1888 St. Louis Browns Trades and Transactions

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

• November 21, 1887

  Doc Bushong player rights sold to the Brooklyn for $4,500.

  Traded Bill Gleason and Curt Welch to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Fred Mann, Chippy McGarr, John Milligan and $3,000.

• November 26, 1887

  Bob Caruthers player rights sold to the Brooklyn for $8,250.

• November 29, 1887

  Dave Foutz player rights sold to the Brooklyn for $5,500.

• Before 1888 Season

  Tommy McCarthy received from Oshkosh (Northwestern) in an unknown transaction.

• September 1, 1888

  Purchased Ice Box Chamberlain from the Louisville Colonels for $4000 or $5000.

• December 20, 1888

  Purchased Shorty Fuller from the Washington Nationals for $800. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March, 1889

  Released Harry Lyons.