1916 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

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

• January 14, 1916

  Purchased Lee Magee from the Brooklyn Tip-Tops for $22,500.

• January 21, 1916

  Purchased Nick Cullop from the Kansas City Packers.

  Purchased Germany Schaefer from the Newark Pepper.

• February 15, 1916

  Purchased Home Run Baker from the Philadelphia Athletics for $37,500.

• May 15, 1916

  Doc Cook player rights sold to Oakland (PCL).

• July 13, 1916

  Signed Rube Oldring as a free agent.

• August 2, 1916

  Signed Solly Hofman as a free agent.

• August 26, 1916

  Signed Bob McGraw as an amateur free agent.

• September 1, 1916

  Signed Mike Cantwell as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 9, 1916

  Released Rube Oldring.

• September 15, 1916

  Drafted Ed Monroe from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Ben Shaw from Macon (South Atlantic) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

• Before 1917 Season

  Mike Cantwell player rights sold to Newark (International).