MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1888
Wednesday 2/1/1888 :
Boston (N): Free agent C Ed Whiting has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/2/1888 :
New York (N): Free agent C Cap Anson has been signed to a contract of $9,465,700 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1888 :
Indianapolis: Free agent 1B John Reilly has been signed to a contract of $8,070,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington: Free agent 3B Jack O'brien has been signed to a contract of $5,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Will White has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/9/1888 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Jack Neagle has been signed to a contract of $450,500 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Free agent LF Joe Hornung has been signed to a contract of $435,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/10/1888 :
Chicago (N): Free agent LF Pete Gillespie has been signed to a contract of $650,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/11/1888 :
Boston (N): Free agent 3B Mike Muldoon has been signed to a contract of $4,500,001 per year, for 3 years.
Indianapolis: Free agent 3B Bob Blakiston has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/12/1888 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P John Reccius has been signed to a contract of $4,413,865 per year, for 4 years.
Monday 2/13/1888 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent SS Nick Scharf has been signed to a contract of $3,500,001 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 2B Bill Harbidge has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1888 :
Kansas City : Free agent LF Orator Shaffer has been signed to a contract of $6,125,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/16/1888 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent 2B Jack Farrell has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent 3B Fred Pfeffer has been signed to a contract of $2,499,999 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 2/18/1888 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P John Fox has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (N): Free agent CF Doc Kennedy has been signed to a contract of $420,005 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1888 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Sam Weaver has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Wednesday 2/22/1888 :
Chicago (N): Free agent P Charley Radbourn has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent C Charlie Bennett has been signed to a contract of $1,985,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/23/1888 :
Brooklyn: Free agent 2B Bid Mcphee has been signed to a contract of $2,750,500 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 2/26/1888 :
Kansas City : Free agent SS Sam Wise has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 4/1/1888 :
Philadelphia (A): Released 3B George Meister.
Philadelphia (A): Released LF Charlie Kalbfus.
Philadelphia (A): Released 2B Roger Carey.
Philadelphia (A): Released 2B Frank Zinn.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Bill Sowders on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Bill Swabach on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Released C Wes Blogg.
Pittsburgh: P John Reccius was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: Put 2B Jack Farrell on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Pittsburgh: 3B Fred Pfeffer was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: SS Nick Scharf was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: Released RF Charlie Baker.
Pittsburgh: P Fred Chapman was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Pittsburgh: Designated 2B Jack Farrell for assignment.
Pittsburgh: P Fred Chapman was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
New York (N): Released CF Doc Kennedy.
Sunday 4/9/1888 :
New York (N): Put 2B Buttercup Dickerson on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put LF Podge Weihe on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put P Fleury Sullivan on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cincinnati: CF Mike Griffin was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: CF Len Sowders was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P George Haddock was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: C John Strick was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: P Foghorn Bradley was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: C Harry Decker was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Al Maul was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: LF Joe Fogarty was promoted from A to the active roster.
Monday 4/10/1888 :
Cincinnati: P George Haddock was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: P Al Maul was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Rex Smith was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Ted Firth was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: Free agent 3B Ned Williamson has been signed to a contract of $808,000 per year, for 1 year.
Cincinnati: CF Jimmy Macullar was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: 3B Ned Williamson was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: LF George Pattison was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: LF Joe Fogarty was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: P Rex Smith was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: 3B Charlie Barber was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: SS Joe Mulvey was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: CF Tom Mansell was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: 3B Ezra Sutton was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: CF Doc Kennedy was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Thursday 4/13/1888 :
Cincinnati: CF Len Sowders was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: LF Charlie Kalbfus was promoted from A to the active roster.
Monday 4/17/1888 :
Indianapolis: Released 1B Sam Childs.
Indianapolis: Released CF John Hanna.
Washington: Put P James Burke on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put P Charley Radbourn on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put P Ernie Hickman on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: P Al Mays was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Ren Deagle was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Wednesday 4/19/1888 :
Indianapolis: SP George Haddock has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.
Saturday 4/22/1888 :
Kansas City : Released RF John Cassidy.
Pittsburgh: Released 2B Jack Farrell.
Monday 4/24/1888 :
Cincinnati: Free agent 2B Jack Farrell has been signed to a contract of $904,000 per year, for 1 year.
Cincinnati: Put C Bill Traffley on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cincinnati: 2B Jack Farrell was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Tuesday 4/25/1888 :
Indianapolis: Released P Cy Bentley.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Frank Buttery.
Wednesday 5/3/1888 :
Indianapolis: Put P Stump Wiedman on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 5/7/1888 :
Cincinnati: Released 3B Charlie Barber.
Monday 5/8/1888 :
Cincinnati: Released P Rex Smith.
Cincinnati: Released P Ren Deagle.
Thursday 5/11/1888 :
Kansas City : Free agent Curry Foley has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Fred Goldsmith on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 5/14/1888 :
Cincinnati: Released C Bill Traffley.
Cincinnati: P Fred Corey was assigned to AAA .
Tuesday 5/16/1888 :
Louisville: Released LF Tom York.
Friday 5/19/1888 :
Philadelphia (N) : John Coleman has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Saturday 5/27/1888 :
Philadelphia (A) : Bobby Mathews has been signed to a contract extension, $3,140,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Guy Hecker has been signed to a contract extension, $310,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N) : Mike Dorgan has been signed to a contract extension, $8,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Hardie Henderson has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Piggy Ward has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 6/12/1888 :
Indianapolis: RF John Mansell has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (A).
Monday 6/19/1888 :
New York (N): Put P John Hofford on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put P John Ryan on the 15 Day DL.
Washington : Pud Galvin has been signed to a contract extension, $880,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 6/26/1888 :
Cincinnati: Released SS Chick Fulmer... he retired.
Tuesday 6/27/1888 :
Cleveland : Will Sawyer has been signed to a contract extension, $15,990,000 per year, for 4 years.
Indianapolis: Put P Alex Voss on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put C Jack Corcoran on the 60 Day DL.
St. Louis (N) : Jim Mccormick has been signed to a contract extension, $330,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 7/10/1888 :
Indianapolis: Released CF Jim Lillie.
Friday 7/14/1888 :
Washington : John Ward has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Bill Phillips has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 7/22/1888 :
Louisville: Put P Bob Black on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put SS John Ake on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): P Hardie Henderson was put on the 15-Day DL.
Louisville : Bob Black has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 7/30/1888 :
Pittsburgh: Put P Charlie Ferguson on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A) : Cub Stricker has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Saturday 8/12/1888 :
Indianapolis: Released P Lee Richmond.
Tuesday 8/22/1888 :
Louisville : Jack (rl) Jones has been signed to a contract extension, $660,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 9/1/1888 :
Cleveland : Pete Hotaling has been signed to a contract extension, $8,100,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland: P John Cattanach was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: P Bill Blair was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: 1B Charlie Bastian was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: SS Bill White was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: CF Jim Donahue was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: RF John Grim was sent down from AAA to AA .
Cleveland: RF Gene Moriarity was promoted from AA to AAA .
Cleveland: SS Billy Otterson was promoted from AA to AAA .
Saturday 9/9/1888 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Joe Murphy on the 60 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put P John Coleman on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 9/25/1888 :
New York (N): Put C Mike Dorgan on the 15 Day DL.
Washington : Dell Darling has been signed to a contract extension, $1,810,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 10/3/1888 :
Brooklyn : Barney Gilligan has been signed to a contract extension, $410,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn : Joe Sommer has been signed to a contract extension, $410,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 10/5/1888 :
Cleveland : Jake Evans has been signed to a contract extension, $420,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Lem Hunter has been signed to a contract extension, $1,280,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland: Designated CF Jake Evans for assignment.
Cleveland: C Connie Mack was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cleveland: Designated 2B Jack Glasscock for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Bobby Mathews on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn : George Gore has been signed to a contract extension, $12,600,000 per year, for 4 years.
Brooklyn : Jim Egan has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 10/25/1888 :
Kansas City : Arthur Irwin has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Pop Corkhill has been signed to a contract extension, $3,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Ned Williamson has been signed to a contract extension, $3,590,000 per year, for 2 years.

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