1928 St. Louis Browns Trades and Transactions

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

• December 13, 1927

  Traded Bing Miller to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Sam Gray.

  Traded a player to be named later, Harry Rice, Elam Vangilder and a player to be named to the Detroit Tigers. Received Lu Blue and Heinie Manush. The St. Louis Browns sent Chick Galloway (December 24, 1927) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

• December 14, 1927

  George Sisler player rights sold to the Washington Nationals for $25,000.

• December 15, 1927

  Ken Williams player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox for $10,000.

• December 24, 1927

  Traded Spencer Adams and Otis Miller to Milwaukee (American Association). Received Chick Galloway.

• April 25, 1928

  Traded Wally Gerber to the Boston Red Sox. Received Hal Wiltse.

• May 10, 1928

  Fred Bennett player rights sold to Tulsa (Western).

  Purchased Frank Wilson from the Cleveland Indians.

• May 24, 1928

  Signed Debs Garms as an amateur free agent.

• July 10, 1928

  Traded Frank Wilson to Kansas City (American Association). Received Frank McGowan. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September, 1928

  Purchased Herb Cobb, Tom Jenkins and Ed Roetz from Wichita Falls (Texas).

• September 19, 1928

  Purchased Rip Collins from Toronto (International).

• November 11, 1928

  Signed Rick Ferrell as a free agent.

• December 5, 1928

  Boom-Boom Beck player rights sold to Buffalo (International).