1899 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• December 2, 1898

  Traded Bill Gray and Bill Hart to Milwaukee (Western). Received Ginger Beaumont.

• December 14, 1898

  Traded Jack O'Brien, Dick Padden and Jimmy Slagle to the Washington Senators. Received Henry Reitz.

• Before 1899 Season

  Purchased Jimmy Williams from Kansas City (Western).

• April 13, 1899

  Loaned Tom O'Brien to the New York Giants.

• May 12, 1899

  Released Eddie Boyle.

• June, 1899

  Released Billy Rhines.

• June 18, 1899

  Purchased John O'Brien from the Baltimore Orioles.

• July, 1899

  Purchased Jack Chesbro from Richmond (Atlantic).

• August 5, 1899

  Released Willie Clark.

• September, 1899

  Purchased Frank Dillon from Buffalo (Western) for $1,500.

• September 9, 1899

  Purchased Chummy Gray from Buffalo (Western) for $1,000.

• October, 1899

  Tom O'Brien returned by the New York Giants as part of earlier loan.

• December 8, 1899

  Traded Jack Chesbro, George Fox, Art Madison, John O'Brien and $25,000 to the Louisville Colonels. Received Fred Clarke, Bert Cunningham, Patsy Flaherty, Mike Kelley, Tacks Latimer, Tommy Leach, Tom Messitt, Deacon Phillippe, Claude Ritchey, Rube Waddell, Jack Wadsworth, Honus Wagner and Charles Zimmer.

• December 12, 1899

  Jack McCarthy player rights sold to the Chicago Orphans for $2,000.

• January, 1900

  Patsy Donovan player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals for $1,000.

• February, 1900

  Tully Sparks player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• March, 1900

  Mike Kelley player rights sold to Indianapolis (American). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Released Bill Hoffer. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Traded Henry Reitz to Milwaukee (American). Received a player to be named later. Milwaukee (American) sent Harry Smith (September, 1900) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• March 9, 1900

  Frank Bowerman assigned from roster onto the New York Giants.

  Jack Chesbro, George Fox, Art Madison and John O'Brien assigned onto roster from the Louisville Colonels.

  Bert Cunningham player rights sold to the Chicago Orphans.

• March 15, 1900

  Art Madison player rights sold to Indianapolis (American). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April, 1900

  Released George Fox.

  Released John O'Brien.