1919 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1919 Season

  Released Claude Davidson.

• March, 1919

  Purchased Fred Thomas from the Boston Red Sox for $1,500.

  Selected Walt Kinney off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• March 1, 1919

  Traded Larry Gardner, Charlie Jamieson and Elmer Myers to the Cleveland Indians. Received Braggo Roth and cash.

• April, 1919

  Purchased Snooks Dowd from the Detroit Tigers.

• May, 1919

  Purchased Tom Rogers from the St. Louis Browns for $2,000.

• May 26, 1919

  Mule Watson player rights sold to Baltimore (International).

• June, 1919

  Purchased Dick Burrus from Columbia (South Atlantic) for $4500 plus players.

• June 12, 1919

  Traded Roy Grover to the Washington Nationals. Received Harry Thompson.

• June 27, 1919

  Traded Braggo Roth and Red Shannon to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jack Barry and Amos Strunk.

• July 14, 1919

  Signed Terry Turner as a free agent.

• July 28, 1919

  Purchased Slim Harriss and Glenn Myatt from Houston (Texas).

• August, 1919

  Win Noyes player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox for $2,500.

• August 11, 1919

  Purchased Chick Galloway from Atlanta (Southern Association).

  Purchased Eddie Rommel from Newark (International) for $2,500.

  Purchased Ivy Griffin, Bob Hasty and Lena Styles from Atlanta (Southern Association).

  Purchased Jimmy Zinn from Waco (Texas).

• September, 1919

  Purchased Charlie Eckert from Suffolk (Virginia). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 2, 1919

  Purchased Frank Welch from Suffolk (Virginia).

• September 10, 1919

  Purchased Pat Martin from Binghamton (International) for $2500 plus perhaps two players.

  Purchased Johnny Walker from Des Moines (Western). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 23, 1919

  Purchased Emmet McCann from Suffolk (Virginia).

• October, 1919

  Roy Moore received from Waco (Texas) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 6, 1919

  Traded Ray Bates, Bob Geary and Merlin Kopp to Seattle (PCL). Received Lyle Bigbee.

  Selected Frank Brazill off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.

• March 6, 1920

  Socks Seibold player rights sold to Seattle (Pacific Coast).

• April, 1920

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