1928 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• December, 1927

  Bob McGraw player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• December 13, 1927

  Traded Jimmy Ring and Johnny Schulte to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jimmy Cooney, Bubber Jonnard and Johnny Mokan.

• December 14, 1927

  Purchased Frank Gibson from the Boston Braves.

• February 3, 1928

  Jimmy Cooney selected by the Boston Braves off waivers.

• March 25, 1928

  Traded Les Bell to the Boston Braves. Received Andy High and $25,000.

• May 10, 1928

  Traded Bob O'Farrell to the New York Giants. Received George Harper.

• May 11, 1928

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

• June 4, 1928

  Signed Clarence Mitchell as a free agent.

• June 12, 1928

  Tony Kaufmann player rights sold to Rochester (International).

• June 17, 1928

  Traded Johnny Mokan to Buffalo (International). Received Gus Felix.

• July 13, 1928

  Signed Earl Smith as a free agent.

• October 3, 1928

  Drafted Hal Elliott from Waco (Texas) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

• December 8, 1928

  George Harper and Rabbit Maranville player rights sold to the Boston Braves.

• December 13, 1928

  Traded Tommy Thevenow to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Heinie Sand and $10,000.

• December 17, 1928

  Purchased Fred Haney from Indianapolis (American Association).

• Before 1929 Season

  Signed Ed Heusser as an amateur free agent.

• March 30, 1929

  Hal Elliott player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.