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The Transactions for 1900
The Transactions for 1900
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1900
Major League Draft
Selected by CHI N from Sacramento (California) Zaza Harvey
Boston Beaneaters sold Mike Hickey to Cortland (New York State).
Montreal (Eastern) sold Fred Jacklitsch to Philadelphia Phillies.
Baltimore Orioles assigned Jimmy Sheckard to Brooklyn Superbas.
January, 1900
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Patsy Donovan to St. Louis Cardinals for $1000.
Louisville Colonels sold Farmer Steelman to Brooklyn Superbas.
Washington Nationals sold Win Mercer to New York Giants.
Cincinnati Reds returned Kid Elberfeld to Detroit (American).
Cincinnati Reds returned Emil Frisk to Detroit (American).
February, 1900
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Tully Sparks to Philadelphia Phillies.
Cleveland Spiders assigned Jack Harper and Otto Krueger to St. Louis Cardinals.
(date approximate)
Washington Nationals sold Shad Barry, Bill Dinneen and Buck Freeman to Boston
Beaneaters for $7500.
March, 1900
St. Louis Cardinals sold Cupid Childs to Chicago Orphans.
Cincinnati Reds sold Pink Hawley to New York Giants.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Bill Hoffer. (date approximate)
Baltimore Orioles assigned Harry Howell to Brooklyn Superbas.
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Mike Kelley to Indianapolis (American). (date approximate)
Indianapolis (American) acquired Doc Powers from league. (date approximate)
Washington Nationals sold Mike Roach to Toronto (Eastern). (date approximate)
Brooklyn Superbas sold Zeke Wrigley to Syracuse (Eastern).
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Heinie Reitz to Milwaukee (American) in exchange for a
player to be named later; Pittsburgh Pirates received Harry Smith (September, 1900).
Brooklyn Superbas sold Kit McKenna, Pat Crisham and Candy LaChance to Cleveland
Blues for $3000.
Philadelphia Phillies sold Tully Sparks to Milwaukee (American).
Baltimore Orioles assigned Dave Fultz to Brooklyn Superbas.
Pittsburgh Pirates assigned Frank Bowerman to New York Giants.
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Bert Cunningham to Chicago Orphans.
Washington Nationals sold Dan McGann to St. Louis Cardinals for $5000.
Baltimore Orioles assigned Joe McGinnity to Brooklyn Superbas.
St. Louis Cardinals sold Gus Weyhing to Brooklyn Superbas for $500.
Louisville Colonels assigned Jack Chesbro, George Fox, Art Madison and John O'Brien
to Pittsburgh Pirates.
Baltimore Orioles assigned Bill Keister, John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson to
Brooklyn Superbas.
Washington Nationals assigned Dan McFarlan to New York Giants.
Cleveland Spiders assigned Charlie Hemphill and Charlie Knepper to St. Louis
Cardinals. (date approximate)
Brooklyn Superbas sold Bill Keister, John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson to St. Louis
Cardinals for $19000.
Washington Nationals assigned Jimmy Slagle to Philadelphia Phillies for $750 or
$1500.
Boston Beaneaters released Jouett Meekin.
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Art Madison to Indianapolis (American). (date approximate)
Boston Beaneaters sold Charlie Frisbee to New York Giants.
Boston Beaneaters sold Charlie Hickman to New York Giants.
Brooklyn Superbas sold John Anderson to Milwaukee (American).
Brooklyn Superbas sold Dave Fultz to Milwaukee (American).
Washington Nationals sold Jack O'Brien and Dick Padden to Detroit (American) for
$1750.
Cincinnati Reds sold Kip Selbach to New York Giants.
Boston Beaneaters signed Jack Clements as a free agent.
April, 1900
Brooklyn Superbas sold Steve Brodie to Chicago White Sox.
St. Louis Cardinals released Harry Colliflower.
Cincinnati Reds returned Jack Cronin to Detroit (American). (date approximate)
St. Louis Cardinals released Jim Duncan.
Pittsburgh Pirates released George Fox.
Pittsburgh Pirates released John O'Brien.
St. Louis Cardinals released Joe Sugden.
St. Louis Cardinals sold Dick Harley, Harry Lochhead, Suter Sullivan and Sport
McAllister to Detroit Tigers.
Chicago Orphans sold Harry Wolverton to Philadelphia Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies sold Duff Cooley to Pittsburgh Pirates for $1000.
May, 1900
Chicago Orphans released Dick Cogan. (date approximate)
Boston Beaneaters sold Rome Chambers to Toronto (Eastern).
St. Louis Cardinals sold Lave Cross to Brooklyn Superbas for $3000. (date
approximate)
Toronto (Eastern) returned Rome Chambers to Boston Beaneaters.
Kansas City (American) traded John Ganzel to Chicago Orphans in exchange for Sam
Dungan, Bill Everitt and Bill Phyle.
St. Louis Cardinals sold Jack O'Connor to Pittsburgh Pirates for $2000.
St. Louis Cardinals sold Nig Cuppy to Boston Beaneaters.
Boston Beaneaters released Rome Chambers.
Cincinnati Reds loaned Elmer Smith to New York Giants.
New York Giants signed Dick Cogan as a free agent.
New York Giants assigned Charlie Frisbee to Cleveland (American).
July, 1900
Indianapolis (American) sold Topsy Hartsel to Cincinnati Reds.
Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina) sold Christy Mathewson to New York Giants.
New York Giants released Dick Cogan. (date approximate)
Pittsburgh Pirates released Jouett Meekin.
St. Louis Cardinals released Gus Weyhing. (date approximate)
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Rube Waddell to Milwaukee (American) in exchange for a
player to be named later; Pittsburgh Pirates received Bert Husting (July 31, 1900);
Rube Waddell returned to Pittsburgh Pirates (@August 29, 1900).
August, 1900
Pittsburgh Pirates released Duff Cooley.
Omaha (Western) sold Tom Hughes to Chicago Orphans.
St. Joseph (Western) sold Johnny Kling to Chicago Orphans.
Brooklyn Superbas signed Gus Weyhing as a free agent.
Chicago Orphans released Billy Clingman. (date approximate)
Brooklyn Superbas released Jerry Nops.
Brooklyn Superbas released Jack Dunn.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Jack Dunn as a free agent.
September, 1900
New York Giants released Tommy Sheehan.
Chicago Orphans released Roger Bresnahan.
Boston Beaneaters released Nig Cuppy.
Cincinnati Reds released Joe Quinn.
Major League Draft
Selected by BRO N from Milwaukee (American) John Anderson
Selected by BRO N from Milwaukee (American) Dave Fultz
Major League Draft
Selected by CIN N from Norwich (Connecticut State) Hobe Ferris
Indianapolis (American) sale Topsy Hartsel to Cincinnati Reds voided.
Indianapolis (American) assigned Topsy Hartsel to Chicago Orphans.
December, 1900
Major League Draft
Selected by CIN N from Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina) Christy Mathewson
New York Giants assigned Christy Mathewson to Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina).
(date approximate)
New York Giants traded Amos Rusie to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Christy
Mathewson.
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