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1904 Major League Baseball Transactions

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

December 12, 1903
December 20, 1903
1904

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

The New York Giants purchased Art Devlin from Newark (Eastern).

Patsy Donovan jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Washington Senators.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Miller Huggins from St Paul (American Association).

Jersey City (Eastern) purchased Bill Keister from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Des Moines (Western) purchased Hans Lobert from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Kaiser Wilhelm.

The New York Giants purchased Hooks Wiltse from Troy (New York State).

January, 1904
January 5, 1904

Toledo (American Association) traded Red Kleinow to the New York Highlanders for Eddie Quick and Jack Zalusky.

January 16, 1904
February 5, 1904

The Boston Beaneaters purchased Joe Stewart from St Paul (American Association).

February 11, 1904
February 21, 1904
February 25, 1904

The Chicago White Sox traded George Magoon to Indianapolis (American Association) for . Indianapolis (American Association) sent Mike Heydon (August, 1904) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

March, 1904

The Brooklyn Superbas purchased Ed Poole from the Cincinnati Reds.

March 2, 1904

St Paul (American Association) purchased Harry Aubrey from the Boston Beaneaters.

Providence (Eastern) purchased Harry Aubrey from the Boston Beaneaters.

St Paul (American Association) returned Harry Aubrey to the Boston Beaneaters following previous purchase.

March 5, 1904

The Boston Beaneaters signed Kaiser Wilhelm as a free agent.

March 6, 1904
March 16, 1904

Columbus (American Association) purchased John Malarkey from the Boston Beaneaters.

April 2, 1904 Standings
April 20, 1904 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Bobby Lowe from the Chicago Cubs.

April 30, 1904 Standings
May, 1904 Standings
May 3, 1904 Standings
May 8, 1904 Standings
May 10, 1904 Standings

Columbus (American Association) purchased Jack Hickey from the Cleveland Naps.

May 30, 1904 Standings
June, 1904 Standings

Milwaukee (American Association) purchased Tom Dougherty from the Chicago White Sox.

June 6, 1904 Standings
June 16, 1904 Standings
June 17, 1904 Standings
June 26, 1904 Standings

Toronto (Eastern) loaned Jack White to the Boston Beaneaters.

June 27, 1904 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Sherry Magee as an amateur free agent.

July, 1904 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Charlie Case from Springfield (Three-I). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Detroit Tigers purchased Germany Schaefer from Milwaukee (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 3, 1904 Standings

The Cleveland Naps purchased George Stovall from Burlington (Iowa State).

July 4, 1904 Standings

The Washington Senators signed Lefty Herring as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Washington Senators traded Kip Selbach to the Boston Americans for Bill O'Neill.

July 14, 1904 Standings
July 20, 1904 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Shad Barry to the Chicago Cubs for Frank Corridon.

Louisville (American Association) purchased Davey Dunkle from the Washington Senators.

The Washington Senators traded Al Orth to the New York Highlanders for Tom Hughes and Barney Wolfe.

July 22, 1904 Standings

The Detroit Tigers purchased Bill Coughlin from the Washington Senators for $8,000.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Lew Drill from the Washington Senators.

July 24, 1904 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Charlie Chech from St Paul (American Association).

The Detroit Tigers purchased Ed Gremminger from the Boston Beaneaters.

July 26, 1904 Standings

The Cleveland Naps purchased Fritz Buelow from the Detroit Tigers.

August, 1904 Standings

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Fred Applegate from Toronto (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jimmy Archer from Boone (Iowa State).

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Al Bridwell from Columbus (American Association).

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Buster Brown from Omaha (Western). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased John Butler from Kansas City (American Association).

Baltimore (Eastern) purchased Bill Byers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Billy Campbell from Louisville (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cleveland Naps purchased Nig Clarke from Atlanta (Southern Association).

The Chicago White Sox purchased Tom Dougherty from Milwaukee (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Wish Egan from Louisville (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Giants purchased Claude Elliott from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Gene Ford from Minneapolis (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Americans purchased Myron Grimshaw from Buffalo (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Chicago Cubs purchased Solly Hofman from Des Moines (Western) for $1,500.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Del Howard from Omaha (Western).

The Detroit Tigers purchased Charlie Jaeger from Rockford (Three-I). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Brooklyn Superbas purchased Charlie Malay from Amsterdam-Johnstown (New York State).

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased George McBride from St. Joseph (Western).

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jim McGinley from Haverhill (New England). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Brooklyn Superbas purchased Harry McIntire from Memphis (Southern Association).

Toledo (American Association) purchased John McPherson from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Roscoe Miller.

The Washington Senators purchased Rabbit Nill from Colorado Springs (Western). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Louisville (American Association) purchased Peaches O'Neill from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Boston Americans purchased Hank Olmsted from Columbus (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Chick Robitaille from Troy (New York State). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cleveland Naps purchased Claude Rossman from Holyoke (Connecticut State).

The Chicago Cubs purchased Frank Schulte from Syracuse (New York State).

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Bull Smith from Wheeling (Central). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Gabby Street from Terre Haute (Central). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Charlie Swindells from Butte (Pacific National).

August 1, 1904 Standings
August 3, 1904 Standings
August 5, 1904 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Harry Cassady from Bloomington (Three-I) for $500.

August 7, 1904 Standings
August 10, 1904 Standings

Columbus (American Association) purchased Fred Abbott from the Cleveland Naps.

August 11, 1904 Standings

The Cleveland Naps purchased Jim Jackson from St Paul (American Association) for $3,000.

August 13, 1904 Standings

The Chicago Cubs signed Ernie Groth as a free agent.

August 14, 1904 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies released Jack Doyle. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 18, 1904 Standings

The Cleveland Naps purchased Nick Kahl from Colorado Springs (Western).

August 27, 1904 Standings

The Brooklyn Superbas purchased Fred Mitchell from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Cleveland Naps purchased Rube Vinson from Providence (Eastern) for $2,500.

August 30, 1904 Standings

The New York Highlanders purchased Frank McManus from Montreal (Eastern).

August 31, 1904 Standings
September, 1904 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bill Clancy from Montreal (Eastern) in the 1904 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mickey Doolan from Jersey City (Eastern) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Superbas drafted Bull Durham from Augusta (South Atlantic) in the 1904 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Chicago White Sox drafted Lou Fiene from Cedar Rapids (Three-I) in the 1904 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Giants drafted Moonlight Graham from Manchester (New England) in the 1904 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Chicago Cubs purchased Harry McChesney from Des Moines (Western) for $1,250.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Bugs Raymond from Waterloo (Iowa State) in the 1904 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Brooklyn Superbas purchased Doc Reisling from Los Angeles (PCL).

The Brooklyn Superbas drafted Elmer Stricklett from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1904 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Detroit Tigers drafted John Sullivan from St Paul (American Association) in the 1904 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Highlanders drafted Joe Yeager from Montreal (Eastern) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

September 1, 1904 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Cliff Blankenship from Seattle (PCL) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Jim Buchanan from Oakland (PCL) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Emil Frisk from Seattle (PCL) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The New York Highlanders drafted Bill Hogg from Spokane (Pacific National) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Ben Koehler from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Billy Maloney from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Orval Overall from Tacoma (PCL) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Ike Rockenfield from Spokane (Pacific National) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Ike Van Zandt from Nashua (New England) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

September 7, 1904 Standings

The Boston Beaneaters drafted Frank Hershey from Ilion (New York State) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Beaneaters drafted Bill Lauterborn from Syracuse (New York State) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Beaneaters drafted Jake Volz from Manchester (New England) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

September 9, 1904 Standings

The New York Highlanders selected Ned Garvin off waivers from the Brooklyn Superbas.

September 11, 1904 Standings
September 21, 1904 Standings

Jim Mullin returned to the Philadelphia Athletics by the Washington Senators as part of earlier loan.

October, 1904 Standings

The Detroit Tigers selected Duff Cooley off waivers from the Boston Beaneaters.

The Brooklyn Superbas purchased Mal Eason from Jersey City (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 4, 1904 Standings

The New York Highlanders drafted Hal Chase from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Beaneaters drafted Dick Harley from Syracuse (New York State) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

The New York Highlanders drafted Doc Newton from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

October 10, 1904 Standings

The Washington Senators drafted Punch Knoll from Nashville (Southern Association) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

December 20, 1904
December 21, 1904
December 26, 1904
1905

Toledo (American Association) purchased Lou Fiene from the Chicago White Sox.

Kid Nichols sent from Kansas City (Western) to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

January, 1905
January 20, 1905

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Shad Barry from the Chicago Cubs.

January 25, 1905
January 29, 1905

Columbus (American Association) traded Fred Abbott to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rudy Hulswitt.

February, 1905

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ed Phelps to the Cincinnati Reds for Heinie Peitz.

The Chicago White Sox traded Branch Rickey to the St. Louis Browns for . The St. Louis Browns sent Frank Roth (June, 1905) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

February 20, 1905

The Washington Senators purchased Mike Heydon from the Chicago White Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

February 28, 1905

Shreveport (Southern Association) purchased Tom Fisher from the Boston Beaneaters.

March, 1905

The Washington Senators selected Harry Cassady off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Minneapolis (American Association) purchased Davy Jones from the Chicago Cubs.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Mike Kahoe from the St. Louis Browns.

March 11, 1905
April, 1905
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