1896 Major League Transactions

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

• November 1, 1895

  The New York Giants purchased Fred Pfeffer from the Louisville Colonels for $2,500. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• November 14, 1895

  The Brooklyn Grooms drafted Frank Bonner from Wilkes-Barre (Eastern) in the 1895 rule 5 draft.

  The Brooklyn Grooms drafted Fielder Jones from Springfield (Eastern) in the 1895 rule 5 draft.

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Kid Gleason and $3,500 to the New York Giants for Jack Doyle.

  The Boston traded Billy Nash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Billy Hamilton.

• November 16, 1895

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Denny Lyons as a free agent.

• November 18, 1895

  The Brooklyn Grooms purchased Tommy McCarthy from the Boston for $6,000.

• November 23, 1895

  The Cincinnati Reds traded Arlie Latham, Ed McFarland, Morgan Murphy, Tom Parrott and cash to the St. Louis Browns for Red Ehret and Heinie Peitz. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December, 1895

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Dan Brouthers from the Louisville Colonels for $500.

• Before 1896 Season

  The Boston drafted Willard Mains from Lewiston (New England) in the 1896 rule 5 draft.

  The New York Giants signed Cy Seymour as a free agent.

  The New York Giants signed Dave Zearfoss as an amateur free agent.

  Jimmy Collins returned to the Boston by the Louisville Colonels as part of earlier loan.

  The Louisville Colonels purchased George Miller from the St. Louis Browns for $400.

• January, 1896

  The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Monte Cross, Bill Hart and $750 to the St. Louis Browns for Bones Ely.

  The Louisville Colonels traded Bert Inks to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tom Smith. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 24, 1896

  Newark (Atlantic) purchased Thomas Burns from the New York Giants for $1,000.

  Columbus (Western) purchased Frank Butler from the New York Giants.

• March 15, 1896

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Dick Buckley. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April, 1896

  Indianapolis (Western) purchased Marty Hogan from the St. Louis Browns.

  The Washington Senators released Frank Scheibeck. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 1, 1896

  Syracuse (Eastern) purchased George Carey from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Cincinnati Reds purchased Ace Stewart from the Chicago Colts. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 13, 1896

  The Chicago Colts released John Dolan.

• April 25, 1896

  The New York Giants released Les German.

• May 1, 1896

  The Brooklyn Grooms released Con Daily.

• May 2, 1896

  The Louisville Colonels traded Eddie Boyle and Joe Wright to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Billy Clingman.

• May 5, 1896

  The Washington Senators signed Les German as a free agent.

• May 7, 1896

  SLN (NL) purchased Sal Campfield from Dallas (Texas).

  The Baltimore Orioles released Otis Stocksdale.

• May 19, 1896

  The St. Louis Browns released Arlie Latham.

  The Boston released Jack Ryan.

• May 23, 1896

  The Louisville Colonels released Gus Weyhing.

• May 27, 1896

  The New York Giants released Fred Pfeffer.

• May 30, 1896

  The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Tom Delahanty from the Cleveland Spiders. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 13, 1896

  Bangor (New England) purchased Willard Mains from the Boston.

• June 22, 1896

  The Louisville Colonels released George Treadway.

• June 27, 1896

  The Boston signed Ted Lewis as a free agent.

• June 28, 1896

  The Philadelphia Phillies traded Joe Sullivan, Tuck Turner and cash to the St. Louis Browns for Duff Cooley.

• July 3, 1896

  The Louisville Colonels traded John O'Brien to the Washington Senators for Jack Crooks, Jim Rogers and $1,000.

• July 4, 1896

  The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Harry Truby from the Chicago Colts.

• July 25, 1896

  The New York Giants traded Harry Davis and $1,000 to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jake Beckley.

• July 28, 1896

  The Boston released Joe Harrington.

• August, 1896

  The Boston purchased Dan McGann from Lynchburg (Virginia).

• August 1, 1896

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Phil Geier from Fall River (New England).

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Nap Lajoie from Fall River (New England) for $1,500.

  The New York Giants traded Duke Farrell, Carney Flynn and $2,500 to the Washington Senators for Bill Joyce.

• August 15, 1896

  The Cincinnati Reds signed John Foreman as a free agent.

  The Boston purchased Fred Klobedanz from Fall River (New England).

• August 18, 1896

  The Boston released Jimmy Bannon.

• September, 1896

  Wilmington (Atlantic) sent Jerry Nops to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

  The Philadelphia Phillies returned Jerry Nops to Wilmington (Atlantic) as part of a conditional deal.

• September 1, 1896

  The Boston released Bill Yerrick.

• September 9, 1896

  The Baltimore Orioles purchased Jerry Nops from Wilmington (Atlantic). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 26, 1896

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jesse Tannehill from Richmond (Virginia) in the 1896 rule 5 draft.

• October 2, 1896

  The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dick Harley from Springfield (Eastern) in the 1896 rule 5 draft.

  The Boston drafted Chick Stahl from Buffalo (Eastern) in the 1896 rule 5 draft.

• October 20, 1896

  The Cincinnati Reds purchased Theodore Breitenstein from the St. Louis Browns for $10000 (but perhaps as low as $4000).

• November 11, 1896

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Steve Brodie and Jim Donnelly to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Elmer Horton, Tom O'Brien, Jake Stenzel and Harry Truby.

• November 13, 1896

  The Brooklyn Grooms traded Tommy Corcoran to the Cincinnati Reds for Chauncey Fisher, Germany Smith and $1,000.

• Before 1897 Season

  The Chicago Colts drafted Jimmy Callahan from Kansas City (Western) in the 1897 rule 5 draft.

  The Cleveland Spiders purchased Jack Powell from Ft. Wayne (Interstate).

  The Brooklyn Grooms drafted Claude Ritchey from Buffalo (Eastern) in the 1897 rule 5 draft.

  The Cincinnati Reds purchased Claude Ritchey from the Brooklyn Grooms for $500.

• February 28, 1897

  The St. Louis Browns selected Duke Esper off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 3, 1897

  The St. Louis Browns purchased Lou Bierbauer from the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April, 1897

  Milwaukee (Western) purchased Adonis Terry from the Chicago Colts.