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November 7, 1928
The Chicago Cubs traded Socks Seibold, Percy Jones, Lou Legett, Freddie Maguire, Bruce Cunningham, and $200,000 to the Boston Braves for Rogers Hornsby.
The Cleveland Indians traded $30,000 to the Baltimore (International) for Dick Porter.
November 8, 1928
Rick Ferrell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
November 11, 1928
The St. Louis Browns signed Rick Ferrell as a free agent.
November 12, 1928
The New York Giants signed Ray Schalk as a free agent.
November 22, 1928
The Boston Red Sox purchased Bill Bayne from the Cleveland Indians.
December 6, 1928
The Toledo (American Association) purchased Howard Freigau from the Boston Braves.
December 8, 1928
The Milwaukee (American Association) purchased Virgil Barnes from the Boston Braves.
The Boston Braves purchased George Harper from the St. Louis Cardinals.
December 11, 1928
The Toledo (American Association) purchased Johnny Neun from the Detroit Tigers.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jackie Tavener and Ken Holloway to the Cleveland Indians for George Uhle.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Glenn Wright to the Brooklyn Robins for Jesse Petty and Harry Riconda.
December 13, 1928
The Boston Braves purchased Pat Collins from the New York Yankees.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Heinie Sand and $10,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommy Thevenow.
December 15, 1928
The Washington Senators traded Milt Gaston, Hod Lisenbee, Bobby Reeves, Grant Gillis, and Elliot Bigelow to the Boston Red Sox for Buddy Myer.
December 19, 1928
The Washington Senators traded Bucky Harris to the Detroit Tigers for Jack Warner.
December 24, 1928
The Boston Braves selected Joe Dugan off waivers from the New York Yankees.
1929
The Boston Braves signed Bucky Walters as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Earl Averill from the San Francisco (PCL).
January 5, 1929
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Homer Summa from the Cleveland Indians.
The Columbus (American Association) purchased Johnny Schulte from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jimmy Ring.
February 13, 1929
The Montreal (International) purchased Doc Gautreau from the Boston Braves.
February 28, 1929
The Cleveland Indians traded Chick Autry to the Chicago White Sox for Bibb Falk.
April 18, 1929 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds traded Val Picinich to the Brooklyn Robins for Johnny Gooch and Rube Ehrhardt.
April 24, 1929 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs signed Johnny Schulte as a free agent.
May 13, 1929 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Robins selected Alex Ferguson off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
May 23, 1929 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox traded Bill Barrett to the Boston Red Sox for Doug Taitt.
May 25, 1929 (Standings)
The Washington Senators selected Ira Flagstead off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
June 7, 1929 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians selected Joe Hauser off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
June 14, 1929 (Standings)
The New York Giants traded Jimmy Welsh to the Boston Braves for Doc Farrell.
June 15, 1929 (Standings)
The Washington Senators purchased Myles Thomas from the New York Yankees.
June 19, 1929 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased George Burns from the New York Yankees.
June 22, 1929 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox purchased Frank Sigafoos from the Detroit Tigers.
June 26, 1929 (Standings)
The St. Louis Browns purchased Paul Hopkins from the Washington Senators.
June 29, 1929 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Robins selected Kent Greenfield off waivers from the Boston Braves.
July 6, 1929 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs selected Zack Taylor off waivers from the Boston Braves.
July 12, 1929 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Ira Flagstead off waivers from the Washington Senators.
July 14, 1929 (Standings)
The Boston Braves purchased Jack Cummings from the New York Giants.
July 24, 1929 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Luther Roy to the Brooklyn Robins for Lou Koupal.
August 11, 1929 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Hal Goldsmith from the Newark (International).
August 17, 1929 (Standings)
The New York Yankees purchased Lefty Gomez from the San Francisco (PCL).
August 28, 1929 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Carmen Hill off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
September, 1929 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Hank Greenberg as a free agent.
Bobo Newsom sent from the Macon (South Atlantic) to the Brooklyn Robins in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
September 14, 1929 (Standings)
The Washington Senators traded Jim Weaver, Stuffy Stewart, and cash to the Baltimore (International) for George Loepp.
September 17, 1929 (Standings)
The Boston Braves purchased Gene Robertson from the New York Yankees.
September 27, 1929 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox selected Dutch Henry off waivers from the New York Giants.
October 7, 1929 (Standings)
The Boston Braves drafted Johnny Neun from the Baltimore (International) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Ernie Smith from the Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Brooklyn Robins drafted Jim Faulkner from the Buffalo (International) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Earl Webb from the Chicago Cubs in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Braves drafted Red Rollings from the Hollywood (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted By Speece from the Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Harry Riconda from the Kansas City (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Charlie Engle from the Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Otto Miller from the Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Spencer Harris from the Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Monk Sherlock from the Mission (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Chet Nichols from the Montreal (International) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Dave Harris from the Portland (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Brooklyn Robins drafted Sloppy Thurston from the San Francisco (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted George Smith from the Seattle (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Hap Collard from the Shreveport (Texas) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Bill Karlon from the Springfield (Eastern) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Al Shealy from the St Paul (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Harry McCurdy from the Toledo (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Bill Sweeney from the Toronto (International) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
October 10, 1929 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Robins released Dave Bancroft.
The Brooklyn Robins released Max Carey.
October 14, 1929 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Harry Heilmann from the Detroit Tigers.
October 17, 1929
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Bob Meusel from the New York Yankees.
October 29, 1929
The Chicago Cubs selected Les Bell off waivers from the Boston Braves.
November, 1929
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Sparky Adams from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 4, 1929
The New York Giants signed Dave Bancroft as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Smead Jolley from the San Francisco (PCL).
November 14, 1929
The Boston Braves traded George Harper, Art Delaney, and cash to the Los Angeles (PCL) for Wally Berger.
December 11, 1929
The St. Louis Browns traded Wally Schang to the Philadelphia Athletics for Sammy Hale.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Pete Alexander and Harry McCurdy to the Philadelphia Phillies for Homer Peel and Bob McGraw.
1930
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Johnny Mize as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dizzy Dean as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
January 29, 1930
The New York Yankees purchased Ken Williams from the Boston Red Sox.
February 5, 1930
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dolf Luque to the Brooklyn Robins for Doug McWeeny.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Leo Durocher off waivers from the New York Yankees.
February 18, 1930
The Boston Braves purchased Owen Kahn from the Manchester (New England).
March 18, 1930
The Philadelphia Athletics selected Spencer Harris off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
Stats updated through October 10, 2008.
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