1913 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 6, 1912

  Ensign Cottrell selected by the Philadelphia Athletics off waivers.

• November 9, 1912

  Frank Chance selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• November 19, 1912

  Traded Tom Downey to Sacramento (Pacific Coast). Received Ed McDonald.

• December 11, 1912

  Purchased Al Bridwell from the Boston Braves.

• December 15, 1912

  Traded Harry Chapman, Grover Lowdermilk and Joe Tinker to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Red Corriden, Bert Humphries, Pete Knisely, Mike Mitchell and Art Phelan.

• January 6, 1913

  Signed Roger Bresnahan as a free agent.

• April 11, 1913

  Jimmy Sheckard player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• April 24, 1913

  Marty Berghammer selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

  Bill Powell selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• May, 1913

  Mike Hechinger selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers off waivers.

• May 2, 1913

  Pete Knisely and Ed McDonald player rights sold to Birmingham (Southern Association).

• July 1, 1913

  Fred Toney player rights sold to Louisville (American Association).

• July 3, 1913

  Otis Clymer player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• July 27, 1913

  Purchased Earl Moore from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• July 29, 1913

  Mike Mitchell selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• August 4, 1913

  Purchased Tuffy Stewart from Indianapolis (American Association).

• August 5, 1913

  Traded Ed Reulbach to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Eddie Stack and cash.

• August 8, 1913

  Purchased Bubbles Hargrave from Terre Haute (Central).

  Orval Overall player rights sold to San Francisco (PCL).

• August 9, 1913

  Traded Lew Richie to Kansas City (American Association). Received Hippo Vaughn.

• August 15, 1913

  Purchased Milo Allison from Cadillac (Michigan State).

• September, 1913

  Purchased Elmer Koestner from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• September 15, 1913

  Drafted Herman Bronkie from Toledo (American Association) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Jimmy Johnston from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Fritz Mollwitz from Green Bay (Wisconsin-Illinois) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

  Traded a player to be named later to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received a player to be named later and Zip Zabel. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Walter Keating (September 20, 1913) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade. The Chicago Cubs sent Fred Herbert (September 20, 1913) to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete the trade.

• September 23, 1913

  Purchased George McConnell from the New York Yankees.

• Before 1914 Season

  Al Bridwell jumped to the St. Louis Terriers.

  Ward Miller jumped to the St. Louis Terriers.

  Earl Moore jumped to the Buffalo Buffeds.

  Doc Watson jumped to the Chicago Chi-Feds.

• February 11, 1914

  Traded Johnny Evers to the Boston Braves. Received Bill Sweeney and cash.