1929 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• December 23, 1928

  Charlie Bates player rights sold to Portland (PCL).

  Ike Powers player rights sold to Portland (PCL).

• Before 1929 Season

  Signed Bill Breckinridge as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Doc Cramer as an amateur free agent.

• January 5, 1929

  Purchased Homer Summa from the Cleveland Indians.

• April, 1929

  Returned Stew Bolen to Baltimore (International) as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 6, 1929

  Traded Joe Hassler and cash to Portland (PCL). Received Jim Cronin.

• June 7, 1929

  Joe Hauser selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• June 19, 1929

  Purchased George Burns from the New York Yankees.

• July, 1929

  Signed Rudy Miller as a free agent.

• August, 1929

  Signed Al Mahon as a free agent.

• August 23, 1929

  Received Bud Morse from Des Moines (Western) as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Purchased Glenn Liebhardt from Des Moines (Western). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 27, 1929

  Purchased Eric McNair from Memphis (Southern Association).

• September, 1929

  Traded players to be named to Portland (PCL). Received Jim Keesey.

• September 14, 1929

  Traded players to be named later and cash to Portland (PCL). Received George Snider (minors) and Roy Mahaffey. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Walt French (December 3, 1929), Jim Cronin (December 3, 1929) and Carroll Yerkes (December 3, 1929) to Portland (PCL) to complete the trade.

• December 3, 1929

  Returned Bud Morse to Des Moines (Western) as part of a conditional deal.

• December 11, 1929

  Traded Sammy Hale and $2,500 to the St. Louis Browns. Received Wally Schang.

• Before 1930 Season

  Rudy Miller player rights sold to Montreal (International).

  Homer Summa player rights sold to Portland (PCL) for $5,000.

  Purchased Dib Williams from Little Rock (Southern Association) for $10,000.

  Released George Burns.

• March 18, 1930

  Selected Spence Harris off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• March 25, 1930

  Bevo LeBourveau player rights sold to Toledo (American Association).