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Only Minor Move Marks Quiet Trade Deadline Across the Leagues
By Arthur H. Leland, Sporting Times
July 31st 1917
With the trade deadline now passed, clubs have settled their rosters for the remainder of the campaign. The period proved to be a notably quiet one, producing but a single transaction among the teams.
On July 19th the Boston Red Sox completed a modest exchange with the St. Louis Cardinals, sending 30-year-old right-handed pitcher Casey Hageman westward in return for 23-year-old third baseman Hooks Warner. The move was regarded as a minor adjustment, as both men had served primarily in reserve capacities with their respective clubs.
Warner was the only player among the pair to see action this season, appearing in 30 games, including five starts, and compiling a batting average of .081. The transaction stood alone as the sole change made before the closing of the trading window, leaving the league’s rosters largely intact for the stretch run ahead.
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