The Transactions for the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics
1908
Major League Draft
Selected Herbie Moran from Trenton (Tri-State).
Jack Barry signed as an amateur free agent.
February, 1908
Sold Jack Lelivelt to Reading (Tri-State). (date approximate)
Sold Bris Lord to New Orleans (Southern Association). (date approximate)
February 7, 1908
Sold Rube Waddell to St. Louis Browns.
June, 1908
Shag Shaughnessy signed as a free agent.
June 3, 1908
Sold Herbie Moran to Trenton (Tri-State).
June 25, 1908
Traded Shag Shaughnessy to Reading (Tri-State) in exchange for a player to be named later; Philadelphia Athletics received Home Run Baker (September, 1908). (date approximate)
July 30, 1908
Purchased Shoeless Joe Jackson from Greenville (Carolina Association) for $1000.
August, 1908
Stuffy McInnis signed as a non-drafted free agent.
August 2, 1908
Traded Syd Smith to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Bert Blue.
August 30, 1908
Purchased Scotty Barr from Greenville (Carolina Association) for $600.
September, 1908
Amos Strunk signed as a non-drafted free agent.
September 23, 1908
Sold Osee Schrecongost to Chicago White Sox for $2400.
December 8, 1908
Purchased Ira Thomas from Detroit Tigers.