MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/26/1923
Tuesday 1/31/1923 :
Philadelphia (N): P Gus Bono was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): C Ginger Shinault was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Wednesday 2/1/1923 :
Cleveland: Free agent SS George Carr has been signed to a contract of $9,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent CF Tilly Walker has been signed to a contract of $5,300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Claude Hendrix has been signed to a contract of $526,001 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/2/1923 :
New York (N): Free agent P Hod Eller has been signed to a contract of $6,800,000 per year, for 5 years.
Boston (A): Free agent P Carmen Hill has been signed to a contract of $2,700,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 2/3/1923 :
New York (N): Free agent P Isaac Lane has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Saturday 2/4/1923 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Jesse Haines has been signed to a contract of $2,760,001 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/5/1923 :
Cincinnati: Free agent LF Bobby Veach has been signed to a contract of $7,100,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent P Urban Shocker has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Buddy Napier has been signed to a contract of $1,667,001 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/6/1923 :
Cincinnati: Free agent 1B Julio Rojo has been signed to a contract of $7,210,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1923 :
Boston (A): Free agent SS Charlie Hollocher has been signed to a contract of $6,710,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent 3B Bob Jones has been signed to a contract of $2,300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1923 :
Cincinnati: Free agent C Walter Schmidt has been signed to a contract of $380,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Byron Houck has been signed to a contract of $533,001 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/9/1923 :
Detroit: Free agent RF Max Flack has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/11/1923 :
Philadelphia (N): Free agent LF Charlie Jamieson has been signed to a contract of $5,600,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent C Mike Gonzalez has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1923 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent CF George Dixon has been signed to a contract of $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent 2B William Webster has been signed to a contract of $600,500 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent RF George Shively has been signed to a contract of $1,250,500 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1923 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Vic Aldridge has been signed to a contract of $2,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (A): Free agent 1B Russell Powell has been signed to a contract of $2,210,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/18/1923 :
Boston (A): Free agent P Hugh Mcquillan has been signed to a contract of $3,210,000 per year, for 4 years.
Monday 2/20/1923 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P George Ross has been signed to a contract of $1,667,001 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/25/1923 :
Brooklyn: Free agent P George Dumont has been signed to a contract of $450,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 3/2/1923 :
Trade between Cleveland and Boston (A) :
Boston (A) gets :
CF Benny Kauff
Cleveland gets :
P Jose Acosta
Trade between Philadelphia (N) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
1B Bill Terry
Philadelphia (N) gets :
C Frank Snyder
1B Wally Pipp
P Clay Roe
Boston (A): Released P Harvey Freeman.
Cleveland: Released SS Harry Lunte.
St. Louis (N): Released P Bill Snyder.
St. Louis (N): Released 2B Tom Fitzsimmons.
St. Louis (N): Released RF George Orme.
St. Louis (N): Released 2B Luke Stuart.
St. Louis (N): Released P Dinty Gearin.
Chicago (N): Placed 2B Jess Barbour on irrevocable waivers.
Chicago (N): Placed CF Hurley Mcnair on waivers.
Chicago (N): Placed RF Earl Smith on waivers.
Chicago (N): Placed RF Casey Stengel on waivers.
Chicago (N): C Bubber Jonnard was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): 2B Howard Berry was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): LF Bernie Friberg was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): CF George Sweatt was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): RF Ted Page was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to A Madison Cubs.
Saturday 4/1/1923 :
Boston (A): Released C Harry Smith.
Boston (A): Released SS Buck Weaver.
Boston (A): Put P George Stueland on the 60 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Put P Guy Morton on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): Released C Lou Raymond.
Chicago (A): Put 3B Agustin Parpetti on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Released P Bob Mcgraw.
Detroit: Released P Fred Johnson.
Detroit: Released P Nellie Pott.
Detroit: Released 3B Reuben Ewing.
Detroit: Released RF Roxy Snipes.
Detroit: Released 1B Jess Cortazzo.
Boston (N): Put C Joe Hewitt on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Released P Erskine Mayer.
Philadelphia (N): P Urban Shocker was put on the 60-Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): C Ginger Shinault was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
Philadelphia (N): C William Pettus was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
Sunday 4/9/1923 :
Boston (A): Designated 3B Fred Mcmullin for assignment.
Boston (A): Put P Rasty Wright on the 60 Day DL.
Washington: Put RF Goose Goslin on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put P Fritz Coumbe on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Lou Vedder on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 4/17/1923 :
Pittsburgh: Put P Claude Hendrix on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 4/18/1923 :
Cincinnati: Released 1B Bill Handy.
St. Louis (N): Released P Norman Plitt.
Wednesday 4/26/1923 :
Cincinnati: C John Henry has been claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh.
Tuesday 5/2/1923 :
Detroit : Hank Severeid has been signed to a contract extension, $3,710,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh: Removed RF Harry Hooper from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed 1B Dick Hoblitzel from waivers.
Wednesday 5/10/1923 :
Chicago (N): 3B Dobie Moore was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): 2B Howard Berry was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Boston (A): Put P Andy Cooper on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A): Put P Joe Deberry on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put P Lefty Tyler on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 5/18/1923 :
Boston (A) : Free agent Joe Bush has been signed to a contract of $2,270,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston (A): Released P Roy Walker.
Boston (A): Put P Ferdie Schupp on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put P George Smith on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn: Put 3B Jimmie Dykes on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put C Steve O'neill on the 15 Day DL.
Friday 5/26/1923 :
Detroit: Released RF Frank Walker.
Detroit: Released LF Mike Pasquella.
Saturday 6/3/1923 :
St. Louis (N): Put P Jesse Barnes on the 60 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put 2B Johnny Mostil on the 60 Day DL.
Detroit : Waite Hoyt has been signed to a contract extension, $3,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit : Roger Peckinpaugh has been signed to a contract extension, $3,710,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Bernardo Baro has been signed to a contract extension, $1,900,000 per year, for 5 years.
Chicago (N) : Jess Barbour has been signed to a contract extension, $420,000 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 6/11/1923 :
Detroit: Put P Charley Root on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put P Jerry Conway on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put C Jimmy Lyons on the 60 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put P Lou Vedder on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A) : Fred Mcmullin has been signed to a contract extension, $820,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (N): P Reb Russell was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): P Red Causey was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): Put P Bill Bailey on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Philadelphia (N): P John Sullivan was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Chicago (N): SS Bernardo Baro was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): P George Pipgras was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): RF Earl Smith was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): 1B Lem Hawkins was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Monday 6/19/1923 :
Cincinnati: Placed 1B Joe Judge on waivers.
Tuesday 6/27/1923 :
Boston (A): Released SS Donie Bush.
Boston (A): Released P Bill Upham.
Boston (A): Removed P Ferdie Schupp from waivers.
Philadelphia (A) : Cy Williams has been signed to a contract extension, $4,790,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (A) : Red Faber has been signed to a contract extension, $1,990,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 6/28/1923 :
Philadelphia (N): SS Joe Schepner was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Bill Bailey.
Philadelphia (N): SS Joe Schepner was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
New York (N): Released 1B Ernie Johnson.
Cincinnati: MR Chick Holmes has been claimed off waivers from Detroit.
Thursday 7/6/1923 :
Chicago (A): Put P Stan Coveleski on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put CF Homer Summa on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh : Doc Lavan has been signed to a contract extension, $800,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh : Hooks Dauss has been signed to a contract extension, $1,240,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Al Mamaux has been signed to a contract extension, $460,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 7/14/1923 :
Detroit: Put P George Uhle on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put RF Jimmy Johnston on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Released P Tim Mccabe.
Cincinnati: Released P Chick Holmes.
Saturday 7/22/1923 :
Chicago (N): 1B Lem Hawkins was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): P Logan Hensley was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): P George Pipgras was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): SS Joe Schepner was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies.
Detroit: Put P Waite Hoyt on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 7/30/1923 :
Boston (A): Put P Ed Gerner on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put CF Dick Reichle on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 8/6/1923 :
Detroit: Put P Estaban Montalvo on the 15 Day DL.
Brooklyn : Jim Jeffries has been signed to a contract extension, $730,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston (A) : Oscar Johnson has been signed to a contract extension, $9,340,000 per year, for 7 years.
Monday 8/14/1923 :
Chicago (N): P George Pipgras was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): P Willie Foster was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Boston (A): Released LF Ping Bodie.
Tuesday 8/15/1923 :
Cincinnati: MR Roy Roberts has been claimed off waivers from Detroit.
Tuesday 8/22/1923 :
Chicago (N): C Poindexter Williams was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): C Al Devormer was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Boston (A): Put P Joe Bush on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Released 1B Red Torphy.
Philadelphia (A): Released CF Kenny Hogan.
Philadelphia (A): Released CF Art Merewether.
Philadelphia (A): Released CF Stanford Jackson.
Philadelphia (A): Put SS Hal Leathers on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Put P Pete Donohue on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put 3B Red Smith on the 60 Day DL.
Detroit: Put P Tom Rogers on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 8/31/1923 :
Boston (A): P Ray Richmond was assigned to AAA Louisville Colonels.
Boston (A): Designated P Claral Gillenwater for assignment.
Boston (A): Designated P Ferdie Schupp for assignment.
Friday 9/1/1923 :
Chicago (N): P Joe Matthews was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): P Pat Martin was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to A Madison Cubs.
Chicago (N): P Adrian Lynch was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Philadelphia (N): P Cactus Keck was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): P Garland Braxton was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): P William Mccall was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): RF Harry Rice was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): SS Rogers Hornsby was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): SS Joe Schepner was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Boston (A): Removed P Ferdie Schupp from waivers.
Chicago (A): Put P Lefty Clarke on the 60 Day DL.
Saturday 9/9/1923 :
Chicago (N): P Logan Hensley was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P George Pipgras was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): CF George Sweatt was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): 1B Lem Hawkins was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): C Bubber Jonnard was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): RF Earl Smith was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): RF Walter Mueller was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (A): Put P Harry Salmon on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Stuffy Mcinnis has been signed to a contract extension, $912,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati : Tilly Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $5,100,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 9/17/1923 :
Brooklyn: SS Zeb Terry was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Brooklyn: CF Buzz Murphy was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Brooklyn: C Pickles Dillhoefer was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Brooklyn: RF Frank Gilhooley was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Monday 9/18/1923 :
Brooklyn: P Larry Jacobus was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Monday 9/25/1923 :
Brooklyn: Removed SS Zeb Terry from waivers.
Wednesday 10/4/1923 :
Brooklyn: P Hal Carlson was assigned to AAA .
Brooklyn: P Oscar Tuero was assigned to AAA .
Brooklyn: P Johnny Jones was assigned to AAA .
Brooklyn: C Josh Billings was assigned to AAA .
Brooklyn: C Kid Willson was assigned to AAA .
Brooklyn: 1B Ted Jourdan was assigned to AAA .
Brooklyn: 2B Dutch Distel was assigned to AAA .
Philadelphia (A): Put 2B Milt Stock on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Released RF Hy Myers.
Pittsburgh : Harry Hooper has been signed to a contract extension, $840,000 per year, for 1 years.
Brooklyn: Released C Pickles Dillhoefer.
Brooklyn: Released SS Red Shannon.
Brooklyn: Released CF Buzz Murphy.
Brooklyn: Released RF Frank Gilhooley.
Wednesday 10/11/1923 :
Brooklyn: Released 3B Merito Acosta.
Monday 10/16/1923 :
Cleveland: Released CF Cliff Heathcote.
Cleveland: Released 3B Charlie Pick.
Cleveland : Jack Tobin has been signed to a contract extension, $3,230,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N) : Fred Toney has been signed to a contract extension, $5,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 10/21/1923 :
Detroit: Released P Herb Hall.
Detroit: Released P Ed Hovlik.
Detroit: Released 2B Joe Gedeon.
Detroit: Released 2B Bill Wambsganss.
Thursday 10/26/1923 :
Cleveland: Released C Otto Briggs.
Cleveland: Released C Cy Perkins.
Cleveland: Released 2B Red Smyth.
Cleveland: Released P Frank Fahey.
Cleveland: Released P Sweetbreads Bailey.
Cleveland: Released C Frank Withrow.
Cleveland: Released P Ralph Head.
Cleveland: Released SS Wally Gerber.
St. Louis (N) : Braggo Roth has been signed to a contract extension, $12,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N) : Cristobal Torriente has been signed to a contract extension, $7,970,000 per year, for 5 years.
Chicago (N) : Hippo Vaughn has been signed to a contract extension, $340,000 per year, for 1 years.

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