LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS Tuesday, 10/24/1896 |
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Washington: Put P Darby O'brien on the 15 Day DL. Pittsburgh: P Frank Sexton was put on the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh: P Frank Sexton was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster. Cleveland: P Seth Sigsby was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: 2B Ace Stewart was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: Put P John Reccius on the trading block. Cleveland: C John Warner was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
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Philadelphia (N): Free agent 1B Jake Virtue has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Louisville: Free agent P John Roach has been signed to a contract of $456,001 per year, for 2 years. Louisville: Free agent LF Charlie Hamburg has been signed to a contract of $1,333,001 per year, for 2 years. New York (N): Free agent C Jim Adams has been signed to a contract of $509,006 per year, for 2 years.
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Chicago (N): Free agent C Jack Clements has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Scott Stratton has been signed to a contract of $7,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent 2B Jack Crooks has been signed to a contract of $10,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Louisville: Free agent P John Kirby has been signed to a contract of $2,366,001 per year, for 4 years. Chicago (N): Free agent SS Ben Conroy has been signed to a contract of $450,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Washington: Free agent P Art Hagan has been signed to a contract of $3,250,000 per year, for 4 years. Washington: Free agent P Robert Gibson has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Cleveland: Free agent 1B Billy Hamilton has been signed to a contract of $9,900,420 per year, for 5 years. Cleveland: Free agent CF Mike Slattery has been signed to a contract of $870,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Louisville: Designated P John Horan for assignment. Louisville: Placed P John Horan on waivers. Louisville: Designated CF Ed Greer for assignment. Louisville: Placed CF Ed Greer on irrevocable waivers. Louisville: Designated P Ed Begley for assignment. Louisville: Placed P Ed Begley on irrevocable waivers. Indianapolis: P Doc Mcjames was put on the 40-man roster. Indianapolis: P Doc Mcjames was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Indianapolis: 3B Jiggs Parrott was put on the 40-man roster. Indianapolis: 3B Jiggs Parrott was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
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New York (N): Free agent RF Charlie Duffee has been signed to a contract of $4,444,444 per year, for 3 years. Columbus: Free agent P George Winkelman has been signed to a contract of $2,100,000 per year, for 5 years.
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Columbus: Free agent LF Darby O'brien has been signed to a contract of $8,100,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Brooklyn: Free agent C Pop Schriver has been signed to a contract of $2,050,500 per year, for 3 years. Cincinnati: Free agent 2B Fred Dunlap has been signed to a contract of $608,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Brooklyn: Free agent P Pete Wood has been signed to a contract of $10,505,500 per year, for 5 years.
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Cincinnati: Free agent SS Jack O'brien has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Cincinnati: Free agent 3B Piggy Ward has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Brooklyn: Free agent LF Joe Dowie has been signed to a contract of $2,550,500 per year, for 2 years.
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Brooklyn: Free agent LF Hub Collins has been signed to a contract of $2,006,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Cleveland: Put P Cyclone Miller on waivers and designated him for assignment. Cleveland: 2B Buster Hoover was promoted from to the active roster. Louisville: Removed CF Ed Greer from waivers. Boston (A): Free agent LF Jackie Hayes has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Columbus: Free agent RF John Traffley has been signed to a contract of $1,800,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Columbus: Free agent P Bill Sowders has been signed to a contract of $261,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Louisville: Free agent P Harry Ely has been signed to a minor league contract. Louisville: Free agent P Ed Beatin has been signed to a minor league contract. Chicago (N): Free agent P Frank Devin has been signed to a minor league contract. Louisville: Free agent P Jack Taylor has been signed to a minor league contract. Brooklyn: Free agent P Pat Luby has been signed to a minor league contract. Louisville: Free agent P Dick Burns has been signed to a minor league contract. Chicago (N): Free agent SS Cub Stricker has been signed to a minor league contract. Cleveland: Free agent CF Bug Holliday has been signed to a minor league contract. Chicago (N): Free agent C Ned Williamson has been signed to a minor league contract. Brooklyn: Free agent 1B Lew Whistler has been signed to a minor league contract. Brooklyn: Free agent 2B Bob Allen has been signed to a minor league contract. Chicago (N): Free agent C Dave Mckeough has been signed to a minor league contract. Chicago (N): Free agent 1B Ed Cartwright has been signed to a minor league contract. Louisville: Free agent SS Will Smalley has been signed to a minor league contract. Indianapolis: C Morgan Murphy was promoted from AA to AAA . Pittsburgh: SS Billy Hulen was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp. Pittsburgh: 1B Pete Cassidy was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
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Trade between Chicago (N) and Philadelphia (N) : Philadelphia (N) gets : LF Reddy Foster Chicago (N) gets : P Con Murphy Philadelphia (N) : Free agent Jim Manning has been signed to minor league deal. Chicago (N) : Free agent Spud Johnson has been signed to a contract of $800,000 per year, for 1 years. Chicago (N) : Free agent Bill Vinton has been signed to a contract of $725,000 per year, for 1 years. Columbus: Designated P George Hemming for assignment. Columbus: Placed P George Hemming on irrevocable waivers. Boston (A): Designated P George Keefe for assignment. Boston (A): Placed P George Keefe on waivers. New York (N): Designated P Sumner Bowman for assignment. New York (N): Placed P Sumner Bowman on irrevocable waivers. New York (N): Put P Jim Chatterton on the 15 Day DL. New York (N) : Free agent Al Atkinson has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years. Indianapolis: P Mark Baldwin was put on the 40-man roster. Indianapolis: P Mark Baldwin was assigned to the active roster. Indianapolis: 3B Ben Ellis was promoted from A to AA . Indianapolis: P Frank O'connor was promoted from AA to AAA . Cleveland: P Cyclone Miller was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: Released P Cyclone Miller. Cleveland: CF Bug Holliday was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: CF Bug Holliday was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: P Walter Thornton was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cincinnati: 2B Fred Dunlap was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: 3B Piggy Ward was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: SS Jack O'brien was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: 2B Fred Dunlap was assigned to the active roster. Cincinnati: 3B Piggy Ward was assigned to the active roster. Cincinnati: SS Jack O'brien was assigned to the active roster. St. Louis (N): P John Thornton was assigned to AAA .
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Indianapolis: 3B Ben Ellis was promoted from A to AA . Indianapolis: P Frank O'connor was promoted from AA to AAA .
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Trade between Indianapolis and Pittsburgh : Pittsburgh gets : LF Mike Tiernan 3B Jiggs Parrott Indianapolis gets : 3B Willie Keeler Indianapolis: 3B Willie Keeler was put on the 40-man roster. Indianapolis: 3B Willie Keeler was assigned to the active roster. Trade between Chicago (N) and New York (N) : New York (N) gets : 1B Tommy Tucker RF John Grim Chicago (N) gets : RF George Van haltren Chicago (N): RF George Van haltren was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): RF George Van haltren was assigned to the active roster. New York (N): 1B Tommy Tucker was put on the 40-man roster. New York (N): 1B Tommy Tucker was assigned to the active roster. New York (N): RF John Grim was put on the 40-man roster. New York (N): RF John Grim was assigned to the active roster. Indianapolis : Free agent Jim Field has been signed to minor league deal. Indianapolis: 1B Jim Field was put on the 40-man roster. Indianapolis: 1B Jim Field was promoted from AA to the active roster. Chicago (N) : Free agent Dick Johnston has been signed to minor league deal. Chicago (N) : Free agent Belden Hill has been signed to minor league deal. Cleveland: C Tom Cahill was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: C Charlie Dexter was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
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Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Chicago (N) : Chicago (N) gets : C Tim Donahue Philadelphia (A) gets : C Lou Criger Chicago (N) : Free agent Ollie Beard has been signed to minor league deal. Chicago (N) : Free agent George Wood has been signed to minor league deal. New York (N) : Free agent Chief Zimmer has been signed to a contract of $736,000 per year, for 1 years. Louisville: Designated C George Myers for assignment. Louisville: Placed C George Myers on irrevocable waivers. Indianapolis: P Al Orth was put on the 60-Day DL. Indianapolis: SS Ed Mckean was put on the 60-Day DL. Indianapolis: 3B John Ricks was put on the 40-man roster. Indianapolis: 3B John Ricks was promoted from AA to the active roster. Indianapolis: C Lou Hardie was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Indianapolis: P Bobby Wallace was put on the 40-man roster. Indianapolis: P Bobby Wallace was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
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Chicago (N) : Free agent Joe Connors has been signed to minor league deal. Chicago (N) : Free agent Pete Gilbert has been signed to minor league deal. Columbus: Put P Dad Clarke on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (A): Put 2B Jack Crooks on the 15 Day DL. Chicago (N) : Con Murphy has been signed to a contract extension, $3,100,000 per year, for 2 years. Chicago (N) : Chippy Mcgarr has been signed to a contract extension, $425,000 per year, for 1 years. Chicago (N) : Ollie Beard has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 1 years. Chicago (N) : Free agent Dupee Shaw has been signed to minor league deal. Chicago (N) : Free agent Cliff Carroll has been signed to minor league deal.
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New York (N): C Chief Zimmer was put on the 40-man roster. New York (N): Put C Chief Zimmer on waivers and designate for assignment for the purpose of his unconditional release. New York (N): Released C Chief Zimmer.
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St. Louis (N): Removed P John Thornton from waivers. New York (N): Designated P Al Atkinson for assignment. New York (N): Placed P Al Atkinson on waivers. Chicago (N) : Joe Kelley has been signed to a contract extension, $7,500,000 per year, for 3 years. Chicago (N) : Kid Nichols has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Chicago (N) : Bill Vinton has been signed to a contract extension, $1,550,000 per year, for 2 years. Chicago (N) : Ed Conley has been signed to a contract extension, $565,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Chicago (N) : Free agent Dan Casey has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 1 years. Chicago (N) : Free agent Dan Long has been signed to minor league deal. Philadelphia (A): Put RF Doggie Miller on the 15 Day DL. St. Louis (N): Removed P John Thornton from waivers. Chicago (N) : Joe Kelley has been signed to a contract extension, $7,500,000 per year, for 3 years. Chicago (N) : Kid Nichols has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Chicago (N) : Bill Vinton has been signed to a contract extension, $1,550,000 per year, for 2 years. Chicago (N) : Ed Conley has been signed to a contract extension, $565,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Pittsburgh: 1B Pete Cassidy was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
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Baltimore : Free agent Jerry Sweeney has been signed to minor league deal. Baltimore : Free agent Chief Zimmer has been signed to a contract of $736,000 per year, for 1 years. Boston (A): Put P John Henry on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (A) : Tommy Corcoran has been signed to a contract extension, $3,340,000 per year, for 3 years.
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New York (N): Put P George Davies on the 15 Day DL. New York (N): Put P Jim Chatterton on the 15 Day DL. Louisville : Bobby Lowe has been signed to a contract extension, $620,000 per year, for 2 years.
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New York (N) : Free agent Tom Lovett has been signed to a contract of $324,000 per year, for 1 years. New York (N): P Tom Lovett was put on the 40-man roster. New York (N): P Otis Stocksdale was sent down from the active roster to AAA . New York (N): P Tom Lovett was assigned to the active roster. Chicago (N) : Free agent Fleury Sullivan has been signed to minor league deal. Cleveland: P Charlie Cady was put on the 15-Day DL. Cleveland: P Walter Thornton was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. St. Louis (N) : Tom Kinslow has been signed to a contract extension, $2,390,000 per year, for 2 years. St. Louis (N) : Patsy Tebeau has been signed to a contract extension, $3,530,000 per year, for 2 years. St. Louis (N) : Frank Shugart has been signed to a contract extension, $1,440,000 per year, for 2 years. St. Louis (N) : Dick Conway has been signed to a contract extension, $4,520,000 per year, for 2 years. St. Louis (N) : Bill Stemmeyer has been signed to a contract extension, $770,000 per year, for 2 years. St. Louis (N) : Joe Flynn has been signed to a contract extension, $480,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Columbus: Put 3B Denny Lyons on the 60 Day DL. Boston (A): Put P Willard Mains on the 15 Day DL. Boston (A) : Wilbert Robinson has been signed to a contract extension, $2,750,000 per year, for 2 years. Boston (A) : Hercules Burnett has been signed to a contract extension, $6,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Cleveland: P Amos Rusie was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: P Charlie Cady was promoted from to the active roster. Columbus: Put SS Charlie Nyce on the 15 Day DL. Columbus: Put P Charlie Hilsey on the 15 Day DL. Columbus: Put P Win Mercer on the 15 Day DL.
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Philadelphia (N): Put 2B Jim Manning on the 15 Day DL. St. Louis (N): Put P Jake Hewitt on the 15 Day DL. Washington : Jim Fogarty has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Philadelphia (N) : Lefty Marr has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Philadelphia (N) : Jimmy Ryan has been signed to a contract extension, $4,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Washington: Put P Darby O'brien on the 15 Day DL. Washington: Put P Art Hagan on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (N): Put P Charlie Getzien on the 15 Day DL. New York (N): Designated P George Borchers for assignment. Washington : Hardie Henderson has been signed to a contract extension, $15,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Indianapolis: RF Dan Sweeney was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Indianapolis: SS Ed Mckean was put on the 40-man roster. Indianapolis: SS Ed Mckean was promoted from to the active roster. Cleveland: P Seth Sigsby was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Cleveland: P Charlie Jordan was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: P Charlie Jordan was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Cleveland: C John Warner was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Cleveland: C Sport Mcallister was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: C Sport Mcallister was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Cleveland: 2B Ace Stewart was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Cleveland: Designated LF Billy Nash for assignment. Cleveland: LF Billy Nash was assigned to A Youngstown Penguins. Cleveland: Designated C Connie Mack for assignment. Cleveland: C Connie Mack was assigned to A Youngstown Penguins. Cleveland: Designated 1B Kid Baldwin for assignment. Cleveland: 1B Kid Baldwin was assigned to A Youngstown Penguins. Cleveland: P Con Lucid was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Cleveland: P Amos Rusie was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
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Baltimore : John Strike has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 1 years. Boston (A): Put C Wilbert Robinson on the 15 Day DL. Boston (A) : John Henry has been signed to a contract extension, $7,600,000 per year, for 4 years. Washington : Duke Farrell has been signed to a contract extension, $760,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington : Charles Snyder has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years. Brooklyn : The only Nolan has been signed to a contract extension, $1,550,000 per year, for 1 years. Brooklyn : Norm Baker has been signed to a contract extension, $1,055,000 per year, for 4 years. Brooklyn : George Goetz has been signed to a contract extension, $1,550,000 per year, for 4 years. Brooklyn : Chris Mcfarland has been signed to a contract extension, $720,000 per year, for 1 years. Brooklyn : Bill Hart has been signed to a contract extension, $1,950,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Brooklyn: Put C Mike Goodfellow on the 15 Day DL. Brooklyn: Put CF Podge Weihe on the 15 Day DL. Brooklyn : Jimmy Peoples has been signed to a contract extension, $3,055,000 per year, for 3 years. Brooklyn : Bob Clark has been signed to a contract extension, $2,055,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Philadelphia (A): Designated P Pat Whitaker for assignment. Philadelphia (A): Placed P Pat Whitaker on irrevocable waivers. Philadelphia (A): Designated 3B Ed Carfrey for assignment. Philadelphia (A): Placed 3B Ed Carfrey on irrevocable waivers. Boston (N): Released CF Mike Hines. Boston (N): Released CF Grant Briggs. Cleveland: P Charlie Jordan was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: P John Dolan was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: P Con Lucid was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: P Seth Sigsby was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: C Sport Mcallister was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: C Charlie Dexter was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: C John Warner was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
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Philadelphia (A): Designated CF John Rudderham for assignment. Philadelphia (A): Placed CF John Rudderham on irrevocable waivers. Philadelphia (A): Removed P Pat Whitaker from waivers. Philadelphia (A): Removed 3B Ed Carfrey from waivers. Cleveland: P Carney Flynn was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: P Bill Banks was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: P Frank Griffith was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: P Deke White was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: P John Stafford was sent down from AA Canton-Akron Indians to A Youngstown Penguins. Cleveland: 1B John O'brien was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: C Charlie Dexter was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: Designated P John Reccius for assignment.
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Philadelphia (A): Removed CF John Rudderham from waivers. New York (N) : Hugh Duffy has been signed to a contract extension, $8,550,000 per year, for 5 years. New York (N) : John Healy has been signed to a contract extension, $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years. New York (N) : George Davies has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years. New York (N) : Tim O'rourke has been signed to a contract extension, $4,890,000 per year, for 3 years.
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