1926 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• December 10, 1925

  Purchased Bill Wambsganss from the Boston Red Sox for $4,000.

• Before 1926 Season

  Signed Carroll Yerkes as an amateur free agent.

  Purchased Ike Powers from Martinsburg (Blue Ridge).

• June 12, 1926

  Stan Baumgartner player rights sold to Portland (PCL).

• June 15, 1926

  Traded Slim Harriss, Fred Heimach and Baby Doll Jacobson to the Boston Red Sox. Received Howard Ehmke.

  Traded Bing Miller to the St. Louis Browns. Received Baby Doll Jacobson.

• July, 1926

  Purchased Dave Barbee from Greensboro (Piedmont). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August, 1926

  Traded Frank Tobin (minors) to Wichita Falls (Texas). Received Alex Metzler. Alex Metzler returned to original team on April 9, 1927.

• August 21, 1926

  Received Tom Jenkins from Wichita Falls (Texas) as part of a conditional deal.

• October 1, 1926

  Drafted Charlie Bates from Martinsburg (Blue Ridge) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

• October 15, 1926

  Purchased Joe Boley from Baltimore (International) for $65,000.

• November 27, 1926

  Traded Bill Wambsganss and $50,000 to Kansas City (American Association). Received Dud Branom.

• December, 1926

  Charlie Berry player rights sold to Dallas (Texas).

  Charlie Engle player rights sold to Memphis (Southern Association).

  Jim Keesey player rights sold to Waterbury (Eastern).

  Frank Welch player rights sold to Atlanta (Southern Association).

• December 23, 1926

  Signed Eddie Collins as a free agent.

• Before 1927 Season

  Returned Tom Jenkins to Wichita Falls (Texas) as part of a conditional deal.

  Purchased Joe Hassler from Wheeling (Mid-Atlantic).

  Purchased Bill Shores from Wichita Falls (Texas).

• January 12, 1927

  Signed Zack Wheat as a free agent.

• February 8, 1927

  Ty Cobb assigned onto roster from the Detroit Tigers.