Boston Red Sox trade future baseball god Babe Ruth for $100,000 and a $300,000 loan to finance the No, No, Nanette musical.
Ten games into his career, Shoeless Joe Jackson was shipped from the Philadelphia Athletics to Cleveland in exchange for journeyman Bris Lord.
In 1990, the Red Sox sent young future star Jeff Bagwell to Houston for reliever Larry Andersen.
The New York Mets dealt Nolan Ryan, along with pitcher Don Rose, outfielder Leroy Stanton and catcher Francisco Estrada to California for shortstop Jim Fregosi.
In 1987, the Detroit Tigers sent young prospect John Smoltz to the Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander.
Pedro Martinez was traded to Montreal for second baseman Delino DeShields.
The Montreal Expos traded pitchers Randy Johnson, Gene Harris and Brian Holman to the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Mark Langston and Mike Campbell in 1989.
Mark McGwire traded from the Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for bit-piece pitchers T.J. Matthews, Blake Stein and Eric Ludwick.
The Seattle Mariners trade Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe to Boston for Heathcliff Slocumb.
The San Francisco Giants acquired catcher A.J. Pierzynski for future Hall of Famer Joe Nathan and Francisco Liriano.