1898 Major League Transactions

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

• November 10, 1897

  The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jack Clements, Lave Cross, Tommy Dowd, Jack Taylor and $1,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Monte Cross, Red Donahue and Klondike Douglass.

  The Cincinnati Reds traded Bill Gray, Jack McCarthy, Billy Rhines, Pop Schriver and Ace Stewart to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Pink Hawley, Elmer Smith and $1,500.

• November 11, 1897

  The New York Giants traded Jim Donnelly, Ducky Holmes and $3,500 to the St. Louis Browns for Mike Grady and Fred Hartman.

• November 12, 1897

  The Brooklyn Grooms traded George Shoch and $1,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Hallman.

• December 7, 1897

  The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Joe Sugden to the St. Louis Browns for Morgan Murphy.

• December 10, 1897

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Doc Amole, Jack Doyle and Henry Reitz to the Washington Senators for Gene DeMontreville, Dan McGann and James McJames.

• December 21, 1897

  The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jim Hughey and $1,800 to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Hart.

• Before 1898 Season

  The Boston signed Kitty Bransfield as a free agent.

  The Chicago Orphans signed Frank Chance as a free agent.

• February 3, 1898

  The Cincinnati Reds traded Red Ehret, Billy Hoy and Claude Ritchey to the Louisville Colonels for Bill Hill.

• March 5, 1898

  The Brooklyn Grooms purchased Tommy Tucker from the Washington Senators for $800.

• April 17, 1898

  The Louisville Colonels released Joe Dolan.

• April 18, 1898

  The Chicago Orphans loaned George Decker to the St. Louis Browns.

• May 9, 1898

  The Boston released Jim Sullivan.

• May 10, 1898

  The Washington Senators released Roger Bresnahan.

• May 14, 1898

• May 16, 1898

  The Louisville Colonels purchased Cooney Snyder from the Washington Senators for $500.

• May 19, 1898

  The Brooklyn Grooms sent John Anderson to the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal.

• May 27, 1898

  Detroit (Western) purchased John Ganzel from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• June 3, 1898

  The Boston loaned Bill Keister to Rochester (Eastern).

  The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Tom O'Brien and Frank Bowerman from the Baltimore Orioles for $2,500.

• June 8, 1898

  Rochester (Eastern) purchased Bob McHale from the Washington Senators.

• June 10, 1898

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Joe Quinn and Jake Stenzel to the St. Louis Browns for Ducky Holmes and cash.

• June 11, 1898

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Steve Brodie.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Morgan Murphy.

• June 13, 1898

  The Baltimore Orioles released Bill Hoffer.

• June 20, 1898

  The Louisville Colonels purchased Malachi Kittridge from the Chicago Orphans for $750.

• June 23, 1898

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave Fultz as a free agent.

• July, 1898

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bill Hoffer as a free agent.

  The Louisville Colonels purchased Nick Altrock from Grand Rapids (Interstate).

  The St. Louis Browns released George Decker. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Louisville Colonels signed George Decker as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 3, 1898

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Morgan Murphy as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Louisville Colonels purchased Tom Stouch from Pawtucket (New England). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 5, 1898

  The New York Giants released Tom McCreery.

• July 8, 1898

  The New York Giants purchased Jack Doyle from the Washington Senators for $2,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 9, 1898

  The New York Giants purchased Jack Boyle from the Philadelphia Phillies for $1,000.

  The Louisville Colonels purchased Harry Davis from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• July 10, 1898

  The Louisville Colonels purchased Frank Todd from Pawtucket (New England). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 12, 1898

  The New York Giants released Dave Zearfoss.

  Kid Elberfeld sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to Detroit (Western) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 18, 1898

  Fall River (New England) sent Hi Ladd to the Boston as part of a conditional deal.

  Bill Keister returned to the Boston by Rochester (Eastern) as part of earlier loan.

• July 19, 1898

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Fred Lake as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The St. Louis Browns purchased Tommy Tucker from the Brooklyn Grooms.

• July 24, 1898

  The Boston signed James Stafford as a free agent.

  The Boston released Bill Keister.

• July 26, 1898

  The Boston signed Dave Pickett as a free agent.

• July 29, 1898

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Fred Lake. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August, 1898

  The Louisville Colonels purchased Tommy Leach from Auburn (New York State) for $650.

  The Chicago Orphans purchased Jack Taylor from Milwaukee (Western).

• August 4, 1898

  The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Willie Clark from the New York Giants.

• August 5, 1898

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Frank Killen. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 10, 1898

  The Chicago Orphans purchased Harry Wolverton from Columbus (Western).

• August 14, 1898

  The St. Louis Browns purchased Jack Stivetts from the Boston.

• August 15, 1898

  The New York Giants returned Jack Boyle to the Philadelphia Phillies following previous purchase.

• August 18, 1898

  The St. Louis Browns purchased Tom Kinslow from the Washington Senators.

  The Boston released Dave Pickett.

• August 24, 1898

• September, 1898

  The Louisville Colonels drafted Harry Croft from Auburn (New York State) in the 1898 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Louisville Colonels drafted Rube Waddell from Detroit (Western) in the 1898 rule 5 draft.

  The Brooklyn Grooms purchased Harry Howell from Meridan (Connecticut State).

• September 5, 1898

  Hartford (Atlantic) sent Stub Smith to the Boston as part of a conditional deal.

  The Cleveland Spiders purchased Chick Fraser from the Louisville Colonels. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 9, 1898

  The Louisville Colonels purchased Topsy Hartsel and Billy Taylor from Grand Rapids (Interstate).

  The Louisville Colonels released Harry Davis.

• September 21, 1898

  The Washington Senators returned John Anderson to the Brooklyn Grooms as part of a conditional deal.

  The Washington Senators loaned Butts Wagner to the Brooklyn Grooms.

• September 30, 1898

  Tully Sparks sent from Richmond (Atlantic) to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

• October, 1898

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Harry Davis as a free agent.

• October 11, 1898

  The Cincinnati Reds traded Bill Hill and $3,500 to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Taylor.

• October 25, 1898

  Butts Wagner returned to the Washington Senators by the Brooklyn Grooms as part of earlier loan. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 2, 1898

• December 14, 1898

  The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jack O'Brien, Dick Padden and Jimmy Slagle to the Washington Senators for Henry Reitz.

• December 16, 1898

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Chick Fraser from the Cleveland Spiders for $900 or $1000.

• December 25, 1898

  The Cincinnati Reds purchased Kip Selbach from the Washington Senators for $5,000.

• Before 1899 Season

  The Louisville Colonels drafted Deacon Phillippe from Minneapolis (Western) in the 1899 rule 5 draft.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Charlie Harris as an amateur free agent.

  The Louisville Colonels loaned Rube Waddell to Columbus-Grand Rapids (Western).

  The Boston purchased Oscar Streit from Dayton (Interstate).

  The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jimmy Williams from Kansas City (Western).

  Ed Abbaticchio sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to Minneapolis (Western) in an unknown transaction.

• January 11, 1899

  The Chicago Orphans sent Walt Woods to the Louisville Colonels as part of a conditional deal.

• January 25, 1899

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Gene DeMontreville to the Chicago Orphans for Bill Dahlen.

• March 2, 1899

  The Boston purchased William Clarke from the Baltimore Orioles.

• March 11, 1899

  Bill Dahlen, Mike Heydon, Jay Hughes, Hughie Jennings, Willie Keeler, Joe Kelley, Al Maul, Dan McGann and James McJames assigned by the Baltimore Orioles to the Brooklyn Superbas.

  Harry Howell, George LaChance, Kit McKenna, Ralph Miller, Jack Ryan, Jimmy Sheckard and Aleck Smith assigned by the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.

  The Cleveland Spiders purchased Mike Griffin from the Brooklyn Superbas for $4,000.

• March 28, 1899

  Cy Young assigned by the Cleveland Spiders to the St. Louis.

• March 29, 1899

  Frank Bates, Harry Blake, Jesse Burkett, Jimmy Burke, Cupid Childs, Lou Criger, George Cuppy, Emmet Heidrick, Cowboy Jones, Pete McBride, Ed McKean, Jack O'Connor, Jack Powell, Ossee Schrecongost, Patsy Tebeau, Bobby Wallace and Zeke Wilson assigned by the Cleveland Spiders to the St. Louis.

  Kid Carsey, Jack Clements, Lave Cross, Tommy Dowd, Dick Harley, Bill Hill, Jim Hughey, Harry Lochhead, Harry Maupin, Joe Quinn, Jack Stivetts, Willie Sudhoff, Joe Sugden, Suter Sullivan and Tommy Tucker assigned by the St. Louis to the Cleveland Spiders.