MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS Tuesday, 10/24/1887
Tuesday 1/31/1887 :
Cleveland: P Jim Devlin was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cleveland: P Hugh Daily was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Wednesday 2/1/1887 :
Providence: Free agent SS Dasher Troy has been signed to a contract of $5,125,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 2/2/1887 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Tony Mullane has been signed to a contract of $7,150,500 per year, for 5 years.
Friday 2/3/1887 :
Brooklyn: Free agent CF Joe Sommer has been signed to a contract of $2,750,500 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/4/1887 :
Louisville: Free agent P Denny Driscoll has been signed to a contract of $6,450,001 per year, for 4 years. Baltimore: Free agent P Billy Taylor has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington: Free agent CF John Clapp has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/6/1887 :
Baltimore: Free agent P Gid Gardner has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1887 :
Baltimore: Free agent C Pat Deasley has been signed to a contract of $970,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/9/1887 :
Providence: Free agent 3B Dude Esterbrook has been signed to a contract of $4,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/12/1887 :
Baltimore: Free agent SS Sam Wise has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Pittsburgh: Activated P Henry Porter from the DL. Pittsburgh: C Wes Blogg was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates. Pittsburgh: P Frank Houseman was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster. Pittsburgh: P A Palmer was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster. Pittsburgh: P Abner Powell was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster. Pittsburgh: P Billy Serad was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster. Pittsburgh: 2B Henry Jones was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Monday 2/13/1887 :
New York (N): Free agent CF Fred Warner has been signed to a contract of $450,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh: P A Palmer was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh: P Ed Fuller was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster.
Wednesday 2/15/1887 :
New York (N): Free agent 1B Dave Rowe has been signed to a contract of $669,632 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 2/16/1887 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P The only Nolan has been signed to a contract of $5,050,500 per year, for 6 years. Pittsburgh: Free agent SS Bill Mcclellan has been signed to a contract of $477,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh: SS Bill Mcclellan was assigned to the active roster. Pittsburgh: RF Frank Mckee was sent down from the active roster to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Saturday 2/18/1887 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Fred Goldsmith has been signed to a contract of $11,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Friday 2/24/1887 :
Washington: Free agent 2B John Ward has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 4/1/1887 :
St. Louis (A): Placed P Fred Corey on irrevocable waivers. Philadelphia (A): Released RF Bill Smith. Boston (N): Released CF John O'brien. St. Louis (N): Released SS Pop Snyder. Baltimore: Released SS Sam Wise. Pittsburgh: Released 1B Joe Straub. Pittsburgh: P A Palmer was assigned to AAA Kingston Pirates. Pittsburgh: Released SS Candy Nelson. Pittsburgh: Released 3B Joe Battin.
Sunday 4/9/1887 :
Washington: Put P George Derby on the 15 Day DL. St. Louis (N): Released LF Jack Gorman. St. Louis (N): Released CF Al Bradley. St. Louis (N): Released SS William Mclaughlin. St. Louis (N): Released C Tom Gillen. St. Louis (N): Released 1B Jack Heinzman. St. Louis (N): Released P Frederick Fass. St. Louis (N): Released 2B Jerry O'brien. New York (N): Released 1B Miah Murray. New York (N): Released RF Gene Begley. New York (N) : Free agent Sam Wise has been signed to a contract of $1,672,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 4/28/1887 :
Washington: Put C Dell Darling on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 4/30/1887 :
New York (N): Designated P Ed Conley for assignment. New York (N): SS Billy Shindle was put on the 15-Day DL.
Friday 5/5/1887 :
Boston (N): Put 3B Ezra Sutton on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 5/13/1887 :
Indianapolis: Released RF John Dailey.
Sunday 5/21/1887 :
Indianapolis: Released 2B Dick Pierson.
Monday 5/29/1887 :
Chicago (N): Put C Sy Sutcliffe on the 15 Day DL. Chicago (N): Put CF Billy Sunday on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 6/5/1887 :
Louisville: Put P Ed Trumbull on the 15 Day DL. Chicago (N) : Abner Dalrymple has been signed to a contract extension, $10,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 6/11/1887 :
Indianapolis: Released C Mike Mcgeary.
Tuesday 6/13/1887 :
Kansas City : Put C Amos Cross on the 15 Day DL. Indianapolis: Released C Fred Corey.
Wednesday 6/21/1887 :
Washington: Put C John Clapp on the 15 Day DL. St. Louis (N): Put P Bill Stemmeyer on the 15 Day DL. Indianapolis : Fred Mann has been signed to a contract extension, $5,130,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 7/6/1887 :
Philadelphia (A) : Tom Brown has been signed to a contract extension, $7,000,000 per year, for 5 years. St. Louis (N) : Fred Lewis has been signed to a contract extension, $5,470,000 per year, for 2 years. St. Louis (N) : Blondie Purcell has been signed to a contract extension, $900,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 7/14/1887 :
Trade between Chicago (N) and Pittsburgh : Pittsburgh gets : P George Winkelman LF Thomas Gorman Chicago (N) gets : 1B Ed Swartwood Philadelphia (A): Released 2B John Hiland. Washington: Put P John Healy on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (N): Put P Hardie Henderson on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 7/17/1887 :
Chicago (N): Released LF George Bird... he retired.
Saturday 7/22/1887 :
Chicago (N): Put P Lady Baldwin on the 60 Day DL.
Thursday 7/27/1887 :
Indianapolis: Released SS Bill Boyd.
Sunday 7/30/1887 :
Chicago (N) : Free agent Fred Corey has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years. St. Louis (N): Put LF Lou Sylvester on the 15 Day DL. New York (N): Put P John Ryan on the 15 Day DL. New York (N): Put 1B Hick Carpenter on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 8/6/1887 :
Cleveland: 1B Ed Cogswell was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cleveland: C Lave Cross was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cleveland: 1B Ed Cogswell was sent down from AAA to AA . Cleveland: 3B Billy Nash was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cleveland: P Amos Booth was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cleveland: P Jim Devlin was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Monday 8/14/1887 :
Indianapolis: Put 2B Sam Barkley on the 15 Day DL. Indianapolis : Jack Leary has been signed to a contract extension, $1,160,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 8/30/1887 :
Detroit: Put P Pete Wood on the 60 Day DL.
Wednesday 9/6/1887 :
Philadelphia (A): Put 2B Mike Moynahan on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (N): Put 1B Sid Farrar on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 9/14/1887 :
Cleveland: 1B Bill Phillips was put on the 15-Day DL. Cleveland: P Hugh Daily was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cleveland: RF Gene Moriarity was sent down from AAA to AA . Indianapolis: Released RF Tom Loftus. Pittsburgh: Released P A Palmer. St. Louis (N) : Jumbo Mcginnis has been signed to a contract extension, $560,000 per year, for 2 years. St. Louis (N) : Arlie Latham has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years. St. Louis (N) : Charlie Comiskey has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 9/22/1887 :
Indianapolis: Placed P Frank Mountain on waivers. Indianapolis: Placed P Lee Richmond on waivers. Washington: Put LF Buster Hoover on the 15 Day DL. Washington : James Burke has been signed to a contract extension, $18,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Louisville : Pete Browning has been signed to a contract extension, $7,760,000 per year, for 4 years. Louisville : Jack Gleason has been signed to a contract extension, $4,730,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 9/30/1887 :
New York (N): Put RF Mike Dorgan on the 15 Day DL. New York (N) : Buttercup Dickerson has been signed to a contract extension, $8,250,000 per year, for 3 years. Pittsburgh : Jack Manning has been signed to a contract extension, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 10/5/1887 :
Kansas City : Released SS Joe Mulvey. Kansas City : Released 3B Charlie Householder. Kansas City : Released C George Myers. Kansas City : Released 2B John Deasley. Kansas City : Released RF John Munce. Brooklyn : Barney Gilligan has been signed to a contract extension, $480,000 per year, for 1 years. Brooklyn : Steve Brady has been signed to a contract extension, $250,000 per year, for 2 years. Brooklyn : Chief Roseman has been signed to a contract extension, $955,500 per year, for 2 years. Boston (N) : Lew Brown has been signed to a contract extension, $3,290,000 per year, for 3 years. Boston (N) : Charlie Buffinton has been signed to a contract extension, $3,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 10/9/1887 :
Indianapolis: CL Ed Fuller has been claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh.
Sunday 10/15/1887 :
Cleveland : George Pinkney has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Cleveland : Fleet Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $390,000 per year, for 2 years. Cleveland : Jack Clements has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 3 years. Cleveland : Doc Landis has been signed to a contract extension, $3,200,000 per year, for 4 years. Cleveland : Bob Caruthers has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Boston (N) : Jim Whitney has been signed to a contract extension, $16,580,000 per year, for 4 years. Indianapolis : Pop Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $680,000 per year, for 3 years. Louisville : Phil Reccius has been signed to a contract extension, $1,360,000 per year, for 3 years. Cleveland : Charlie Krehmeyer has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 10/24/1887 :
Indianapolis: Released P James Morris. Louisville : Jimmy Wolf has been signed to a contract extension, $9,510,000 per year, for 4 years.

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