1926 Brooklyn Robins Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 9, 1925

  Selected Rabbit Maranville off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

  Selected William Marriott off waivers from the Boston Braves.

• December 8, 1925

  Signed Whitey Witt as a free agent.

• January, 1926

  Purchased Chick Fewster from the Cleveland Indians.

• February 1, 1926

  Traded Horace Ford, Bonnie Hollingsworth, Bill Hubbell, Dick Loftus and Cotton Tierney to Minneapolis (American Association). Received Johnny Butler.

• February 4, 1926

  Purchased Merwin Jacobson from Newark (International).

• March 15, 1926

  Traded Jumbo Elliott to Seattle (Pacific Coast). Received Sterling Stryker. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May, 1926

  Signed Paul Richards as an amateur free agent.

• May 3, 1926

  Released Milt Stock.

• June, 1926

  Sterling Stryker player rights sold to Buffalo (International).

• June 15, 1926

  Purchased Sam Bohne from the Cincinnati Reds.

• July 24, 1926

  Traded to ???. Received Harvey Hendrick.

• August 5, 1926

  Traded $4000 and player to be named later to Atlanta (Southern Association). Received Billy Rhiel. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 13, 1926

  Selected Max Carey off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• August 21, 1926

  Released Rabbit Maranville.

• September 14, 1926

  Purchased Jumbo Elliott from Seattle (Pacific Coast) for $15,000.

• October 1, 1926

  Drafted Oscar Roettger from St Paul (American Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

• November 4, 1926

  Released Jack Fournier.

• January 1, 1927

  Released Zack Wheat.

• January 9, 1927

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Burleigh Grimes to the New York Giants. Received Butch Henline from the Philadelphia Phillies. In addition, the Philadelphia Phillies sent George Harper to the New York Giants; and the New York Giants sent Jack Scott and Fresco Thompson to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• February 9, 1927

  Signed Irish Meusel as a free agent.

• March 29, 1927

  Mickey O'Neil player rights sold to the Washington Nationals.