1928 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• November 7, 1927

  Released Stuffy McInnis.

• December, 1927

  Purchased Bob McGraw from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 13, 1927

  Traded Jimmy Cooney, Bubber Jonnard and Johnny Mokan to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jimmy Ring and Johnny Schulte.

• December 14, 1927

  Jack Scott player rights sold to Toledo (American Association).

• Before 1928 Season

  Purchased Bill Kelly from Minneapolis (American Association).

• February 7, 1928

  Oran O'Neal player rights sold to Bridgeport (Eastern).

• February 14, 1928

  Dick Attreau player rights sold to Harrisburg (New York Pennsylvania).

• April 3, 1928

  Loaned Bill Hohman to New Haven (Eastern).

  Traded Harry O'Donnell and Lefty Taber to New Haven (Eastern). Received Walt Lerian.

• April 10, 1928

  Released Dick Spalding.

• May 11, 1928

  Traded a player to be named later, Art Decatur and Jimmie Wilson to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Virgil Davis, Don Hurst and Homer Peel. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Bill Kelly (May 12, 1928) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• May 28, 1928

  Released Clarence Mitchell.

• May 30, 1928

  Selected Art Jahn off waivers from the New York Giants.

• June 8, 1928

  Russ Wrightstone player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• June 11, 1928

  Signed Harvey MacDonald as an amateur free agent.

  Al Nixon player rights sold to Portland (Pacific Coast).

• July 28, 1928

  Traded Harvey MacDonald to Fort Wayne (Central). Received Chuck Klein.

• August, 1928

  Purchased John Milligan from Syracuse (New York Pennsylvania).

• August 3, 1928

  Hub Pruett player rights sold to Newark (International).

• August 9, 1928

  Received Earl Caldwell from Waco (Texas) as part of a conditional deal for $15,000.

• September, 1928

  Signed Marty Walker as a free agent.

• October 3, 1928

  Drafted Phil Collins from New Orleans (Southern Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Luther Roy from Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

• October 29, 1928

  Traded Freddy Leach to the New York Giants. Received Lefty O'Doul and cash.

• December 5, 1928

  Art Jahn player rights sold to Portland (Pacific Coast).

  Russ Miller player rights sold to Los Angeles (Pacific Coast).

  Augie Walsh player rights sold to Los Angeles (Pacific Coast).

• December 8, 1928

  Art Decatur player rights sold to Chattanooga (Southern Association).

• December 13, 1928

  Traded Heinie Sand and $10,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tommy Thevenow.

• Before 1929 Season

  Signed Error as a free agent.

  Signed George Susce as a free agent.

  Signed Jim Holloway as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Terry Lyons as an amateur free agent.

  Released Terry Lyons.

  Released Error.

• January 5, 1929

  Johnny Schulte player rights sold to Columbus (American Association).

  Released Jimmy Ring.

• February, 1929

  Returned Earl Caldwell to Waco (Texas) as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 30, 1929

  Purchased Hal Elliott from the St. Louis Cardinals.