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1894 Major League Baseball Transactions

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Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
November 1, 1893

The Boston Beaneaters signed Jimmy Bannon as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 16, 1893

King Kelly assigned by the New York Giants to the Boston Beaneaters.

The New York Giants purchased George Van Haltren from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $2,500.

November 17, 1893
1894

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jimmy Callahan as a free agent.

January 1, 1894
January 22, 1894

The Boston Beaneaters signed Jack Ryan as a free agent.

February 27, 1894
March 15, 1894
April 13, 1894 Standings
April 16, 1894 Standings

Detroit (Western) purchased Bob Glenalvin from the Chicago Colts for $600.

April 28, 1894 Standings

The Brooklyn Grooms signed Hank Gastright as a free agent.

May 24, 1894 Standings
June, 1894 Standings
June 1, 1894 Standings

Roger Connor sent from the New York Giants to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.

June 4, 1894 Standings

The Boston Beaneaters signed Tom Smith as an amateur free agent.

June 7, 1894 Standings
June 14, 1894 Standings

The Louisville Colonels signed Pete Gilbert as a free agent.

June 15, 1894 Standings

The Boston Beaneaters signed Fred Tenney as an amateur free agent.

June 19, 1894 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jesse Tannehill as an amateur free agent.

June 20, 1894 Standings
June 21, 1894 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Billy Lauder as a free agent.

June 23, 1894 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles purchased Kid Gleason from the St. Louis Browns for $2,400.

June 25, 1894 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Joe Sullivan from the Washington Senators for $1,000.

June 28, 1894 Standings

The Louisville Colonels signed Fred Clarke as a free agent.

June 29, 1894 Standings
July, 1894 Standings
July 9, 1894 Standings
July 13, 1894 Standings
July 23, 1894 Standings
July 24, 1894 Standings
August, 1894 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Gene DeMontreville.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Henry Fournier from Brockton (New England) for $150.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jack Glasscock.

The Philadelphia Phillies released George Haddock.

The Cleveland Spiders released Charlie Petty.

August 3, 1894 Standings

The Boston Beaneaters purchased George Hodson from Scranton (Pennsylvania State).

August 4, 1894 Standings

The Boston Beaneaters signed Charlie Ganzel as a free agent.

The Boston Beaneaters released Frank West.

August 13, 1894 Standings
August 15, 1894 Standings
August 17, 1894 Standings

The Cleveland Spiders signed Mike Sullivan as a free agent.

August 23, 1894 Standings
August 24, 1894 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds signed Bill Merritt as a free agent.

August 26, 1894 Standings

The Brooklyn Grooms purchased John Anderson from Haverhill (New England) for $400.

August 31, 1894 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles traded Bert Inks and $2,000 to the Louisville Colonels for George Hemming.

George Haddock sent from Haverhill (New England) to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.

September, 1894 Standings

The Cleveland Spiders signed Bobby Wallace as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 22, 1894 Standings

The Boston Beaneaters signed Marvin Hawley as an amateur free agent.

November 14, 1894

The Boston Beaneaters purchased Jimmy Collins from Buffalo (Eastern) for $500.

November 16, 1894

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bill Hoffer from Buffalo (Eastern) in the 1894 rule 5 draft.

December 1, 1894
December 14, 1894

The Cincinnati Reds signed Buck Ewing as a free agent.

1895

The Philadelphia Phillies released Jimmy Callahan.

The Cleveland Spiders purchased Ice Box Chamberlain from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Billy Clingman from Milwaukee (Western) in the 1895 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Billy Rhines from Grand Rapids (Western) in the 1895 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Beaneaters drafted Jim Sullivan from Providence (Eastern) in the 1895 rule 5 draft.

January 6, 1895
January 17, 1895

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Red Ehret and $3,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Pink Hawley.

January 26, 1895
March 1, 1895

The Boston Beaneaters signed Frank Sexton as a free agent.

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