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December, 1900
Christy Mathewson assigned the New York Giants to the Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Christy Mathewson from the Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina) in the 1900 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
December 15, 1900
The New York Giants traded Amos Rusie to the Cincinnati Reds for Christy Mathewson.
1901
The Baltimore Orioles signed Roger Bresnahan as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed John McGraw as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Wilbert Robinson as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Doc White as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Lefty Davis as a free agent.
Stan Yerkes jumped from the Baltimore Orioles to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Harry Howell jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.
Joe McGinnity jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.
Jerry Nops jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.
Fielder Jones jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Chicago White Sox.
Gus Weyhing jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Cleveland Blues.
Doc Casey jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.
Joe Yeager jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.
Lave Cross jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Nig Cuppy jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.
Ted Lewis jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.
Chick Stahl jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.
Billy Sullivan jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Chicago White Sox.
Joe Connor jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Hugh Duffy jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Nixey Callahan jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.
Clark Griffith jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.
Zaza Harvey jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.
Sam Mertes jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.
Bill Bradley jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Cleveland Blues.
Jack McCarthy jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Cleveland Blues.
Bill Everitt jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Washington Senators.
Hobe Ferris jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Americans.
Ed Scott jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Blues.
Bob Wood jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Blues.
Jimmy Barrett jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Detroit Tigers.
Phil Geier jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Paddy Quinn jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Washington Senators.
Bill Hallman jumped from the Cleveland Blues to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Cy Seymour jumped from the New York Giants to the Baltimore Orioles.
Kid Gleason jumped from the New York Giants to the Detroit Tigers.
Pink Hawley jumped from the New York Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Mike Grady jumped from the New York Giants to the Washington Senators.
Win Mercer jumped from the New York Giants to the Washington Senators.
Bill Bernhard jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Chick Fraser jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Nap Lajoie jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Wiley Piatt jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Jimmy Williams jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles.
Mike Donlin jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles.
Lou Criger jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.
Fritz Buelow jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers.
The Cleveland Blues purchased Earl Moore from the Dayton (Interstate).
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Pop Schriver from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Billy Clingman sent from ??? to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.
January, 1901
The Detroit Tigers purchased Pop Dillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
January 18, 1901
The New York Giants traded Jack Doyle to the Chicago Orphans for Sammy Strang, John Ganzel, and Ned Garvin.
February, 1901
John Anderson jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Boston Beaneaters purchased Gene DeMontreville from the Brooklyn Superbas.
February 11, 1901
Jimmy Collins jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.
March, 1901
Dave Fultz jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Ned Garvin jumped from the New York Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Harry Smith jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Cincinnati Reds released Elmer Smith.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Elmer Smith as a free agent.
March 2, 1901
Charlie Hemphill jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.
March 3, 1901
Boileryard Clarke jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
March 4, 1901
Bill Carrick jumped from the New York Giants to the Washington Senators.
Freddy Parent jumped from the Providence (Eastern) to the Boston Americans.
March 5, 1901
Buck Freeman jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.
March 14, 1901
Bill Keister jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles.
March 19, 1901
Cy Young jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.
March 23, 1901
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tom Leahy as a free agent.
March 25, 1901
Lefty Davis jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Brooklyn Superbas. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
March 26, 1901
The Boston Beaneaters signed Daff Gammons as an amateur free agent.
April 23, 1901 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jim Jackson as an amateur free agent.
The Brooklyn Superbas released Farmer Steelman.
April 27, 1901 (Standings)
The Boston Americans signed Frank Foreman as a free agent.
April 29, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Harry Lochhead from the Detroit Tigers.
April 30, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jack Dunn.
May, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Eddie Plank as a free agent.
The Boston Beaneaters purchased Duff Cooley from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 1, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Bock Baker from the Cleveland Blues.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Morgan Murphy.
May 2, 1901 (Standings)
The Chicago Orphans purchased Rube Waddell from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 3, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies released Joe Dolan.
May 7, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Morgan Murphy as a free agent.
May 9, 1901 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters released Shad Barry.
May 14, 1901 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jack Dunn as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Mike Kahoe.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Elmer Smith.
May 15, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Shad Barry as a free agent.
The Washington Senators released Jack O'Brien.
May 16, 1901 (Standings)
The Boston Americans released Frank Foreman.
May 20, 1901 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters signed Elmer Smith as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Joe Dolan as a free agent.
May 24, 1901 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues signed Jack O'Brien as a free agent.
May 28, 1901 (Standings)
The Chicago Orphans signed Mike Kahoe as a free agent.
June, 1901 (Standings)
Heinie Smith sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.
June 1, 1901 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues purchased Pete Dowling from the Milwaukee Brewers.
June 5, 1901 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed George Grossart as a free agent.
June 10, 1901 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Frank Foreman as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Crazy Schmit.
June 17, 1901 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Superbas purchased Cozy Dolan from the Chicago Orphans.
June 19, 1901 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Superbas released Lefty Davis.
June 20, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Hughie Jennings from the Brooklyn Superbas for $3,000.
June 22, 1901 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers released Tom Leahy. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jimmy Slagle.
June 23, 1901 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Lefty Davis as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 24, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Tom Leahy as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The St. Louis Cardinals released Cowboy Jones.
June 27, 1901 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Snake Wiltse. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Chauncey Fisher sent from the New York Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
June 28, 1901 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Algie McBride. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 29, 1901 (Standings)
The New York Giants signed Algie McBride as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Phil Geier.
June 30, 1901 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Lew Carr from the Schenectady (New York State).
July, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Matty McIntyre as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 1, 1901 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters purchased Frank Murphy from the New Haven (Connecticut).
Daff Gammons retired from the Boston Beaneaters.
July 3, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics released Jack Hayden.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Billy Milligan.
The Philadelphia Athletics released Wiley Piatt.
July 4, 1901 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Charlie Case as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 5, 1901 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Phil Geier as a free agent.
July 7, 1901 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jiggs Donahue as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Irv Waldron.
July 8, 1901 (Standings)
The Washington Senators signed Jack Hayden as a free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Irv Waldron as a free agent.
July 9, 1901 (Standings)
The Schenectady (New York State) sent Willie Mills to the New York Giants as part of a conditional deal.
July 10, 1901 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox purchased Jimmy Burke from the Milwaukee Brewers.
July 11, 1901 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters signed Jimmy Slagle as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Charlie Irwin.
July 13, 1901 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Doc Newton.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Chauncey Fisher. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 14, 1901 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Lew Carr.
July 15, 1901 (Standings)
The Boston Americans released Larry McLean. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Boston Beaneaters released Bob Lawson.
The New York Giants released Ed Doheny.
Tom Leahy sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Providence (Eastern) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 16, 1901 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Superbas signed Charlie Irwin as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Superbas signed Doc Newton as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Superbas released Doc McJames.
The Boston Beaneaters released Fred Crolius.
Pete Childs sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago Orphans in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 20, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Snake Wiltse as a free agent.
July 22, 1901 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers released Joe Connor.
July 23, 1901 (Standings)
The New York Giants returned Willie Mills to the Schenectady (New York State) as part of a conditional deal.
July 24, 1901 (Standings)
The Washington Senators released Paddy Quinn.
July 25, 1901 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ed Doheny as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bones Ely. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 26, 1901 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues signed Joe Connor as a free agent.
July 27, 1901 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues released George Yeager.
July 31, 1901 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues released Bill Hart.
August, 1901 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bob Lawson as a free agent.
August 3, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Bones Ely as a free agent.
August 4, 1901 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed George Yeager as a free agent.
August 13, 1901 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bill Karns as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
August 14, 1901 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues purchased Zaza Harvey from the Chicago White Sox.
The Cleveland Blues released Ed Scott.
The Detroit Tigers released Davey Crockett.
The Detroit Tigers released Ed High.
August 15, 1901 (Standings)
The Boston Americans signed Jack Slattery as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Boston Americans released Nig Cuppy.
August 19, 1901 (Standings)
The New York Giants purchased Frank Murphy from the Boston Beaneaters.
August 21, 1901 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Farmer Steelman as a free agent.
August 23, 1901 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Gus Weyhing.
August 24, 1901 (Standings)
The Washington Senators released Tim Jordan.
August 25, 1901 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles released Burt Hart.
August 27, 1901 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Wiley Piatt as a free agent.
Patsy Dougherty sent from the Bridgeport (Connecticut State) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
September, 1901 (Standings)
Patsy Dougherty jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Americans.
The Chicago Orphans purchased Germany Schaefer from the St. Paul (Western). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The New York Giants released Aleck Smith.
George Prentiss sent from ??? to the Boston Americans in an unknown transaction.
Pete O'Brien sent from the Utica (New York State) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
The Chicago Orphans purchased Davy Jones from the Rockford (Three-I). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Davy Jones jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
September 1, 1901 (Standings)
The New York Giants signed Al Maul as a free agent.
September 2, 1901 (Standings)
Jerry Hurley sent from the Schenectady (New York State) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
September 5, 1901 (Standings)
Bill Magee sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
September 6, 1901 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased George Merritt from the Utica (New York State).
September 8, 1901 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers released Pink Hawley.
September 9, 1901 (Standings)
The Washington Senators released Pop Foster.
The Chicago White Sox signed Pop Foster as a free agent.
September 12, 1901 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed George McBride as a free agent.
September 15, 1901 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox released Jimmy Burke.
September 16, 1901 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jimmy Burke as a free agent.
September 17, 1901 (Standings)
The Boston Beaneaters released Jimmy Slagle.
September 19, 1901 (Standings)
The New York Giants released Al Maul.
September 28, 1901 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Slats Jordan as a free agent.
September 29, 1901 (Standings)
The New York Giants released Bill Phyle.
October 6, 1901 (Standings)
Harry Smith jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Wid Conroy jumped from the St. Louis Browns to the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
October 10, 1901 (Standings)
Joe Kelley jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.
October 19, 1901
Monte Cross jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Bill Duggleby jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Elmer Flick jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Ed Delahanty jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.
Al Orth jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.
Happy Townsend jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.
Harry Wolverton jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.
November 16, 1901
The Cleveland Blues traded Candy LaChance to the Boston Americans for Ossee Schreckengost.
November 22, 1901
The Washington Senators signed Bones Ely as a free agent.
December, 1901
The New York Giants purchased Heinie Smith from the Rochester (Eastern).
Kid Nichols sent from the Boston Beaneaters to the Kansas City (Western) in an unknown transaction.
December 4, 1901
Kip Selbach jumped from the New York Giants to the Baltimore Orioles.
December 16, 1901
Charlie Hickman jumped from the New York Giants to the Boston Americans.
December 19, 1901
Rube Waddell jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Los Angeles (California).
December 23, 1901
The Washington Senators signed Bill Keister as a free agent.
1902
The Cleveland Bronchos signed Charlie Hemphill as a free agent.
Mike Donlin jumped from the Baltimore Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds.
Jim Jackson jumped from the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Giants.
Tom Daly jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Chicago White Sox.
Ernie Courtney jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Baltimore Orioles.
Bill Dinneen jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.
Tom Hughes jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Baltimore Orioles.
Danny Green jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.
Topsy Hartsel jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Philadelphia Athletics.
Mike Kahoe jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the St. Louis Browns.
Barry McCormick jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the St. Louis Browns.
Ned Garvin jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the Brooklyn Superbas.
Dummy Hoy jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds.
Fred Hartman jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Dick Harley jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Detroit Tigers.
Erve Beck jumped from the Cleveland Bronchos to the Cincinnati Reds.
John Warner jumped from the New York Giants to the Boston Americans.
George Davis jumped from the New York Giants to the Chicago White Sox.
Chick Fraser jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Ed McFarland jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago White Sox.
Red Donahue jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Browns.
Cy Vorhees jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.
Dan McGann jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles.
Jesse Burkett jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.
Jack Harper jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.
Emmet Heidrick jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.
Jack Powell jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.
Willie Sudhoff jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.
Bobby Wallace jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.
John Farrell jumped from the Washington Senators to the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Chicago Orphans purchased Joe Tinker from the Portland (Pacific Northwest).
The Milwaukee (American Association) purchased George McBride from the St. Louis Browns.
The Chicago Orphans released Jack Doyle.
Fred Crolius sent from ??? to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.
Jimmy Sheckard jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.
Sammy Strang jumped from the New York Giants to the Chicago White Sox.
Jimmy Sheckard jumped from the Baltimore Orioles to the Brooklyn Superbas.
Sammy Strang jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Orphans.
January, 1902
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Chief Bender as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Brooklyn Superbas released Brickyard Kennedy.
February, 1902
The New York Giants signed Jim Delahanty as a free agent.
The New York Giants signed Brickyard Kennedy as a free agent.
The New York Giants signed George Yeager as a free agent.
The New York Giants signed Roy Clark as a free agent.
The New York Giants signed Henry Thielman as a free agent.
The New York Giants signed Libe Washburn as a free agent.
The St. Louis Browns purchased Joe Sugden from the Chicago White Sox.
February 26, 1902
The New York Giants signed Jack Doyle as a free agent.
March, 1902
Tully Sparks jumped from the St. Louis Browns to the New York Giants.
March 12, 1902
Dummy Taylor jumped from the New York Giants to the Cleveland Bronchos.
March 13, 1902
The Boston Americans signed Bert Husting as a free agent.
March 16, 1902
The Cleveland Bronchos signed Addie Joss as a free agent.
March 19, 1902
Deacon McGuire jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.
April, 1902
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Fred Mitchell from the Boston Americans.
The Boston Beaneaters purchased Mal Eason from the Chicago Orphans.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Ed Poole from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Stats updated through October 30, 2008.
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