1901 Major League Transactions

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

• December, 1900

  Christy Mathewson assigned by the New York Giants to Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Cincinnati Reds drafted Christy Mathewson from Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina) in the 1900 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 15, 1900

  The Cincinnati Reds traded Christy Mathewson to the New York Giants for Amos Rusie.

• Before 1901 Season

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Roger Bresnahan as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed John McGraw as a free agent.

  The Washington Senators signed Joe Quinn as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Wilbert Robinson as a free agent.

  The Boston Americans signed Fred Mitchell as an amateur free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Doc White as an amateur free agent.

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Lefty Davis as a free agent.

  Jimmy Barrett jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Detroit Tigers.

  Bill Bernhard jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Bill Bradley jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Cleveland.

  Fritz Buelow jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers.

  Jimmy Callahan jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

  James Casey jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.

  Joe Connor jumped from the Boston Nationals to the Milwaukee Brewers.

  Lou Criger jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.

  Lave Cross jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Mike Donlin jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Bill Everitt jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Washington Senators.

  Hobe Ferris jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Americans.

  Chick Fraser jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Phil Geier jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Mike Grady jumped from the New York Giants to the Washington Senators.

  Clark Griffith jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

  Zaza Harvey jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

  Pink Hawley jumped from the New York Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers.

  Harry Howell jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Bert Husting jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Milwaukee Brewers.

  Fielder Jones jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Chicago White Sox.

  Nap Lajoie jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Jack McCarthy jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Cleveland.

  Joe McGinnity jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Win Mercer jumped from the New York Giants to the Washington Senators.

  Sam Mertes jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

  Wiley Piatt jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Ed Scott jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland.

  Cy Seymour jumped from the New York Giants to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Gus Weyhing jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Cleveland.

  Jimmy Williams jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Bob Wood jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland.

  Joe Yeager jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.

  Elmer Smith returned to the Cincinnati Reds by the New York Giants as part of earlier loan.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Kitty Bransfield from Worcester (Eastern).

  The Cleveland purchased Earl Moore from Dayton (Interstate).

  The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Pop Schriver from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  Billy Clingman sent from ??? to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.

• January, 1901

  The Detroit Tigers purchased Frank Dillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• January 10, 1901

  The Boston Nationals purchased Pat Moran from Montreal (Eastern).

• January 18, 1901

  The Chicago Orphans traded John Ganzel, Ned Garvin and Sammy Strang to the New York Giants for Jack Doyle.

• January 27, 1901

  Hugh Duffy jumped from the Boston Nationals to the Milwaukee Brewers.

• January 28, 1901

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Jerry Nops as a free agent.

• January 31, 1901

  The Boston Nationals signed Bob Lawson as a free agent.

• February, 1901

  John Anderson jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Boston Nationals purchased Gene DeMontreville from the Brooklyn Superbas.

• February 11, 1901

  Jimmy Collins jumped from the Boston Nationals to the Boston Americans.

• March, 1901

  The Boston Americans signed George Cuppy as a free agent.

  Dave Fultz jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Ned Garvin jumped from the New York Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Harry Smith jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Elmer Smith.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Elmer Smith as a free agent.

• March 2, 1901

  Charlie Hemphill jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.

• March 3, 1901

  William Clarke jumped from the Boston Nationals to the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 4, 1901

  Bill Carrick jumped from the New York Giants to the Washington Senators.

  Freddy Parent jumped from Providence (Eastern) to the Boston Americans.

  Chick Stahl jumped from the Boston Nationals to the Boston Americans.

• March 5, 1901

  Buck Freeman jumped from the Boston Nationals to the Boston Americans.

• March 8, 1901

  The Boston Nationals signed Fred Crolius as an amateur free agent.

• March 14, 1901

  Bill Keister jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles.

• March 17, 1901

• March 18, 1901

  Billy Sullivan jumped from the Boston Nationals to the Chicago White Sox.

• March 19, 1901

  Cy Young jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.

• March 23, 1901

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tom Leahy as a free agent.

• March 25, 1901

  Lefty Davis jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Brooklyn Superbas. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 26, 1901

  The Boston Nationals signed Daff Gammons as an amateur free agent.

• March 30, 1901

  Kid Gleason jumped from the New York Giants to the Detroit Tigers.

• April 23, 1901

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Jim Jackson as an amateur free agent.

• April 27, 1901

  The Boston Americans signed Frank Foreman as a free agent.

• April 29, 1901

  The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Harry Lochhead from the Detroit Tigers.

• April 30, 1901

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Jack Dunn.

• May, 1901

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Eddie Plank as a free agent.

• May 1, 1901

  Ted Lewis jumped from the Boston Nationals to the Boston Americans.

  The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Bock Baker from the Cleveland.

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

  The Cleveland released Bill Hallman.

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

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Morgan Murphy.

• May 2, 1901

  The Chicago Orphans purchased Rube Waddell from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• May 3, 1901

  The Chicago White Sox released Dave Brain.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Joe Dolan.

• May 5, 1901

  The Chicago Orphans released Bert Cunningham.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Truck Eagan.

• May 6, 1901

  The Brooklyn Superbas released Farmer Steelman.

• May 7, 1901

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Morgan Murphy as a free agent.

• May 9, 1901

  The Boston Nationals released John Barry.

• May 10, 1901

  The St. Louis Cardinals released Theodore Breitenstein. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 11, 1901

  The Washington Senators signed Clarence Foster as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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

• May 14, 1901

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Jack Dunn as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Mike Kahoe.

  The Baltimore Orioles released Tacks Latimer. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Elmer Smith.

• May 15, 1901

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed John Barry as a free agent.

  The Cleveland signed Truck Eagan as a free agent.

  The Washington Senators released Jack O'Brien.

• May 16, 1901

  The Boston Americans released Frank Foreman.

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Harry Lochhead. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 20, 1901

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Joe Dolan as a free agent.

  The Boston Nationals signed Elmer Smith as a free agent.

  Frank Scheibeck jumped from Montreal (Eastern) to the Cleveland. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 21, 1901

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

  The Cleveland released Danny Shay. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 22, 1901

  The Baltimore Orioles released Stan Yerkes. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 24, 1901

  The Cleveland signed Jack O'Brien as a free agent.

• May 25, 1901

  The Boston Americans released Charlie Jones. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 27, 1901

  The Cleveland released Frank Cross. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 28, 1901

  The Chicago Orphans signed Mike Kahoe as a free agent.

• May 31, 1901

  The Cleveland released Truck Eagan. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June, 1901

  The Boston Americans signed George Winter as an amateur free agent.

  George Smith sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.

• June 1, 1901

  The Cleveland purchased Pete Dowling from the Milwaukee Brewers.

  Stan Yerkes sent from ??? to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 5, 1901

  The Boston Nationals signed George Grosart as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles released George Rohe. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 8, 1901

  The Boston Nationals released John Hinton. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 10, 1901

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Frank Foreman as a free agent.

  The Boston Americans released Ben Beville. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Baltimore Orioles released Crazy Schmit.

• June 13, 1901

  The Chicago Orphans released Cozy Dolan. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 14, 1901

  The Brooklyn Superbas signed Cozy Dolan as a free agent.

• June 16, 1901

  Dayton (Western Association) purchased George Grosart from the Boston Nationals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 17, 1901

  The Boston Nationals released Elmer Smith.

• June 19, 1901

  The Brooklyn Superbas released Lefty Davis.

• June 20, 1901

  The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Hughie Jennings from the Brooklyn Superbas for $3,000.

• June 22, 1901

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Lefty Davis as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Tom Leahy. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Jimmy Slagle.

• June 24, 1901

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

  The St. Louis Cardinals released Cowboy Jones.

• June 25, 1901

  The Boston Americans released Win Kellum.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Barney McFadden. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 26, 1901

  The Washington Senators released Bill Everitt. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 27, 1901

  The New York Giants released Chauncey Fisher.

  The Boston Nationals released Daff Gammons.

• June 28, 1901

  The Cincinnati Reds released Algie McBride. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 29, 1901

  The New York Giants signed Algie McBride as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Phil Geier.

• June 30, 1901

  The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Lew Carr from Schenectady (New York State).

• July, 1901

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

  The Chicago White Sox released John Skopec.

• July 1, 1901

  New Haven (Connecticut State) sent Frank Murphy to the Boston Nationals as part of a conditional deal.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chauncey Fisher as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The New York Giants released Curt Bernard.

  The Detroit Tigers released Emil Frisk. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 3, 1901

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Jack Hayden.

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Billy Milligan.

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Wiley Piatt.

• July 4, 1901

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Charlie Case as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 5, 1901

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Phil Geier as a free agent.

• July 6, 1901

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Lewis Wiltse. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 7, 1901

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jiggs Donahue as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Irv Waldron.

• July 8, 1901

  The Washington Senators signed Jack Hayden as a free agent.

  The Washington Senators signed Irv Waldron as a free agent.

  The Chicago Orphans released Cupid Childs.

• July 9, 1901

  Schenectady (New York State) sent Willie Mills to the New York Giants as part of a conditional deal.

• July 10, 1901

  The Chicago White Sox purchased Jimmy Burke from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• July 11, 1901

  The Detroit Tigers signed Davey Crockett as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Boston Nationals signed Jimmy Slagle as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Charlie Irwin.

• July 12, 1901

  The Brooklyn Superbas signed Charlie Irwin as a free agent.

• July 13, 1901

  The St. Louis Cardinals released Chauncey Fisher. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Cincinnati Reds released Doc Newton.

• July 15, 1901

  The New York Giants released Ed Doheny.

  The Boston Nationals released Bob Lawson.

  The Philadelphia Athletics released Tom Leahy. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Boston Americans released Larry McLean. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 16, 1901

  The Brooklyn Superbas signed Doc Newton as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals released Pete Childs.

  The Boston Nationals released Fred Crolius.

  The Brooklyn Superbas released Frank Gatins.

  The Brooklyn Superbas released James McJames.

• July 17, 1901

  The Chicago Orphans signed Pete Childs as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Cleveland released Gus Weyhing. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 20, 1901

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Lewis Wiltse as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Phil Geier.

• July 22, 1901

  The Boston Nationals signed Duff Cooley as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Joe Connor.

  The Cincinnati Reds released John Heileman.

• July 23, 1901

  The New York Giants returned Willie Mills to Schenectady (New York State) as part of a conditional deal.

• July 24, 1901

  The Washington Senators released Joe Quinn.

• July 25, 1901

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ed Doheny as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bones Ely. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 26, 1901

  The Cleveland signed Joe Connor as a free agent.

• July 27, 1901

  The Cleveland released George Yeager.

• July 31, 1901

  The Cleveland released Bill Hart.

• August 3, 1901

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Bones Ely as a free agent.

• August 4, 1901

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed George Yeager as a free agent.

• August 13, 1901

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

• August 14, 1901

  The Cleveland purchased Zaza Harvey from the Chicago White Sox.

  The Detroit Tigers released Davey Crockett.

  The Detroit Tigers released Ed High.

  The Cleveland released Ed Scott.

• August 15, 1901

  The Boston Americans signed Jack Slattery as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Boston Americans released George Cuppy.

  The Boston Americans released Frank Morrissey. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 19, 1901

  The New York Giants purchased Frank Murphy from the Boston Nationals.

• August 21, 1901

  Farmer Steelman jumped from Hartford (Eastern) to the Philadelphia Athletics.

• August 23, 1901

  The Cincinnati Reds released Gus Weyhing.

• August 24, 1901

  Farmer Steelman returned to Hartford (Eastern) by the Philadelphia Athletics after jumping teams.

  The Washington Senators released Tim Jordan.

• August 25, 1901

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Terry Turner as an amateur free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles released Jimmy Hart.

• August 27, 1901

  The Chicago White Sox signed Wiley Piatt as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Lew Carr.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Terry Turner.

  Patsy Dougherty sent from Bridgeport (Connecticut State) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

• August 28, 1901

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Farmer Steelman as a free agent.

• September, 1901

  Patsy Dougherty jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Americans.

  The Chicago Orphans purchased Germany Schaefer from St. Paul (Western). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The New York Giants released Aleck Smith.

• September 1, 1901

  The New York Giants signed Al Maul as a free agent.

• September 2, 1901

  Jerry Hurley sent from Schenectady (New York State) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

• September 5, 1901

  Bill Magee sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 6, 1901

  The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased George Merritt from Utica (New York State).

• September 8, 1901

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Pink Hawley.

  The Cleveland released Jack O'Brien.

• September 9, 1901

  The Washington Senators released Clarence Foster.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Clarence Foster as a free agent.

• September 10, 1901

  Pete O'Brien sent from Utica (New York State) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 11, 1901

  The Chicago Orphans purchased Davy Jones from Rockford (Three-I).

• September 12, 1901

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed George McBride as a free agent.

• September 14, 1901

  Rochester (Eastern) sent Billy Lush to the Boston Nationals as part of a conditional deal.

  Worcester (Eastern) sent Joe Rickert to the Boston Nationals as part of a conditional deal.

  The Boston Nationals purchased Pat Carney from Worcester (Eastern).

• September 15, 1901

  Davy Jones jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Chicago White Sox released Jimmy Burke.

• September 16, 1901

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jimmy Burke as a free agent.

• September 17, 1901

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

  The Boston Nationals released Jimmy Slagle.

• September 19, 1901

  The New York Giants released Al Maul.

• September 23, 1901

  George Prentiss sent from ??? to the Boston Americans in an unknown transaction.

• September 28, 1901

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Slats Jordan as a free agent.

• September 29, 1901

  The New York Giants released Bill Phyle.

• September 30, 1901

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Red Dooin as a free agent.

• October 6, 1901

  Wid Conroy jumped from the St. Louis Browns to the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Harry Smith jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 10, 1901

  Joe Kelley jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.

• October 18, 1901

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Bob Ewing as a free agent.

• October 19, 1901

  Monte Cross jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Ed Delahanty jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

  Bill Duggleby jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Elmer Flick jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Al Orth jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

  Happy Townsend jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

  Harry Wolverton jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

• October 23, 1901

  Tom Hughes jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Baltimore Orioles.

• November 16, 1901

  The Boston Americans traded Ossee Schrecongost to the Cleveland for George LaChance.

• November 22, 1901

  The Washington Senators signed Bones Ely as a free agent.

• December, 1901

  The New York Giants purchased George Smith from Rochester (Eastern).

  Kid Nichols sent from the Boston Nationals to Kansas City (Western) in an unknown transaction.

• December 4, 1901

  Kip Selbach jumped from the New York Giants to the Baltimore Orioles.

• December 11, 1901

  The Boston Nationals purchased Ed Gremminger from Rochester (Eastern).

• December 16, 1901

  Charlie Hickman jumped from the New York Giants to the Boston Americans.

  The Chicago Orphans purchased Bobby Lowe from the Boston Nationals.

• December 19, 1901

  Rube Waddell jumped from the Chicago Orphans to Los Angeles (California).

• December 23, 1901

  The Washington Senators signed Bill Keister as a free agent.

• Before 1902 Season

  The Boston Nationals returned Joe Rickert to Worcester (Eastern) as part of a conditional deal.

  The Cleveland Blues signed Charlie Hemphill as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Andy Oyler as an amateur free agent.

  Erve Beck jumped from the Cleveland Blues to the Cincinnati Reds.

  Jesse Burkett jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

  Tom Daly jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Chicago White Sox.

  George Davis jumped from the New York Giants to the Chicago White Sox.

  Red Donahue jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Browns.

  John Farrell jumped from the Washington Senators to the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Chick Fraser jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Danny Green jumped from the Chicago to the Chicago White Sox.

  Dick Harley jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Detroit Tigers.

  Jack Harper jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

  Fred Hartman jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Topsy Hartsel jumped from the Chicago to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Emmet Heidrick jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

  Billy Hoy jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds.

  Jim Jackson jumped from the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Giants.

  Barry McCormick jumped from the Chicago to the St. Louis Browns.

  Ed McFarland jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago White Sox.

  Dan McGann jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Jack Powell jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

  Jimmy Sheckard jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Willie Sudhoff jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

  Cy Vorhees jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

  Bobby Wallace jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

  Jack Warner jumped from the New York Giants to the Boston Americans.

  Milwaukee (American Association) purchased George McBride from the St. Louis Browns.

  The Chicago purchased Joe Tinker from Portland (Pacific Northwest).

  The Baltimore Orioles released Mike Donlin.

  The Chicago released Jack Doyle.

  Fred Crolius sent from ??? to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

• January, 1902

  The Brooklyn Superbas released Brickyard Kennedy.

  The Chicago White Sox traded Joe Sugden to the St. Louis Browns for Ned Garvin.

• January 4, 1902

  Bill Dinneen jumped from the Boston Nationals to the Boston Americans.

• January 28, 1902

  Sammy Strang sent from the New York Giants to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.

• February, 1902

  The New York Giants signed Jim Delahanty as a free agent.

  The New York Giants signed Brickyard Kennedy as a free agent.

  The New York Giants signed George Yeager as a free agent.

  The New York Giants signed Roy Clark as a free agent.

  The New York Giants signed Henry Thielman as a free agent.

  The New York Giants signed Libe Washburn as a free agent.

• February 26, 1902

  The New York Giants signed Jack Doyle as a free agent.

• March, 1902

  Tully Sparks jumped from the St. Louis Browns to the New York Giants.

• March 12, 1902

  Luther Taylor jumped from the New York Giants to the Cleveland Blues.

• March 13, 1902

  The Boston Americans signed Bert Husting as a free agent.

• March 16, 1902

  The Cleveland Blues signed Addie Joss as a free agent.

• March 19, 1902

  Deacon McGuire jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.

• April, 1902

  The Cincinnati Reds purchased Ed Poole from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  The Boston Nationals released Fred Brown.