1898 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• November 10, 1897

  Traded Jack Clements, Lave Cross, Tommy Dowd, Jack Taylor and $1,000 to the St. Louis Browns. Received Monte Cross, Red Donahue and Klondike Douglass.

• June 23, 1898

  Signed Dave Fultz as a free agent.

• July 3, 1898

  Signed Morgan Murphy as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 9, 1898

  Jack Boyle player rights sold to the New York Giants for $1,000.

• July 12, 1898

  Kid Elberfeld sent to Detroit (Western) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 15, 1898

  The New York Giants returned Jack Boyle following previous purchase.

• October, 1898

  Signed Harry Davis as a free agent.

• December 16, 1898

  Purchased Chick Fraser from the Cleveland Spiders for $900 or $1000.

• Before 1899 Season

  Ed Abbaticchio sent to Minneapolis (Western) in an unknown transaction.