1916 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• December, 1915

  Larry Kopf player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• December 2, 1915

  Signed Whitey Witt as an amateur free agent.

• Before 1916 Season

  Returned Dana Fillingim to Charleston (South Atlantic) following previous purchase.

• January 7, 1916

  Jack Lapp selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

• February 15, 1916

  Home Run Baker player rights sold to the New York Yankees for $37,500.

• February 17, 1916

  Purchased Charlie Pick from the Brooklyn Tip-Tops.

• June, 1916

  Signed Ralph Carroll as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jing Johnson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Lee King as an amateur free agent.

• July, 1916

  Signed Val Picinich as an amateur free agent.

• July 1, 1916

  Released Rube Oldring. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 22, 1916

  Purchased Roy Grover from Butte (Northwestern).

• July 28, 1916

  Signed Charlie Grimm as an amateur free agent.

• August, 1916

  Purchased Ray Bates from Vernon (PCL).

  Purchased Ellis Johnson from Vernon (PCL).

  Purchased Buck Thrasher from Atlanta (Southern Association) for $2000 plus players to be named.

  Traded a player to be named later and $3,500 to San Francisco (PCL). Received Ping Bodie. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Charlie Pick (1917) to San Francisco (PCL) to complete the trade.

  Traded a player to be named later to Harrisburg (New York State). Received Jim Brown. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Lee King (October, 1916) to Harrisburg (New York State) to complete the trade.

• August 30, 1916

  Traded Jimmy Walsh to the Boston Red Sox. Received Raymond Haley.

• September 15, 1916

  Drafted Walter Anderson from South Bend (Central) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Cliff Hill from Waco (Texas) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Rollie Naylor from McAlester (Western Association) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Win Noyes from Portland (PCL) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Rube Schauer from Louisville (American Association) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

• Before 1917 Season

  Signed Dave Keefe as an amateur free agent.

  Charlie Grimm player rights sold to Durham (North Carolina State).

  Released Shag Thompson.

• January 10, 1917

  Rube Bressler player rights sold to Atlanta (Southern Association).