1901 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• May 2, 1901

  Rube Waddell player rights sold to the Chicago Orphans.

• May 5, 1901

  Released Truck Eagan.

• May 14, 1901

  Released Elmer Smith.

• June, 1901

  George Smith sent to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.

• June 22, 1901

  Signed Lefty Davis as a free agent.

• June 30, 1901

  Purchased Lew Carr from Schenectady (New York State).

• July 6, 1901

  Released Lewis Wiltse. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 25, 1901

  Signed Ed Doheny as a free agent.

  Released Bones Ely. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 4, 1901

  Signed George Yeager as a free agent.

• August 25, 1901

  Signed Terry Turner as an amateur free agent.

• August 27, 1901

  Released Lew Carr.

  Released Terry Turner.

• September 6, 1901

  Purchased George Merritt from Utica (New York State).

• September 16, 1901

  Signed Jimmy Burke as a free agent.

• October 6, 1901

  Wid Conroy jumped from the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Harry Smith jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• Before 1902 Season

  Fred Crolius received from ??? in an unknown transaction.

• April, 1902

  Ed Poole player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.