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1926 Boston Red Sox

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1925 / 1927

46-107, Finished 8th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Lee Fohl (46-107)
Scored 562 runs, Allowed 835 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 50-103

Ballparks: Fenway Park · Attendance: 285,155 (7th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 106

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1925 / 1927 Trades and Transactions

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

December 9, 1925

Traded Homer Ezzell and Tex Vache to the Detroit Tigers. Received Fred Haney.

December 10, 1925

Sold Bill Wambsganss to the Philadelphia Athletics for $4,000.

Traded Doc Prothro and $4,000 to Portland (PCL). Received Emmet McCann.

February 10, 1926

Sold Val Picinich to the Cincinnati Reds.

April 7, 1926 (Standings)

Purchased Topper Rigney from the Detroit Tigers.

June 15, 1926 (Standings)

Roy Carlyle selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

Traded Howard Ehmke and Tom Jenkins to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Slim Harriss, Fred Heimach and Baby Doll Jacobson.

July 31, 1926 (Standings)

Signed Jack Tobin as a free agent.

October 1, 1926 (Standings)

Drafted Grover Hartley from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Red Rollings from Mobile (Southern Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

Drafted John Wilson from Columbia (South Atlantic) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

November, 1926

Purchased Frank Welch from the Philadelphia Athletics.

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1925 / 1927 Trades and Transactions

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