1921 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 17, 1920

  Traded Babe Ellison to San Francisco (PCL). Received Bert Cole.

• Before 1921 Season

  Signed Heinie Manush as a free agent.

• June, 1921

  Purchased Pol Perritt from the New York Giants.

• July 25, 1921

  Released Eddie Ainsmith.

• August 3, 1921

  Purchased Allen Conkwright from Bloomington (Three-I).

• August 19, 1921

  Purchased Fred Haney from Omaha (Western).

• August 20, 1921

  Donie Bush selected by the Washington Nationals off waivers.

• December, 1921

  Traded players to be named later, Roy Crumpler, Sammy Hale, Jim Middleton, Joe Sargent, Suds Sutherland and $30,000 to Portland (PCL). Received Syl Johnson and Herman Pillette. The Detroit Tigers sent Charlie High (March, 1922), Emmet McCann (March, 1922) and Tex Gressett (minors) (March, 1922) to Portland (PCL) to complete the trade.

• December 14, 1921

  Chick Shorten selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.

• December 29, 1921

  Selected George Cutshaw off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• Before 1922 Season

  Lil Stoner received from Oklahoma City (Western) in an unknown transaction.

• March, 1922

  Purchased Tex Gressett (minors), Emmet McCann and Charlie High from the Philadelphia Athletics for $22,500.