1969 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• December 4, 1968

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

• December 10, 1968

  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.

• 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.

• April 3, 1969

  Released Roy Face.

  Released John Wyatt.

• June 5, 1969

  Drafted Bill Gilbreth in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.

  Drafted Lerrin LaGrow in the 6th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

  Drafted Doug Konieczny in the 23rd round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 14, 1969

  Traded Ron Woods to the New York Yankees. Received Tom Tresh.

• June 15, 1969

  Dick Radatz player rights sold to the Montreal Expos.

• August 8, 1969

  Traded Don McMahon to the San Francisco Giants. Received a player to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent César Gutiérrez (September 2, 1969) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

• December 1, 1969

  Mike Derrick drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

• December 3, 1969

  Traded Joe Sparma to the Montreal Expos. Received Jerry Robertson.

• December 4, 1969

  Traded Dave Campbell and Pat Dobson to the San Diego Padres. Received Joe Niekro.

• December 13, 1969

  Traded Tommy Matchick to the Boston Red Sox. Received Dalton Jones.

• Before 1970 Season

  Signed Joe Staton as an amateur free agent.

  Leroy Reams received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

• January 17, 1970

  Drafted Mike Potter in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.