1926 Washington Nationals Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1926 Season

  Traded a player to be named later to Mobile (Southern Association). Received Leroy Jones (minors). The Washington Nationals sent Mule Shirley (February 20, 1926) to Mobile (Southern Association) to complete the trade.

• January 20, 1926

  Spencer Adams player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

• February, 1926

  Traded Win Ballou and Tom Zachary to the St. Louis Browns. Received Bullet Joe Bush and Jack Tobin.

• March, 1926

  Everett Scott selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

• June 16, 1926

  Purchased Emilio Palmero from Columbus (AA) for $10,000.

• June 23, 1926

  Traded Alex Ferguson to Buffalo (International). Received Danny Taylor.

• June 29, 1926

  Released Jack Tobin.

• July 1, 1926

  Bullet Joe Bush player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• July 17, 1926

  Traded Emilio Palmero, cash and Curly Ogden to Birmingham (Southern Association). Received General Crowder.

• July 22, 1926

  Hank Severeid selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• August, 1926

  Purchased Russ Ennis from Elmira (New York Pennsylvania). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 3, 1926

  Purchased Clay Van Alstyne from Bridgeport (Eastern).

• August 14, 1926

  Traded players to be named later to Memphis (Southern Association). Received Horace Lisenbee. The Washington Nationals sent $24,000 (October 30, 1926), Danny Taylor (October 30, 1926) and Harry Kelley (October 30, 1926) to Memphis (Southern Association) to complete the trade.

• August 24, 1926

  Purchased Dick Coffman, Dick Jones and Lou McEvoy from Chattanooga (Southern Association).

• August 27, 1926

  Traded Dutch Ruether to the New York Yankees. Received players to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Garland Braxton (October 19, 1926) and Nick Cullop (October 19, 1926) to the Washington Nationals to complete the trade.

• October, 1926

  Alex Ferguson player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• October 1, 1926

  Drafted Johnny Berger from New Haven (Eastern) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Bobby Burke from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Bernie Neis from Buffalo (International) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

• January 15, 1927

  Traded Roger Peckinpaugh to the Chicago White Sox. Received Leo Mangum and Hollis Thurston.

• January 31, 1927

  Signed Tris Speaker as a free agent.

• February 4, 1927

  Joe Harris selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• March 22, 1927

  Bernie Neis player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• March 29, 1927

  Purchased Mickey O'Neil from the Brooklyn Robins.

  Leo Mangum and Curly Ogden player rights sold to Baltimore (International).