1898 Brooklyn Grooms Trades and Transactions

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

• November 12, 1897

  Traded George Shoch and $1,000 to the St. Louis Browns. Received Bill Hallman.

• March 5, 1898

  Purchased Tommy Tucker from the Washington Senators for $800.

• May 19, 1898

  Sent John Anderson to the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal.

• July 19, 1898

  Tommy Tucker player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

• September, 1898

  Purchased Harry Howell from Meridan (Connecticut State).

• September 21, 1898

  Received John Anderson from the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal.

  Received Butts Wagner as a loan from the Washington Senators.

• October 25, 1898

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

• March 11, 1899

  Bill Dahlen, Mike Heydon, Jay Hughes, Hughie Jennings, Willie Keeler, Joe Kelley, Al Maul, Dan McGann and James McJames assigned onto roster from the Baltimore Orioles.

  Harry Howell, George LaChance, Kit McKenna, Ralph Miller, Jack Ryan, Jimmy Sheckard and Aleck Smith assigned from roster onto the Baltimore Orioles.

  Mike Griffin player rights sold to the Cleveland Spiders for $4,000.