Read Me The Transactions for 1918
The Transactions for 1918
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1918
St. Louis Browns sold Earl Hamilton to Pittsburgh Pirates .
Portland (PCL) sold Charlie Hollocher to Chicago Cubs .
Philadelphia Athletics signed Rube Oldring as a free agent.
Dubuque-Charles City (Central Association) sold Pat Hardgrove to Chicago White Sox .
(date approximate)
New York Giants signed Bill Hubbell as an amateur free agent.
Chicago Cubs returned Roy Leslie to Waco (Texas).
St. Louis Cardinals signed Cliff Heathcote as an amateur free agent.
Chicago Cubs traded Larry Doyle , Art Wilson and $15000 to Boston Braves in exchange
for Lefty Tyler .
New York Giants traded Buck Herzog to Boston Braves in exchange for Larry Doyle and
Jesse Barnes .
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Chuck Ward , Burleigh Grimes and Al Mamaux to Brooklyn
Robins in exchange for Casey Stengel and George Cutshaw .
Philadelphia Athletics traded Stuffy McInnis to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Larry
Gardner , Hick Cady and a player to be named later; Philadelphia Athletics received
Tillie Walker (February 20, 1918 ).
Philadelphia Athletics traded Otis Lawry , Pug Griffin , Cliff Hill , Rube Parnham and
Billy Meyer to Baltimore (International) completing trade in which Baltimore
(International) traded Wickey McAvoy and Red Shannon to Philadelphia Athletics in
exchange for 5 players to be named later (August 23, 1917 ).
New York Yankees traded Les Nunamaker , Fritz Maisel , Nick Cullop , Urban Shocker , Joe
Gedeon and $15000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Eddie Plank and Del Pratt .
February, 1918
Philadelphia Phillies traded Paul Fittery and Claude Cooper to Los Angeles (PCL)
completing trade in which Los Angeles (PCL) traded Brad Hogg to Philadelphia
Phillies in exchange for 2 players to be named later (January, 1918).
Louisville (American Association) sold Alex Main to Philadelphia Phillies .
Washington Senators sold John Henry to Boston Braves .
Newark (International) sold Johnny Enzmann to Cleveland Indians .
Boston Red Sox traded Mickey Devine and cash to Louisville (American Association) as
part of 3-team trade in which Toronto (International) sent George Whiteman to Boston
Red Sox .
Cleveland Indians claimed Bob Groom from St. Louis Browns on waivers.
New York Giants sold Jimmy Smith to Boston Braves .
Worcester (Eastern) sold Rip Conway to Boston Braves .
Newark (International) sold Gus Getz to Cleveland Indians .
March, 1918
Cincinnati Reds sold Bill McKechnie to Pittsburgh Pirates for $20000.
New York Giants signed Jesse Winters as an amateur free agent.
Detroit Tigers sold George Burns to New York Yankees .
Philadelphia Athletics traded Ping Bodie to New York Yankees in exchange for George
Burns .
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jimmy Archer as a free agent.
New York Yankees traded Tim Hendryx to St. Louis Browns as part of 3-team trade in
which St. Louis Browns sent Lee Magee to Cincinnati Reds ; and Cincinnati Reds sent
Tommy Clarke to New York Yankees (April 25, 1918 ).
Worcester (Eastern) sold Hugh Canavan to Boston Braves .
Toronto (International) sold Bunny Hearn to Boston Braves .
Atlanta (Southern Association) traded Scott Perry to Philadelphia Athletics in
exchange for Val Picinich and Lee Strait.
New Orleans (Southern Association) sold Ed Miller to Cleveland Indians .
Cincinnati Reds traded Dave Shean to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Rube Foster ;
Rube Foster refused to report to Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox sent cash (April
1, 1918 ) to complete trade.
Philadelphia Phillies sold Oscar Dugey to St. Paul (American Association). (date
approximate)
Philadelphia Phillies traded Bert Niehoff and $500 to St. Louis Cardinals in
exchange for Milt Watson .
St. Louis Browns released Vince Molyneaux . (date approximate)
St. Louis Cardinals signed Vince Molyneaux as a free agent.
Brooklyn Robins signed Mickey Doolin as a free agent.
May, 1918
Cleveland Indians sold Marty Kavanagh to St. Louis Cardinals .
New York Giants sold George Smith to Cincinnati Reds .
New Orleans (Southern Association) sold John Peters to Cleveland Indians .
Indianapolis (American Association) traded Dana Fillingim to Boston Braves in
exchange for Cal Crum and Sam Covington .
St. Louis Cardinals released Vince Molyneaux .
Brooklyn Robins sold Frank O'Rourke to New London (Eastern). (date approximate)
Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Gus Getz from Cleveland Indians on waivers.
New York Giants claimed Bert Niehoff from St. Louis Cardinals on waivers.
Boston Red Sox signed Vince Molyneaux as a free agent.
St. Paul (American Association) sold Happy Finneran to New York Yankees .
Washington Senators sold Merito Acosta to Philadelphia Athletics .
St. Paul (American Association) sold Bill Upham to Boston Braves .
June, 1918
Philadelphia Athletics released Hick Cady .
Philadelphia Athletics signed William Pierson as an amateur free agent.
Philadelphia Athletics sold Pinch Thomas to Cleveland Indians .
Cleveland Indians released John Peters .
San Antonio (Texas) sold Ed Sicking and John Ross to New York Giants .
New York Giants released Bert Niehoff . (date approximate)
Milwaukee (American Association) sold Doc Johnston to Cleveland Indians .
Brooklyn Robins signed Jake Hehl as an amateur free agent.
Boston Braves sold Ham Hyatt to New York Yankees .
Milwaukee (American Association) traded Johnny Beall and Rankin Johnson to St. Louis
Cardinals in exchange for Red Smyth and Jack Kotzelnick.
Little Rock (Southern Association) sold Dutch Distel to St. Louis Cardinals .
Little Rock (Southern Association) sold Hank Robinson to New York Yankees .
Cincinnati Reds sold George Smith to New York Giants .
St. Louis Cardinals traded Marty Kavanagh , Tim Murchison , player to be named and a
player to be named later to Milwaukee (American Association) in exchange for Austin
McHenry ; Milwaukee (American Association) received Dutch Distel (June 28, 1918 ).
Washington Senators signed Ad Brennan as a free agent.
July, 1918
Hutchinson (Western) sold Jesse Haines to Cincinnati Reds .
Milwaukee (American Association) sold Marty Kavanagh to Detroit Tigers .
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Elmer Jacobs to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for
Erskine Mayer .
Philadelphia Athletics signed Lou Bauer as an amateur free agent.
Dallas (Texas) sold Walt Kinney to Boston Red Sox .
New York Giants sold George Smith to Brooklyn Robins .
Cincinnati Reds sold Fred Toney to New York Giants .
Pittsburgh Pirates released Jimmy Archer .
Indianapolis (American Association) sent Roy Ellam to Pittsburgh Pirates for future considerations.
Pittsburgh Pirates sent Gus Getz to Indianapolis (American Association) for future considerations.
Vernon (PCL) traded Jack Quinn to New York Yankees in exchange for 3 players to be
named later; Vernon (PCL) received Happy Finneran , Sammy Ross and Zinn Beck
(February, 1919).
Washington Senators sold Ad Brennan to Cleveland Indians . (date approximate)
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Bob Steele to New York Giants . (date approximate)
Indianapolis (American Association) sold Jake Northrop to Boston Braves .
Kansas City (American Association) loaned Babe Adams to Pittsburgh Pirates .
Chicago White Sox signed Jack Quinn as a free agent.
Brooklyn Robins signed Jimmy Archer as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Wilbur Good as a free agent.
Louisville (American Association) sold Jay Kirke and Pete Compton to New York
Giants . (date approximate)
Philadelphia Phillies signed Mickey Devine as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed George McQuillan as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers sold Jack Coffey to Boston Red Sox .
Brooklyn Robins sold Jimmy Archer to Cincinnati Reds .
Major League Draft
Selected by PIT N from New Orleans (Southern) Walter Barbare
Selected by PIT N from Portland (PCL) Cliff Lee
Selected by NY A from Salt Lake City (PCL) Lefty O'Doul
Selected by PIT N from Los Angeles (PCL) Zeb Terry
Major League Draft
Selected by BOS N from St. Paul (American Association) Joe Riggert
October, 1918
Brooklyn Robins sold George Smith to New York Giants .
December, 1918
New York Giants released Al Demaree .
Cincinnati Reds sold Pete Schneider to New York Yankees .
New York Yankees signed Jack Quinn as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed George Halas as a free agent.
New York Yankees traded Frank Gilhooley , Slim Love , Ray Caldwell , Roxy Walters and
$15000 to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Ernie Shore , Duffy Lewis and Dutch Leonard .
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