The 1927 Brooklyn Robins had another bad year. They tied a

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

Offseason

* January 9, 1927: Burleigh Grimes was traded by the Robins to the

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as part of a three-team trade. The

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sent

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to the Robins and George Harper to the Giants. The Giants sent Jack Scott and

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to the Phillies. * March 29, 1927:

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was purchased from the Robins by the Washington Senators.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 3, 1927:

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was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jake Flowers.Bob McGraw page at Baseball Reference
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Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season pageRetrosheet

External links

1927 Brooklyn Robins uniformAcme Dodgers page
* Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Robins season

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