Every trade between the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers
The Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers have made 36 deals with each other since 1966, 9 of them sales. The most recent, on Jan 9, 2025: Texas Rangers traded RHP Matt Festa to Chicago Cubs for cash. The first on file, on Apr 2, 1966: The Chicago Cubs traded Bob Humphreys to the Washington Senators for Ken Hunt.
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| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2025 | Texas Rangers traded RHP Matt Festa to Chicago Cubs for cash. |
| Nov 2, 2018 | The Chicago Cubs traded Drew Smyly to the Texas Rangers. |
| Jul 27, 2018 | The Chicago Cubs traded Eddie Butler, Rollie Lacy and Alexander Ovalles to the Texas Rangers for Cole Hamels. |
| Jul 19, 2018 | The Chicago Cubs traded Tyler Thomas to the Texas Rangers for Jesse Chavez. |
| May 25, 2018 | The Texas Rangers purchased Michael Roth from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Nov 20, 2015 | The Chicago Cubs traded Frandy De La Rosa to the Texas Rangers for Spencer Patton. |
| Jul 22, 2013 | The Chicago Cubs traded Matt Garza to the Texas Rangers for Mike Olt, Justin Grimm, Carl Edwards and Neil Ramírez. |
| Nov 20, 2012 | The Chicago Cubs traded Jake Brigham to the Texas Rangers for Barret Loux. |
| Jul 31, 2012 | The Chicago Cubs traded Geovany Soto to the Texas Rangers for Jake Brigham. |
| Jul 31, 2012 | The Chicago Cubs traded Ryan Dempster to the Texas Rangers for Christian Villanueva and Kyle Hendricks. |
| Dec 9, 2010 | The Texas Rangers purchased Mason Tobin from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Mar 27, 2010 | The Texas Rangers purchased Andrés Blanco from the Chicago Cubs. |
| May 31, 2006 | The Chicago Cubs traded Jerry Hairston to the Texas Rangers for Phil Nevin. |
| Mar 31, 2006 | In a 3-team trade, the Oakland Athletics sent John Rheinecker to the Texas Rangers; the Oakland Athletics sent Freddie Bynum to the Chicago Cubs; the Texas Rangers sent Juan Domínguez to the Oakland Athletics; the Chicago Cubs sent John Koronka to the Texas Rangers.(3 clubs) |
| Nov 16, 2005 | The Chicago Cubs traded Jon Leicester to the Texas Rangers for Clint Brannon. |
| Mar 30, 2005 | The Texas Rangers purchased Cody Ransom from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Jul 30, 2003 | The Chicago Cubs traded Jason Fransz to the Texas Rangers for Doug Glanville. |
| Jun 5, 2003 | The Chicago Cubs traded Steve O'Sullivan to the Texas Rangers for Alan Benes. |
| May 9, 2003 | The Chicago Cubs traded Alan Benes to the Texas Rangers. |
| Jun 9, 2000 | The Chicago Cubs traded Dave Martinez to the Texas Rangers for Brant Brown. |
| Jan 3, 1990 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Dave Pavlas from the Texas Rangers. |
| Jan 3, 1990 | The Chicago Cubs traded Bryan House to the Texas Rangers for Rey Sánchez. |
| Dec 5, 1988 | The Chicago Cubs traded Rafael Palmeiro, Jamie Moyer and Drew Hall to the Texas Rangers for Mitch Williams, Paul Kilgus, Steve Wilson, Curt Wilkerson, Luis Benitez and Pablo Delgado. |
| Mar 17, 1988 | The Chicago Cubs traded Ray Hayward to the Texas Rangers for Dave Meier and Greg Tabor. |
| May 15, 1987 | The Chicago Cubs traded Dave Pavlas to the Texas Rangers for Mike Mason. |
| Jul 26, 1986 | The Chicago Cubs traded Ron Meridith to the Texas Rangers for Bryan Dial and Rich Surhoff. |
| Jul 2, 1984 | The Chicago Cubs traded Dickie Noles to the Texas Rangers for Tim Henry and Jorge Gomez. |
| Mar 26, 1982 | The Chicago Cubs traded Paul Mirabella and Paul Semall to the Texas Rangers for Bump Wills. |
| Jun 4, 1981 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Bobby Bonds from the Texas Rangers. |
| Feb 5, 1977 | The Chicago Cubs traded Darold Knowles to the Texas Rangers for Gene Clines. |
| Oct 25, 1973 | The Chicago Cubs traded Fergie Jenkins to the Texas Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris. |
| Aug 31, 1973 | The Chicago Cubs traded Larry Gura to the Texas Rangers for Mike Paul. |
| Aug 13, 1973 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Rico Carty from the Texas Rangers. |
| Oct 1, 1968 | The Washington Senators purchased Dick Nen from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Apr 3, 1968 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Dick Nen from the Washington Senators. |
| Apr 2, 1966 | The Chicago Cubs traded Bob Humphreys to the Washington Senators for Ken Hunt. |
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.