1921 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 11, 1920

  Purchased Ray Grimes from Bridgeport (Eastern).

• December, 1920

  Dode Paskert selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• January 23, 1921

  Released Fred Merkle.

• January 25, 1921

  Released Buck Herzog.

• February 7, 1921

  Released Claude Hendrix.

• May 11, 1921

  Purchased John Sullivan from the Boston Braves.

  Abraham Bailey selected by the Brooklyn Robins off waivers.

• June 10, 1921

  Purchased Kettle Wirts from Dallas (Texas).

• July 1, 1921

  Traded Dave Robertson to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Elmer Ponder.

• July 4, 1921

  Purchased Tony Kaufmann from Winnipeg (Western Canada).

• July 26, 1921

  Released Lefty Tyler.

• August, 1921

  Purchased Hooks Cotter from Springfield (Western Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Purchased Joe Klugmann from Springfield (Western Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Purchased Butch Weis from Springfield (Western Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September, 1921

  Traded Oscar Fuhr to Mobile (Southern Association). Received Walt Golvin.

• December 19, 1921

  Traded players to be named later to Los Angeles (PCL). Received a player to be named later and Arnold Statz. Los Angeles (PCL) sent Vic Aldridge (January, 1922) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade. The Chicago Cubs sent Elmer Ponder (January, 1922), John Sullivan (January, 1922), Babe Twombly (January, 1922), Tom Daly (February, 1922) and Charlie Deal (April, 1922) to Los Angeles (PCL) to complete the trade.

• Before 1922 Season

  Gabby Hartnett received from Worcester (Eastern) in an unknown transaction.

• March 25, 1922

  Purchased Marty Krug from Seattle (PCL) for $7,500.