1968 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 22, 1967

  Traded players to be named later to the Houston Astros. Received Eddie Mathews. The Detroit Tigers sent Leo Marentette (December 10, 1968) and Fred Gladding (November 22, 1967) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• November 28, 1967

  Traded Dave Wickersham to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Dennis Ribant.

• November 29, 1967

  Traded Chris Cannizzaro to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Mike Derrick.

• January 27, 1968

  Drafted Ken Szotkiewicz in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Chuck Scrivener in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Bob O'Brien in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bill Slayback in the 7th round of the 1968 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Terry Wilshusen in the 8th round of the 1968 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• April 3, 1968

  Traded Hank Aguirre to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received a player to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Frederick Moulder (minors) (April 4, 1968) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

• April 13, 1968

  Bill Heath player rights sold to the New York Yankees. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 22, 1968

  Signed Dick Radatz as a free agent.

• June 7, 1968

  Drafted Elliott Maddox in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Bob Molinaro in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1968.

  Drafted Ross Grimsley in the 8th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Marv Lane in the 10th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

  Drafted Bob Strampe in the 18th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

  Drafted Don Leshnock in the 23rd round of the 1968 amateur draft.

• June 15, 1968

  Traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees. Received John Wyatt. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim Rooker (September 30, 1968) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• July 6, 1968

  Released Lenny Green.

• July 26, 1968

  Traded Dennis Ribant to the Chicago White Sox. Received Don McMahon.

• August 31, 1968

  Purchased Roy Face from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• September 30, 1968

  Bob Christian player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• October, 1968

  Purchased Dennis Ribant from the Chicago White Sox.

• October 15, 1968

  Ray Oyler selected by the Seattle Pilots as the 5th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

  Jon Warden selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 12th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

  Bill Butler selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 22nd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

  Dick Drago selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 31st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

  Wayne Comer selected by the Seattle Pilots as the 41st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

  Mike Marshall selected by the Seattle Pilots as the 53rd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

• October 28, 1968

  Released Eddie Mathews.

• December 4, 1968

  Traded Jack DiLauro to the New York Mets. Received Héctor Valle.

• December 15, 1968

  Dennis Ribant player rights sold to the Kansas City Royals.

• Before 1969 Season

  Signed Jack Whillock as a free agent.

• February 1, 1969

  Drafted John Young in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft (January Secondary).

• March 25, 1969

  Don Pepper player rights sold to the Montreal Expos.