1887 Major League Transactions

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

• November 12, 1886

  The Cincinnati Red Stockings traded Jack Boyle and $350 to the St. Louis Browns for Hugh Nicol.

• November 24, 1886

  The Pittsburgh Alleghenys purchased Abner Dalrymple from the Chicago White Stockings.

  The New York Giants purchased George Gore from the Chicago White Stockings for $3500 or higher.

• December, 1886

  The Brooklyn Grays purchased Jack O'Brien from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• December 1, 1886

  The Pittsburgh 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 and Pop Snyder 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.)

• Before 1887 Season

  Cub Stricker sent from 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 James 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, John Cahill, Jerry Denny, Jack Glasscock, Egyptian Healy, John Kirby, Jack McGeachey, George Myers, Otto Schomberg and Emmett Seery from the St. Louis Maroons.

  The St. Louis Maroons returned Billy O'Brien to league control.

• March 9, 1887

  The Washington Nationals obtained Billy O'Brien who was previously under league control.

  The New York Metropolitans obtained Paul Radford who was previously under league control for $500 or $1000.

  The Kansas City Cowboys returned Charley Bassett, Fatty Briody, Jim Donnelly, Mert Hackett, Silver King, Al Myers, Paul Radford, Jim Whitney and George Weidman to league control.

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers obtained Mert Hackett and Charley Bassett who was previously under league control for $1,000.

  The Washington Nationals obtained Jim Donnelly, Jim Whitney and 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

  The St. Louis Browns obtained Silver King who was previously under league control. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Detroit Wolverines obtained George Weidman who was previously under league control. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 15, 1887

  The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Tom Poorman from the Boston Beaneaters for $750. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 21, 1887

  The Chicago White Stockings traded Jim McCormick to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for George Van Haltren and $2,000.

• May, 1887

  The New York Giants released Joe Gerhardt.

• May 2, 1887

  The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Gus Weyhing from the Philadelphia Quakers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 10, 1887

  The New York Metropolitans signed Joe Gerhardt as a free agent.

• May 20, 1887

  The Cleveland Blues purchased Phil Reccius from the Louisville Colonels.

• June 15, 1887

  The Philadelphia Athletics released James Roseman.

• June 20, 1887

  The Washington Nationals purchased Ed Daily from the Philadelphia Quakers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 2, 1887

  The Cleveland Blues purchased John Kirby from the Indianapolis Hoosiers for $800 to $1000.

• July 9, 1887

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers purchased Mark Polhemus from Haverhill (New England) for $900.

• July 11, 1887

  The New York Metropolitans purchased Charley Jones from the Cincinnati Red Stockings for $1,000.

• July 13, 1887

  The Cleveland Blues released Charlie Sweeney.

• July 15, 1887

  The New York Giants released John Roach.

• August, 1887

  Hugh Duffy sent from Lowell (New England) to the Chicago White Stockings in an unknown transaction.

• August 5, 1887

  The New York Metropolitans purchased George Weidman from the Detroit Wolverines for $800 to $1000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 15, 1887

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers purchased Lev Shreve from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Pittsburgh Alleghenys released Tom Brown.

• August 19, 1887

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers signed Tom Brown as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 25, 1887

  The Brooklyn Grays purchased Mickey Hughes from Newark (International Association).

• October, 1887

  Tom Brown of the Indianapolis Hoosiers granted free agency.

  The New York Metropolitans released Charley Jones. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 7, 1887

  The New York Giants purchased Mortimer Hogan from the New York Metropolitans.

  The New York Giants purchased George Weidman from the New York Metropolitans.

• October 20, 1887

  The Brooklyn Grays purchased Bill Fagan, Frank Hankinson, Bill Holbert, Al Mays, Darby O'Brien, Dave Orr, Paul Radford and Jim Donahue from the New York Metropolitans for $25000 (perhaps less).

  The Baltimore Orioles purchased Billy Shindle from the Detroit Wolverines for $1500 or $2000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  The Indianapolis Hoosiers traded Gid Gardner and cash to the Washington Nationals for Paul Hines.

• November 5, 1887

  The Pittsburgh 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, John 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.

• Before 1888 Season

  The Kansas City Cowboys signed Charley Jones as a free agent.

  Tommy McCarthy sent from Oshkosh (Northwestern) to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.

  The Philadelphia Quakers released Tom Gunning.

  The Philadelphia Athletics signed Tom Gunning as a free agent.

• January 3, 1888

  The Pittsburgh Alleghenys purchased Al Maul from the Philadelphia Quakers for $1,000.

• January 15, 1888

  The Pittsburgh Alleghenys purchased Billy Sunday from the Chicago White Stockings for $2,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• January 22, 1888

  The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Bill Fagan, Ed Greer, Frank Hankinson, Jim McTamany, Bill Phillips, Henry Porter, Ed Swartwood, Steve Toole and Jim Donahue from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for $7,000.

• February, 1888

  The Baltimore Orioles purchased Bert Cunningham and John Harkins from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• February 6, 1888

  The Boston Beaneaters signed Tom Brown as a free agent.

• February 13, 1888

  The Kansas City Cowboys purchased Jumbo Davis from the Baltimore Orioles for $700.