1917 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• November 8, 1916

  George McQuillan player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

• November 22, 1916

  Purchased Patsy McGaffigan from Vernon (Pacific Coast) for $400.

• January 11, 1917

  Wilbur Good player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

• January 19, 1917

  Traded Ben Tincup and Bud Weiser to Little Rock (Southern Association). Received Ernie Walker.

• March 2, 1917

  Erv Kantlehner player rights sold to Indianapolis (American Association).

• March 22, 1917

  Bob Gandy player rights sold to New London (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 2, 1917

  Traded Al Demaree to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jimmy Lavender and $5,000.

• May, 1917

  Bud Weiser player rights sold to Wilkes-Barre (New York State). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 15, 1917

  Gary Fortune player rights sold to New London (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 14, 1917

  Selected Frank Schulte off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• July 12, 1917

  Selected Johnny Evers off waivers from the Boston Braves.

• July 31, 1917

  Released Bobby Byrne.

• August, 1917

  Purchased Harry Pearce from Richmond (International). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 9, 1917

  Traded Ernie Walker and Bud Weiser to Little Rock (Southern). Received Ben Tincup. Trade was voided and players returned on September 9, 1917. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 20, 1917

  Drafted Dixie Davis from Louisville (American Association) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Justin Fitzgerald from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Irish Meusel from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Frank Woodward from New Haven (Eastern) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

• December, 1917

  Frank Schulte player rights sold to the Washington Nationals.

• December 10, 1917

  Jimmy Lavender retired. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 11, 1917

  Traded Grover Alexander and Bill Killefer to the Chicago Cubs. Received Pickles Dillhoefer, Mike Prendergast and $55,000.

• December 26, 1917

  Traded Dode Paskert to the Chicago Cubs. Received Cy Williams.

• January, 1918

  Traded players to be named later to Los Angeles (Pacific Coast). Received Brad Hogg. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Paul Fittery (February, 1918) and Claude Cooper (February, 1918) to Los Angeles (Pacific Coast) to complete the trade.

• February 13, 1918

  Purchased Alex Main from Louisville (American Association).