Read Me The Transactions for 1903
The Transactions for 1903
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1903
Philadelphia Athletics signed Chief Bender as a non-drafted free agent.
Omaha (Western) sold Mordecai Brown to St. Louis Cardinals .
Philadelphia Athletics released Fred Mitchell .
Philadelphia Phillies signed Fred Mitchell as a free agent.
Omaha (Western) sold George Stone to Boston Americans .
New York Highlanders returned Harry Arndt to Detroit Tigers .
January, 1903
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brickyard Kennedy as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies claimed Chief Zimmer from Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Otto Krueger to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jimmy
Burke .
Detroit Tigers sold Ed Siever to St. Louis Browns .
Washington Senators sold Jack Doyle to Brooklyn Superbas .
February, 1903
Detroit Tigers sold Ducky Holmes to Washington Senators .
Philadelphia Phillies released Fred Jacklitsch . (date approximate)
Cleveland Naps sold Ollie Pickering to Philadelphia Athletics .
Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Lave Winham from Brooklyn Superbas on waivers.
Cincinnati Reds sold Henry Thielman to Brooklyn Superbas .
Cincinnati Reds sold Rube Vickers to Brooklyn Superbas .
Brooklyn Superbas signed Fred Jacklitsch as a free agent.
March, 1903
Philadelphia Athletics sold Dave Fultz to New York Highlanders .
Buffalo (Eastern) traded Dave Brain to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Fred
Hartman .
Detroit Tigers traded Kid Gleason to New York Giants in exchange for Heinie Smith .
April, 1903
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Warren McLaughlin to Philadelphia Phillies .
Cleveland Naps sold Jack Slattery to Chicago White Sox .
Chicago Cubs sold Pop Williams to Philadelphia Phillies .
St. Louis Cardinals traded Bob Wicker to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bob Rhoads .
Boston Americans signed Jake Stahl as an amateur free agent.
Boston Beaneaters released Billy Lush .
Boston Beaneaters returned Red Long to Lawrence (Eastern).
Detroit Tigers signed Billy Lush as a free agent.
May, 1903
Chicago Cubs released John Dobbs . (date approximate)
Brooklyn Superbas signed John Dobbs as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Cregan as a free agent.
Brooklyn Superbas released Matt Broderick .
Cleveland Naps released Bill Pounds .
Brooklyn Superbas released Henry Thielman .
Worcester (Eastern) loaned Reddy Grey to Pittsburgh Pirates .
June, 1903
St. Louis Cardinals sold Art Weaver to Pittsburgh Pirates .
Concord (New England) sold John Titus to Philadelphia Phillies .
Brooklyn Superbas signed Bill Pounds as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox traded Cozy Dolan and Tom Daly to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for
George Magoon .
New York Highlanders traded Herman Long and Ernie Courtney to Detroit Tigers in
exchange for Kid Elberfeld .
Washington Senators traded Ducky Holmes to Chicago White Sox in exchange for a
player to be named later; Washington Senators received Davy Dunkle (July 20, 1903 ).
Washington Senators released Gene DeMontreville .
July, 1903
St. Louis Browns released Bill Reidy .
Philadelphia Phillies released Pop Williams .
St. Louis Cardinals sold Clarence Currie and Otto Williams to Chicago Cubs .
Chicago Cubs released Bobby Lowe .
Chicago Cubs signed Jack Doscher as a free agent.
Boston Americans sold Nick Altrock to Chicago White Sox .
Boston Beaneaters released Frank Bonner .
Baltimore (Eastern) traded Jack Hayden to Brooklyn Superbas in exchange for Hughie
Jennings , Hughie Hearne , Judge McCredie and Bill Pounds .
Boston Beaneaters sold Malachi Kittridge to Washington Senators .
Chicago Cubs released Jack Doscher . (date approximate)
Brooklyn Superbas signed Jack Doscher as a free agent.
Washington Senators traded Joe Martin to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Barry
McCormick .
New York Highlanders traded Paddy Greene to Detroit Tigers in exchange for John
Deering .
Boston Beaneaters signed Pop Williams as a free agent.
Boston Beaneaters signed Tom Needham as a free agent.
August, 1903
St. Louis Browns signed Roy Evans as a free agent.
Cedar Rapids (Three-I) sold Barney Pelty to St. Louis Browns .
Cleveland Naps traded Gene Wright to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Red Donahue .
Boston Beaneaters released Wiley Piatt .
Manchester (New England) sold Pinky Swander to St. Louis Browns .
Ilion (New York State) sold Red Ames to New York Giants for $1500.
Detroit Tigers released Heinie Smith . (date approximate)
Columbus (American Association) traded Terry Turner to Cleveland Naps in exchange
for Billy Clingman and Gus Dorner .
Newark (Eastern) sold Art Devlin to New York Giants .
Jersey City (Eastern) sold Moose McCormick to New York Giants .
Buffalo (Eastern) sold Billy Milligan to New York Giants .
Pittsburgh Pirates released Kaiser Wilhelm .
New York Giants released Roscoe Miller .
Cleveland Naps released Jack McCarthy .
Utica (New York State) sold Jim Fairbank to Philadelphia Athletics .
September, 1903
Major League Draft
Selected by CHI A from Atlanta (Southern Association) Tom Dougherty
Selected by PHI N from Colorado Springs (Western) Tom Fleming
Selected by CHI N from Rock Island (Three-I) Peaches Graham
Selected by CHI A from Shreveport (Southern Association) Frank Huelsman
Selected by WAS A from Decatur (Three-I) Beany Jacobson
Selected by BRO N from Seattle (PCL) Harry Lumley
Selected by PHI N from Des Moines (Western) Doc Marshall
Selected by PHI N from Milwaukee (American Association) John McPherson
Selected by CIN N from Grand Rapids (Central) Peaches O'Neill
Selected by WAS A from Davenport (Three-I) Champ Osteen
Selected by NY A from Helena (PCL) Ambrose Puttmann
Selected by NY A from Salt Lake City (PCL) Eddie Quick
Selected by CIN N from Denver (Western) Admiral Schlei
Selected by STL N from St. Paul (American Association) Spike Shannon
Selected by CHI A from Birmingham (Southern Association) Frank Smith
Selected by CHI A from Newark (Eastern) Ed Walsh
St. Louis Cardinals signed Harry Betts as an amateur free agent.
Cincinnati Reds claimed Lee Fohl from Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers.
Seattle (PCL) sold Jack Hickey to Cleveland Naps .
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Hans Lobert as an amateur free agent.
Brooklyn Superbas released Tom McCreery . (date approximate)
Boston Beaneaters signed Tom McCreery as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Jack McCarthy as a free agent.
Washington Senators signed Joe Cassiday as a non-drafted free agent.
Philadelphia Athletics traded Tad Quinn and $2000 to Toronto (Eastern) in exchange
for Lou Bruce .
Major League Draft
Selected by PIT N from Vicksburg (Cotton States) Howie Camnitz
October, 1903
Buffalo (Eastern) traded Cy Ferry and Matty McIntyre to Detroit Tigers in exchange
for Ernie Courtney , Rube Kisinger , Sport McAllister and either Yeager or Lush.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Lew Moren as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Roscoe Miller as a free agent.
St. Louis Browns traded John Anderson to New York Highlanders in exchange for Jack
O'Connor .
Major League Draft
Selected by BOS N from St. Paul (American Association) Phil Geier
Chicago Cubs traded Dick Harley , Tommy Raub , Clarence Currie and $750 to Toronto
(Eastern) in exchange for Buttons Briggs . (date approximate)
Philadelphia Athletics signed Jim Mullen as an amateur free agent.
Major League Draft
Selected by BOS N from Little Rock (Southern Association) Jim Delahanty
Selected by BOS N from Shreveport (Southern Association) Tom Fisher
Selected by STL A from Baltimore (Eastern) Tom Jones
Selected by BOS N from Columbus (American Association) Fred Raymer
November, 1903
Major League Draft
Selected by BRO N from Holyoke (Connecticut State) Emil Batch
Cincinnati Reds released Bill Phillips .
New York Giants traded Charlie Babb , Jack Cronin and $6000 to Brooklyn Superbas in
exchange for Bill Dahlen .
St. Louis Cardinals traded Mordecai Brown and Jack O'Neill to Chicago Cubs in
exchange for Jack Taylor and Larry McLean .
New York Highlanders traded Jesse Tannehill to Boston Americans in exchange for Tom
Hughes .
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