1918 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1918 Season

  Purchased Earl Hamilton from the St. Louis Browns.

• January 9, 1918

  Traded Burleigh Grimes, Al Mamaux and Chuck Ward to the Brooklyn Robins. Received George Cutshaw and Casey Stengel.

• February, 1918

  Traded players to be named later to Kansas City (American Association). Received a player to be named later and Fritz Mollwitz. Kansas City (American Association) sent Roy Sanders (August 26, 1917) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Alex McCarthy (February, 1918), Ray Miller (February, 1918) and Ike McAuley (February, 1918) to Kansas City (American Association) to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March, 1918

  Purchased Bill McKechnie from the Cincinnati Reds for $20,000.

• March 10, 1918

  Signed Jimmy Archer as a free agent.

• April 4, 1918

  Bill Wagner player rights sold to Columbus (American Association).

• May 18, 1918

  Selected Gus Getz off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• July 1, 1918

  Traded Elmer Jacobs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Erskine Mayer.

• July 16, 1918

  Released Jimmy Archer.

  Traded . Received Roy Ellam.

  Traded Gus Getz to Indianapolis (American Association). Received .

• July 20, 1918

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

• July 24, 1918

  Received Babe Adams as a loan from Kansas City (American Association).

• September 21, 1918

  Drafted Walter Barbare from New Orleans (Southern) in the 1918 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Cliff Lee from Portland (PCL) in the 1918 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Zeb Terry from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1918 rule 5 draft.

• Before 1919 Season

  Purchased Vic Saier from the Chicago Cubs.

• January, 1919

  Lee King player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• March 21, 1919

  Traded Hooks Warner and optional assignment of Gus Getz to Toledo (American Association). Received Ed Sweeney. Hooks Warner returned to original team on April, 1919. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)