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Boston Red Sox ⇄ Detroit Tigers

29 trades · by score, BOS came out ahead in 12 of 27. Flip · BOS · DET

Trade · 1 player2026
BOSDET
Jahmai Jones and 1 other2026
85BOS15DET

Close to a wash — the margin never reached a full win.

Trade · 1 player2024
BOSDET
Trade · 1 player2024
32BOS50DET
Trade · 2 players2020
19BOS81DET

Matt Hall changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Rick Porcello and 3 others2014
28BOS72DET

Rick Porcello stayed 4 seasons and was the best of it, and it still came out close to even.

Jose Iglesias and 6 others2013
Boston Red Sox · Chicago White Sox · Detroit Tigers
Trade · 2 players2012
50BOS50DET

Jeff Kobernus changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Trade · 2 players2010
50BOS50DET

Brent Dlugach changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Mike Maroth and 1 other1999
9BOS91DET

Detroit Tigers came out ahead by 6.5 WAR, most of it from Mike Maroth.

Rich Rowland and 1 other1994
72BOS28DET

Rich Rowland and John Flaherty changed clubs, and neither amounted to much for either side.

Trade · 4 players1978
77BOS23DET

Cash considerations is the whole of what changed hands besides Steve Dillard.

Ben Oglivie and 1 other1973
9BOS91DET

Detroit Tigers came out ahead by 5.6 WAR, most of it from Ben Oglivie.

Trade · 2 players1969
37BOS63DET

Tommy Matchick and Dalton Jones changed clubs, and neither amounted to much for either side.

Earl Wilson and 3 others1966
2BOS98DET

Detroit Tigers got 15.9 WAR out of Earl Wilson over 5 seasons. Boston Red Sox got 1.0 from the whole return.

George Thomas and 3 others1965
56BOS44DET

George Thomas stayed 6 seasons and was the best of it, and it still came out close to even.

Dave Sisler and 2 others1959
11BOS89DET

Detroit Tigers came out ahead by 2.7 WAR, most of it from Dave Sisler.

Lou Berberet and 1 other1958
17BOS83DET

Close to a wash — the margin never reached a full win.

Trade · 2 players1957
67BOS33DET

Jack Phillips and Karl Olson changed clubs, and neither amounted to much for either side.

George Kell and 8 others1952
84BOS16DET

George Kell stayed 3 seasons and was the best of it, and it still came out close to even.

Birdie Tebbetts and 1 other1947
87BOS13DET

Boston Red Sox came out ahead by 2.9 WAR, most of it from Birdie Tebbetts.

Eddie Lake and 1 other1946
17BOS83DET

Eddie Lake stayed 5 seasons and was the best of it, and it still came out close to even.

Pinky Higgins and 4 others1938
3BOS97DET

Detroit Tigers came out ahead by 14.7 WAR, most of it from Pinky Higgins.

Roy Johnson and 2 others1932
98BOS2DET

Boston Red Sox came out ahead by 12.2 WAR, most of it from Roy Johnson.

Marty McManus and 1 other1931
91BOS9DET

Boston Red Sox came out ahead by 3.8 WAR, most of it from Marty McManus.

Fred Haney and 2 others1925
83BOS17DET

Close to a wash — the margin never reached a full win.

Ira Flagstead and 1 other1923
98BOS2DET

Boston Red Sox came out ahead by 13.5 WAR, most of it from Ira Flagstead.

Howard Ehmke and 6 others1922
96BOS4DET

Boston Red Sox got 16.2 WAR out of Howard Ehmke over 4 seasons. Detroit Tigers got 8.7 from the whole return.

Ossie Vitt and 3 others1919
15BOS85DET

Ossie Vitt stayed 3 seasons and was the best of it, and it still came out close to even.