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1879 Major League Baseball Transactions

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Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
1879

The Providence Grays signed Jim O'Rourke as a free agent.

The Buffalo Bisons signed Hardy Richardson as a free agent.

The Providence Grays signed George Wright as a free agent.

June, 1879 Standings

The Cleveland Blues signed Jack Allen as a free agent.

The Syracuse Stars released Jack Allen.

The Troy Trojans signed Dan Brouthers as a free agent.

August, 1879 Standings

The Troy Trojans released Tom Mansell.

December, 1879

The Chicago White Stockings signed King Kelly as a free agent.

1880

The Troy Trojans signed Roger Connor as a free agent.

The Cleveland Blues signed Ned Hanlon as a free agent.

The Worcester Ruby Legs signed Arthur Irwin as a free agent.

The Boston Red Stockings signed Jim O'Rourke as a free agent.

Old Hoss Radbourn sent from Dubuque (Northwest) to the Buffalo Bisons in an unknown transaction.

The Troy Trojans signed Mickey Welch as a free agent.

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