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November 4, 1926
The Brooklyn Robins released Jack Fournier.
November 23, 1926
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Rabbit Maranville as a free agent.
November 27, 1926
The Philadelphia Athletics traded Bill Wambsganss and $50,000 to the Kansas City (American Association) for Dud Branom.
December 20, 1926
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Rogers Hornsby to the New York Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring.
December 23, 1926
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Eddie Collins as a free agent.
December 27, 1926
The Boston Braves signed Jack Fournier as a free agent.
January 1, 1927
The Brooklyn Robins released Zack Wheat.
January 9, 1927
As part of a 3-team trade: The New York Giants sent Jack Scott and Fresco Thompson to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies sent George Harper to the New York Giants. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Butch Henline to the Brooklyn Robins. The Brooklyn Robins sent Burleigh Grimes to the New York Giants.
January 12, 1927
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Zack Wheat as a free agent.
January 13, 1927
The New York Yankees traded Aaron Ward to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Grabowski and Ray Morehart.
January 15, 1927
The St. Louis Browns traded Marty McManus, Bobby LaMotte, and Pinky Hargrave to the Detroit Tigers for Lefty Stewart, Frank O'Rourke, Billy Mullen, and Otto Miller.
The Washington Senators traded Roger Peckinpaugh to the Chicago White Sox for Sloppy Thurston and Leo Mangum.
January 27, 1927
The Detroit Tigers released Ty Cobb.
January 31, 1927
The Cleveland Indians released Tris Speaker.
The Washington Senators signed Tris Speaker as a free agent.
February 4, 1927
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Joe Harris off waivers from the Washington Senators.
February 8, 1927
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Ty Cobb as a free agent.
The St. Louis Browns traded Cedric Durst and Joe Giard to the New York Yankees for Sam Jones.
February 9, 1927
The New York Giants traded George Kelly and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Edd Roush.
March 29, 1927
The Washington Senators purchased Mickey O'Neil from the Brooklyn Robins.
May 2, 1927 (Standings)
The Washington Senators traded Buddy Myer to the Boston Red Sox for Topper Rigney.
May 3, 1927 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Jake Flowers to the Brooklyn Robins for Bob McGraw.
May 9, 1927 (Standings)
The New York Giants purchased Don Songer from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 25, 1927 (Standings)
The New York Giants purchased Mickey O'Neil from the Washington Senators.
June 7, 1927 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Hal Carlson to the Chicago Cubs for Tony Kaufmann and Jimmy Cooney.
June 12, 1927 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians purchased Baby Doll Jacobson from the Boston Red Sox.
The New York Giants traded Hugh McQuillan, Kent Greenfield, and Doc Farrell to the Boston Braves for Zack Taylor, Larry Benton, and Herb Thomas.
June 14, 1927 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs purchased Wayland Dean from the Philadelphia Phillies.
June 15, 1927 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox purchased Bernie Neis from the Cleveland Indians.
June 17, 1927 (Standings)
The Washington Senators released Stan Coveleski.
July 7, 1927 (Standings)
The Washington Senators traded Alvin Crowder to the St. Louis Browns for Tom Zachary.
July 12, 1927 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs purchased Fred Haney from the Boston Red Sox.
July 18, 1927 (Standings)
The New York Giants selected Les Mann off waivers from the Boston Braves.
July 23, 1927 (Standings)
The Boston Braves purchased Sid Graves from the Lynn (New England).
August 5, 1927 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Athletics selected Baby Doll Jacobson off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
August 26, 1927 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Robins purchased Al Lopez from the Jacksonville (Southeastern) for $10,000.
September, 1927 (Standings)
The New York Yankees traded Lyn Lary and $100,000 to the Oakland (PCL) for Jimmie Reese.
September 2, 1927 (Standings)
The Boston Braves purchased Charlie Fitzberger from the Providence (Eastern).
September 4, 1927 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs purchased Art Nehf from the Cincinnati Reds.
September 10, 1927 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Tony Kaufmann from the Philadelphia Phillies.
October 4, 1927 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Robins drafted Howard Freigau from the Kansas City (American Association) in the 1927 rule 5 draft.
October 14, 1927 (Standings)
The Brooklyn Robins signed Dave Bancroft as a free agent.
The Boston Braves released Dave Bancroft.
October 19, 1927
The Washington Senators traded Dick Coffman and Earl McNeely to the St. Louis Browns for Milt Gaston and Sam Jones.
November 28, 1927
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Kiki Cuyler to the Chicago Cubs for Sparky Adams and Pete Scott.
November 30, 1927
The Boston Braves released Jack Fournier.
December, 1927
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bob McGraw from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cleveland Indians selected Grover Hartley off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
December 2, 1927
The St. Louis Browns purchased Chick Galloway from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The St. Louis Browns traded Chick Galloway, Elam Vangilder, and Harry Rice to the Detroit Tigers for Heinie Manush and Lu Blue.
December 3, 1927
The Wichita Falls (Texas) traded Fred Fussell to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Cvengros and Ike Danning.
December 12, 1927
The Chicago Cubs purchased Johnny Butler from the Brooklyn Robins.
December 13, 1927
The St. Louis Browns traded Bing Miller to the Philadelphia Athletics for Dolly Gray.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Johnny Schulte and Jimmy Ring to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Mokan, Jimmy Cooney, and Bubber Jonnard.
December 14, 1927
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Frank Gibson from the Boston Braves.
The Washington Senators purchased George Sisler from the St. Louis Browns for $25,000.
December 15, 1927
The Boston Red Sox purchased Ken Williams from the St. Louis Browns for $10,000.
December 21, 1927
The New York Yankees signed Stan Coveleski as a free agent.
1928
The New York Yankees purchased Bill Dickey from the Jackson (Cotton States) for $12,000.
January 10, 1928
The New York Giants traded Rogers Hornsby to the Boston Braves for Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh.
February 1, 1928
The Washington Senators released Tris Speaker.
February 3, 1928
The Boston Braves selected Jimmy Cooney off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
February 5, 1928
The Philadelphia Athletics signed Tris Speaker as a free agent.
February 11, 1928
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Vic Aldridge to the New York Giants for Burleigh Grimes.
March, 1928
The Boston Braves purchased Zack Taylor from the New York Giants.
March 4, 1928
The Cleveland Indians selected Aaron Ward off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
March 13, 1928
The Brooklyn Robins selected Rube Bressler off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
March 25, 1928
The Boston Braves traded Andy High and $25,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Les Bell.
April, 1928
The Beaumont (Texas) purchased Carl Hubbell from the Detroit Tigers.
April 1, 1928
The Kansas City (American Association) purchased Joe Cronin from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Stats updated through October 30, 2008.
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