The New York Giants buy center fielder Edd Roush from the Newark Peppers of the defunct Federal League for $7,500

The New York Giants buy center fielder Edd Roush from the Newark Peppers of the defunct Federal League for $7,500

1916 – The New York Giants buy center fielder Edd Roush from the Newark Peppers of the defunct Federal League for $7,500. Roush will hit just .188 in New York before being packaged to Cincinnati, where he will blossom into a Hall of Famer.

New York Giants purchase three stars from the Federal League

New York Giants purchase three stars from the Federal League

On January 17, 1916, the New York Giants purchase three stars from the Federal League: pitcher Fred Anderson, outfielder Benny Kauff, and catcher Bill Rariden, from the Brooklyn Tip Tops for $35,000. Kauff, the 26-year-old center fielder was the Federal League’s best player. His first three seasons with New York are solid, but the trash-talking…