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1911 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 12, 1910
November 17, 1910

Indianapolis (American Association) purchased Gus Getz from the Boston Doves.

December 14, 1910
December 19, 1910

The Boston Doves signed Fred Tenney as a free agent.

1911

Chattanooga (Southern Association) purchased Harry Coveleski from the Cincinnati Reds.

Montreal (Eastern) purchased Chick Gandil from the Chicago White Sox.

The New York Giants purchased Heinie Groh from Oshkosh (Wisconsin State).

Bill James sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Naps in an unknown transaction.

January 5, 1911

The Boston Rustlers traded George Walsh (minors) and $800 to Fall River (New England) for Art Butler.

The Boston Rustlers signed Patsy Flaherty as a free agent.

January 12, 1911
February 6, 1911

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Fred Beck from the Boston Rustlers.

February 7, 1911

Buffalo (Eastern) purchased Bud Sharpe from the Boston Rustlers.

February 11, 1911
February 25, 1911
February 27, 1911

The Boston Rustlers signed Herman Young as an amateur free agent.

April, 1911

The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Hub Northen from the Cincinnati Reds.

April 5, 1911 Standings

St Paul (American Association) purchased Harry Steinfeldt from the Chicago Cubs.

April 8, 1911 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jesse Tannehill as a free agent.

April 10, 1911 Standings

New Orleans (Southern Association) purchased Jay Kirke from the Detroit Tigers.

April 13, 1911 Standings
April 18, 1911 Standings
May 4, 1911 Standings
May 8, 1911 Standings

Atlanta (Southern Association) purchased Sam Frock from the Boston Rustlers.

May 9, 1911 Standings

Newark (Eastern) purchased Charlie Smith from the Boston Red Sox.

May 11, 1911 Standings

The Boston Red Sox purchased Hap Myers from the St. Louis Browns.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Frank Smith from the Boston Red Sox for $5000 plus undisclosed sum to Browns for withdrawing waiver claim.

May 13, 1911 Standings
May 15, 1911 Standings

Houston (Texas) purchased Patrick Newnam from the St. Louis Browns.

Louisville (American Association) traded Reggie Richter to the Chicago Cubs for Jack Pfiester.

May 25, 1911 Standings

The Boston Rustlers traded Art Butler and Josh Clarke to St Paul (American Association) for Harry Steinfeldt.

May 31, 1911 Standings

The Boston Rustlers signed Brad Hogg as an amateur free agent.

June, 1911 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Rafael Almeida from New Britain (Connecticut State).

The Chicago Cubs signed Claude Hendrix as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Armando Marsans from New Britain (Connecticut State) for $6,000.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Joe Willis from the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 2, 1911 Standings

The Washington Senators purchased Tilly Walker from Spartanburg (Carolina Association) for $700.

June 10, 1911 Standings
June 15, 1911 Standings

The Detroit Tigers traded Jack Ness and $2,500 to New Bedford (New England) for Paddy Baumann.

The Boston Rustlers purchased Bill Jones from Portsmouth (Ohio State).

Jersey City (Eastern) purchased Roxey Roach from the New York Highlanders.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased John Shovlin from Erie (Ohio-Pennsylvania) for $2,500.

June 21, 1911 Standings
June 24, 1911 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Bunny Madden off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

June 30, 1911 Standings

The Cleveland Naps purchased Ray Chapman from Davenport (Three-I).

The St. Louis Browns purchased Josh Swindell from Winston-Salem (Carolina).

July, 1911 Standings

The Chicago Cubs purchased Larry Cheney from Louisville (American Association).

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bert Hall from Tacoma (PCL).

July 15, 1911 Standings
July 19, 1911 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Frank Gilhooley from Adrian (Southern Michigan) for $1,500.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Hank Robinson from Fort Worth (Texas) for $4,000.

July 22, 1911 Standings

The New York Giants traded Al Bridwell and Hank Gowdy to the Boston Rustlers for Buck Herzog.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Marty O'Toole from St Paul (American Association) for $22,500.

Haverhill (New England) purchased Herman Young from the Boston Rustlers.

July 25, 1911 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds traded Herb Juul and George McQuillan to Columbus (American Association) for Pop Lessard (minors).

July 27, 1911 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Billy Kelly from St Paul (American Association).

July 29, 1911 Standings

The Boston Rustlers traded George Ferguson to Memphis (Southern Association) for George Jackson.

August, 1911 Standings

The Detroit Tigers purchased Wiley Taylor from Austin (Texas).

August 1, 1911 Standings

The Boston Rustlers purchased Mike Donlin from the New York Giants.

The Boston Rustlers purchased Ed McDonald from Buffalo (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 5, 1911 Standings

The Boston Red Sox released Red Kleinow.

August 9, 1911 Standings
August 14, 1911 Standings

St Paul (American Association) purchased John Flynn from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 16, 1911 Standings

The Cleveland Naps released Cy Young.

August 17, 1911 Standings

The Chicago Cubs purchased Charlie Smith from Newark (Eastern).

August 18, 1911 Standings

The Chicago White Sox purchased Mutz Ens from Galesburg (Central Association).

The Boston Rustlers purchased Otto Hess from New Orleans (Southern Association).

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jack Rowan to the Chicago Cubs for Cliff Curtis.

August 19, 1911 Standings

The Boston Rustlers signed Cy Young as a free agent.

August 20, 1911 Standings
September, 1911 Standings

The New York Giants purchased George Burns from Utica (New York State).

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Gavvy Cravath from Minneapolis (American Association).

September 1, 1911 Standings

The Washington Senators drafted Jerry Akers from Dubuque (Three-I) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ed Conwell from Portsmouth (Ohio State) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted George Cutshaw from Oakland (PCL) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Rustlers drafted Walt Dickson from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Ona Dodd from Waco (Texas) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Rustlers drafted Ed Donnelly from Troy (New York State) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Red Downs from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Jean Dubuc from Montreal (Eastern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Senators drafted John Flynn from St Paul (American Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Stan Gray from San Antonio (Texas) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Bob Higgins from Chattanooga (Southern Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Hanson Horsey from Reading (Tri-State) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Byron Houck from Spokane (Northwestern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Rustlers drafted Ben Houser from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Ham Hyatt from Kansas City (American Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Maury Kent from Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Rustlers drafted Jay Kirke from New Orleans (Southern Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Red Kleinow as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Red Sox drafted Marty Krug from Columbia (South Atlantic) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Jimmy Lavender from Providence (Eastern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Baldy Louden from Newark (Eastern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Charley Moore from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Herbie Moran from Rochester (Eastern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns purchased Walter Moser from the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Washington Senators drafted Paul Musser from Canton (Ohio-Pennsylvania) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Rube Peters from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Roy Radebaugh from Columbia (South Atlantic) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Morrie Rath from Baltimore (Eastern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Senators drafted Howie Shanks from Youngstown (Ohio-Pennsylvania) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Pete Standridge from Calgary (Western Canada) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Casey Stengel from Aurora (Wisconsin-Illinois) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Ossie Vitt from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Earl Yingling from Toledo (American Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted George Zackert from Seattle (Northwestern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

September 11, 1911 Standings
September 16, 1911 Standings
October, 1911 Standings

The Chicago White Sox purchased Del Paddock from Dubuque (Three-I). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December, 1911
December 6, 1911
December 16, 1911
December 29, 1911
1912

Des Moines (Western) purchased Red Faber from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Denver (Western) purchased Jeff Pfeffer from the St. Louis Browns.

The St. Louis Browns purchased Del Pratt from Montgomery (Southern Association) for cash and 2 players. cash and 2 players

The Chicago Cubs signed Cy Williams as an amateur free agent.

January 5, 1912

Jersey City (International) traded Hick Cady to the Boston Red Sox for Hal Janvrin, Walter Lonergan, Marty McHale, Hap Myers, Billy Purtell and Jack Thoney.

February, 1912

The New York Highlanders purchased Rip Williams from the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

February 6, 1912
February 12, 1912
February 14, 1912

The Cleveland Naps signed Ken Nash as a free agent.

February 17, 1912
March 20, 1912

The Boston Braves released Fred Tenney.

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