1916 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• December, 1915

  Purchased Larry Kopf from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• December 23, 1915

  Purchased William Louden from the Buffalo Blues.

  Purchased Earl Moseley from the Newark Pepper for $5,000.

• Before 1916 Season

  Hal Chase jumped from the Buffalo Blues.

• January, 1916

  Purchased Bob Fisher from the Chicago Cubs.

• February 8, 1916

  George Twombly player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

• February 10, 1916

  Purchased Jim Bluejacket from the Brooklyn Tip-Tops.

  Purchased Emil Huhn from the Newark Pepper.

  Purchased Al Schulz from the Buffalo Blues.

• April 26, 1916

  Johnny Beall player rights sold to Milwaukee (American Association).

• April 30, 1916

  Purchased Elmer Knetzer from the Boston Braves.

• July 20, 1916

  Traded Buck Herzog and Red Killefer to the New York Giants. Received Christy Mathewson, Bill McKechnie and Edd Roush.

• July 22, 1916

  Fritz Mollwitz player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• August 19, 1916

  Purchased Manuel Cueto from Portsmouth (Virginia).

• September 15, 1916

  Drafted Hod Eller from Moline (Three-I) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Ed Gerner from Reading (New York State) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Jimmy Ring from Utica (New York State) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

• Before 1917 Season

  Purchased Roy Sanders from Kansas City (American Association) for $7,500.

• February 16, 1917

  Purchased Dave Shean from Providence (International).