released . (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)