1918 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• December 2, 1917

  Purchased Joseph Finneran from St. Paul (American Association).

• March 8, 1918

  George Burns player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

• May 19, 1918

  Joseph Finneran sent to St Paul (American Association) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July, 1918

  Purchased Marty Kavanagh from Milwaukee (American Association).

• August 9, 1918

  Jack Coffey player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• January 17, 1919

  Traded Ossie Vitt to the Boston Red Sox. Received Eddie Ainsmith, Slim Love and Chick Shorten.

• February 8, 1919

  Released Tubby Spencer.

• March, 1919

  Frank Walker player rights sold to Portland (PCL).

  Released Harry Coveleski.

• March 4, 1919

  Selected Jimmy Cooney off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• April, 1919

  Snooks Dowd player rights sold to the Philadelphia Athletics.