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1894 NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: NL - Expanded Leaderboards: ML | NL -
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  Other: New Debuts - Final Year - Born this year - Died this year - Transactions - Amateur Draft - League Splits

November 1, 1893

The Boston Beaneaters signed Jimmy Bannon as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 16, 1893

King Kelly assigned the New York Giants to the Boston Beaneaters.

The New York Giants purchased George Van Haltren from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $2,500.

November 17, 1893

The Cincinnati Reds traded Mike Sullivan to the Washington Senators for Dummy Hoy.

1894

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Nixey Callahan as a free agent.

January 1, 1894

The Baltimore Orioles traded Billy Shindle and George Treadway to the Brooklyn Grooms for Dan Brouthers and Willie Keeler.

February 27, 1894

The New York Giants traded Charlie Petty, Jack McMahon, and $7,500 to the Washington Senators for Duke Farrell and Jouett Meekin.

March 15, 1894

The Louisville Colonels purchased Danny Richardson from the Brooklyn Grooms.

April 13, 1894 (Standings)

The Boston Beaneaters released Hank Gastright.

April 16, 1894 (Standings)

The Detroit (Western) purchased Bob Glenalvin from the Chicago Colts for $600.

April 28, 1894 (Standings)

The Brooklyn Grooms signed Hank Gastright as a free agent.

June, 1894 (Standings)

The Brooklyn Grooms released Pete Gilbert.

June 1, 1894 (Standings)

Roger Connor sent from the New York Giants to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.

June 14, 1894 (Standings)

The Louisville Colonels signed Pete Gilbert as a free agent.

June 19, 1894 (Standings)

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jesse Tannehill as an amateur free agent.

June 21, 1894 (Standings)

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Billy Lauder as a free agent.

June 25, 1894 (Standings)

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Joe Sullivan from the Washington Senators for $1,000.

June 26, 1894 (Standings)

The Baltimore Orioles purchased Kid Gleason from the St. Louis Browns for $2,400. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 28, 1894 (Standings)

The Louisville Colonels signed Fred Clarke as a free agent.

June 29, 1894 (Standings)

The Louisville Colonels traded Scott Stratton to the Chicago Colts for Sam Dungan.

July, 1894 (Standings)

The Louisville Colonels released Billy Earle.

July 13, 1894 (Standings)

The Brooklyn Grooms signed Billy Earle as a free agent.

The Cleveland Spiders released Buck Ewing.

The Baltimore Orioles traded Tony Mullane to the Cleveland Spiders for John Clarkson.

July 23, 1894 (Standings)

The Baltimore Orioles purchased Duke Esper from the Washington Senators.

July 24, 1894 (Standings)

The Boston Beaneaters released Charlie Ganzel.

August, 1894 (Standings)

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Henry Fournier from the Brockton (New England) for $150.

The Cleveland Spiders released Charlie Petty.

The Philadelphia Phillies released George Haddock.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Gene DeMontreville.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jack Glasscock.

August 3, 1894 (Standings)

The Boston Beaneaters purchased George Hodson from the Scranton (Pennsylvania State).

August 4, 1894 (Standings)

The Boston Beaneaters signed Charlie Ganzel as a free agent.

August 13, 1894 (Standings)

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded George Nicol and $1,000 to the Louisville Colonels for Jock Menefee.

August 15, 1894 (Standings)

The Washington Senators released Tim O'Rourke.

The Washington Senators released Mike Sullivan.

August 17, 1894 (Standings)

The Cleveland Spiders signed Mike Sullivan as a free agent.

August 23, 1894 (Standings)

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bill Merritt.

August 24, 1894 (Standings)

The Cincinnati Reds signed Bill Merritt as a free agent.

August 26, 1894 (Standings)

The Brooklyn Grooms purchased John Anderson from the Haverhill (New England) for $400.

August 31, 1894 (Standings)

The Baltimore Orioles traded Bert Inks and $2,000 to the Louisville Colonels for George Hemming.

George Haddock sent from the Haverhill (New England) to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.

September, 1894 (Standings)

The Cleveland Spiders signed Bobby Wallace as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 22, 1894 (Standings)

The Boston Beaneaters signed Scott Hawley as an amateur free agent.

November 14, 1894

The Boston Beaneaters purchased Jimmy Collins from the Buffalo (Eastern) for $500.

December 1, 1894

The Washington Senators released Paul Radford.

December 14, 1894

The Cincinnati Reds signed Buck Ewing as a free agent.

1895

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Billy Rhines from the Grand Rapids (Western) in the 1895 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Spiders purchased Elton Chamberlain from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Nixey Callahan.

January 6, 1895

The Louisville Colonels traded Tom Brown to the St. Louis Browns for Frank Shugart.

January 17, 1895

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Red Ehret and $3,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Pink Hawley.

January 26, 1895

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ad Gumbert to the Brooklyn Grooms for Tom Kinslow.

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