1899 Cleveland Spiders Trades and Transactions

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

• December 16, 1898

  Chick Fraser player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies for $900 or $1000.

• March 11, 1899

  Purchased Mike Griffin from the Brooklyn Superbas for $4,000.

• March 28, 1899

  Cy Young assigned from roster onto the St. Louis.

• March 29, 1899

  Frank Bates, Harry Blake, Jesse Burkett, Jimmy Burke, Cupid Childs, Lou Criger, George Cuppy, Emmet Heidrick, Cowboy Jones, Pete McBride, Ed McKean, Jack O'Connor, Jack Powell, Ossee Schrecongost, Patsy Tebeau, Bobby Wallace and Zeke Wilson assigned from roster onto the St. Louis.

  Kid Carsey, Jack Clements, Lave Cross, Tommy Dowd, Dick Harley, Bill Hill, Jim Hughey, Harry Lochhead, Harry Maupin, Joe Quinn, Jack Stivetts, Willie Sudhoff, Joe Sugden, Suter Sullivan and Tommy Tucker assigned onto roster from the St. Louis.

• May 18, 1899

  Released Jack Clements.

• June 5, 1899

  Frank Bates and Ossee Schrecongost assigned onto roster from the St. Louis.

  Lave Cross and Willie Sudhoff assigned from roster onto the St. Louis.

• June 8, 1899

  Released Bill Hill. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Released Charles Zimmer. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 10, 1899

  Released Kid Carsey. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 13, 1899

  Released Jack Stivetts. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 3, 1899

  Charlie Hemphill assigned onto roster from the St. Louis.

• September 20, 1899

  Released Crazy Schmit.

• February, 1900

  Jack Harper and Otto Krueger assigned from roster onto the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 10, 1900

  Charlie Hemphill and Charlie Knepper assigned from roster onto the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)