LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS Wednesday, 10/25/1893
Wednesday 2/1/1893 :
New York (N): Free agent P John Healy has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Boston (A): Free agent CF King Kelly has been signed to a contract of $8,750,000 per year, for 3 years. Boston (A): Free agent 2B Bid Mcphee has been signed to a contract of $4,500,000 per year, for 2 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent P George Meakim has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 7 years.
Thursday 2/2/1893 :
Indianapolis: Free agent LF Mike Tiernan has been signed to a contract of $12,345,678 per year, for 3 years. Cleveland: Free agent LF Larry Twitchell has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Friday 2/3/1893 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Abner Powell has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Indianapolis: Free agent 2B Jack Glasscock has been signed to a contract of $4,400,000 per year, for 3 years. Louisville: Free agent P Matt Kilroy has been signed to a contract of $833,001 per year, for 2 years. Indianapolis: Free agent SS Ed Yewell has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 2/6/1893 :
Cleveland: LF Larry Twitchell was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: LF Larry Twitchell was assigned to the active roster. Cleveland: Designated CF Pete Hotaling for assignment. Louisville: Put P Clarence Stephens on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 2/7/1893 :
Boston (N): Free agent LF Emmett Seery has been signed to a contract of $9,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1893 :
New York (N): Free agent P Jim Chatterton has been signed to a contract of $3,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 2/9/1893 :
Cincinnati: Free agent C Fred Carroll has been signed to a contract of $14,000,004 per year, for 6 years.
Saturday 2/11/1893 :
Boston (A): Free agent CF George Wood has been signed to a contract of $4,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/12/1893 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Will Sawyer has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 7 years.
Monday 2/13/1893 :
New York (N): Free agent CF Henry Larkin has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1893 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Charlie Daniels has been signed to a contract of $4,840,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1893 :
Louisville: Free agent CF Jim Donnelly has been signed to a contract of $1,760,001 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/17/1893 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Art Thompson has been signed to a contract of $2,505,500 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/18/1893 :
Cincinnati: Free agent DH Danny Richardson has been signed to a contract of $4,000,004 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 2/19/1893 :
Boston (N): Free agent 1B Con Daily has been signed to a contract of $7,600,005 per year, for 5 years.
Wednesday 2/22/1893 :
Boston (N): Free agent P Perry Werden has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/24/1893 :
Boston (N): Designated LF Edgar (ae) Smith for assignment. Boston (N): Placed LF Edgar (ae) Smith on irrevocable waivers. Pittsburgh: Free agent 2B John Ward has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 3 years. Pittsburgh: Free agent C Tom Daly has been signed to a contract of $2,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 2/25/1893 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent RF Walt Goldsby has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/26/1893 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent SS Frank Scheibeck has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1893 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P Kid Madden has been signed to a minor league contract. Brooklyn: Free agent P Bill Bishop has been signed to a minor league contract. Cleveland: Free agent CF Frank Ringo has been signed to a minor league contract. Cleveland: Free agent 1B Al Hubbard has been signed to a minor league contract. Louisville: Free agent LF Jack O'connor has been signed to a minor league contract. Pittsburgh: P Gus Yost was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp. Pittsburgh: P Henry Gruber was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Saturday 4/1/1893 :
Columbus: Designated C Pete Weckbecker for assignment. Columbus: Placed C Pete Weckbecker on irrevocable waivers. Philadelphia (N): Released P Tom Lee. Boston (A): 2B Bid Mcphee was put on the 40-man roster. Boston (A): 2B Bid Mcphee was assigned to the active roster. Boston (A): CF King Kelly was put on the 40-man roster. Boston (A): CF King Kelly was assigned to the active roster. Boston (A): CF George Wood was put on the 40-man roster. Boston (A): CF George Wood was assigned to the active roster. Cleveland: CF Pete Hotaling was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: Released CF Pete Hotaling. Cleveland: CF Frank Ringo was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: 1B Al Hubbard was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: CF Frank Ringo was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: 1B Al Hubbard was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: 1B Al Hubbard was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Pittsburgh: 2B John Ward was put on the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh: 2B John Ward was assigned to the active roster. Pittsburgh: C Tom Daly was put on the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh: C Tom Daly was assigned to the active roster. Pittsburgh: SS Frank Scheibeck was put on the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh: SS Frank Scheibeck was assigned to the active roster. Pittsburgh: RF Walt Goldsby was put on the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh: RF Walt Goldsby was assigned to the active roster. Pittsburgh: RF Jesse Burkett was promoted from to the active roster. Pittsburgh: C Dan Mahoney was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates. Boston (N): LF Edgar (ae) Smith was put on the 40-man roster. Boston (N): LF Edgar (ae) Smith was assigned to the active roster.
Sunday 4/9/1893 :
Philadelphia (N) : Free agent John Crowley has been signed to minor league deal. Columbus: Removed C Pete Weckbecker from waivers. Columbus: Put P Ed Dugan on the 15 Day DL. Boston (A): Put 2B Bid Mcphee on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (A): Put P Abner Powell on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (N): Put P Jack Stivetts on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 4/15/1893 :
Pittsburgh: C Dan Mahoney was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Monday 4/17/1893 :
Louisville: Designated C Sleeper Sullivan for assignment. Louisville: Placed C Sleeper Sullivan on irrevocable waivers. Pittsburgh: 2B Bill Lange was put on the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh: 2B Bill Lange was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster. Pittsburgh: P Clark Griffith was put on the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh: P Clark Griffith was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster. Pittsburgh: P Alex Jones was promoted from AAA Kingston Pirates to the active roster. Pittsburgh: LF John Cahill was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates. Pittsburgh: LF John Cahill was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Tuesday 4/25/1893 :
Columbus: Put C Willard Brown on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (A): Designated P Jersey Bakely for assignment. Philadelphia (A): Placed P Jersey Bakely on irrevocable waivers. Philadelphia (A): Designated P Red Ehret for assignment. Philadelphia (A): Placed P Red Ehret on irrevocable waivers.
Wednesday 5/3/1893 :
Louisville: Released C Sleeper Sullivan.
Thursday 5/11/1893 :
Philadelphia (A): Released P Jersey Bakely. Philadelphia (A): Removed P Red Ehret from waivers.
Thursday 5/11/1893 :
Philadelphia (A): Removed P Red Ehret from waivers.
Saturday 5/27/1893 :
New York (N) : Free agent Ed Swartwood has been signed to a contract of $1,212,000 per year, for 1 years. New York (N) : Free agent Frank Houseman has been signed to a contract of $2,168,000 per year, for 1 years. Philadelphia (N): Released C Abe Wolstenholme. Chicago (N): Released P Jim Mclaughlin. Indianapolis: P Ed Fuller was put on the 15-Day DL. Indianapolis: P Gus Krock was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Friday 6/2/1893 :
Pittsburgh: P Gus Yost was promoted from AA Rocherster Wasp to AAA Kingston Pirates.
Saturday 6/3/1893 :
Louisville: Put P Babe Doty on the 15 Day DL. New York (N) : Free agent Bob Emslie has been signed to a contract of $1,900,000 per year, for 1 years. New York (N) : Free agent Joe Connors has been signed to a contract of $2,092,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 6/11/1893 :
Columbus: Designated C Emil Gross for assignment. Columbus: Placed C Emil Gross on waivers. Philadelphia (A): Put RF Tom Brown on the 60 Day DL.
Monday 6/19/1893 :
Philadelphia (A) : Marty Sullivan has been signed to a contract extension, $5,700,000 per year, for 4 years. Philadelphia (N) : Free agent Fred Lewis has been signed to minor league deal. Philadelphia (N): Designated LF Fred Lewis for assignment. Washington: Put P Hardie Henderson on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (N): Put P Con Murphy on the 15 Day DL. New York (N): Designated P Ed Conley for assignment. New York (N): Placed P Ed Conley on irrevocable waivers. New York (N): Designated P Tom Lovett for assignment. New York (N): Placed P Tom Lovett on irrevocable waivers. New York (N) : Ed Swartwood has been signed to a contract extension, $5,270,000 per year, for 4 years. New York (N) : Hugh Duffy has been signed to a contract extension, $5,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 6/27/1893 :
Cleveland: RF John Grim was sent down from the active roster to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: CF Tuck Turner was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: CF Tuck Turner was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Philadelphia (A): Put P Abner Powell on the 15 Day DL. Pittsburgh: Placed P George Winkelman on irrevocable waivers. Pittsburgh: P Jim Hyndman was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp. Pittsburgh: C Jerry Harrington was sent down from AA Rocherster Wasp to A Denver Deamons.
Sunday 7/2/1893 :
Columbus: Released C Emil Gross.
Wednesday 7/5/1893 :
Louisville: Put P Charlie Mccullough on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 7/10/1893 :
New York (N): P Ed Conley was put on the 40-man roster. New York (N): P Tom Lovett was put on the 40-man roster. New York (N): Released P Ed Conley. New York (N): Released P Tom Lovett.
Thursday 7/13/1893 :
Pittsburgh: Removed P George Winkelman from waivers. Philadelphia (N): Put CF Lefty Marr on the 15 Day DL. Chicago (N) : Moxie Hengle has been signed to a contract extension, $620,000 per year, for 1 years. Chicago (N) : Jackie Hayes has been signed to a contract extension, $525,000 per year, for 1 years. Cleveland : Bill Blair has been signed to a contract extension, $1,300,000 per year, for 5 years.
Friday 7/21/1893 :
Philadelphia (A): Put P Pat Whitaker on the 15 Day DL. Pittsburgh: Placed P Jim Hyndman on irrevocable waivers. Philadelphia (A) : Cub Stricker has been signed to a contract extension, $4,010,000 per year, for 2 years. Philadelphia (A) : Charlie Buffinton has been signed to a contract extension, $3,140,000 per year, for 3 years. Philadelphia (A) : Bill Nelson has been signed to a contract extension, $1,240,000 per year, for 2 years. Indianapolis : Ed Mckean has been signed to a contract extension, $10,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Indianapolis: P Fred Doe was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Indianapolis: P Ed Fuller was promoted from to the active roster.
Saturday 7/29/1893 :
Cleveland: Put SS Bill White on waivers and designated him for assignment. Cleveland: RF John Grim was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Cleveland: Designated C Lave Cross for assignment. Cleveland: LF Sam Dungan was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Louisville: Put CF Dummy Hoy on the 15 Day DL. Louisville: Put P Bill Husted on the 15 Day DL. Pittsburgh: Placed P Henry Gruber on irrevocable waivers. St. Louis (N): Designated P Ed Knouff for assignment. St. Louis (N): Placed P Ed Knouff on irrevocable waivers. St. Louis (N): Put P Bill Stemmeyer on the 15 Day DL. Trade between Cleveland and Pittsburgh : Pittsburgh gets : C Lave Cross Cleveland gets : P John Dolan Pittsburgh: C Lave Cross was put on the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh: C Lave Cross was assigned to the active roster. Pittsburgh: C Tom Daly was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates. Cleveland: Released P Pop Smith. Cleveland: P John Dolan was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: P John Dolan was assigned to the active roster.
Saturday 8/5/1893 :
Indianapolis: Put P John Valentine on waivers and designated him for assignment. Indianapolis: P Bill Burke was promoted from AAA to the active roster. St. Louis (N) : Bill Stemmeyer has been signed to a contract extension, $450,000 per year, for 1 years. St. Louis (N) : Pop Schriver has been signed to a contract extension, $380,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington : Lou Bierbauer has been signed to a contract extension, $1,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 8/13/1893 :
Pittsburgh: Removed P Jim Hyndman from waivers. Pittsburgh: Removed P Henry Gruber from waivers. St. Louis (N): Removed P Ed Knouff from waivers. St. Louis (N) : Patsy Tebeau has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 8/14/1893 :
Chicago (N): Released P Bobby Mitchell... he retired. Pittsburgh: SP John Valentine has been claimed off waivers from Indianapolis.
Saturday 8/19/1893 :
Pittsburgh: P John Valentine was put on the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh: P John Valentine was assigned to the active roster. Pittsburgh: P Mickey Hughes was sent down from the active roster to AAA Kingston Pirates. Cleveland: SS Bill White was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: SS Bill White was assigned to AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Monday 8/21/1893 :
Boston (A): Put RF Jocko Halligan on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (A): Released 1B Harry Stovey. St. Louis (N): Designated CF Bill Crowley for assignment. St. Louis (N): Placed CF Bill Crowley on irrevocable waivers.
Tuesday 8/29/1893 :
Philadelphia (A): Designated P Silver King for assignment. Philadelphia (A): Placed P Silver King on irrevocable waivers. Philadelphia (N): Released RF George Shoch. Washington : Darby O'brien has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Cleveland: P Seth Sigsby was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: P John Stafford was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: P Frank Griffith was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: P Andy Dunning was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: LF Billy Nash was sent down from AAA Buffalo Bisons to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: RF Bill Wilson was promoted from AA Canton-Akron Indians to AAA Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland: SS Frank Shannon was promoted from A Youngstown Penguins to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: 3B Frank Bowes was promoted from A Youngstown Penguins to AA Canton-Akron Indians. Cleveland: C Cal Broughton was sent down from AA Canton-Akron Indians to A Youngstown Penguins. Cleveland: SS Bobby Cargo was sent down from AA Canton-Akron Indians to A Youngstown Penguins. Pittsburgh: P Jim Hyndman was sent down from AAA Kingston Pirates to AA Rocherster Wasp.
Tuesday 9/5/1893 :
Philadelphia (A): Put C Tom Terrell on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (A): Put 2B Tommy Corcoran on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (N): Put P Billy Rhines on the 15 Day DL. New York (N): Put P Toad Ramsey on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (N) : Jimmy Ryan has been signed to a contract extension, $6,600,000 per year, for 3 years. Philadelphia (N) : Ed Flanagan has been signed to a contract extension, $375,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 9/11/1893 :
St. Louis (N): Released CF Bill Crowley.
Wednesday 9/13/1893 :
Louisville: Designated 3B Billy Reid for assignment. Louisville: Placed 3B Billy Reid on waivers. Columbus: Put SS Hughie Jennings on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (A): Removed P Silver King from waivers. Louisville : Mike Mansell has been signed to a contract extension, $1,220,000 per year, for 2 years. Louisville : Mox Mcquery has been signed to a contract extension, $3,650,000 per year, for 2 years. Louisville : Jimmy Wolf has been signed to a contract extension, $4,260,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 9/21/1893 :
Cleveland: P John Slagle was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: P John Slagle was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Cleveland: P Con Lucid was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: P Con Lucid was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster. Cleveland: 3B Charlie Reilly was promoted from AAA Buffalo Bisons to the active roster.
Friday 9/29/1893 :
Boston (N): Released C Joe Strauss. Boston (N): Released 1B Henry Jackson. Boston (A) : Charlie Sweeney has been signed to a contract extension, $9,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Boston (A) : Otto Schomberg has been signed to a contract extension, $3,770,000 per year, for 4 years. Boston (A) : Wilbert Robinson has been signed to a contract extension, $4,300,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 10/4/1893 :
Louisville: Released 3B Billy Reid.
Friday 10/6/1893 :
Philadelphia (A): Designated P Red Ehret for assignment. Philadelphia (A): Placed P Red Ehret on irrevocable waivers. Philadelphia (A): Designated P Pat Whitaker for assignment. Philadelphia (A): Placed P Pat Whitaker on irrevocable waivers. Philadelphia (A): Designated P Norm Baker for assignment. Philadelphia (A): Placed P Norm Baker on irrevocable waivers. Louisville : Ed Daily has been signed to a contract extension, $5,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Louisville : Ed Begley has been signed to a contract extension, $2,260,000 per year, for 3 years. Cincinnati : Bill Mountjoy has been signed to a contract extension, $6,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 10/15/1893 :
Louisville: Designated LF Chippy Mcgarr for assignment. Louisville: Placed LF Chippy Mcgarr on waivers. Philadelphia (A): Removed P Red Ehret from waivers. Philadelphia (A): Removed P Pat Whitaker from waivers. Philadelphia (A): Removed P Norm Baker from waivers. Cincinnati : Mike Griffin has been signed to a contract extension, $7,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Wednesday 10/25/1893 :
Boston (N): Released C Dan Sullivan. Boston (N): Released P Ed Beatin. Boston (N): Released P Ed Morris. Boston (N): Released RF Leonard. Boston (N): Released P Edgar (ee) Smith.

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