1918 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1918 Season

  Signed Cliff Heathcote as an amateur free agent.

• April 4, 1918

  Traded Milt Watson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bert Niehoff and $500.

• April 16, 1918

  Signed Vince Molyneaux as a free agent.

• May, 1918

  Purchased Marty Kavanagh from the Cleveland Indians.

• May 7, 1918

  Released Vince Molyneaux.

• May 18, 1918

  Bert Niehoff selected by the New York Giants off waivers.

• June 19, 1918

  Purchased George Distel from Little Rock (Southern Association).

  Traded Jack Kotzelnick (minors) and Red Smyth to Milwaukee (American Association). Received Johnny Beall and Rankin Johnson.

• June 22, 1918

  Traded a player to be named later, Marty Kavanagh, Tim Murchison and player to be named to Milwaukee (American Association). Received Austin McHenry. The St. Louis Cardinals sent George Distel (June 28, 1918) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.

• January 21, 1919

  Traded Doug Baird, Gene Packard and Stuffy Stewart to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dixie Davis, Pickles Dillhoefer and Milt Stock.

• January 26, 1919

  Traded Roy Jenkins (minors), Johnny Beall, John Brock, Murphy Currie, Error, Rankin Johnson and Fred Lamlein to Kansas City (American Association). Received Joe Schultz.

• February 1, 1919

  Selected Burt Shotton off waivers from the Washington Nationals.