1927 Washington Nationals Trades and Transactions

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

• 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).

• May 2, 1927

  Traded Buddy Myer to the Boston Red Sox. Received Topper Rigney.

• May 25, 1927

  Mickey O'Neil player rights sold to the New York Giants.

• June 17, 1927

  Released Stan Coveleski.

• July 7, 1927

  Traded General Crowder to the St. Louis Browns. Received Tom Zachary.

• July 12, 1927

  Signed Lefty Atkinson as a free agent.

• July 19, 1927

  Selected Ed Wells off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

  Selected Lefty Willis off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• July 20, 1927

  Returned Lefty Willis to the Philadelphia Athletics following previous waiver selection.

• July 23, 1927

  Ed Wells player rights sold to Birmingham (Southern Association).

• August 8, 1927

  Selected Bill Lamar off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.

• August 22, 1927

  Purchased Eddie Onslow from Rochester (International).

• September 8, 1927

  Traded Johnny Berger and Lefty Thomas to Memphis (Southern Association). Received Lloyd Brown. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 13, 1927

  Purchased Babe Ganzel from Birmingham (Southern Association).

• October 4, 1927

  Drafted Hugh McMullen from Louisville (American Association) in the 1927 rule 5 draft.

• October 19, 1927

  Traded Dick Coffman and Earl McNeely to the St. Louis Browns. Received Milt Gaston and Sad Sam Jones.

• December 6, 1927

  Bill Lamar player rights sold to Newark (International).

• December 14, 1927

  Purchased George Sisler from the St. Louis Browns for $25,000.

• February 1, 1928

  Released Tris Speaker.