The Chicago White Sox acquire first baseman Chick Gandil from the Cleveland Indians for $3,500.
1917 – The Chicago White Sox acquire first baseman Chick Gandil from the Cleveland Indians for $3,500.
Smoky Joe Wood is sold by the Boston Red Sox to Cleveland for $15,000
1917 – Smoky Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, is sold by the Boston Red Sox to Cleveland for $15,000. He will become an outfielder after one last, losing start on the mound, and will play five more years.
Dave Fultz, president of the Players Fraternity, calls off a strike set to begin within the week
1917 – Dave Fultz, president of the Players Fraternity, calls off a strike set to begin within the week. One of demands of the union is to abolish the ten-day clause, in which a team ceases to pay an injured player after he has been out of action for ten days. Organized Baseball officially severs relations with the union, leaving the players without representation.
Tim Murnane, a first baseman on the original Boston National League team of 1876 dies in Boston
1917 – Tim Murnane, a first baseman on the original Boston National League team of 1876, and later a leading baseball writer, dies in Boston at age of 64.
