1905 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• December 20, 1904

  Traded Kitty Bransfield, Otto Krueger and Harry McCormick to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later and Del Howard. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Otis Clymer (January 21, 1905) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• February, 1905

  Traded Ed Phelps to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Heinie Peitz.

• February 28, 1905

  Signed Homer Hillebrand as a free agent.

• March, 1905

  Harry Cassady selected by the Washington Nationals off waivers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 15, 1905

  Released Bud Sharpe.

• July 1, 1905

  Purchased George Gibson from Montreal (Eastern).

• July 4, 1905

  Traded George McBride to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Dave Brain.

• July 22, 1905

  Bill Clancy player rights sold to Rochester (Eastern).

• August 4, 1905

  Purchased Ed Kinsella from Bloomington (Three-I).

• September 2, 1905

  Drafted Otto Knabe from Pueblo (Western) in the 1905 rule 5 draft.

• November, 1905

  Drafted Tommy Sheehan from Tacoma (PCL) in the 1905 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Joe Nealon as a free agent.

• December, 1905

  Ed Kinsella player rights sold to Toledo (American Association).

• December 15, 1905

  Traded Dave Brain, Del Howard and Vive Lindaman to the Boston Nationals. Received Vic Willis.

• January 17, 1906

  Patsy Flaherty player rights sold to Columbus (American Association).