MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1889
Wednesday 2/1/1889 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Jack (da) Jones has been signed to a contract of $6,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent P Dupee Shaw has been signed to a contract of $6,050,500 per year, for 4 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Bill Mountjoy has been signed to a contract of $6,100,000 per year, for 5 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent 2B Jack Glasscock has been signed to a contract of $4,505,050 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 2/2/1889 :
Brooklyn: Free agent 1B Dave Orr has been signed to a contract of $14,505,500 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent 2B Fred Dunlap has been signed to a contract of $10,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Washington: Free agent SS Jack Rowe has been signed to a contract of $9,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent LF Podge Weihe has been signed to a contract of $6,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 2/3/1889 :
Kansas City : Free agent P Charlie Sweeney has been signed to a contract of $9,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Saturday 2/4/1889 :
Cincinnati: Free agent CF Cliff Carroll has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/6/1889 :
Kansas City : Put P Edgar (ee) Smith on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put 2B Bill Smiley on the 60 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Frank Mcintyre has been signed to a contract of $6,100,000 per year, for 5 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1889 :
Chicago (N): Free agent CF Ned Hanlon has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent 3B Ezra Sutton has been signed to a contract of $425,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 2/9/1889 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Bob Emslie has been signed to a contract of $5,050,500 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 1B Harry Stovey has been signed to a contract of $11,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/10/1889 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Alonzo Breitenstein has been signed to a contract of $495,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/12/1889 :
Indianapolis: Free agent C Jackie Hayes has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/13/1889 :
Indianapolis: Free agent 3B Charlie Householder has been signed to a contract of $333,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1889 :
Kansas City : Free agent P Bobby Mitchell has been signed to a contract of $1,100,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/16/1889 :
Indianapolis: Free agent P Harry Salisbury has been signed to a contract of $872,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/17/1889 :
Kansas City : Free agent CF Paul Radford has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/18/1889 :
Columbus: P Bill Vinton was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: P George Goetz was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: P Joe Neale was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: P Jack Easton was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: P Bob Gamble was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: LF Steve Matthias was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: RF Tommy Tucker was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Columbus: C Pat Dealy was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Monday 2/20/1889 :
Indianapolis: Free agent RF John Cassidy has been signed to a contract of $615,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/24/1889 :
Brooklyn: Placed P Tony Mullane on waivers.
Columbus: Free agent 2B Jack Farrell has been signed to a contract of $1,380,000 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent P Tip O'neill has been signed to a contract of $750,500 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/26/1889 :
Columbus: Free agent SS Jim O'rourke has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/28/1889 :
Columbus: Free agent CF George Wood has been signed to a contract of $9,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 3/2/1889 :
Cleveland: 3B Spud Johnson was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Saturday 4/1/1889 :
Brooklyn : Free agent George Radbourn has been signed to a contract of $1,292,000 per year, for 1 years.
Brooklyn : Free agent Larry Corcoran has been signed to a contract of $2,292,000 per year, for 1 years.
Louisville: Put CF Dennis Casey on the 15 Day DL.
Indianapolis: Released P Ed Dundon.
Philadelphia (A): Put RF John Rudderham on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Removed P Pud Galvin from waivers.
Columbus: Released 2B Charlie Ritter.
Cleveland: Released CF Jake Evans.
Sunday 4/9/1889 :
Columbus: Released P Jack Fanning.
Columbus: Released P Frank Kreeger.
Columbus: Released P Shadow Pyle.
Columbus: Released LF Clarence Murphy.
Brooklyn: Released C Barney Gilligan.
Monday 4/17/1889 :
Indianapolis: Released SS Bill Watkins.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Bill Sowders on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 4/22/1889 :
Brooklyn: Released P Tony Mullane.
Tuesday 4/25/1889 :
Indianapolis: Put 3B Pop Smith on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Guy Hecker on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put P James Burke on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 4/30/1889 :
Columbus: Released 1B Charlie Levis.
Tuesday 5/2/1889 :
Philadelphia (A): Released C Frank Bell.
Monday 5/8/1889 :
Indianapolis: Released 2B Barney Mclaughlin.
Wednesday 5/10/1889 :
Cleveland: P Mike Corcoran was sent down from AAA to A .
Indianapolis: Released 3B Jim Green.
Indianapolis: Released LF Sim Bullas.
Pittsburgh: Put P Abner Powell on the 60 Day DL.
New York (N): Released 1B Myron Allen.
New York (N): Released C John Humphries.
New York (N): Released RF Jack Beach.
New York (N): Released 2B Dennis Driscoll.
New York (N): Released RF Woody Wagenhorst.
New York (N) : Buck Ewing has been signed to a contract extension, $10,750,000 per year, for 5 years.
Thursday 5/18/1889 :
Boston (N): Released P George Pechiney.
Boston (N): 1B Henry Jackson was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (N): P Ed Beatin was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Friday 5/26/1889 :
Indianapolis : Henry Larkin has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 5/31/1889 :
Columbus: Released CF Steve Matthias.
Columbus: Released 1B Alex Mckinnon.
Columbus: Released P Johnny Ward.
Saturday 6/3/1889 :
Columbus: Released SS Walter Hackett.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Fred Goldsmith on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 6/11/1889 :
Philadelphia (A): Put C Tom Terrell on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put P George Derby on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N) : Bill Crowley has been signed to a contract extension, $860,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Marr Phillips has been signed to a contract extension, $435,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : John Murphy has been signed to a contract extension, $460,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 6/12/1889 :
Indianapolis: SP Joe Neale has been claimed off waivers from Columbus.
Saturday 6/24/1889 :
Columbus: Released LF Joe Weber.
Columbus: Released P George Goetz.
Tuesday 6/27/1889 :
Cleveland: P Andy Dunning was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Frank Pears was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: LF Elmer Foster was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians.
Washington: Put LF Darby O'brien on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 6/28/1889 :
Cleveland: 3B Pop Smith has been claimed off waivers from Indianapolis.
Monday 7/10/1889 :
St. Louis (N): Released P Jumbo Mcginnis.
Wednesday 7/19/1889 :
Cleveland: Designated P Lem Hunter for assignment.
Friday 7/21/1889 :
Indianapolis : Free agent George Goetz has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Indianapolis : Alex Voss has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Sid Farrar has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 7/29/1889 :
Columbus : Emil Gross has been signed to a contract extension, $1,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 8/5/1889 :
Philadelphia (A): Put 2B John Ake on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Bill Stemmeyer on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N) : Fred Lewis has been signed to a contract extension, $8,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Jimmy Ryan has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 8/9/1889 :
Cleveland: Designated P Pop Smith for assignment.
Cleveland: Designated P Lem Hunter for assignment.
Friday 8/11/1889 :
St. Louis (N): Released CF Blondie Purcell.
Sunday 8/13/1889 :
Cleveland: P Bob Caruthers was put on the 15-Day DL.
Saturday 8/19/1889 :
Columbus: Released P Mike Kilroy.
Monday 8/21/1889 :
Philadelphia (N) : Charlie Getzien has been signed to a contract extension, $10,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Jersey Bakely has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Tuesday 8/29/1889 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Guy Hecker on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn : Larry Corcoran has been signed to a contract extension, $5,570,000 per year, for 4 years.
Brooklyn : Chief Roseman has been signed to a contract extension, $2,020,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 9/5/1889 :
Louisville : Hardy Richardson has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 1 years.
Louisville : Dennis Casey has been signed to a contract extension, $4,720,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Tom Lynch has been signed to a contract extension, $3,070,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Dan Sullivan has been signed to a contract extension, $360,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 9/11/1889 :
Indianapolis: Released 1B Bill Schwartz.
Indianapolis: Released P Cannonball Titcomb.
Wednesday 9/13/1889 :
Indianapolis: Put P Alex Voss on the 15 Day DL.
Louisville : Mox Mcquery has been signed to a contract extension, $4,160,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Jack Gleason has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : Deacon Mcguire has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington : Emmett Seery has been signed to a contract extension, $7,470,000 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn : Tip O'neill has been signed to a contract extension, $3,050,000 per year, for 4 years.
Brooklyn : Larry Mckeon has been signed to a contract extension, $7,050,000 per year, for 4 years.
Brooklyn : Frank Meinke has been signed to a contract extension, $3,050,000 per year, for 5 years.
Brooklyn : Frank Fennelly has been signed to a contract extension, $2,550,000 per year, for 5 years.
Thursday 9/21/1889 :
Baltimore: Put 2B Billy Reid on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N) : John Ryan has been signed to a contract extension, $1,220,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Dan Casey has been signed to a contract extension, $1,380,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Joe Connors has been signed to a contract extension, $551,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (N) : John Harkins has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Ed Kent has been signed to a contract extension, $290,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn : Jack Neagle has been signed to a contract extension, $703,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 9/29/1889 :
Kansas City: Put P Charlie Daniels on the 15 Day DL.
Indianapolis : John Valentine has been signed to a contract extension, $2,400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 10/7/1889 :
Kansas City : Frank Wyman has been signed to a contract extension, $1,610,000 per year, for 2 years.
Kansas City : Dude Esterbrook has been signed to a contract extension, $1,070,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 10/16/1889 :
Indianapolis: Released 1B John Cassidy.
Indianapolis: Put P Ed Smith on the 15 Day DL.
Indianapolis : Harry Salisbury has been signed to a contract extension, $950,000 per year, for 1 years.
Indianapolis : Jerry Denny has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati : Jim Handiboe has been signed to a contract extension, $5,650,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati : Alonzo Breitenstein has been signed to a contract extension, $1,310,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati : Al Maul has been signed to a contract extension, $310,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati : Dave Foutz has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston (N) : Tommy Mccarthy has been signed to a contract extension, $7,850,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N) : Ed Morris has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (N) : John Morrill has been signed to a contract extension, $670,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Charlie Ganzel has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington : Jim Fogarty has been signed to a contract extension, $9,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland : Fleet Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 3 years.

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