1897 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• November 11, 1896

  Traded Elmer Horton, Tom O'Brien, Jake Stenzel and Harry Truby to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Steve Brodie and Jim Donnelly.

• March 3, 1897

  Lou Bierbauer player rights sold to the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 17, 1897

  Signed Jim Rogers as a free agent.

• July 29, 1897

  Jim Donnelly player rights sold to the New York Giants. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 15, 1897

  Purchased Sam Leever from Richmond (Atlantic).

• October, 1897

  Purchased John Ganzel from Grand Rapids (Western).

• November 10, 1897

  Traded Pink Hawley, Elmer Smith and $1,500 to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Bill Gray, Jack McCarthy, Billy Rhines, Pop Schriver and Ace Stewart.

• December 7, 1897

  Traded Joe Sugden to the St. Louis Browns. Received Morgan Murphy.

• December 21, 1897

  Traded Jim Hughey and $1,800 to the St. Louis Browns. Received Bill Hart.