1916 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• November 27, 1915

  Stan Coveleski received from Portland (PCL) in an unknown transaction.

• December, 1915

  Purchased Tom Daly from the Chicago White Sox.

• February 10, 1916

  Purchased Clyde Engle from the Buffalo Blues.

• February 14, 1916

  Traded Joe Jackson to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later, Ed Klepfer, Braggo Roth and $31,500. The Chicago White Sox sent Larry Chappell (February 14, 1916) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• February 15, 1916

  Purchased Chick Gandil from the Washington Nationals for $7,500.

• February 20, 1916

  Purchased Ivan Howard from the St. Louis Browns.

• April, 1916

  Purchased Grover Lowdermilk from the Detroit Tigers.

• April 9, 1916

  Traded Sad Sam Jones, Fred Thomas and $55,000 to the Boston Red Sox. Received Tris Speaker.

• May 23, 1916

  Signed Marty McHale as a free agent.

• June, 1916

  Signed Jack Bradley as a free agent.

• June 20, 1916

  Willie Mitchell selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• June 22, 1916

  Purchased Fred Beebe from Buffalo (International) for $5,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July, 1916

  Purchased Ken Penner from Marshalltown (Central Association).

• August, 1916

  Traded Jack Bradley to Columbus (American Association). Received Bob Coleman.

• August 18, 1916

  Traded Joe Leonard and Elmer Smith to the Washington Nationals. Received Joe Boehling and Danny Moeller.

• August 26, 1916

  Larry Chappell player rights sold to the Boston Braves for $18,000.

• September 2, 1916

  Purchased Marty Kavanagh from the Detroit Tigers.

• September 15, 1916

  Drafted George Dickerson from Dothan (Dixie) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Joe Harris from Chattanooga (Southern Association) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

• December, 1916

  Fred Beebe player rights sold to Portland (PCL).

• January 8, 1917

  Purchased Ray Miller from Columbus (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• January 17, 1917

  Walter Barbare player rights sold to Milwaukee (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 24, 1917

  Purchased Smoky Joe Wood from the Boston Red Sox for $15,000.

• February 25, 1917

  Chick Gandil player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox for $3,500.