1918 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• 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).

• April 2, 1918

  Oscar Dugey player rights sold to St Paul (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 4, 1918

  Traded Bert Niehoff and $500 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Milt Watson.

• July 1, 1918

  Traded Erskine Mayer to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Elmer Jacobs.

• July 29, 1918

  Signed Mickey Devine and Gary Fortune as a free agent.

• July 30, 1918

  Ed Burns retired.

• Before 1919 Season

  Signed Forrest Cady as a free agent.

  Free agent signing of Mickey Devine and Gary Fortune voided.

  Lefty Weinert received from ??? in an unknown transaction.

• January 21, 1919

  Traded Dixie Davis, Pickles Dillhoefer and Milt Stock to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Doug Baird, Gene Packard and Stuffy Stewart.

• February 20, 1919

  Justin Fitzgerald sent to San Francisco (Pacific Coast) in an unknown transaction.

• March, 1919

  Released Ben Tincup. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 12, 1919

  Signed Leo Callahan as a free agent.

• March 20, 1919

  Patsy McGaffigan sent to Sacramento (Pacific Coast) in an unknown transaction.

• April, 1919

  Alex Main sent to Seattle (Pacific Coast) in an unknown transaction.