1917 Major League Baseball Transactions

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Paddy Livingston from Sioux City (Western).

The Chicago Cubs traded Joe Kelly and cash to the Boston Braves for . The Boston Braves sent Fred Mitchell (December 14, 1917) and Earl Blackburn (January, 1917) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

The Chicago White Sox released Ed Walsh.

Mickey Doolan sent from the New York Giants to ??? in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Chattanooga (Southern Association) purchased Jean Dubuc from the Detroit Tigers.

The New York Giants purchased John Middleton from Louisville (American Association).

The Chicago White Sox purchased Swede Risberg from Vernon (PCL).

The New York Giants selected Jimmy Smith off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Boston Braves returned Joe Mathes to Terre Haute (Central) following previous purchase.

The Boston Braves purchased George Twombly from Baltimore (International).

The Washington Senators purchased Sam Crane from the Philadelphia Athletics.

The Boston Braves released Fred Snodgrass.

The Cleveland Indians purchased Joe Wood from the Boston Red Sox for $15,000.

The Chicago White Sox purchased Chick Gandil from the Cleveland Indians for $3,500.

Kansas City (American Association) purchased Fritz Mollwitz from the Chicago Cubs.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Gene Packard from the Chicago Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs traded Jimmy Lavender and $5,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Demaree.

The Chicago Cubs returned Scott Perry to Atlanta (Southern Association) following previous purchase.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Gus Getz off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Duster Mails off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Fred Merkle from the Brooklyn Robins for $3,500.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Jim Thorpe from the New York Giants.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Scott Perry from Atlanta (Southern Association).

Indianapolis (American Association) traded Cy Falkenberg to the Philadelphia Athletics for Jack Nabors.

The Brooklyn Robins selected Ernie Krueger off waivers from the New York Giants.

Kansas City (American Association) purchased Roy Sanders from the Cincinnati Reds. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cincinnati Reds returned Scott Perry to Atlanta (Southern Association) following previous purchase. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Ike McAuley off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Boston Braves purchased Scott Perry from Atlanta (Southern Association).

The Boston Braves signed Fred Jacklitsch as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Gene Paulette off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

The Cleveland Indians purchased Elmer Smith from the Washington Senators for $4,000.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Frank Schulte off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Bob Steele to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Doug Baird.

The Boston Braves released Scott Perry.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Adam Debus from Fargo (Northern).

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Frank O'Rourke from Utica (New York State).

The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later, Sam Bohne, Paddy Livingston and cash to Milwaukee (American Association) for a player to be named later and Marv Goodwin. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Bob Bescher (July 3, 1917) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Harry Wolfe from the Chicago Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs released Jimmy Archer.

Providence (International) purchased Mike Massey from the Boston Braves.

The Boston Braves purchased Ray Powell from Providence (International).

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Joe Wilhoit off waivers from the Boston Braves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Adam Debus off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bobby Wallace as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Johnny Evers off waivers from the Boston Braves.

The St. Louis Browns purchased Speed Martin from the Chicago White Sox.

The Boston Braves released Ed Reulbach.

The St. Louis Browns traded Armando Marsans to the New York Yankees for Lee Magee.

Buffalo (International) purchased Tom Daly from the Cleveland Indians.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Red Smyth off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.

The Philadelphia Athletics selected Charlie Jamieson off waivers from the Washington Senators.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Dutch Ruether off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Boston Braves signed Ed Walsh as a free agent.

Toronto (International) purchased Jack Snyder from the Brooklyn Robins.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected George Kelly off waivers from the New York Giants.

The Brooklyn Robins released Chief Meyers.

Kansas City (American Association) traded a player to be named later and Fritz Mollwitz to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. Kansas City (American Association) sent Roy Sanders (August 26, 1917) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Alex McCarthy (February, 1918), Ray Miller (February, 1918) and Ike McAuley (February, 1918) to Kansas City (American Association) to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Sherry Magee off waivers from the Boston Braves.

The New York Giants selected George Kelly off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The New York Giants selected Joe Wilhoit off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The New York Yankees purchased Chick Fewster from Baltimore (International) for $20,000.

The New York Giants traded Pete Kilduff to the Chicago Cubs for Al Demaree.

The Boston Braves purchased Hank Schreiber from Lawrence (Eastern).

The Boston Braves purchased Jack Scott from Nashville (Southern Association).

The Boston Braves signed Chief Meyers as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds returned Jim Thorpe to the New York Giants following previous purchase.

The New York Yankees purchased Muddy Ruel from the St. Louis Browns.

Buffalo (International) loaned Jack Onslow to the New York Giants.

The Chicago White Sox selected Bobby Byrne off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The St. Louis Browns selected Grover Lowdermilk off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Jimmy Cooney from Providence (International). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Yankees drafted Zinn Beck from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Rube Bressler from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Joe Cobb from Cumberland (Blue Ridge) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Snipe Conley from Dallas (Texas) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dixie Davis from Louisville (American Association) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Jimmie Dykes from Gettysburg (Blue Ridge) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mike Fitzgerald from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Byron Houck from Portland (PCL) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Earl Howard from Hagerstown (Blue Ridge) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Larry Jacobus from Dallas (Texas) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Fred Lear from Bridgeport (Eastern) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Harry Lunte from Mobile (Southern Association) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Roy Massey from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Irish Meusel from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Bob O'Farrell from Peoria (Central) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Morrie Rath from Salt Lake City (PCL) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Robins drafted Ray Schmandt from Lincoln (Western) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Harry Smith from Fort Wayne (Central) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Senators drafted Harry Thompson from Toronto (International) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Al Wickland from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Frank Woodward from New Haven (Eastern) in the 1917 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Tom Daly from Buffalo (International).

The Boston Braves purchased Bill Wagner from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Brooklyn Robins selected Clarence Mitchell off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Washington Senators purchased Frank Schulte from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Chicago Cubs traded Pickles Dillhoefer, Mike Prendergast and $55,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Pete Alexander and Bill Killefer.

The Boston Red Sox traded Vean Gregg, Merlin Kopp, Pinch Thomas and $60,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics for Joe Bush, Wally Schang and Amos Strunk.

The Washington Senators traded Bert Gallia and $15,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Doc Lavan and Burt Shotton.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Dode Paskert to the Chicago Cubs for Cy Williams.

The Boston Braves released Ed Walsh.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Earl Hamilton from the St. Louis Browns.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Charlie Hollocher from Portland (PCL).

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Rube Oldring as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs traded Larry Doyle, Art Wilson and $15,000 to the Boston Braves for Lefty Tyler.

The New York Giants traded Buck Herzog to the Boston Braves for Jesse Barnes and Larry Doyle.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Burleigh Grimes, Al Mamaux and Chuck Ward to the Brooklyn Robins for George Cutshaw and Casey Stengel.

The Philadelphia Athletics traded Stuffy McInnis to the Boston Red Sox for Hick Cady and Larry Gardner. The Boston Red Sox sent Tilly Walker (February 20, 1918) to the Philadelphia Athletics to complete the trade.

The New York Yankees traded Nick Cullop, Joe Gedeon, Fritz Maisel, Les Nunamaker, Urban Shocker and $15,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Eddie Plank and Del Pratt.

The Boston Braves purchased John Henry from the Washington Senators.

The Cleveland Indians selected Bob Groom off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

The Boston Braves purchased Jimmy Smith from the New York Giants.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Bill McKechnie from the Cincinnati Reds for $20,000.

The Philadelphia Athletics traded Ping Bodie to the New York Yankees for George Burns.

The New York Yankees purchased George Burns from the Detroit Tigers.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jimmy Archer as a free agent.

As part of a 3-team trade: The New York Yankees sent Tim Hendryx to the St. Louis Browns. The Cincinnati Reds sent a player to be named later to the New York Yankees. The St. Louis Browns sent Lee Magee to the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds sent Tommy Clarke (April 25, 1918) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

The Boston Braves purchased Bunny Hearn from Toronto (International).

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Roy Mitchell from the Chicago White Sox.

The Boston Red Sox traded cash to the Cincinnati Reds for . Rube Foster refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent cash (April 1, 1918) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Rube Foster to the Cincinnati Reds for Rube Foster. Rube Foster refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent cash (April 1, 1918) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Dave Shean to the Boston Red Sox for Rube Foster. Rube Foster refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent cash (April 1, 1918) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.