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The Brooklyn Robins
Los Angeles Dodgers
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had another bad year. They tied a National League

National League

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record on May 21 by using five pitchers in the eighth inning.

Offseason

January 9, 1927: Burleigh Grimes
Burleigh Grimes
Burleigh Arland Grimes was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1954. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.-Career:Nicknamed "Ol' Stubblebeard", Grimes was...

was traded by the Robins to the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
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as part of a three-team trade. The Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

sent Butch Henline
Butch Henline
Walter John "Butch" Henline was an American catcher and umpire in Major League Baseball who played from 1921-1931 for the New York Giants, Brooklyn Robins, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox...

to the Robins and George Harper
George Harper (outfielder)
George Washington Harper , is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1916-1929. He played for the Detroit Tigers , Cincinnati Reds , Philadelphia Phillies , New York Giants , St. Louis Cardinals , and Boston Braves...

to the Giants. The Giants sent Jack Scott
Jack Scott (baseball)
John William Scott , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1916-1929. He would play for the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Braves.-External links:...

and Fresco Thompson
Fresco Thompson
Lafayette Fresco Thompson was a Major League Baseball second baseman and executive. He was born in Centreville, Alabama, but attended George Washington High School and Columbia University in New York City...

to the Phillies.
March 29, 1927: Mickey O'Neil
Mickey O'Neil (baseball)
George Michael O'Neil , is a former professional baseball player who played catcher from 1919-1927....

was purchased from the Robins by the Washington Senators
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Notable transactions

May 3, 1927: Bob McGraw
Bob McGraw
Robert Emmett McGraw was a baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Robins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies.-Biography:McGraw was born on April 10, 1895, in LaVeta, Colorado....

was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
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for Jake Flowers
Jake Flowers
D'Arcy Raymond Flowers , is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop and second base from 1923-1934. He attended Washington College....

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Roster

1927 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
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Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	68	201	47	.234	1	21
1B	130	412	112	.272	14	73
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI


67	177	47	.266	1	18

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO




1	4	0	1	9.00	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

18	78.2	2	10	5.72	14

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO


6	0	0	0	2.70	5

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1927 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
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