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Old 10-04-2007, 03:29 AM   #14 (permalink)
captaincarl
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Raid!

A few American League teams raided the National League teams before the First-Year player draft.

The Baltimore Orioles raided the St.Louis Cardinals and signed 1b Dan McGann then raided the Cincinnati Reds and signed p Jack Cronin.

The Philadelphia Athletics raided their cross-town rivals the Philadelphia Phillies and signed rf Elmer Flick then raided the Pittsburgh Pirates and signed p Rube Waddell.

The St.Louis Browns raided the intracity rival St.Louis Cardinals and signed rf Jesse Burkett, ss Dick Padden, cf Emmet "Snags" Heidrick and p Jack Harper. They also raided the Philadelphia Phillies and signed p Red Donahue.

The Washington Senators raided the Philadelphia Phillies and signed 1b Ed Delahanty and p Al Orth.
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