1917 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1917 Season

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

• February 16, 1917

  Purchased Dave Shean from Providence (International).

• April 16, 1917

  Selected Gus Getz off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.

• April 23, 1917

  Purchased Jim Thorpe from the New York Giants.

• April 26, 1917

  Purchased Scott Perry from Atlanta (Southern Association).

• May, 1917

  Roy Sanders player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 20, 1917

  Returned Scott Perry to Atlanta (Southern Association) following previous purchase. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 27, 1917

  Gus Getz selected by Newark (International) off waivers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June, 1917

  Elmer Knetzer player rights sold to Columbus (American Association).

• July 17, 1917

  Selected Dutch Ruether off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

• August 1, 1917

  Selected Sherry Magee off waivers from the Boston Braves.

• August 18, 1917

  Returned Jim Thorpe to the New York Giants following previous purchase.

• September 20, 1917

  Drafted Rube Bressler from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Snipe Conley from Dallas (Texas) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Larry Jacobus from Dallas (Texas) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Morrie Rath from Salt Lake City (PCL) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Harry Smith from Fort Wayne (Central) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

• October 16, 1917

  Clarence Mitchell selected by the Brooklyn Robins off waivers.

• December 16, 1917

  Purchased Lena Blackburne from Toronto (International) for $6,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March, 1918

  Bill McKechnie player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates for $20,000.

• March 18, 1918

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees. Received Lee Magee from the St. Louis Browns. In addition, the New York Yankees sent Tim Hendryx to the St. Louis Browns. The Cincinnati Reds sent Tommy Clarke (April 25, 1918) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• April 1, 1918

  Traded Dave Shean to the Boston Red Sox. Received Rube Foster. Rube Foster refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent cash (April 1, 1918) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.