1929 Major League Baseball Transactions

The Cleveland Indians traded $30000 and 2 players to Baltimore (International) for Dick Porter.

The Chicago Cubs traded Bruce Cunningham, Percy Jones, Lou Legett, Freddie Maguire, Socks Seibold and $200,000 to the Boston Braves for Rogers Hornsby.

Rick Ferrell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

The St. Louis Browns signed Rick Ferrell as a free agent.

The New York Giants signed Ray Schalk as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Bill Bayne from the Cleveland Indians.

Toledo (American Association) purchased Howard Freigau from the Boston Braves.

Milwaukee (American Association) purchased Virgil Barnes from the Boston Braves.

The Boston Braves purchased George Harper from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Toledo (American Association) purchased Johnny Neun from the Detroit Tigers.

The Detroit Tigers traded Ken Holloway and Jackie Tavener to the Cleveland Indians for George Uhle.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Glenn Wright to the Brooklyn Robins for Jesse Petty and Harry Riconda.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Heinie Sand and $10,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommy Thevenow.

The Boston Braves purchased Pat Collins from the New York Yankees.

The Washington Senators traded Elliot Bigelow, Milt Gaston, Grant Gillis, Hod Lisenbee and Bobby Reeves to the Boston Red Sox for Buddy Myer.

The Washington Senators traded Bucky Harris to the Detroit Tigers for Jack Warner.

The Boston Braves selected Joe Dugan off waivers from the New York Yankees.

The Cleveland Indians purchased Earl Averill from San Francisco (PCL).

The Boston Braves signed Bucky Walters as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Jimmy Ring.

Columbus (American Association) purchased Johnny Schulte from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Homer Summa from the Cleveland Indians.

Montreal (International) purchased Doc Gautreau from the Boston Braves.

Toledo (American Association) purchased Eddie Moore from the Boston Braves.

The Cleveland Indians traded Chick Autry to the Chicago White Sox for Bibb Falk.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Val Picinich to the Brooklyn Robins for Rube Ehrhardt and Johnny Gooch.

The Chicago Cubs signed Johnny Schulte as a free agent.

The Brooklyn Robins selected Alex Ferguson off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Brooklyn Robins purchased Eddie Moore from Toledo (American Association). cash and two players

The Chicago White Sox traded Bill Barrett to the Boston Red Sox for Doug Taitt.

The Washington Senators selected Ira Flagstead off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

Baltimore (International) purchased Johnny Werts from the Boston Braves.

The Cleveland Indians selected Joe Hauser off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.

The New York Giants traded Jimmy Welsh to the Boston Braves for Doc Farrell.

The Washington Senators purchased Myles Thomas from the New York Yankees.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased George Burns from the New York Yankees.

The Boston Braves signed Al Weston as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago White Sox purchased Frank Sigafoos from the Detroit Tigers.

The St. Louis Browns purchased Paul Hopkins from the Washington Senators.

The Brooklyn Robins selected Kent Greenfield off waivers from the Boston Braves.

Buffalo (International) purchased Heinie Mueller from the Boston Braves.

The Chicago Cubs selected Zack Taylor off waivers from the Boston Braves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Ira Flagstead off waivers from the Washington Senators.

The Boston Braves purchased Jack Cummings from the New York Giants.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Luther Roy to the Brooklyn Robins for Lou Koupal.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Hal Goldsmith from Newark (International).

The New York Yankees purchased Lefty Gomez from San Francisco (PCL).

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Carmen Hill off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Boston Braves purchased Henry Peploski from Providence (Eastern).

The Detroit Tigers signed Hank Greenberg as a free agent.

Bobo Newsom sent from Macon (South Atlantic) to the Brooklyn Robins in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Giants purchased Hub Pruett from Newark (International).

The Washington Senators traded Stuffy Stewart, Jim Weaver and cash to Baltimore (International) for George Loepp.

The Boston Braves purchased Randy Moore from Dallas (Texas).

The Boston Braves purchased Gene Robertson from the New York Yankees.

The Chicago White Sox selected Dutch Henry off waivers from the New York Giants.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Hap Collard from Shreveport (Texas) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Charlie Engle from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Robins drafted Jim Faulkner from Buffalo (International) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Dave Harris from Portland (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Spencer Harris from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The New York Yankees drafted Bill Karlon from Springfield (Eastern) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Harry McCurdy from Toledo (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Otto Miller from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Johnny Neun from Baltimore (International) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Chet Nichols from Montreal (International) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Harry Riconda from Kansas City (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Red Rollings from Hollywood (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Al Shealy from St Paul (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Monk Sherlock from Mission (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Ernie Smith from Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted George Smith from Seattle (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted By Speece from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Bill Sweeney from Toronto (International) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Robins drafted Sloppy Thurston from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Earl Webb from the Chicago Cubs in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Robins released Dave Bancroft.

The Brooklyn Robins released Max Carey.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Harry Heilmann from the Detroit Tigers.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Bob Meusel from the New York Yankees.

The Chicago Cubs selected Les Bell off waivers from the Boston Braves.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Sparky Adams from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The New York Giants signed Dave Bancroft as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox purchased Smead Jolley from San Francisco (PCL).

The Boston Braves traded Art Delaney, George Harper and cash to Los Angeles (PCL) for Wally Berger.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Pete Alexander and Harry McCurdy to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bob McGraw and Homer Peel.

The St. Louis Browns traded Wally Schang to the Philadelphia Athletics for Sammy Hale.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dizzy Dean as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Johnny Mize as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees purchased Ken Williams from the Boston Red Sox.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Leo Durocher off waivers from the New York Yankees.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Dolf Luque to the Brooklyn Robins for Doug McWeeny.

The Boston Braves purchased Owen Kahn from Manchester (New England).

The Boston Braves selected Billy Rhiel off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.

The Philadelphia Athletics selected Spencer Harris off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.