Every trade between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees

The Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees have made 34 deals with each other since 1902, 15 of them sales. The most recent, on Dec 9, 2015: The Detroit Tigers traded Chad Green and Luis Cessa to the New York Yankees for Justin Wilson. The first on file, on Jul 1, 1902: The Baltimore Orioles purchased Frank Dillon from the Detroit Tigers.

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Trades between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees
Date	Deal
Dec 9, 2015	The Detroit Tigers traded Chad Green and Luis Cessa to the New York Yankees for Justin Wilson.
Dec 5, 2014	In a 3-team trade, the Arizona Diamondbacks sent Didi Gregorius to the New York Yankees; the New York Yankees sent Shane Greene to the Detroit Tigers; the Detroit Tigers sent Robbie Ray and Domingo Leyba to the Arizona Diamondbacks.(3 clubs)
Dec 8, 2009	In a 3-team trade, the New York Yankees sent Phil Coke and Austin Jackson to the Detroit Tigers; the Detroit Tigers sent Curtis Granderson to the New York Yankees; the Detroit Tigers sent Edwin Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks; the New York Yankees sent Ian Kennedy to the Arizona Diamondbacks; the Arizona Diamondbacks sent Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth to the Detroit Tigers.(3 clubs)
Jul 30, 2008	The Detroit Tigers traded Iván Rodríguez to the New York Yankees for Kyle Farnsworth.
Nov 10, 2006	The Detroit Tigers traded Anthony Claggett, Humberto Sánchez and Kevin Whelan to the New York Yankees for Gary Sheffield.
Jul 5, 2002	In a 3-team trade, the Oakland Athletics sent Carlos Peña, Franklyn Germán and Jeremy Bonderman to the Detroit Tigers; the New York Yankees sent Ted Lilly, Jason Arnold and John-Ford Griffin to the Oakland Athletics; the Detroit Tigers sent Jeff Weaver to the New York Yankees.(3 clubs)
Jul 31, 1996	The Detroit Tigers traded Cecil Fielder to the New York Yankees for Rubén Sierra and Matt Drews.
Mar 19, 1991	The Detroit Tigers traded Torey Lovullo to the New York Yankees for Mark Leiter.
Jun 4, 1990	The Detroit Tigers traded Matt Nokes to the New York Yankees for Lance McCullers and Clay Parker.
Mar 23, 1989	The Detroit Tigers traded Tom Brookens to the New York Yankees for Charles Hudson.
Mar 19, 1974	In a 3-team trade, the Detroit Tigers sent Jim Perry to the Cleveland Indians; the Cleveland Indians sent Rick Sawyer and Walt Williams to the New York Yankees; the New York Yankees sent Jerry Moses to the Detroit Tigers; the Detroit Tigers sent Ed Farmer to the New York Yankees.(3 clubs)
Jun 14, 1969	The Detroit Tigers traded Ron Woods to the New York Yankees for Tom Tresh.
Jun 15, 1968	The Detroit Tigers traded Jim Rooker to the New York Yankees for John Wyatt.
Apr 13, 1968	The New York Yankees purchased Bill Heath from the Detroit Tigers.
Jan 1, 1957	The New York Yankees purchased Don Bradey from the Detroit Tigers.
Apr 5, 1951	The New York Yankees purchased Eddie Lake from the Detroit Tigers.
Dec 17, 1949	The Detroit Tigers traded Dick Wakefield to the New York Yankees for Dick Kryhoski.
Aug 1, 1948	The Detroit Tigers purchased Charley Schanz from the New York Yankees.
May 12, 1942	The Detroit Tigers purchased Johnny Welaj from the New York Yankees.
Sep 8, 1941	The Detroit Tigers traded Tuck Stainback and Boyd Perry to the New York Yankees for Billy Hitchcock.
May 30, 1930	The Detroit Tigers traded Ownie Carroll, Yats Wuestling and Harry Rice to the New York Yankees for Waite Hoyt and Mark Koenig.
May 17, 1919	The Detroit Tigers purchased Dutch Leonard from the New York Yankees.
Mar 8, 1918	The New York Yankees purchased George Burns from the Detroit Tigers.
Feb 4, 1915	The New York Yankees purchased Hugh High and Wally Pipp from the Detroit Tigers.
Sep 18, 1912	The Detroit Tigers traded Claud Derrick to the New York Highlanders for Red McKee.
Sep 3, 1910	The Detroit Tigers purchased Brad Kocher from the New York Highlanders.
Sep 3, 1910	The Detroit Tigers purchased Ed Lafitte from the New York Highlanders.
Jan 1, 1910	The New York Highlanders purchased Eddie Foster from the Detroit Tigers.
Jan 14, 1909	The Detroit Tigers purchased George Moriarty from the New York Highlanders.
Dec 12, 1907	The Detroit Tigers purchased Ira Thomas from the New York Highlanders.
Feb 21, 1904	The New York Highlanders purchased Deacon McGuire from the Detroit Tigers.
Jul 16, 1903	The Detroit Tigers traded John Deering to the New York Highlanders for Paddy Greene.
Jun 10, 1903	The Detroit Tigers traded Kid Elberfeld to the New York Highlanders for Herman Long and Ernie Courtney.
Jul 1, 1902	The Baltimore Orioles purchased Frank Dillon 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.