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1899 St. Louis Perfectos

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1898 / 1900

84-67, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Patsy Tebeau (84-67)
Scored 819 runs, Allowed 739 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-68

Ballparks: Robison Field · Attendance: 373,909 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 107


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1898 / 1900 Trades and Transactions

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

October 11, 1898

Traded Jack Taylor to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Bill Hill and $3,500.

1899

Cy Young assigned onto roster from the Cleveland Spiders.

March 29, 1899

Kid Carsey, Jack Clements, Lave Cross, Tommy Dowd, Dick Harley, Bill Hill, Jim Hughey, Harry Lochhead, Harry Maupin, Joe Quinn, Jack Stivetts, Willie Sudhoff, Joe Sugden, Suter Sullivan and Tommy Tucker assigned from roster onto the Cleveland Spiders.

Frank Bates, Harry Blake, Jesse Burkett, Jimmy Burke, Cupid Childs, Lou Criger, Nig Cuppy, Emmet Heidrick, Cowboy Jones, Pete McBride, Ed McKean, Jack O'Connor, Jack Powell, Ossee Schrecongost, Patsy Tebeau, Bobby Wallace and Zeke Wilson assigned onto roster from the Cleveland Spiders.

June, 1899 (Standings)

Purchased Charlie Hemphill from Grand Rapids (Western).

June 5, 1899 (Standings)

Frank Bates and Ossee Schrecongost assigned from roster onto the Cleveland Spiders.

Lave Cross and Willie Sudhoff assigned onto roster from the Cleveland Spiders.

August 3, 1899 (Standings)

Charlie Hemphill assigned from roster onto the Cleveland Spiders.

August 10, 1899 (Standings)

Signed Dusty Miller as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 24, 1899 (Standings)

Released Dusty Miller.

September 26, 1899 (Standings)

Purchased Fritz Buelow, Pat Dillard and Tom Thomas from Detroit (Western).

January, 1900

Purchased Patsy Donovan from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $1,000.

February, 1900

Jack Harper and Otto Krueger assigned onto roster from the Cleveland Spiders. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

March, 1900

Sold Cupid Childs to the Chicago Orphans.

March 9, 1900

Purchased Dan McGann from the Washington Senators for $5,000.

Sold Gus Weyhing to the Brooklyn Superbas for $500.

March 10, 1900

Charlie Hemphill and Charlie Knepper assigned onto roster from the Cleveland Spiders. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Purchased John McGraw, Wilbert Robinson and Bill Keister from the Brooklyn Superbas for $19,000.

April, 1900

Released Harry Colliflower.

Released Jim Duncan.

Released Joe Sugden.

Sold Dick Harley, Harry Lochhead, Sport McAllister and Suter Sullivan to the Detroit Tigers.

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1898 / 1900 Trades and Transactions