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November 12, 1886
The Cincinnati Red Stockings traded Jack Boyle and $350 to the St. Louis Browns for Hugh Nicol.
November 24, 1886
The New York Giants purchased George Gore from the Chicago White Stockings for $3500 or higher.
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Abner Dalrymple from the Chicago White Stockings.
December, 1886
The Brooklyn Grays purchased Jack O'Brien from the Philadelphia Athletics.
December 1, 1886
The Pittsburg Alleghenys traded Otto Schomberg and $400 to the St. Louis Maroons for Alex McKinnon. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
December 15, 1886
The Cleveland Blues purchased George Pechiney from the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
December 26, 1886
The Cleveland Blues purchased Charlie Reipschlager from the New York Metropolitans. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
1887
Cub Stricker sent from the Atlanta (Southern) to the Cleveland Blues in an unknown transaction.
January, 1887
The Cleveland Blues purchased Mike Morrison from the New York Metropolitans for $500.
February 14, 1887
The Boston Beaneaters purchased King Kelly from the Chicago White Stockings for $10,000.
March 5, 1887
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Chief Roseman from the New York Metropolitans for $750. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
March 8, 1887
The Indianapolis Hoosiers purchased Henry Boyle from the St. Louis Maroons.
The St. Louis Maroons returned Billy O'Brien to league control.
March 9, 1887
The New York Metropolitans obtained Paul Radford who was previously under league control for $500 or $1000.
The Washington Nationals obtained Billy O'Brien who was previously under league control.
The Kansas City Cowboys returned Charley Bassett to league control.
The Indianapolis Hoosiers obtained Charley Bassett who was previously under league control for $1,000.
The Washington Nationals obtained Al Myers who was previously under league control for $2,500.
March 15, 1887
The Detroit Wolverines obtained Fatty Briody who was previously under league control. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April, 1887
The Philadelphia Quakers purchased Charlie Buffinton from the Boston Beaneaters.
The Philadelphia Quakers purchased Tom Gunning from the Boston Beaneaters. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 5, 1887 (Standings)
The Detroit Wolverines obtained Stump Wiedman who was previously under league control. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The St. Louis Browns obtained Silver King who was previously under league control. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 15, 1887 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Tom Poorman from the Boston Beaneaters for $750. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 21, 1887 (Standings)
The Pittsburg Alleghenys traded George Van Haltren and $2,000 to the Chicago White Stockings for Jim McCormick.
May 2, 1887 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Gus Weyhing from the Philadelphia Quakers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
May 20, 1887 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues purchased Phil Reccius from the Louisville Colonels.
June 20, 1887 (Standings)
The Washington Nationals purchased Ed Daily from the Philadelphia Quakers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 2, 1887 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues purchased John Kirby from the Indianapolis Hoosiers for $800 to $1000.
July 11, 1887 (Standings)
The New York Metropolitans purchased Charley Jones from the Cincinnati Red Stockings for $1,000.
July 13, 1887 (Standings)
The Cleveland Blues released Charlie Sweeney.
July 15, 1887 (Standings)
The New York Giants released John Roach.
August, 1887 (Standings)
Hugh Duffy sent from the Lowell (New England) to the Chicago White Stockings in an unknown transaction.
August 5, 1887 (Standings)
The New York Metropolitans purchased Stump Wiedman from the Detroit Wolverines for $800 to $1000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
August 15, 1887 (Standings)
The Indianapolis Hoosiers purchased Lev Shreve from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Pittsburg Alleghenys released Tom Brown.
August 19, 1887 (Standings)
The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Tom Brown as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
October, 1887 (Standings)
The New York Metropolitans released Charley Jones. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
October 20, 1887
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Billy Shindle from the Detroit Wolverines for $1500 or $2000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Brooklyn Grays purchased Jim Donahue from the New York Metropolitans for $25000 (perhap less).
The Indianapolis Hoosiers traded Gid Gardner and cash to the Washington Nationals for Paul Hines.
November 5, 1887
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Fred Dunlap from the Detroit Wolverines for $4000 or $5000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
November 21, 1887
The Brooklyn Grays purchased Doc Bushong from the St. Louis Browns for $4,500.
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Fred Mann, Chippy McGarr, Jocko Milligan, and $3,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Gleason and Curt Welch.
November 26, 1887
The Brooklyn Grays purchased Bob Caruthers from the St. Louis Browns for $8,250.
November 29, 1887
The Brooklyn Grays purchased Dave Foutz from the St. Louis Browns for $5,500.
1888
The Kansas City Cowboys signed Charley Jones as a free agent.
Tommy McCarthy sent from the Oshkosh (Northwestern) to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.
January 3, 1888
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Al Maul from the Philadelphia Quakers for $1,000.
January 15, 1888
The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Jim Donahue from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for $7,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Pittsburg Alleghenys purchased Billy Sunday from the Chicago White Stockings for $2,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
February, 1888
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Bert Cunningham from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
February 6, 1888
Tom Brown sent from the Indianapolis Hoosiers to the Boston Beaneaters in an unknown transaction.
February 13, 1888
The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Jumbo Davis from the Baltimore Orioles for $700.
February 15, 1888
The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Jim McTamany from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Stats updated through July 25, 2008.
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