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captaincarl · 10-04-2007, 02:23 AM

Announcements
Boston (A) - Announced that they were changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Boston Sommersets.
Cincinnati - Announced that they are moving into a new ballpark. The ballpark will be named Palace of the Fans.
Cleveland - Announced that they were changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Cleveland Bronchos.
Milwaukee - Announced that the franchise was being relocated to St.Louis. St.Louis is now the fourth city in which there is direct competition between both leagues. The other cities are Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia. The team will now be known as the St.Louis Browns.

Free Agency

Here is a list of the major free agents and where they are heading.

Cy Young, sp - Signed a 3-year, $142,590 contract with Boston (A).
Jake Beckley,1b - Signed a 2-year, $75,600 contract with Cincinnati.
Fred Tenney, 1b - Signed a 2-year, $29,100 contract with Boston (N).
Lave Cross, 2b - Signed a 3-year, $20,610 contract with Philadelphia (A).
Nap Lajoie, 2b - Signed a 5-year, $265,730 contract with Detroit.
Fielder Jones, rf - Signed a 4-year, $199,240 contract with St.Louis (A).
Cy Seymour, rf - Signed a 3-year, $120,230 contract with Baltimore.

Offseason Trades
10/09 - New York gets 3b Fred Hartman (33 yrs old, .286-1-52-37), Cincinnati gets lf Dick Harley (29 yrs old, .297-2-38-10)
10/09 - New York gets p Jack Katoll (29 yrs old, 8-25, 4.87 era, 262.2 ip, 51 k), Boston (N) gets c John Warner (29 yrs old, .222-0-2-0)
10/23 - New York gets p Willie Sudhoff (27 yrs old, 9-9, 3.65 era, 155.1 ip, 66 k), St.Louis (N) gets 2b Danny Murphy (25 yrs old, .320-2-46-38)
11/20 - Chicago (A) gets ss Kid Elberfeld (26 yrs old, .345-3-58-36), Detroit gets cf Sam Mertes (29 yrs old, .332-5-72-67)
11/20 - New York gets p Jesse Tannehill (27 yrs old, 14-19, 3.73 era, 287.1 ip, 128 k), Pittsburgh gets ss Charlie Hickman (25 yrs old, .324-11-106-13)
11/22 - Cincinnati gets p Jack Cronin (27 yrs old, 20-15, 3.37 era, 283.0 ip, 121 k), Detroit gets 1b Algie McBride (32 yrs old, .280-3-70-2)
11/27 - Pittsburgh gets p George Prentiss (25 yrs old, 18-17, 3.34 era, 283.0 ip, 121 k), Boston (A) gets 2b Claude Ritchey (28 yrs old, .319-1-53-13)
12/10 - Washington gets p Ed Scott (31 yrs old, 9-5, 1 sv, 2.68 era, 131.0 ip, 22 k), Cleveland gets ss Billy Clingman (32 yrs old, .273-1-35-15)
02/03 - Philadelphia (A) gets 1b Deacon McGuire (38 yrs old, .254-1-56-2), Boston (N) gets rf Socks Seybold (31 yrs old, .329-8-119-45)
02/08 - Chicago (N) gets p Bob Lawson (25 yrs old, 1-2, 3.34 era, 67.1 ip, 30 k), Boston (N) gets c Johnny Kling (26 yrs old, .249-0-60-5)

Retirements

Bones Ely, ss, age 38 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .306 with 12 homers, 89 rbi and 23 sb in 127 games.
.262 avg, 23 hr, 482 rbi, 1019 h, 110 2b, 55 3b, 516 r, 107 sb

Jimmy McAleer, age 37 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1896 when he batted .288 with 1 homer, 54 rbi and 24 sb in 116 games.
.252 avg, 11 hr, 429 rbi, 914 h, 106 2b, 32 3b, 561 r, 241 sb

Chief Zimmer, Age 41 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1895 when he batted .340 with 5 homers, 56 rbi and 14 sb in 88 games.
.275 avg, 25 hr, 546 rbi, 1061 h, 194 2b, 66 3b, 550 r, 125 sb

First-Year Player Draft

Code:

Team              Round One             Round Two             Round Three          Round Four             Round Five
Boston (N)        Chief Bender,p        Weldon Henley,p       Tom Walker,p         George Stone,lf        Harry Betts,p
Chicago (N)       Mordecai Brown,p      Ham Iburg,p           Cy Vorhees,p         Henry Schmidt,p        Jake Stahl,1b
Boston (A)        Addie Joss,p          Oscar Jones,p         Bob Rhoads,p         Jim Hackett,p          Pat Hynes,p
Washington        Bob Ewing,p           Kaiser Wilhelm,p      Ike Butler,p         Cy Morgan,p            Doc Adkins,p
Chicago (A)       Fred Glade,p          Ed Killian,p          War Sanders,p        John Deering,p         Homer Smoot,cf
Philadelphia (A)  Cy Falkenberg,p       Norwood Gibson,p      Charlie Schields,p   Jack Doscher,p         Joe Tinker,ss
Baltimore         Charlie Smith,p       George Mullin,p       Bucky Veil,p         Bill Popp,p            Doc Gessler,1b
Cleveland         Jim St.Vrain,p        Harry Kane,p          Wish Egan,p          Johnny Evers,2b        Buck Hooker,p
Pittsburgh        Jack Pfiester,p       Barney Pelty,p        Alex Hardy,p         Henry Thielman,p       Larry Schlafly,rf
St.Louis (N)      Jake Weimer,p         Rube Kisinger,p       Jesse Stovall,p      Patsy Dougherty,lf     Sam McMackin,p
New York          Rube Vickers,p        Fred Burchell,p       Dad Hale,p           Grant Thatcher,p       Pep Clark,3b
Cincinnati        Chappie McFarland,p   Gus Thompson,p        Clarence Currie,p    John Titus,rf          Ernie Ross,p
Philadelphia (N)  Barney Wolfe,p        Jimmy Wiggs,p         Arch McCarthy,p      Solly Hofman,2b        Ed Walker,p
Brooklyn          Otto Hess,p           Alex Pearson,p        Doc Scanlan,p        Lave Winham,p          Rip Reagan,p
Detroit           Red Ames,p            Carl Lundgren,p       Gus Dorner,p         Charlie Moran,p        John Durham,p
St.Louis (A)      Andy Coakley,p        Lew Moren,p           Ambrose Puttmann,p   Hans Lobert,3b         Lou Polchow,p



Team              Round Six             Round Seven           Round Eight          Round Nine             Round Ten
Boston (N)        Charlie Babb,ss       Ed Kenna,p            Rabbit Robinson,2b   Ginger Clark,p         Lew Ritter,c
Chicago (N)       Bob Blewett,p         Jack Dunleavy,rf      Bill Pounds,p        Harry Arndt,rf         Joe Adams,p
Boston (A)        Heinie Wagner,ss      Harvey Cushman,p      Conny McGeehan,p     Larry Milton,p         Joe Bean,ss
Washington        George Barclay,lf     Bill Wolfe,p          Lee DeMontreville,ss Harry Bemis,c          Dusty Miller,lf
Chicago (A)       John Burke,p          Roy Brashear,1b       Dave Williams,p      Ernie Courtney,lf      Luis Castro,2b
Philadelphia (A)  Jesse Whiting,p       Danny Hoffman,cf      Bill Bartley,p       Jack Thoney,cf         Lee Tannehill,3b
Baltimore         Dike Varney,p         Peaches Graham,2b     Walt McCredie,rf     Pinky Swander,rf       Tom Jones,1b
Cleveland         Lew Drill,c           Eddie Quick,p         Ed Phelps,c          Cal Vasbinder,p        Jake Atz,2b
Pittsburgh        Bob Dresser,p         Ernie Diehl,rf        Ed Taylor,p          Fred Carisch,c         Roy Clark,cf
St.Louis (N)      Tommy Raub,c          Red Long,p            Elmer Bliss,p        Sammy Curran,p         Jack O'Neill,c
New York          Odie Porter,p         Pep Deininger,p       John Lovett,p        Frank Roth,c           Andy Oyler,3b
Cincinnati        Martin Glendon,p      John Terry,p          Benny Bowcock,2b     Henry Fox,p            Charles Moran,ss
Philadelphia (N)  Bunk Congalton,rf     Bill Salisbury,p      Jack Morrissey,2b    Jack Lundbom,p         Art Williams,rf
Brooklyn          Ed Pinnance,p         George Moriarty,3b    Ed Fisher,p          Simon Nicholls,ss      Fred Abbott,c
Detroit           John McMakin,p        Jimmy Mathison,3b     Tad Quinn,p          Henry Krug,lf          Joe Marshall,ss
St.Louis (A)      Jimmy Sebring,rf      Wiley Dunham,p        Red Dooin,c          Jim Fairbank,p         Harry Aubrey,ss

10-04-2007, 02:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 998	1901-02 Offseason Announcements Boston (A) - Announced that they were changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Boston Sommersets. Cincinnati - Announced that they are moving into a new ballpark. The ballpark will be named Palace of the Fans. Cleveland - Announced that they were changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Cleveland Bronchos. Milwaukee - Announced that the franchise was being relocated to St.Louis. St.Louis is now the fourth city in which there is direct competition between both leagues. The other cities are Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia. The team will now be known as the St.Louis Browns. Free Agency Here is a list of the major free agents and where they are heading. Cy Young, sp - Signed a 3-year, $142,590 contract with Boston (A). Jake Beckley,1b - Signed a 2-year, $75,600 contract with Cincinnati. Fred Tenney, 1b - Signed a 2-year, $29,100 contract with Boston (N). Lave Cross, 2b - Signed a 3-year, $20,610 contract with Philadelphia (A). Nap Lajoie, 2b - Signed a 5-year, $265,730 contract with Detroit. Fielder Jones, rf - Signed a 4-year, $199,240 contract with St.Louis (A). Cy Seymour, rf - Signed a 3-year, $120,230 contract with Baltimore. Offseason Trades 10/09 - New York gets 3b Fred Hartman (33 yrs old, .286-1-52-37), Cincinnati gets lf Dick Harley (29 yrs old, .297-2-38-10) 10/09 - New York gets p Jack Katoll (29 yrs old, 8-25, 4.87 era, 262.2 ip, 51 k), Boston (N) gets c John Warner (29 yrs old, .222-0-2-0) 10/23 - New York gets p Willie Sudhoff (27 yrs old, 9-9, 3.65 era, 155.1 ip, 66 k), St.Louis (N) gets 2b Danny Murphy (25 yrs old, .320-2-46-38) 11/20 - Chicago (A) gets ss Kid Elberfeld (26 yrs old, .345-3-58-36), Detroit gets cf Sam Mertes (29 yrs old, .332-5-72-67) 11/20 - New York gets p Jesse Tannehill (27 yrs old, 14-19, 3.73 era, 287.1 ip, 128 k), Pittsburgh gets ss Charlie Hickman (25 yrs old, .324-11-106-13) 11/22 - Cincinnati gets p Jack Cronin (27 yrs old, 20-15, 3.37 era, 283.0 ip, 121 k), Detroit gets 1b Algie McBride (32 yrs old, .280-3-70-2) 11/27 - Pittsburgh gets p George Prentiss (25 yrs old, 18-17, 3.34 era, 283.0 ip, 121 k), Boston (A) gets 2b Claude Ritchey (28 yrs old, .319-1-53-13) 12/10 - Washington gets p Ed Scott (31 yrs old, 9-5, 1 sv, 2.68 era, 131.0 ip, 22 k), Cleveland gets ss Billy Clingman (32 yrs old, .273-1-35-15) 02/03 - Philadelphia (A) gets 1b Deacon McGuire (38 yrs old, .254-1-56-2), Boston (N) gets rf Socks Seybold (31 yrs old, .329-8-119-45) 02/08 - Chicago (N) gets p Bob Lawson (25 yrs old, 1-2, 3.34 era, 67.1 ip, 30 k), Boston (N) gets c Johnny Kling (26 yrs old, .249-0-60-5) Retirements Bones Ely, ss, age 38 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .306 with 12 homers, 89 rbi and 23 sb in 127 games. .262 avg, 23 hr, 482 rbi, 1019 h, 110 2b, 55 3b, 516 r, 107 sb Jimmy McAleer, age 37 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1896 when he batted .288 with 1 homer, 54 rbi and 24 sb in 116 games. .252 avg, 11 hr, 429 rbi, 914 h, 106 2b, 32 3b, 561 r, 241 sb Chief Zimmer, Age 41 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1895 when he batted .340 with 5 homers, 56 rbi and 14 sb in 88 games. .275 avg, 25 hr, 546 rbi, 1061 h, 194 2b, 66 3b, 550 r, 125 sb First-Year Player Draft Code: Team Round One Round Two Round Three Round Four Round Five Boston (N) Chief Bender,p Weldon Henley,p Tom Walker,p George Stone,lf Harry Betts,p Chicago (N) Mordecai Brown,p Ham Iburg,p Cy Vorhees,p Henry Schmidt,p Jake Stahl,1b Boston (A) Addie Joss,p Oscar Jones,p Bob Rhoads,p Jim Hackett,p Pat Hynes,p Washington Bob Ewing,p Kaiser Wilhelm,p Ike Butler,p Cy Morgan,p Doc Adkins,p Chicago (A) Fred Glade,p Ed Killian,p War Sanders,p John Deering,p Homer Smoot,cf Philadelphia (A) Cy Falkenberg,p Norwood Gibson,p Charlie Schields,p Jack Doscher,p Joe Tinker,ss Baltimore Charlie Smith,p George Mullin,p Bucky Veil,p Bill Popp,p Doc Gessler,1b Cleveland Jim St.Vrain,p Harry Kane,p Wish Egan,p Johnny Evers,2b Buck Hooker,p Pittsburgh Jack Pfiester,p Barney Pelty,p Alex Hardy,p Henry Thielman,p Larry Schlafly,rf St.Louis (N) Jake Weimer,p Rube Kisinger,p Jesse Stovall,p Patsy Dougherty,lf Sam McMackin,p New York Rube Vickers,p Fred Burchell,p Dad Hale,p Grant Thatcher,p Pep Clark,3b Cincinnati Chappie McFarland,p Gus Thompson,p Clarence Currie,p John Titus,rf Ernie Ross,p Philadelphia (N) Barney Wolfe,p Jimmy Wiggs,p Arch McCarthy,p Solly Hofman,2b Ed Walker,p Brooklyn Otto Hess,p Alex Pearson,p Doc Scanlan,p Lave Winham,p Rip Reagan,p Detroit Red Ames,p Carl Lundgren,p Gus Dorner,p Charlie Moran,p John Durham,p St.Louis (A) Andy Coakley,p Lew Moren,p Ambrose Puttmann,p Hans Lobert,3b Lou Polchow,p Team Round Six Round Seven Round Eight Round Nine Round Ten Boston (N) Charlie Babb,ss Ed Kenna,p Rabbit Robinson,2b Ginger Clark,p Lew Ritter,c Chicago (N) Bob Blewett,p Jack Dunleavy,rf Bill Pounds,p Harry Arndt,rf Joe Adams,p Boston (A) Heinie Wagner,ss Harvey Cushman,p Conny McGeehan,p Larry Milton,p Joe Bean,ss Washington George Barclay,lf Bill Wolfe,p Lee DeMontreville,ss Harry Bemis,c Dusty Miller,lf Chicago (A) John Burke,p Roy Brashear,1b Dave Williams,p Ernie Courtney,lf Luis Castro,2b Philadelphia (A) Jesse Whiting,p Danny Hoffman,cf Bill Bartley,p Jack Thoney,cf Lee Tannehill,3b Baltimore Dike Varney,p Peaches Graham,2b Walt McCredie,rf Pinky Swander,rf Tom Jones,1b Cleveland Lew Drill,c Eddie Quick,p Ed Phelps,c Cal Vasbinder,p Jake Atz,2b Pittsburgh Bob Dresser,p Ernie Diehl,rf Ed Taylor,p Fred Carisch,c Roy Clark,cf St.Louis (N) Tommy Raub,c Red Long,p Elmer Bliss,p Sammy Curran,p Jack O'Neill,c New York Odie Porter,p Pep Deininger,p John Lovett,p Frank Roth,c Andy Oyler,3b Cincinnati Martin Glendon,p John Terry,p Benny Bowcock,2b Henry Fox,p Charles Moran,ss Philadelphia (N) Bunk Congalton,rf Bill Salisbury,p Jack Morrissey,2b Jack Lundbom,p Art Williams,rf Brooklyn Ed Pinnance,p George Moriarty,3b Ed Fisher,p Simon Nicholls,ss Fred Abbott,c Detroit John McMakin,p Jimmy Mathison,3b Tad Quinn,p Henry Krug,lf Joe Marshall,ss St.Louis (A) Jimmy Sebring,rf Wiley Dunham,p Red Dooin,c Jim Fairbank,p Harry Aubrey,ss Last edited by captaincarl; 10-04-2007 at 02:45 AM.