1900 Chicago Orphans Trades and Transactions

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

• December 12, 1899

  Purchased Jack McCarthy from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $2,000.

• December 13, 1899

  Purchased Billy Clingman and Charlie Dexter from the Louisville Colonels.

• Before 1900 Season

  Drafted Zaza Harvey from Sacramento (California) in the 1900 rule 5 draft.

• March, 1900

  Purchased Cupid Childs from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• March 9, 1900

  Purchased Bert Cunningham from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• April 28, 1900

  Harry Wolverton player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• May, 1900

  Released Dick Cogan. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 18, 1900

  Traded Sam Dungan, Bill Everitt and Bill Phyle to Kansas City (American). Received John Ganzel.

• August, 1900

  Purchased Tom Hughes from Omaha (Western).

  Purchased Johnny Kling from St. Joseph (Western).

• August 8, 1900

  Released Billy Clingman. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 22, 1900

  Roger Bresnahan received from ??? in an unknown transaction.

• September 1, 1900

  Released Roger Bresnahan.

• October 11, 1900

  Topsy Hartsel assigned onto roster from Indianapolis (American).

• Before 1901 Season

  Bill Bradley jumped to the Cleveland.

  Jimmy Callahan jumped to the Chicago White Sox.

  Bill Everitt jumped to the Washington Senators.

  Clark Griffith jumped to the Chicago White Sox.

  Zaza Harvey jumped to the Chicago White Sox.

  Jack McCarthy jumped to the Cleveland.

  Sam Mertes jumped to the Chicago White Sox.

• January 18, 1901

  Traded John Ganzel, Ned Garvin and Sammy Strang to the New York Giants. Received Jack Doyle.