1919 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.)

• June, 1919

  Billy Zitzmann player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• June 12, 1919

  Tony Boeckel selected by the Boston Braves off waivers.

• June 30, 1919

  Selected Fred Nicholson off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• July 28, 1919

  Hooks Warner player rights sold to Kansas City (American Association).

• August, 1919

  Purchased Charlie Grimm from Little Rock (Southern Association).

  Fritz Mollwitz player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Erskine Mayer selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

• August 7, 1919

  Purchased Jack Wisner from Saginaw (Michigan-Ontario).

• August 9, 1919

  Traded Casey Stengel to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received George Whitted.

• October, 1919

  Selected Wally Kimmick off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• November, 1919

  Selected Jay Clarke off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• December 2, 1919

  Selected Sheriff Blake off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• Before 1920 Season

  Signed Ray Steineder as a free agent.

• January, 1920

  Zeb Terry player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• March 18, 1920

  Frank Miller player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• March 26, 1920

  Released Wally Kimmick.

• April, 1920

  (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)