1898 Louisville Colonels Trades and 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.