You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Franchise Encyclopedia > 1930 Trades and Transactions

1930 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1929 / 1931)
75-79, Finished 5th in American League
View League Standings and Leaders
Scored 783 runs, Allowed 833 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-81
Manager: Bucky Harris (75-79)
Ballpark: Navin Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 649,450 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 106

BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms

1929 / 1931 Trades and Transactions

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

October 7, 1929

Drafted Spencer Harris from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

October 14, 1929

Sold Harry Heilmann to the Cincinnati Reds.

March 18, 1930

Spencer Harris selected by the Philadelphia Athletics off waivers.

May 30, 1930 (Standings)

Traded Ownie Carroll, Harry Rice and Yats Wuestling to the New York Yankees. Received Waite Hoyt and Mark Koenig.

June, 1930 (Standings)

Tony Rensa selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

July 18, 1930 (Standings)

Bob Fothergill selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

September 10, 1930 (Standings)

Sold Pinky Hargrave to the Washington Senators.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

1929 / 1931 Trades and Transactions