1887 New York Metropolitans Trades and Transactions

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

• December 26, 1886

  Charlie Reipschlager player rights sold to the Cleveland Blues. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• January, 1887

  Mike Morrison player rights sold to the Cleveland Blues for $500.

• March 5, 1887

  James Roseman player rights sold to the Philadelphia Athletics for $750. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 9, 1887

  Obtained Paul Radford who was under league control for $500 or $1000.

• May 10, 1887

  Signed Joe Gerhardt as a free agent.

• May 24, 1887

  Signed James McMullin as a free agent.

• July, 1887

  Released John Meister. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Released John Shaffer. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 11, 1887

  Purchased Charley Jones from the Cincinnati Reds for $1,000.

• August, 1887

  Released James McMullin. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 5, 1887

  Purchased George Weidman from the Detroit Wolverines for $800 to $1000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 9, 1887

  Released James Roseman.

• September 26, 1887

  Released Joe Gerhardt. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Released Sadie Houck. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Released Charlie Parsons. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Released Andy Sommers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October, 1887

  Released Charley Jones. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 7, 1887

  Mortimer Hogan player rights sold to the New York Giants.

  George Weidman player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• October 20, 1887

  Bill Fagan, Frank Hankinson, Bill Holbert, Al Mays, Darby O'Brien, Dave Orr, Paul Radford and Jim Donahue player rights sold to the Brooklyn for $25000 (perhaps less).