Every trade between the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers
The Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers have made 27 deals with each other since 1928, 13 of them sales. The most recent, on Mar 27, 2023: Chicago Cubs traded 2B Zach McKinstry to Detroit Tigers for RHP Carlos Guzman and. The first on file, on Apr 30, 1928: The Chicago Cubs purchased Dennis Murphy from the Detroit Tigers.
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Detroit Tigers27 deals, newest first
| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2023 | Chicago Cubs traded 2B Zach McKinstry to Detroit Tigers for RHP Carlos Guzman and. |
| Aug 31, 2020 | The Chicago Cubs traded Zack Short to the Detroit Tigers for Cameron Maybin. |
| Jul 31, 2019 | The Chicago Cubs traded Alex Lange and Paul Richan to the Detroit Tigers for Nick Castellanos. |
| Jul 31, 2017 | The Chicago Cubs traded Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes to the Detroit Tigers for Alex Avila and Justin Wilson. |
| Aug 5, 2012 | The Chicago Cubs traded Jeff Baker to the Detroit Tigers for Marcelo Carreno. |
| Nov 12, 2007 | The Chicago Cubs traded Jacque Jones to the Detroit Tigers for Omar Infante. |
| Aug 23, 2007 | The Chicago Cubs traded Clay Rapada to the Detroit Tigers for Craig Monroe. |
| Aug 20, 2006 | The Chicago Cubs traded Neifi Pérez to the Detroit Tigers for Chris Robinson. |
| Feb 9, 2005 | The Chicago Cubs traded Kyle Farnsworth to the Detroit Tigers for Roberto Novoa, Scott Moore and Bo Flowers. |
| Apr 29, 2004 | The Chicago Cubs traded Félix Sánchez to the Detroit Tigers for Jon Connolly and Eric Eckenstahler. |
| Sep 21, 1987 | The Chicago Cubs traded Dickie Noles to the Detroit Tigers. |
| Apr 1, 1981 | The Detroit Tigers purchased Mick Kelleher from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Aug 30, 1979 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Bruce Kimm from the Detroit Tigers. |
| Mar 20, 1979 | The Chicago Cubs traded Ed Putman to the Detroit Tigers for Steve Dillard. |
| Jul 30, 1977 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Dave Roberts from the Detroit Tigers. |
| Jun 10, 1976 | The Detroit Tigers purchased Milt Wilcox from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Jun 8, 1976 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Joe Coleman from the Detroit Tigers. |
| Dec 6, 1965 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Don Bryant from the Detroit Tigers. |
| Mar 27, 1965 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Bill Faul from the Detroit Tigers. |
| Nov 28, 1962 | The Chicago Cubs traded Bob Anderson to the Detroit Tigers for Steve Boros. |
| Aug 31, 1960 | The Detroit Tigers purchased Dick Gernert from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Apr 1, 1960 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Barney Schultz from the Detroit Tigers. |
| May 13, 1953 | The Chicago Cubs purchased George Freese from the Detroit Tigers. |
| Dec 2, 1941 | The Detroit Tigers purchased Bob Garbark from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Jul 16, 1941 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Frank Jelincich from the Detroit Tigers. |
| Dec 6, 1939 | The Chicago Cubs traded Dick Bartell to the Detroit Tigers for Billy Rogell. |
| Apr 30, 1928 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Dennis Murphy from the Detroit Tigers. |
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.