Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- December 6, 1927
Bill Lamar player rights sold to Newark (International).
- December 14, 1927
Purchased George Sisler from the St. Louis Browns for $25,000.
- February 1, 1928
Released Tris Speaker.
- May 23, 1928
Signed Dick Spalding as a free agent.
- May 27, 1928
George Sisler player rights sold to the Boston Braves for $7,500.
- July, 1928
Purchased Harley Boss from Little Rock (Southern Association).
Purchased Joe Cronin from Kansas City (American Association) for $7,500.
- July 17, 1928
Released Dick Spalding.
- August 18, 1928
Purchased Jim Weaver from Chattanooga (Southern Association).
- August 23, 1928
Tom Zachary selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.
- September, 1928
Purchased Ad Liska from Minneapolis (American Association).
- September 4, 1928
Traded a player to be named later and cash to Toledo (American Association). Received Paul McCullough. The Washington Nationals sent Jack Warner (November 8, 1928) to Toledo (American Association) to complete the trade.
- September 8, 1928
Purchased Al Bool from Nashville (Southern Association).
- September 11, 1928
Purchased Guy Cantrell from Baltimore (International).
- October 3, 1928
Drafted Archie Campbell from St Paul (American Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Charlie Gooch from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.
- October 19, 1928
Traded Bucky Harris to the Detroit Tigers. Received Jack Warner.
- December 15, 1928
Traded Elliot Bigelow, Milt Gaston, Grant Gillis, Horace Lisenbee and Bobby Reeves to the Boston Red Sox. Received Buddy Myer.
- March 16, 1929
Guy Cantrell granted Free Agency.
- March 26, 1929
Al Bool player rights sold to Baltimore (International).
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