1917 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1917 Season

  Signed Dave Keefe as an amateur free agent.

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

  Released Shag Thompson.

  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.

• January 10, 1917

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

• April 29, 1917

  Traded Jack Nabors and $5,000 to Indianapolis (American Association). Received Cy Falkenberg.

• July, 1917

  Signed Joe Dugan as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 7, 1917

  Selected Charlie Jamieson off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

• August 8, 1917

  Purchased Eddie Palmer from Dallas (Texas).

• August 21, 1917

  Purchased Mule Watson from Fort Smith (Western Association).

• August 23, 1917

  Traded players to be named later to Baltimore (International). Received Wickey McAvoy and Red Shannon. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Otis Lawry (January 15, 1918), Pug Griffin (January 15, 1918), Cliff Hill (January 15, 1918), Rube Parnham (January 15, 1918) and Billy Meyer (January 15, 1918) to Baltimore (International) to complete the trade.

• August 28, 1917

  Purchased Gene Bailey from McAlester (Western Association) for $1,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 20, 1917

  Drafted Jimmy Dykes from Gettysburg (Blue Ridge) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

• December 14, 1917

  Traded Bullet Joe Bush, Wally Schang and Amos Strunk to the Boston Red Sox. Received Vean Gregg, Merlin Kopp, Pinch Thomas and $60,000.

• Before 1918 Season

  Signed Rube Oldring as a free agent.

• January 10, 1918

  Traded Stuffy McInnis to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later, Forrest Cady and Larry Gardner. The Boston Red Sox sent Tillie Walker (February 20, 1918) to the Philadelphia Athletics to complete the trade.

• March 8, 1918

  Traded Ping Bodie to the New York Yankees. Received George Burns.

• March 25, 1918

  Traded Lee Strait (minors) and Val Picinich to Atlanta (Southern Association). Received Scott Perry.