1918 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 14, 1917

  Traded Marty Shay to St. Joseph (Western). Received Bill McCabe.

• December 11, 1917

  Traded Pickles Dillhoefer, Mike Prendergast and $55,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Grover Alexander and Bill Killefer.

• December 24, 1917

  Earl Blackburn player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

• December 26, 1917

  Traded Cy Williams to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dode Paskert.

• Before 1918 Season

  Purchased Charlie Hollocher from Portland (PCL).

  Returned Roy Leslie to Waco (Texas) following previous purchase.

• January, 1918

  Traded a player to be named later and cash and 2 players to Baltimore (International). Received Turner Barber. The Chicago Cubs sent Merwin Jacobson (January, 1918) to Baltimore (International) to complete the trade.

• January 4, 1918

  Traded Larry Doyle, Art Wilson and $15,000 to the Boston Braves. Received Lefty Tyler.

• August 2, 1918

  Purchased Charlie Pick from San Francisco (Pacific Coast) for $5,000.

• Before 1919 Season

  Vic Saier player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• March 4, 1919

  Rowdy Elliott player rights sold to Oakland (Pacific Coast).