1900 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 30, 1900

  Purchased Duff Cooley from the Philadelphia Phillies for $1,000.

• May 22, 1900

  Purchased Jack O'Connor from the St. Louis Cardinals for $2,000.

• July 25, 1900

  Released Jouett Meekin.

  Traded Rube Waddell to Milwaukee (American). Received a player to be named later. Milwaukee (American) sent Bert Husting (July 31, 1900) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. Rube Waddell returned to original team on August 29, 1900.

• August, 1900

  Released Duff Cooley.

• Before 1901 Season

  Bert Husting jumped to the Milwaukee Brewers.

  Jimmy Williams jumped to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Purchased Kitty Bransfield from Worcester (Eastern).

  Pop Schriver player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• January, 1901

  Frank Dillon player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

  Traded Patsy Flaherty, Fred Ketchum and Walt Woods to Syracuse (Eastern). Received Lewis Wiltse.

• March, 1901

  Harry Smith jumped to the Philadelphia Athletics.

  Signed Elmer Smith as a free agent.