Key Incoming Rookies for 1905:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston
P Irv Young, "Young Cy"
--- Age 27, 10(109)/8/3 talent
Brooklyn
P Harry McIntire, "Rocks"
--- Age 26, 10(97)/5/3 talent
2B Charlie Malay
--- Age 25, 6/4/5/4/6 talent
Chicago
P Big Jeff Pfeffer
--- Age 22, 10(116)/4/3 talent
P Ed Ruelbach, "Big Ed"
--- Age 22, 10(120)/5/7 talent
RF Frank Schulte, "Wildfire"
--- Age 22, 7/9/10/5/3 talent
Cincinnati
P Charlie Chech
--- Age 26, 9/7/3 talent
P Orval Overall
--- Age 24, 10 (119)/5/3 talent
SS Al Bridwell
--- Age 21, 8/6/4/9/6
Philadelphia
3B Ernie Courtney
--- Age 30, 6/6/6/7/6 talent
SS Mickey Doolan, "Doc"
--- Age 24, 5/8/5/4/3 talent
Pittsburgh
P Doc Scanlan
--- Age 24, 10 (117)/3/6 talent
1B Del Howard
--- Age 27, 6/6/6/4/6 talent
CF Solly Hofman, "Circus Solly"
--- Age 22, 9/9/7/7/5 talent
RF Otis Clymer
--- Age 29, 8/6/6/5/6 talent
St. Louis
P Buster Brown, "Yank"
--- Age 23, 10 (94)/4/3 talent
P Billy Campbell
--- Age 31, 8/7/5 talent
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston
P Joe Harris
--- Age 23, 10 (111)/6/4 talent
1B Myron Grimshaw
--- Age 29, 6/7/6/5/6 talent
LF George Stone
--- Age 27, 10/7/9/7/6 talent
--- Great example of the fun of a league where players stick with their first team. He played just 2 AB with BOS in 1903. The next time he played was in 1905 as a starter with the Browns. Over his 6 seasons in St. Louis, he had OPS+ of 145-192-151-131-121-107!!
Chicago
P Elmer Stricklett, "Spitball"
--- Age 28, 8/7/3 talent
Cleveland
1B George Stovall, "Firebrand"
--- Age 27, 8/10/6/2/6 talent
New York
P Bill Hogg, "Buffalo Bill"
--- Age 23, 10 (117)/3/7 talent
1B Hal Chase, "Prince Hal"
--- Age 22, 8/9/6/2/6 talent
RF Ed Hahn
--- Age 29, 6/5/5/9/6 talent
CF Wilbur Good, "Lefty"
--- Age 19, 7/7/5/5/5 talent
Philadelphia
LF Bris Lord, "The Human Eyeball"
--- Age 21, 7/10/6/4/6 talent
SS John Knight, "Schoolboy"
--- Age 19, 7/8/6/5/6 talent
St. Louis
P Jim Buchanan
--- Age 28, 10 (99)/8/6 ratings