ALL TRANSACTION NEWS
Sunday, 10/22/1928
Saturday 2/4/1928 :
Free agent P Rube Currie has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/6/1928 :
P Rube Currie was put on the 40-man roster.
C Tim Griesenbeck was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Free agent P Bill Holland has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1928 :
Free agent P William Force has been signed to a contract of $990,420 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 2/18/1928 :
P Bill Holland was put on the 40-man roster.
1B Bernie Friberg was placed on waivers and designated for assignment.
1B Bernie Friberg was assigned to AA Peoria Chiefs.
2B Newt Allen was placed on waivers and designated for assignment.
2B Newt Allen was assigned to AA Peoria Chiefs.
P William Force was put on the 40-man roster.
Friday 2/24/1928 :
Trade with Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
P Phil Cockrell
P Charlie Barnabe
P Tom Johnson
P Willie Foster
P Roy Roberts
We get :
CF Charles Blackwell
P Lewis Hampton
P Rube Currie was assigned to the active roster.
P Bill Holland was assigned to the active roster.
P William Force was assigned to the active roster.
CF Charles Blackwell was put on the 40-man roster.
CF Charles Blackwell was assigned to the active roster.
Trade with Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
C Poindexter Williams
We get :
P Willie Foster
P Willie Foster was put on the 40-man roster.
P Willie Foster was assigned to AAA Iowa Cubs.
C Bill Perkins was put on the 40-man roster.
C Bill Perkins was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
P Zack Foreman has been designated for assignment.
P Zack Foreman was put on the 40-man roster.
P Chet Brewer was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
P Fred Bell was put on the 40-man roster.
P Fred Bell was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to the active roster.
P Bill Tyler was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
P Wayne Carr was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
P Harlan Pyle was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
P Fulton Strong was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
P A. clark Combs was sent down from AA Peoria Chiefs to A Madison Cubs.
P Adrian Lynch was sent down from AA Peoria Chiefs to A Madison Cubs.
P Joel Newkirk was sent down from AA Peoria Chiefs to A Madison Cubs.
P Myles Thomas was sent down from AA Peoria Chiefs to A Madison Cubs.
P Joe Matthews was sent down from AA Peoria Chiefs to A Madison Cubs.
P Willie Underhill was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
P Bob Adams was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
P Ray Boggs was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
P Paul Hopkins was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
P John Shea was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
P Paul Hopkins was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Wednesday 3/1/1928 :
Free agent 1B Thurman Jennings has been signed to a minor league contract.
Thursday 3/2/1928 :
1B Thurman Jennings was assigned to AAA Iowa Cubs.
P Zack Foreman was assigned to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Thursday 5/11/1928 :
P Satchel Paige was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
P Fred Bell was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
P Willie Foster was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Connie Rector has been signed to a contract extension, $4,950,000 per year, for 5 years.
Wayne Carr has been signed to a contract extension, $450,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cristobal Torriente has been signed to a contract extension, $10,790,000 per year, for 6 years.
Charles Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $11,120,000 per year, for 7 years.
Howard Berry has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 7/5/1928 :
P Anthony Mahoney was put on the 15-Day DL.
2B Cristobal Torriente was put on the 15-Day DL.
P Fred Bell was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
LF Pablo Mesa was put on the 40-man roster.
LF Pablo Mesa was put on the 60-Day DL.
1B Thurman Jennings was put on the 40-man roster.
1B Thurman Jennings was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
C Tim Griesenbeck was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
P Edgar Barnhart was sent down from AA Peoria Chiefs to A Madison Cubs.
P Les Cox was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
P Paul Hopkins was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Saturday 8/5/1928 :
Free agent Lloyd Latimer has been signed to a contract of $668,000 per year, for 1 years.
P Lloyd Latimer was put on the 40-man roster.
P Charlie Henry was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
P Lloyd Latimer was assigned to the active roster.
Sunday 8/13/1928 :
CF Luther Harvel was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
P Fred Bell was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
P Anthony Mahoney was promoted from to the active roster.
P Logan Hensley was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
P Percy Miller was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Monday 8/21/1928 :
C Tim Griesenbeck was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs.
2B William Owens was put on the 40-man roster.
3B Richard Jackson was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Tuesday 8/29/1928 :
P Bob Steele was put on the 15-Day DL.
P Logan Hensley was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Tuesday 9/5/1928 :
P Satchel Paige was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
P Fred Bell was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
P Bill Tyler was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Thursday 9/21/1928 :
P Bob Steele was promoted from to the active roster.
Friday 10/13/1928 :
Babe Ruth has been signed to a contract extension, $25,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thurman Jennings has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 2 years.

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