Every trade between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs
The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs have made 35 deals with each other since 1927, 11 of them sales. The most recent, on Apr 27, 2024: Chicago Cubs traded 1B Garrett Cooper to Boston Red Sox for cash. The first on file, on Jul 12, 1927: The Chicago Cubs purchased Fred Haney from the Boston Red Sox.
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| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2024 | Chicago Cubs traded 1B Garrett Cooper to Boston Red Sox for cash. |
| Aug 31, 2020 | The Boston Red Sox traded Josh Osich to the Chicago Cubs for Zach Bryant. |
| Jan 21, 2020 | The Boston Red Sox traded Travis Lakins to the Chicago Cubs for Jhonny Pereda. |
| Jul 30, 2014 | The Boston Red Sox traded Félix Doubront to the Chicago Cubs for Marco Hernández. |
| Jul 19, 2012 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Justin Germano from the Boston Red Sox. |
| Apr 21, 2012 | The Boston Red Sox traded Michael Bowden and Hunter Cervenka to the Chicago Cubs for Marlon Byrd. |
| Feb 21, 2012 | The Boston Red Sox traded Jair Bogaerts to the Chicago Cubs for Chris Carpenter and Aaron Kurcz. |
| Feb 15, 2011 | The Boston Red Sox traded Robert Coello to the Chicago Cubs for Tony Thomas. |
| Dec 1, 2005 | The Boston Red Sox purchased Jermaine Van Buren from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Aug 9, 2005 | The Boston Red Sox traded Olivo Astacio to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Remlinger. |
| Jul 31, 2004 | In a 4-team trade, the Boston Red Sox sent Nomar Garciaparra and Matt Murton to the Chicago Cubs; the Chicago Cubs sent Brendan Harris, Alex Gonzalez and Francis Beltrán to the Montreal Expos; the Montreal Expos sent Orlando Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox; the Minnesota Twins sent Doug Mientkiewicz to the Boston Red Sox; the Chicago Cubs sent Justin Jones to the Minnesota Twins.(4 clubs) |
| Jul 2, 2004 | The Boston Red Sox traded Andy Shipman to the Chicago Cubs for Jimmy Anderson. |
| Dec 12, 1999 | The Boston Red Sox traded Damon Buford to the Chicago Cubs for Manny Alexander. |
| Aug 31, 1999 | The Boston Red Sox traded Mark Guthrie and Cole Liniak to the Chicago Cubs for Rod Beck. |
| Dec 8, 1987 | The Boston Red Sox traded Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi to the Chicago Cubs for Lee Smith. |
| May 25, 1984 | The Boston Red Sox traded Dennis Eckersley and Mike Brumley to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner. |
| Dec 10, 1982 | The Boston Red Sox traded Chuck Rainey to the Chicago Cubs for Doug Bird. |
| Aug 17, 1979 | The Boston Red Sox traded Mike O'Berry to the Chicago Cubs for Ted Sizemore. |
| May 28, 1977 | The Boston Red Sox traded Bobby Darwin to the Chicago Cubs for Ramón Hernández. |
| Dec 3, 1970 | The Boston Red Sox traded Carmen Fanzone to the Chicago Cubs for Phil Gagliano. |
| Jun 27, 1968 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Gene Oliver from the Boston Red Sox. |
| Jun 1, 1968 | The Boston Red Sox purchased Bill Schlesinger from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Nov 30, 1967 | The Boston Red Sox traded Bill Schlesinger and Al Montreuil to the Chicago Cubs for Ray Culp. |
| Dec 1, 1959 | The Boston Red Sox traded Al Schroll to the Chicago Cubs for Bobby Thomson. |
| Nov 21, 1959 | The Boston Red Sox traded Dick Gernert to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Marshall and Dave Hillman. |
| Jul 13, 1959 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Art Schult from the Boston Red Sox. |
| Mar 9, 1959 | The Boston Red Sox traded Bob Smith to the Chicago Cubs for Chuck Tanner. |
| Jan 1, 1957 | The Boston Red Sox traded Bill Henry to the Chicago Cubs for Frank Kellert. |
| Sep 9, 1956 | The Boston Red Sox purchased Gene Mauch from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Jun 12, 1955 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Owen Friend from the Boston Red Sox. |
| Sep 29, 1945 | The Boston Red Sox traded Clem Hausmann to the Chicago Cubs for Rip Russell. |
| Sep 22, 1942 | The Boston Red Sox purchased Roy Partee from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Dec 22, 1941 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Bill Fleming from the Boston Red Sox. |
| Apr 16, 1938 | The Boston Red Sox purchased Roy Parmelee from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Jul 12, 1927 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Fred Haney from the Boston Red Sox. |
Trades and sales between the two franchises under every name they have had. To May 2022 from Retrosheet, since then from MLB's transaction feed. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org.