1916 New York Giants Trades and Transactions

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

• December 23, 1915

  Purchased Benny Kauff from the Brooklyn Tip-Tops for $35,000.

  Purchased Bill McKechnie and Bill Rariden from the Newark Pepper.

  Purchased Edd Roush from the Newark Pepper for $7,500.

• February 10, 1916

  Purchased Fred Anderson from the Buffalo Blues.

  Jack Meyers selected by the Brooklyn Robins off waivers.

• March 2, 1916

  Eddie Grant retired.

• June 15, 1916

  Signed Mickey Doolin as a free agent.

• June 27, 1916

  Signed George Smith as an amateur free agent.

• July, 1916

  Traded players to be named later, Red Killefer, Emilio Palmero, Ralph Stroud and Lew Wendell to Louisville (American Association). Received a player to be named later. Louisville (American Association) sent Jim Middleton (August 25, 1916) to the New York Giants to complete the trade. The New York Giants sent Rube Schauer (July 22, 1916) and Hank Ritter (November 9, 1916) to Louisville (American Association) to complete the trade.

• July 20, 1916

  Traded Christy Mathewson, Bill McKechnie and Edd Roush to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Buck Herzog and Red Killefer.

• July 23, 1916

  Purchased Slim Sallee from the St. Louis Cardinals for $10,000.

• August 14, 1916

  Purchased Ross Youngs from Sherman (Western Association) for $2,000.

• August 15, 1916

  Selected George Gibson off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• August 25, 1916

  Purchased Pete Kilduff and Ernie Krueger from Omaha (Western Association).

  Traded Fred Merkle to the Brooklyn Robins. Received Lew McCarty.

• August 28, 1916

  Traded Larry Doyle, Herb Hunter and Merwin Jacobson to the Chicago Cubs. Received Heinie Zimmerman.

• September 15, 1916

  Drafted Red Causey from Waco (Texas) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

• October 5, 1916

  Released Red Dooin. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• Before 1917 Season

  Purchased John Middleton from Louisville (American Association).

  Mickey Doolin sent to ??? in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• January, 1917

  Selected Jimmy Smith off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.