MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Sunday, 10/22/1890
Wednesday 2/1/1890 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent 3B Oyster Burns has been signed to a contract of $15,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Boston (A): Free agent LF Orator Shaffer has been signed to a contract of $3,400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/3/1890 :
Cincinnati: Free agent C Fred Carroll has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (A): Free agent CF Tom Burns has been signed to a contract of $6,700,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (A): Free agent 3B Jerry Mccormick has been signed to a contract of $5,125,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1890 :
Baltimore: Free agent 1B Wally Andrews has been signed to a contract of $3,300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Ernie Hickman has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Indianapolis: Free agent 1B Alex Mckinnon has been signed to a contract of $1,292,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent CF Mike Mansell has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent C Bill Harbidge has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Indianapolis: Free agent C Lou Hardie has been signed to a contract of $380,000 per year, for 2 years.
Baltimore: Free agent SS Bill Watkins has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1890 :
Baltimore: Free agent SS Chris Rickley has been signed to a contract of $550,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/9/1890 :
Baltimore: Free agent P Daisy Davis has been signed to a contract of $9,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 2/10/1890 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Bob Barr has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Indianapolis: Free agent 2B Ed Yewell has been signed to a contract of $1,400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/11/1890 :
Baltimore: Free agent 3B Jim Mcdonald has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 2/12/1890 :
Baltimore: Free agent P Pete Meegan has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Washington: Free agent LF Harry Moore has been signed to a contract of $2,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Baltimore: Free agent P Perry Werden has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/17/1890 :
Boston (A): Free agent SS Dave Drew has been signed to a contract of $3,125,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington: Free agent P Gid Gardner has been signed to a contract of $1,900,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/19/1890 :
Louisville: Free agent LF Chippy Mcgarr has been signed to a contract of $501,001 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville: Free agent 2B Billy Reid has been signed to a contract of $450,001 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/22/1890 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Ren Deagle has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 2/23/1890 :
Louisville: Free agent P Gus Shallix has been signed to a contract of $433,001 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/26/1890 :
Indianapolis: MR Mac Macarthur has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.
Thursday 3/2/1890 :
Chicago (N): P Dad Clarke was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Cy Young was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Gus Weyhing was sent down from AAA to AA .
Chicago (N): P A Mccaffery was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (N): C Jack Doyle was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (N): Released 3B Maury Pierce.
Chicago (N): LF Charlie Hamburg was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Chicago (N) : Free agent Sam Wise has been signed to a contract of $952,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 4/1/1890 :
Boston (A): Released C George Moolic.
Boston (A): Put P John Henry on the 15 Day DL.
Indianapolis: Released 2B Jack Leary.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Lewis.
Philadelphia (A): Released LF Budd.
Philadelphia (A): Put 1B John Carney on the 15 Day DL.
Cleveland: RF Jim Donahue was put on the 60-Day DL.
Cleveland: 1B Kid Baldwin was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: 1B Ed Cartwright was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Baltimore: 1B Wally Andrews was assigned to AAA .
Baltimore: 3B Jim Mcdonald was assigned to AAA .
Baltimore: SS Chris Rickley was assigned to AAA .
Baltimore: SS Bill Watkins was assigned to AAA .
Baltimore: P John Strike was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: Released C John Strick.
Cincinnati: Released 2B Bill Smiley.
Cincinnati: Released 1B John Smith.
Cincinnati: Released LF George Pattison.
Cincinnati: Released P Ren Deagle.
Sunday 4/9/1890 :
Columbus: Put P Pete Wood on the 60 Day DL.
Columbus: Put P Bob Gamble on the 15 Day DL.
Columbus: Put CF Tug Wilson on the 60 Day DL.
Monday 4/17/1890 :
Boston (N): P Ed Beatin was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (N): P John Hamill was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Boston (N): CF Patsy Donovan was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Indianapolis : Free agent J. Fisher has been signed to a contract of $1,531,879 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 4/18/1890 :
Indianapolis: SP Jack Easton has been claimed off waivers from Columbus.
Saturday 4/22/1890 :
Indianapolis: Released P Tom Lovett.
Indianapolis: Released 1B Joe Knight.
Indianapolis: Released 3B Charlie Householder.
Sunday 4/30/1890 :
Columbus: Released C Joe Gunson.
Monday 5/1/1890 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Fred Goldsmith on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 5/8/1890 :
Baltimore: Released C Rooney Sweeney.
Tuesday 5/9/1890 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Bill Fagan on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put P George Derby on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put P Scott Stratton on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 5/17/1890 :
Indianapolis: Released LF John Mansell.
Monday 5/22/1890 :
Indianapolis: Released RF Chris Fulmer.
Thursday 5/25/1890 :
Philadelphia (N): Released C Macey.
Philadelphia (N): Released C Joe Kappel.
St. Louis (N): Put RF Bones Ely on the 15 Day DL.
Friday 6/2/1890 :
Trade between Cleveland and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
P Will Sawyer
Cleveland gets :
P Amos Rusie
Cleveland: SS George Pinkney was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: SS Billy Otterson was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Indianapolis: Put P George Haddock on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put SS Sam Wise on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 6/10/1890 :
Philadelphia (N) : Free agent Jerrie Moore has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (A): Put 2B Tommy Corcoran on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put SS James Lehan on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put CF Jack Manning on the 60 Day DL.
Louisville : Denny Driscoll has been signed to a contract extension, $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Indianapolis : Fred Mann has been signed to a contract extension, $950,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 6/18/1890 :
Washington : John Ward has been signed to a contract extension, $470,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Roger Connor has been signed to a contract extension, $15,250,000 per year, for 6 years.
Monday 6/26/1890 :
Cleveland: P Charlie Cady was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cleveland: SS Billy Otterson was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Cleveland: P Kid Nichols was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Boston (N): Put P Jim Whitney on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N) : Joe Connors has been signed to a contract extension, $320,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Cap Anson has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Doggie Miller has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Bobby Mathews has been signed to a contract extension, $320,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Mike Moynahan has been signed to a contract extension, $555,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Sy Sutcliffe has been signed to a contract extension, $370,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Ed Swartwood has been signed to a contract extension, $5,050,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Harry Wheeler has been signed to a contract extension, $270,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Cyclone Miller has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland : Bob Caruthers has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland : Pop Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Jack Clements has been signed to a contract extension, $310,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland : Charlie Cady has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 7/5/1890 :
Indianapolis: Put P Stump Wiedman on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Released LF Ned Bligh.
Cincinnati : Art Thompson has been signed to a contract extension, $2,610,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 7/13/1890 :
Trade between Philadelphia (N) and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
P Peek-a-boo Veach
P Charlie Hilsey
Philadelphia (N) gets :
RF Abner Dalrymple
P Hank Gastright
St. Louis (N): Put RF Bill Crowley on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 7/17/1890 :
Indianapolis: Released P Frank Beck.
Friday 7/21/1890 :
New York (N): Put LF Elmer Cleveland on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put 1B Hugh Duffy on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 7/29/1890 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Bill Phillips on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N) : Charlie Hilsey has been signed to a contract extension, $2,280,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Peek-a-boo Veach has been signed to a contract extension, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 8/5/1890 :
Boston (A): Released P C.v. Matteson.
Washington: Put P John Healy on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (N): Released P Bill Burdick.
Boston (N): Released P Bill Irwin.
Washington : Adonis Terry has been signed to a contract extension, $10,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 8/13/1890 :
Louisville: Released 2B Hardy Richardson.
Indianapolis: Released P Harry Salisbury.
Philadelphia (N): Put 3B Piggy Ward on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 8/21/1890 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Ed Seward on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A) : Amos Cross has been signed to a contract extension, $2,390,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Ned Hanlon has been signed to a contract extension, $480,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 9/1/1890 :
Washington: Put C Dell Darling on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put P Adonis Terry on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 9/9/1890 :
St. Louis (N): Put P Darby O'brien on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Fred Smith on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Bill Stemmeyer on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N) : Abner Dalrymple has been signed to a contract extension, $12,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N) : John Murphy has been signed to a contract extension, $2,170,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Billy O'brien has been signed to a contract extension, $370,000 per year, for 1 years.
Louisville : Henry Luff has been signed to a contract extension, $1,080,000 per year, for 2 years.
Louisville : Jim Mcelroy has been signed to a contract extension, $450,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 9/17/1890 :
Columbus: Put P Charlie Gray on the 60 Day DL.
Boston (N): Put CF Patsy Donovan on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Bill Gallagher.
Philadelphia (N): Released C John Kelly.
Philadelphia (N): Released P John Foley.
Philadelphia (N): Put P Hardie Henderson on the 15 Day DL.
Columbus : Ed Dugan has been signed to a contract extension, $6,250,000 per year, for 5 years.
Columbus : Ed Silch has been signed to a contract extension, $900,000 per year, for 2 years.
Columbus : Joe Werrick has been signed to a contract extension, $5,270,000 per year, for 3 years.
Columbus : Mike Slattery has been signed to a contract extension, $960,000 per year, for 2 years.
Columbus : John Traffley has been signed to a contract extension, $660,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 9/22/1890 :
Pittsburgh: Released P Charlie Mccullough.
Monday 9/25/1890 :
Boston (N): Placed P Jim Whitney on waivers.
Boston (N): Put P Ed Morris on the 60 Day DL.
Boston (N) : Mike Muldoon has been signed to a contract extension, $1,900,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (N) : Reddy Mack has been signed to a contract extension, $3,900,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N) : Ed Andrews has been signed to a contract extension, $440,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 9/26/1890 :
Indianapolis: SP Ed Begley has been claimed off waivers from Columbus.
Thursday 10/5/1890 :
Columbus: Released P Babe Doty.
Columbus: Released P John Coleman.
Columbus: Released LF Fred Truax.
Columbus: Released C Pat Dealy.
Columbus: Released P Charlie Gray.
Columbus: Released CF Tug Wilson.
Columbus: Released 2B Pat Lyons.
Columbus: Released SS Clarence Cross.
Columbus: Released 3B Charles Fisher.
Columbus: Released 2B Edward Santry.
Columbus: Released LF Henry Mullin.
Columbus: Released 1B Pat Connell.
Columbus: Released P Bob Gamble.
Indianapolis: Released C Sam Barkley.
Pittsburgh : Al Atkinson has been signed to a contract extension, $1,230,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N) : Fred Tenney has been signed to a contract extension, $513,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Lady Baldwin has been signed to a contract extension, $2,100,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 10/7/1890 :
Cincinnati: P Jack (da) Jones was put on the 15-Day DL.
Cincinnati: P Dave Foutz was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: C George Bignell was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: Designated RF Tom Loftus for assignment.
Cincinnati: CF Len Sowders was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: Designated CF Mike Mansell for assignment.
Cincinnati: CF Cliff Carroll was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: SS Henry Yaik was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: 2B Joe Reilly was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: 2B Frank Mclaughlin was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: C Dan Dugdale was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Sunday 10/22/1890 :
Columbus : Bill Vinton has been signed to a contract extension, $10,890,000 per year, for 3 years.
Columbus : Pat Callaghan has been signed to a contract extension, $5,780,000 per year, for 4 years.
Indianapolis : Jerry Denny has been signed to a contract extension, $650,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston (A) : Lou Galvin has been signed to a contract extension, $4,510,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (A) : Charlie Daniels has been signed to a contract extension, $2,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Frank Ringo has been signed to a contract extension, $912,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N): Released P John Hamill.
Boston (N): Released P Mother Watson.
Boston (N): Released P Ed O'neil.
Boston (N): Released RF Clarence Dow.
Baltimore : Charlie Geggus has been signed to a contract extension, $7,400,000 per year, for 4 years.
Baltimore : Frank Devin has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Baltimore : Chief Zimmer has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore : Curt Welch has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : George Pinkney has been signed to a contract extension, $3,900,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland : John Cattanach has been signed to a contract extension, $1,600,000 per year, for 5 years.

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