1888 Brooklyn Trades and Transactions

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

• November 21, 1887

  Purchased Doc Bushong from the St. Louis Browns for $4,500.

• November 26, 1887

  Purchased Bob Caruthers from the St. Louis Browns for $8,250.

• November 29, 1887

  Purchased Dave Foutz from the St. Louis Browns for $5,500.

• January 22, 1888

  Bill Fagan, Ed Greer, Frank Hankinson, Jim McTamany, Bill Phillips, Henry Porter, Ed Swartwood, Steve Toole and Jim Donahue player rights sold to the Kansas City Cowboys for $7,000.

• February, 1888

  Bert Cunningham and John Harkins player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 12, 1888

  Ed Silch player rights sold to Buffalo (International Association).

• July 24, 1888

  Signed Jack Burdock as a free agent.

• August 10, 1888

  Purchased Thomas Burns from the Baltimore Orioles for $3500 or $4000.

• September 15, 1888

  Bill McClellan player rights sold to the Cleveland Blues.

• September 16, 1888

  Released Bill Holbert.

• September 23, 1888

  Purchased John Corkhill from the Cincinnati Reds for $3,500.

• September 30, 1888

  Purchased Hub Collins from the Louisville Colonels for $4,500.

• October, 1888

  Purchased Joe Visner from Hamilton (International Association) for $1,200.

• December 23, 1888

  Dave Orr and Al Mays player rights sold to the Columbus Solons for $3,000.

• Before 1889 Season

  Paul Radford player rights sold to the Cleveland Spiders.