1896 Major League Baseball Transactions

The New York Giants purchased Fred Pfeffer from the Louisville Colonels for $2,500. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Baltimore Orioles traded Kid Gleason and $3,500 to the New York Giants for Jack Doyle.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Billy Hamilton to the Boston Beaneaters for Billy Nash.

The Brooklyn Grooms purchased Tommy McCarthy from the Boston Beaneaters for $6,000.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Arlie Latham, Ed McFarland, Morgan Murphy, Tom Parrott and cash to the St. Louis Browns for Red Ehret and Heinie Peitz. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Dan Brouthers from the Louisville Colonels for $500.

Jimmy Collins returned to the Boston Beaneaters by the Louisville Colonels as part of earlier loan.

The Boston Beaneaters drafted Willard Mains from Lewiston (New England) in the 1896 rule 5 draft.

The Louisville Colonels purchased Doggie Miller from the St. Louis Browns for $400.

The New York Giants signed Cy Seymour as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Monte Cross, Bill Hart and $750 to the St. Louis Browns for Bones Ely.

The Louisville Colonels traded Bert Inks to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tom Smith. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Syracuse (Eastern) purchased Scoops Carey from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Ace Stewart from the Chicago Colts. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Louisville Colonels traded Eddie Boyle and Joe Wright to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Billy Clingman. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Browns released Arlie Latham.

The Boston Beaneaters released Jack Ryan.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Tom Delahanty from the Cleveland Spiders. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Bangor (New England) purchased Willard Mains from the Boston Beaneaters.

The Louisville Colonels released George Treadway.

The Boston Beaneaters signed Ted Lewis as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Joe Sullivan, Tuck Turner and cash to the St. Louis Browns for Duff Cooley.

The Washington Senators traded Jack Crooks, Jim Rogers and $1,000 to the Louisville Colonels for John O'Brien.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Harry Truby from the Chicago Colts.

The New York Giants traded Harry Davis and $1,000 to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jake Beckley.

The Boston Beaneaters released Joe Harrington.

The Boston Beaneaters purchased Dan McGann from Lynchburg (Virginia).

The New York Giants traded Duke Farrell, Carney Flynn and $2,500 to the Washington Senators for Bill Joyce.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Phil Geier from Fall River (New England).

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Nap Lajoie from Fall River (New England) for $1,500.

The Boston Beaneaters purchased Fred Klobedanz from Fall River (New England).

The Boston Beaneaters released Jimmy Bannon.

The Boston Beaneaters drafted Chick Stahl from Buffalo (Eastern) in the 1896 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Beaneaters released Bill Banks.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jesse Tannehill from Richmond (Virginia) in the 1896 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Ted Breitenstein from the St. Louis Browns for $10000 (but perhaps as low as $4000).

The Baltimore Orioles traded Steve Brodie and Jim Donnelly to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Elmer Horton, Tom O'Brien, Jake Stenzel and Harry Truby.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Chauncey Fisher, Germany Smith and $1,000 to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for Tommy Corcoran.

The Chicago Colts drafted Nixey Callahan from Kansas City (Western) in the 1897 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Spiders purchased Jack Powell from Ft. Wayne (Interstate).

The Brooklyn Bridegrooms drafted Claude Ritchey from Buffalo (Eastern) in the 1897 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Claude Ritchey from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for $500.

The St. Louis Browns purchased Lou Bierbauer from the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Milwaukee (Western) purchased Adonis Terry from the Chicago Colts.