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The Transactions for 1886

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The Transactions for 1886

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1886


Detroit Wolverines sold Jim Donnelly to Kansas City Cowboys.

Philadelphia Phillies sold Al Myers to Kansas City Cowboys.

Boston Beaneaters sold Blondie Purcell to Baltimore Orioles.

January, 1886


Washington Nationals acquired Ed Crane from league. (date approximate)

St. Louis Maroons acquired Jerry Denny from league. (date approximate)

Washington Nationals signed Davy Force as a free agent.

Louisville Colonels sold Al Mays to New York Metropolitans.

Philadelphia Phillies acquired Dan Casey, Jack Farrell, Deacon McGuire and George
Wood from league. (date approximate)

February 5, 1886


St. Louis Maroons granted Fatty Briody to league. (date approximate)

St. Louis Maroons acquired George Myers from league. (date approximate)

February 25, 1886


Philadelphia Athletics sold Sadie Houck to Baltimore Orioles. (date approximate)

March 1, 1886


Boston Beaneaters sold Mert Hackett and Jim Whitney to Kansas City Cowboys for
$1000. (date approximate)

March 3, 1886


Washington Nationals acquired Cliff Carroll, Barney Gilligan, Paul Hines, Dupee Shaw
and Joe Start from league.

Kansas City Cowboys acquired Charley Bassett, Pete Conway, Jim Lillie, Mox McQuery,
Paul Radford and Stump Wiedman from league.

March 15, 1886


Kansas City Cowboys acquired Fatty Briody from league. (date approximate)

April, 1886


Pittsburgh Alleghenys assigned Milt Scott to Baltimore Orioles. (date approximate)

June, 1886


Savannah (Southern) sold Joe Neale to Louisville Colonels for $600.

June 25, 1886


New York Giants loaned Larry Corcoran to Washington Nationals. (date approximate)

July, 1886


Baltimore Orioles released Abner Powell.

Cincinnati Reds signed Abner Powell as a free agent.

July 11, 1886


Philadelphia Phillies sold Jack Farrell to Washington Nationals. (date approximate)

July 20, 1886


Baltimore Orioles traded $1000 and two players to Lawrence (New England) in exchange
for Pat O'Connell, Dick Conway and Bill Conway.

July 25, 1886


Washington Nationals released Larry Corcoran. (date approximate)

August, 1886


Hartford (Eastern) sold John Meister to New York Metropolitans for $750.

August 5, 1886


Kansas City Cowboys sold Pete Conway to Detroit Wolverines. (date approximate)

August 6, 1886


St. Louis Maroons sold Fred Dunlap to Detroit Wolverines for $4700.

September, 1886


Hartford (Eastern) sold Connie Mack to Washington Nationals.

September 1, 1886


Louisville Colonels sold Joe Strauss to Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. (date approximate)

September 5, 1886


Detroit Wolverines sold Harry Decker and Hank O'Day to Washington Nationals for at
least $400. (date approximate)

October, 1886


Philadelphia Phillies signed Arthur Irwin as a free agent.

October 20, 1886


New York Giants sold Dude Esterbrook to New York Metropolitans for $1000. (date
approximate)

November, 1886


Denver (Western) sold Billy O'Brien to St. Louis Maroons. (date approximate)

November 12, 1886


Cincinnati Reds traded Jack Boyle and $350 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Hugh
Nicol.

November 24, 1886


Chicago White Stockings sold Abner Dalrymple to Pittsburgh Alleghenys.

Chicago White Stockings sold George Gore to New York Giants for $3500 or higher.

December, 1886


Philadelphia Athletics sold Jack O'Brien to Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers.

December 1, 1886


Pittsburgh Alleghenys traded Otto Schomberg and $400 to St. Louis Maroons in
exchange for Alex McKinnon. (date approximate)

December 15, 1886


Cincinnati Reds sold George Pechiney and Pop Snyder to Cleveland Blues.

December 26, 1886


New York Metropolitans sold Charlie Reipschlager to Cleveland Blues. (date
approximate)
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