1909 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• December 8, 1908

  Ira Thomas player rights sold to the Philadelphia Athletics.

• January 14, 1909

  Purchased George Moriarty from the New York Highlanders.

• June, 1909

  Ed Lafitte sent to Providence (Eastern) in an unknown transaction.

• July 13, 1909

  Traded Frank Allen, George Suggs and $2,800 to Mobile (Southern Association). Received Bill Lelivelt.

• August 2, 1909

  Purchased Del Gainer from Grafton (Pennsylvania-West Virginia).

• August 12, 1909

  Purchased Hub Pernoll from Aberdeen (Northwestern) for $4,000.

• August 13, 1909

  Traded Red Killefer and Germany Schaefer to the Washington Nationals. Received Jim Delahanty.

• August 20, 1909

  Traded Claude Rossman to the St. Louis Browns. Received Tom Jones.

• September 1, 1909

  Drafted Frank Browning from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Eddie Foster from Jersey City (Eastern) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Jay Kirke from Wilkes-Barre (New York State) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Hack Simmons from Rochester (International) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

• Before 1910 Season

  Eddie Foster player rights sold to the New York Highlanders.

• March, 1910

  Kid Speer player rights sold to Buffalo (Eastern).