1916 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1916 Season

  Bill Bailey assigned onto roster from the Chicago Whales.

  Mike Prendergast jumped from the Chicago Whales.

• January, 1916

  Bob Fisher player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

  Joe Schultz player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• January 20, 1916

  Walter Keating player rights sold to St. Joseph (Western).

• February 3, 1916

  Wilbur Good player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• February 4, 1916

  Bert Humphries player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

• February 10, 1916

  Purchased Nick Allen from the Buffalo Blues.

  Purchased Mordecai Brown, Clem Clemens, Mickey Doolin, William Fischer, Max Flack, Claude Hendrix, Les Mann, George McConnell, Charlie Pechous, Joe Tinker, Rollie Zeider and Dutch Zwilling from the Chicago Whales.

  Purchased Gene Packard from the Kansas City Packers.

  Purchased Tom Seaton from the Newark Pepper.

  Purchased Steve Yerkes from the Pittsburgh Rebels.

• April 8, 1916

  Bill Bailey player rights sold to Toledo (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 9, 1916

  Signed Otto Knabe as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 14, 1916

  Released Mickey Doolin. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July, 1916

  Alex McCarthy player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• July 13, 1916

  Purchased Joe Kelly from Indianapolis (American Association) for cash plus 2 players to be named.

• July 15, 1916

  Traded a player to be named later to Kansas City (American Association). Received Chuck Wortman and $8000 plus 2 players to be named. The Chicago Cubs sent Eddie Mulligan (July 20, 1916) to Kansas City (American Association) to complete the trade.

• July 22, 1916

  Purchased Fritz Mollwitz from the Cincinnati Reds.

• July 25, 1916

  Purchased Rowdy Elliott from Oakland (Pacific Coast).

• July 29, 1916

  Traded William Fischer and Frank Schulte to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Art Wilson.

• July 31, 1916

  Purchased Ed Sicking from Norfolk (Virginia).

• August 15, 1916

  Purchased Sam Mayer and Scott Perry from Atlanta (Southern Association).

• August 21, 1916

  Signed Solly Hofman as a free agent.

• August 28, 1916

  Purchased Vic Aldridge from Indianapolis (American Association).

  Traded Heinie Zimmerman to the New York Giants. Received Larry Doyle, Herb Hunter and Merwin Jacobson.

• September, 1916

  Signed Marty Shay as an amateur free agent.

• September 5, 1916

  Drafted Charlie Deal from Kansas City (American Association) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Pickles Dillhoefer from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

• September 15, 1916

  Drafted Bob O'Farrell from Peoria (Three-I) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Dutch Ruether from Spokane (Northwestern) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Harry Wolfe from Duluth (Northern) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

• December 14, 1916

  Traded Joe Kelly and cash to the Boston Braves. Received a player to be named later and Fred Mitchell. The Boston Braves sent Earl Blackburn (January, 1917) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• January 11, 1917

  George McConnell player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

  George Pierce player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

  Ed Sicking player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

• February, 1917

  Released Otto Knabe. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 23, 1917

  Fritz Mollwitz player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

• April, 1917

  Gene Packard player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.