1926 Season Disk
Real-life Transaction Notes

The following player transactions in the 1926 database are the result of
unusual circumstances:

Max Carey
Waived by Pittsburgh 8/13/1926
Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn 8/23/1926

In August of 1926, Max Carey was accused by the Pirates of leading a "rebellion"
against team vice president (and future Hall of Famer) Fred Clarke.  Clarke 
often sat on the bench during games, which some of the players resented, with
Carey stating, "No team can thrive under two managers."  A secret vote was 
held by the players in an attempt to show Clarke that his presence on the bench
was undesirable; however, only 6 players voted against him.  Three of them were
Carey, Carson Bigbee, and Babe Adams, all of whom were promptly discplined by
the team.  On August 13th, Bigbee and Adams were unconditionally released, and
Carey - the team captain and 16-year veteran of the Pirates - was placed on
waivers and suspended.  Brooklyn paid the $4,000 waiver price to claim Carey,
and he joined the team on August 23rd when they traveled to Pittsburgh to play
against the Pirates.  Carey reached base four times and scored twice to lead
Brooklyn to a 7-3 victory in his first game with his new club.


Harry McCurdy
Chicago White Sox
Placed on restricted list 7/28/1926
Activated from restricted list 9/6/1926

After playing in just 26 of his team's first 97 games while batting .206, Harry McCurdy
was waived by the Chicago White Sox and claimed by the New York Yankees on July 28th.
New York was apparently unaware that claiming McCurdy would cost $30,000 instead of
the standard waiver price, due to obligations Chicago had with the Houston Buffaloes
of the Texas League.  When the Yankees realized this, they reneged on their claim, 
and McCurdy was still with the White Sox a week later.  On August 12th, Chicago 
appealed to the commissioner's office to resolve the situation, and McCurdy did not
play for either team during this time.  Finally, on September 6th, McCurdy returned 
to the field with the White Sox, starting the second game of a doubleheader.
He went 2-for-4 with a home run in that game, started 15 of the next 19 games, 
and hit .404 in the month of September to finish the season with a .350 batting average.