1909 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1909 Season

  Purchased Jim Scott from Wichita (Western Association) for $2,000.

• January 9, 1909

  Purchased Dave Altizer from the Cleveland Naps.

• February 16, 1909

  Purchased Gavy Cravath from the Boston Red Sox.

• April 24, 1909

  John Anderson player rights sold to Providence (Eastern).

  Jack Dalton player rights sold to Des Moines (Western).

• May 16, 1909

  Traded Nick Altrock, Gavy Cravath and Jiggs Donahue to the Washington Nationals. Received Bill Burns.

• July 9, 1909

  Traded players to be named later to Providence (Eastern). Received Lena Blackburne. The Chicago White Sox sent $6,500 (August 18, 1909), Mike Welday (August 18, 1909) and Jake Atz (February 18, 1910) to Providence (Eastern) to complete the trade.

• July 10, 1909

  Purchased Bobby Messenger from Fall River (New England).

• August, 1909

  Purchased Chick Gandil from Sacramento (PCL).

  Purchased Frank Lange from Des Moines (Western). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 13, 1909

  Purchased Bruno Block and Irv Young from Minneapolis (American Association).

• August 14, 1909

  Purchased Shano Collins from Springfield (Connecticut State).

• August 16, 1909

  Purchased Willis Cole from Wichita (Western) for $2,500.

• August 17, 1909

  Purchased Rollie Zeider from San Francisco (PCL) for $5500 plus 2 players to be named.

• September 1, 1909

  Drafted Joe Burg from Burlington (Central Association) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.