1899 Brooklyn Superbas Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 4, 1899

  Traded Pat Crisham and George Magoon to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Aleck Smith.

• April 10, 1899

  Dan McFarlan assigned onto roster from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 25, 1899

  Traded Pete Cassidy, Mike Heydon, Dan McFarlan and $2,500 to the Washington Senators. Received James Casey and Duke Farrell.

• July 14, 1899

  Released John Grim.

  Traded Dan McGann and Aleck Smith to the Washington Senators. Received Deacon McGuire.

• July 27, 1899

  Purchased Bill Donovan from Richmond (Atlantic).

• August, 1899

  Purchased Erve Beck from Toledo (Interstate).

  Released Al Maul.

• August 3, 1899

  Traded Hughie Jennings to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Gene DeMontreville and Jerry Nops. Gene DeMontreville, Hughie Jennings and Jerry Nops returned to original teams on August 8, 1899.

• August 12, 1899

  Signed Bill Hill as a free agent.

• Before 1900 Season

  Jimmy Sheckard assigned onto roster from the Baltimore Orioles.

• January, 1900

  Purchased Farmer Steelman from the Louisville Colonels.

• March, 1900

  Harry Howell assigned onto roster from the Baltimore Orioles.

  Pat Crisham, George LaChance and Kit McKenna player rights sold to the Cleveland for $3,000.

  Zeke Wrigley player rights sold to Syracuse (Eastern).

• March 8, 1900

  Dave Fultz assigned onto roster from the Baltimore Orioles.

• March 9, 1900

  Bill Keister, John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson assigned onto roster from the Baltimore Orioles.

  Joe McGinnity assigned onto roster from the Baltimore Orioles.

  Purchased Gus Weyhing from the St. Louis Cardinals for $500.

• March 10, 1900

  John McGraw, Wilbert Robinson and Bill Keister player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals for $19,000.

• March 24, 1900

  John Anderson player rights sold to Milwaukee (American).

  Dave Fultz player rights sold to Milwaukee (American).

• April, 1900

  Steve Brodie player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.