1901 Major League Baseball Transactions

Christy Mathewson assigned the New York Giants to Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Christy Mathewson from Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina) in the 1900 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Giants traded Amos Rusie to the Cincinnati Reds for Christy Mathewson.

Jimmy Barrett jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Detroit Tigers.

Bill Bernhard jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Bill Bradley jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Cleveland Blues.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Kitty Bransfield from Worcester (Eastern).

The Baltimore Orioles signed Roger Bresnahan as a free agent.

Fritz Buelow jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers.

Nixey Callahan jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

Doc Casey jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.

Billy Clingman sent from ??? to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.

Joe Connor jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Lou Criger jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.

Lave Cross jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Nig Cuppy jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Lefty Davis as a free agent.

Mike Donlin jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles.

Hugh Duffy jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Bill Everitt jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Washington Senators.

Hobe Ferris jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Americans.

Chick Fraser jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Phil Geier jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Kid Gleason jumped from the New York Giants to the Detroit Tigers.

Mike Grady jumped from the New York Giants to the Washington Senators.

Clark Griffith jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

Bill Hallman jumped from the Cleveland Blues to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Zaza Harvey jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

Pink Hawley jumped from the New York Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Harry Howell jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.

Fielder Jones jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Chicago White Sox.

Nap Lajoie jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Ted Lewis jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.

Jack McCarthy jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Cleveland Blues.

Joe McGinnity jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles signed John McGraw as a free agent.

Win Mercer jumped from the New York Giants to the Washington Senators.

Sam Mertes jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

The Cleveland Blues purchased Earl Moore from Dayton (Interstate).

The Boston Beaneaters purchased Pat Moran from Montreal (Eastern).

Jerry Nops jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.

Wiley Piatt jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Joe Quinn jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Washington Senators.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Wilbert Robinson as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Pop Schriver from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Ed Scott jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Blues.

Cy Seymour jumped from the New York Giants to the Baltimore Orioles.

Elmer Smith returned to the Cincinnati Reds by the New York Giants as part of earlier loan.

Chick Stahl jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.

Gus Weyhing jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Cleveland Blues.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Doc White as an amateur free agent.

Jimmy Williams jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles.

Bob Wood jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Blues.

Joe Yeager jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.

Stan Yerkes jumped from the Baltimore Orioles to the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Pop Dillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The New York Giants traded Jack Doyle to the Chicago Orphans for John Ganzel, Ned Garvin and Sammy Strang.

The Boston Beaneaters signed Bob Lawson as a free agent.

John Anderson jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Beaneaters purchased Gene DeMontreville from the Brooklyn Superbas.

Jimmy Collins jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.

Dave Fultz jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Ned Garvin jumped from the New York Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Harry Smith jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Athletics.

The Cincinnati Reds released Elmer Smith.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Elmer Smith as a free agent.

Charlie Hemphill jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.

Boileryard Clarke jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Bill Carrick jumped from the New York Giants to the Washington Senators.

Freddy Parent jumped from Providence (Eastern) to the Boston Americans.

Buck Freeman jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.

Bill Keister jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles.

Billy Sullivan jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Chicago White Sox.

Cy Young jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tom Leahy as a free agent.

Lefty Davis jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Brooklyn Superbas. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Beaneaters signed Daff Gammons as an amateur free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Jim Jackson as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Superbas released Farmer Steelman.

The Boston Americans signed Frank Foreman as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Harry Lochhead from the Detroit Tigers.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Jack Dunn.

The Boston Beaneaters purchased Duff Cooley from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Eddie Plank as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Bock Baker from the Cleveland Blues.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Morgan Murphy.

The Chicago Orphans purchased Rube Waddell from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Joe Dolan.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Morgan Murphy as a free agent.

The Boston Beaneaters released Shad Barry.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Jack Dunn as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Mike Kahoe.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Elmer Smith.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Shad Barry as a free agent.

The Washington Senators released Jack O'Brien.

The Boston Americans released Frank Foreman.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Joe Dolan as a free agent.

The Boston Beaneaters signed Elmer Smith as a free agent.

The Cleveland Blues signed Jack O'Brien as a free agent.

The Chicago Orphans signed Mike Kahoe as a free agent.

Heinie Smith sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.

The Cleveland Blues purchased Pete Dowling from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed George Grossart as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Frank Foreman as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles released Crazy Schmit.

The Brooklyn Superbas purchased Cozy Dolan from the Chicago Orphans.

The Boston Beaneaters released Elmer Smith.

The Brooklyn Superbas released Lefty Davis.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Hughie Jennings from the Brooklyn Superbas for $3,000.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Tom Leahy. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Phillies released Jimmy Slagle.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Lefty Davis as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Cardinals released Cowboy Jones.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Tom Leahy as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Chauncey Fisher sent from the New York Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Snake Wiltse. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cincinnati Reds released Algie McBride. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Athletics released Phil Geier.

The New York Giants signed Algie McBride as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Lew Carr from Schenectady (New York State).

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Matty McIntyre as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Daff Gammons retired from the Boston Beaneaters.

New Haven (Connecticut State) sent Frank Murphy to the Boston Beaneaters as part of a conditional deal.

The Philadelphia Athletics released Jack Hayden.

The Philadelphia Athletics released Billy Milligan.

The Philadelphia Athletics released Wiley Piatt.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Charlie Case as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Phil Geier as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jiggs Donahue as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Irv Waldron.

The Washington Senators signed Jack Hayden as a free agent.

The Washington Senators signed Irv Waldron as a free agent.

Schenectady (New York State) sent Willie Mills to the New York Giants as part of a conditional deal.

The Chicago White Sox purchased Jimmy Burke from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Cincinnati Reds released Charlie Irwin.

The Boston Beaneaters signed Jimmy Slagle as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Chauncey Fisher. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cincinnati Reds released Doc Newton.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Lew Carr.

The New York Giants released Ed Doheny.

The Boston Beaneaters released Bob Lawson.

Tom Leahy sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to Providence (Eastern) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Americans released Larry McLean. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Pete Childs sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago Orphans in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Beaneaters released Fred Crolius.

The Brooklyn Superbas signed Charlie Irwin as a free agent.

The Brooklyn Superbas released Doc McJames.

The Brooklyn Superbas signed Doc Newton as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Snake Wiltse as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Joe Connor.

The New York Giants returned Willie Mills to Schenectady (New York State) as part of a conditional deal.

The Washington Senators released Joe Quinn.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ed Doheny as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bones Ely. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cleveland Blues signed Joe Connor as a free agent.

The Cleveland Blues released George Yeager.

The Cleveland Blues released Bill Hart.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Bob Lawson as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Bones Ely as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed George Yeager as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Bill Karns as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Detroit Tigers released Davey Crockett.

The Cleveland Blues purchased Zaza Harvey from the Chicago White Sox.

The Detroit Tigers released Ed High.

The Cleveland Blues released Ed Scott.

The Boston Americans released Nig Cuppy.

The Boston Americans signed Jack Slattery as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Giants purchased Frank Murphy from the Boston Beaneaters.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Farmer Steelman as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Gus Weyhing.

The Washington Senators released Tim Jordan.

The Baltimore Orioles released Burt Hart.

Patsy Dougherty sent from Bridgeport (Connecticut State) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

The Chicago White Sox signed Wiley Piatt as a free agent.

Patsy Dougherty jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Americans.

Pete O'Brien sent from Utica (New York State) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

George Prentiss sent from ??? to the Boston Americans in an unknown transaction.

The Chicago Orphans purchased Germany Schaefer from St. Paul (Western). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Giants released Aleck Smith.

The Chicago Orphans purchased Davy Jones from Rockford (Three-I). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Davy Jones jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Giants signed Al Maul as a free agent.

Jerry Hurley sent from Schenectady (New York State) to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

Bill Magee sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased George Merritt from Utica (New York State).

The Milwaukee Brewers released Pink Hawley.

The Washington Senators released Pop Foster.

The Chicago White Sox signed Pop Foster as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed George McBride as a free agent.

Rochester (Eastern) sent Billy Lush to the Boston Beaneaters as part of a conditional deal.

Worcester (Eastern) sent Joe Rickert to the Boston Beaneaters as part of a conditional deal.

The Chicago White Sox released Jimmy Burke.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jimmy Burke as a free agent.

The Boston Beaneaters released Jimmy Slagle.

The New York Giants released Al Maul.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Slats Jordan as a free agent.

The New York Giants released Bill Phyle.

Wid Conroy jumped from the St. Louis Browns to the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Harry Smith jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Joe Kelley jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.

Monte Cross jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Ed Delahanty jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

Bill Duggleby jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Elmer Flick jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Al Orth jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

Happy Townsend jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

Harry Wolverton jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

The Cleveland Blues traded Candy LaChance to the Boston Americans for Ossee Schreckengost.

The Washington Senators signed Bones Ely as a free agent.

Kid Nichols sent from the Boston Beaneaters to Kansas City (Western) in an unknown transaction.

The New York Giants purchased Heinie Smith from Rochester (Eastern).

Kip Selbach jumped from the New York Giants to the Baltimore Orioles.

Charlie Hickman jumped from the New York Giants to the Boston Americans.

The Chicago Orphans purchased Bobby Lowe from the Boston Beaneaters.

Rube Waddell jumped from the Chicago Orphans to Los Angeles (California).

The Washington Senators signed Bill Keister as a free agent.

Erve Beck jumped from the Cleveland Bronchos to the Cincinnati Reds.

Jesse Burkett jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

Ernie Courtney jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Baltimore Orioles.

Fred Crolius sent from ??? to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

Tom Daly jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Chicago White Sox.

George Davis jumped from the New York Giants to the Chicago White Sox.

Bill Dinneen jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.

Red Donahue jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Browns.

The Baltimore Orioles released Mike Donlin.

The Chicago Orphans released Jack Doyle.

John Farrell jumped from the Washington Senators to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Chick Fraser jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Ned Garvin jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the Brooklyn Superbas.

Danny Green jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

Dick Harley jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Detroit Tigers.

Jack Harper jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

Fred Hartman jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Topsy Hartsel jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Emmet Heidrick jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

The Cleveland Bronchos signed Charlie Hemphill as a free agent.

Dummy Hoy jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds.

Tom Hughes jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Baltimore Orioles.

Jim Jackson jumped from the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Giants.

Mike Kahoe jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the St. Louis Browns.

Milwaukee (American Association) purchased George McBride from the St. Louis Browns.

Barry McCormick jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the St. Louis Browns.

Ed McFarland jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago White Sox.

Dan McGann jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles.

Jack Powell jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

The Boston Beaneaters returned Joe Rickert to Worcester (Eastern) as part of a conditional deal.

Jimmy Sheckard jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles.

Willie Sudhoff jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

The Chicago Orphans purchased Joe Tinker from Portland (Pacific Northwest).

Cy Vorhees jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

Bobby Wallace jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

John Warner jumped from the New York Giants to the Boston Americans.

Sammy Strang jumped from the New York Giants to the Chicago White Sox.

Sammy Strang jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Orphans.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Chief Bender as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Brooklyn Superbas released Brickyard Kennedy.

The New York Giants signed Roy Clark as a free agent.

The New York Giants signed Jim Delahanty as a free agent.

The New York Giants signed Brickyard Kennedy as a free agent.

The St. Louis Browns purchased Joe Sugden from the Chicago White Sox.

The New York Giants signed Henry Thielman as a free agent.

The New York Giants signed Libe Washburn as a free agent.

The New York Giants signed George Yeager as a free agent.

The New York Giants signed Jack Doyle as a free agent.

Tully Sparks jumped from the St. Louis Browns to the New York Giants.

Dummy Taylor jumped from the New York Giants to the Cleveland Bronchos.

The Boston Americans signed Bert Husting as a free agent.

The Cleveland Bronchos signed Addie Joss as a free agent.

Deacon McGuire jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.

The Boston Beaneaters purchased Mal Eason from the Chicago Orphans.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Fred Mitchell from the Boston Americans.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Ed Poole from the Pittsburgh Pirates.