1908 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1908 Season

  Drafted Herbie Moran from Trenton (Tri-State) in the 1908 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Jack Barry as an amateur free agent.

• February, 1908

  Jack Lelivelt player rights sold to Reading (Tri-State). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Bris Lord player rights sold to New Orleans (Southern Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 7, 1908

  Rube Waddell player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns.

• June, 1908

  Signed Shag Shaughnessy as a free agent.

• June 3, 1908

  Herbie Moran player rights sold to ???.

• June 25, 1908

  Traded Shag Shaughnessy to Reading (Tri-State). Received a player to be named later. Reading (Tri-State) sent Home Run Baker (September, 1908) to the Philadelphia Athletics to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 30, 1908

  Purchased Joe Jackson from Greenville (Carolina Association) for $1,000.

• August, 1908

  Signed Stuffy McInnis as a free agent.

• August 2, 1908

  Traded Syd Smith to the St. Louis Browns. Received Bert Blue.

• August 30, 1908

  Purchased Scotty Barr from Greenville (Carolina Association) for $600.

• September, 1908

  Signed Amos Strunk as a free agent.

• September 23, 1908

  Ossee Schrecongost player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox for $2,400.

• December 8, 1908

  Purchased Ira Thomas from the Detroit Tigers.

• Before 1909 Season

  Al Kellogg player rights sold to Toronto (Eastern) for $500 plus option to buy any player except Dick Rudolph for $2000.