Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- February 3, 1898
Traded Bill Hill to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Red Ehret, Billy Hoy and Claude Ritchey.
- April 17, 1898
Released Joe Dolan.
- May 16, 1898
Purchased Cooney Snyder from the Washington Senators for $500.
- June 20, 1898
Purchased Malachi Kittridge from the Chicago Orphans for $750.
- July, 1898
Purchased Nick Altrock from Grand Rapids (Interstate).
Signed George Decker as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- July 3, 1898
Purchased Tom Stouch from Pawtucket (New England). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- July 9, 1898
Purchased Harry Davis from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- July 10, 1898
Purchased Frank Todd from Pawtucket (New England). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- August, 1898
Purchased Tommy Leach from Auburn (New York State) for $650.
- September, 1898
Drafted Harry Croft from Auburn (New York State) in the 1898 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Drafted Rube Waddell from Detroit (Western) in the 1898 rule 5 draft.
- September 5, 1898
Chick Fraser player rights sold to the Cleveland Spiders. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- September 9, 1898
Purchased Topsy Hartsel and Billy Taylor from Grand Rapids (Interstate).
Released Harry Davis.
- Before 1899 Season
Drafted Deacon Phillippe from Minneapolis (Western) in the 1899 rule 5 draft.
Loaned Rube Waddell to Columbus-Grand Rapids (Western).
- January 11, 1899
Received Walt Woods from the Chicago Orphans as part of a conditional deal.
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