1902 Chicago Trades and Transactions

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

• December 16, 1901

  Purchased Bobby Lowe from the Boston Nationals.

• December 19, 1901

  Rube Waddell jumped to Los Angeles (California).

• Before 1902 Season

  Danny Green jumped to the Chicago White Sox.

  Topsy Hartsel jumped to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Barry McCormick jumped to the St. Louis Browns.

  Purchased Joe Tinker from Portland (Pacific Northwest).

  Released Jack Doyle.

• May, 1902

  Released Mal Eason.

• May 13, 1902

  Davy Jones jumped from the St. Louis Browns.

• June 3, 1902

  Released Hal O'Hagan. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July, 1902

  Purchased John Dobbs from the Cincinnati Reds.

• July 12, 1902

  Signed Jack Hendricks as a free agent.

  Released Mike Kahoe.

• July 27, 1902

  Released Charlie Dexter.

• August 27, 1902

  Signed Jim Murray as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 31, 1902

  Purchased Johnny Evers and Alex Hardy from Troy (New York State). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 1, 1902

  Signed Sammy Strang as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 1, 1902

  Released Sammy Strang. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• Before 1903 Season

  James Casey jumped from the Detroit Tigers.

  Dick Harley jumped from the Detroit Tigers.

• April, 1903

  Pop Williams player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Traded Bob Rhoads to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bob Wicker.