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captaincarl · 10-05-2007, 04:41 AM

Announcements
Boston (A) - Announced that they were going to change their nickname. They will now be known as the Boston Pilgrims.
Chicago (N) - Announced that they were going to change their nickname. They will now be known as the Chicago Cubs.
American League - Announced that the franchise formerly in Baltimore will be placed in New York. This makes New York the fifth city in which there will be direct competition between the leagues. The others are Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and St.Louis. They will be known as the New York Highlanders and will be playing their home games in Hilltop Park.

Free Agency
Here are the major free agents and where they are headed.

Jack Doyle, 1b - Signed a 1-year, $3,960 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Dan McGann, 1b - Signed a 2-year, $32,670 contract with New York (N)
Honus Wagner, 3b - Signed a 5-year, $279,450 contract with St.Louis (N)
John McGraw, 3b - Signed a 5-year, $280,220 contract with New York (N)
Bill Dahlen, ss - Signed a 3-year, $14,580 contract with Pittsburgh
Ed Delahanty, lf - Signed a 2-year, $115,580 contract with Chicago (A)
Billy Hamilton, cf - Signed a 3-year, $85,890 contract with Pittsburgh
Chick Stahl, cf - Signed a 6-year, $317,940 contract with Boston (A)
Sam Dungon, rf - Signed a 2-year, $24,200 contract with Washington
Cy Seymour, c - Signed a 2-year, $42,140 contract with Cleveland

Winter Trades
10/08 - Cincinnati gets ss Danny Shea (25 yrs old, .194-0-5-7), Cleveland gets rf Ducky Holmes (33 yrs old, .288-3-22-12)
10/08 - Chicago (N) gets 1b Frank Foutz (25 yrs old, .340-0-10-1) and c Tacks Latimer (24 yrs old, .228-0-36-1), New York (A) gets lf George Browne (26 yrs old, .275-1-42-15)
10/16 - Cincinnati gets p Steve Yerkes (27 yrs old, 17-16, 2.98 era, 296.1, 95) and 3b Ed Hilley (23 yrs old, .195-0-36-0)
10/16 - St.Louis (N) gets p Sam Leever (30 yrs old, 14-15, 3.52 era, 276.1, 95), Boston (A) gets 1b Art Nichols (31 yrs old, .254-1-38-23) and 3b John Walsh (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/06 - New York (N) gets p Wiley Piatt (28 yrs old, 12-21, 2.88 era, 299.2 ip, 121 k) and 3b Hunter Hill (23 yrs old, .300-0-8-0)
11/06 - Brooklyn gets p Frank Morrissey (26 yrs old, 4-4, 4 sv, 2.95 era, 61.0 ip, 21 k), Boston (A) gets c Hughie Hearne (29 yrs old, .212-0-3-0)
11/15 - New York (A) gets p Jake Weiner (29 yrs old, 13-19, 3.08 era, 283.0 ip, 143 k), St.Louis (N) gets 1b Burt Hart (32 yrs old, .305-0-37-19)
11/23 - Boston (N) gets p Bill Reidy (29 yrs old, 16-13, 2.78 era, 268.2 ip, 43 k), Philadelphia (A) gets c Pat Moran (26 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/23 - Chicago (A) gets p Joe McGinnity (31 yrs old, 18-5, 2.67 era, 202.1 ip, 66 k), New York (N) gets 2b Roy Brashear (27 yrs old, .225-0-10-3)
11/30 - St.Louis (A) gets p Vic Willis (26 yrs old, 11-14, 2.62 era, 234.0 ip, 102 k), Boston (N) gets 3b Lave Cross (36 yrs old, .299-2-56-9)
11/30 - Pittsburgh gets p Norwood Gibson (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), and c Emil Haberer (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia (A) gets cf Ginger Beaumont (26 yrs old, .361-5-73-42)
12/22 - Washington gets p Dummy Taylor (27 yrs old, 6-3, 1 sv, 3.22 era, 44.2 ip, 15 k), Brooklyn gets ss Lee DeMontreville (27 yrs old, .215-0-10-3)

Retirements

cf Frank Genins, age 36 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1901 when he batted .256 with 0 homers, 55 rbi and 16 sb in 123 games.
.236 avg, 3 hr, 93 rbi, 203 h, 46 2b, 2 3b, 116 r, 46 sb

3b Bill Hallman, age 35 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1896 when he batted .320 with 2 homers, 83 rbi and 16 sb in 120 games.
.284 avg, 14 hr, 575 rbi, 1193 h, 168 2b, 51 3b, 689 r, 153 sb

cf Hugh Duffy, age 36 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .440 with 18 homers, 145 rbi and 48 sb in 125 games.
.324 avg, 93 hr, 1167 rbi, 2051 h, 295 2b, 95 3b, 1306 r, 447 sb

First-Year Player Draft

Code:

Team              Round One             Round Two             Round Three          Round Four             Round Five
St.Louis (N)      Ed Walsh,p            Claude Elliott,p      Howie Camnitz,p      Gus Dundon,2b          Bob Hall,lf
Cleveland         Ralph Caldwell,p      Ernie Groth,p         John Barthold,p      Claude Berry,c         Sam Woodruff,3b
Washington        Doc Reisling,p        Cy Ferry,p            Bugs Raymond,p       Izzy Hoffman,cf        Bill Byers,c
Chicago (N)       Hooks Wiltse,p        Tom Barry,p           Bob Unglaub,3b       Harry McChesney,rf     Tom Doran,c
Boston (N)        Beany Jacobson,p      Miller Huggins,2b     Spike Shannon,lf     Johnny Lush,1b         Bill Schwartz,1b
Detroit           Frank Smith,p         Joe Koukalik,p        Claude Rossman,1b    John Brackenridge,p    Bill Lauterborn,2b
Boston (A)        Chick Robitaille,p    Harry Lumley,rf       Emil Batch,3b        Lou Bruce,lf           Simmy Murch,2b
Chicago (A)       Charlie Jaeger,p      Fred Applewise,p      George Stovall,1b    Doc Marshall,c         Andy Sullivan,ss
Brooklyn          Elmer Strickett,p     Jack Hickey,p         Jimmy Archer,c       Rip Cannell,cf         Harry Ostdiek,c
New York (N)      Frank Corridon,p      Jim McGinley,p        Joe Stewart,p        Bill O'Neill,cf        Harry Cassady,rf
Philadelphia (N)  Bull Durham,p         Ed McNichol,p         Tom Dougherty,p      Red Kleinow,c          Mike Donovan,ss
Philadelphia (A)  Sherry Magee,lf       Fred Odwell,lf        Joe Cassity,ss       Pete Noonan,c          Jesse Purnell,3b
Cincinnati        Mike Lynch,p          Frank Schulte,rf      Tom Needham,c        Mike McCormick,3b      Tom Stankard,3b
New York (A)      Tom Fisher,p          Art Devlin,3b         Charley O'Leary,ss   Rube Vinson,lf         Jack White,lf
Pittsburgh        Walter Clarkson,p     Moose McCormick,cf    Rabbit Nill,2b       Jim Mullin,2b          Jack Rafter,c
St.Louis (A)      Del Mason,p           Admiral Schlei, c     Gabby Street,c       She Donahue,ss         Tom Stanton,c   



Team              Round Six             Round Seven           Round Eight          Round Nine             Round Ten
St.Louis (N)      Deacon Van Buren,lf
Cleveland         Orth Collins,sp
Washington        Gene McAuliffe,c
Chicago (N)       Kid O'Hara,rf
Boston (N)        Charlie Swindells,c
Detroit           Bull Smith,lf
Boston (A)        Art Bader,lf
Chicago (A)       Charlie Loudenslager,2b
Brooklyn          Butch Rementer, c
New York (N)      Bill Carney,rf
Philadelphia (N)  Peaches O'Neill,c
Philadelphia (N)  Harry Vahrenhorst,1b

10-05-2007, 04:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 998	1902-03 Offseason Announcements Boston (A) - Announced that they were going to change their nickname. They will now be known as the Boston Pilgrims. Chicago (N) - Announced that they were going to change their nickname. They will now be known as the Chicago Cubs. American League - Announced that the franchise formerly in Baltimore will be placed in New York. This makes New York the fifth city in which there will be direct competition between the leagues. The others are Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and St.Louis. They will be known as the New York Highlanders and will be playing their home games in Hilltop Park. Free Agency Here are the major free agents and where they are headed. Jack Doyle, 1b - Signed a 1-year, $3,960 contract with Philadelphia (N) Dan McGann, 1b - Signed a 2-year, $32,670 contract with New York (N) Honus Wagner, 3b - Signed a 5-year, $279,450 contract with St.Louis (N) John McGraw, 3b - Signed a 5-year, $280,220 contract with New York (N) Bill Dahlen, ss - Signed a 3-year, $14,580 contract with Pittsburgh Ed Delahanty, lf - Signed a 2-year, $115,580 contract with Chicago (A) Billy Hamilton, cf - Signed a 3-year, $85,890 contract with Pittsburgh Chick Stahl, cf - Signed a 6-year, $317,940 contract with Boston (A) Sam Dungon, rf - Signed a 2-year, $24,200 contract with Washington Cy Seymour, c - Signed a 2-year, $42,140 contract with Cleveland Winter Trades 10/08 - Cincinnati gets ss Danny Shea (25 yrs old, .194-0-5-7), Cleveland gets rf Ducky Holmes (33 yrs old, .288-3-22-12) 10/08 - Chicago (N) gets 1b Frank Foutz (25 yrs old, .340-0-10-1) and c Tacks Latimer (24 yrs old, .228-0-36-1), New York (A) gets lf George Browne (26 yrs old, .275-1-42-15) 10/16 - Cincinnati gets p Steve Yerkes (27 yrs old, 17-16, 2.98 era, 296.1, 95) and 3b Ed Hilley (23 yrs old, .195-0-36-0) 10/16 - St.Louis (N) gets p Sam Leever (30 yrs old, 14-15, 3.52 era, 276.1, 95), Boston (A) gets 1b Art Nichols (31 yrs old, .254-1-38-23) and 3b John Walsh (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) 11/06 - New York (N) gets p Wiley Piatt (28 yrs old, 12-21, 2.88 era, 299.2 ip, 121 k) and 3b Hunter Hill (23 yrs old, .300-0-8-0) 11/06 - Brooklyn gets p Frank Morrissey (26 yrs old, 4-4, 4 sv, 2.95 era, 61.0 ip, 21 k), Boston (A) gets c Hughie Hearne (29 yrs old, .212-0-3-0) 11/15 - New York (A) gets p Jake Weiner (29 yrs old, 13-19, 3.08 era, 283.0 ip, 143 k), St.Louis (N) gets 1b Burt Hart (32 yrs old, .305-0-37-19) 11/23 - Boston (N) gets p Bill Reidy (29 yrs old, 16-13, 2.78 era, 268.2 ip, 43 k), Philadelphia (A) gets c Pat Moran (26 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) 11/23 - Chicago (A) gets p Joe McGinnity (31 yrs old, 18-5, 2.67 era, 202.1 ip, 66 k), New York (N) gets 2b Roy Brashear (27 yrs old, .225-0-10-3) 11/30 - St.Louis (A) gets p Vic Willis (26 yrs old, 11-14, 2.62 era, 234.0 ip, 102 k), Boston (N) gets 3b Lave Cross (36 yrs old, .299-2-56-9) 11/30 - Pittsburgh gets p Norwood Gibson (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), and c Emil Haberer (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia (A) gets cf Ginger Beaumont (26 yrs old, .361-5-73-42) 12/22 - Washington gets p Dummy Taylor (27 yrs old, 6-3, 1 sv, 3.22 era, 44.2 ip, 15 k), Brooklyn gets ss Lee DeMontreville (27 yrs old, .215-0-10-3) Retirements cf Frank Genins, age 36 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1901 when he batted .256 with 0 homers, 55 rbi and 16 sb in 123 games. .236 avg, 3 hr, 93 rbi, 203 h, 46 2b, 2 3b, 116 r, 46 sb 3b Bill Hallman, age 35 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1896 when he batted .320 with 2 homers, 83 rbi and 16 sb in 120 games. .284 avg, 14 hr, 575 rbi, 1193 h, 168 2b, 51 3b, 689 r, 153 sb cf Hugh Duffy, age 36 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .440 with 18 homers, 145 rbi and 48 sb in 125 games. .324 avg, 93 hr, 1167 rbi, 2051 h, 295 2b, 95 3b, 1306 r, 447 sb First-Year Player Draft Code: Team Round One Round Two Round Three Round Four Round Five St.Louis (N) Ed Walsh,p Claude Elliott,p Howie Camnitz,p Gus Dundon,2b Bob Hall,lf Cleveland Ralph Caldwell,p Ernie Groth,p John Barthold,p Claude Berry,c Sam Woodruff,3b Washington Doc Reisling,p Cy Ferry,p Bugs Raymond,p Izzy Hoffman,cf Bill Byers,c Chicago (N) Hooks Wiltse,p Tom Barry,p Bob Unglaub,3b Harry McChesney,rf Tom Doran,c Boston (N) Beany Jacobson,p Miller Huggins,2b Spike Shannon,lf Johnny Lush,1b Bill Schwartz,1b Detroit Frank Smith,p Joe Koukalik,p Claude Rossman,1b John Brackenridge,p Bill Lauterborn,2b Boston (A) Chick Robitaille,p Harry Lumley,rf Emil Batch,3b Lou Bruce,lf Simmy Murch,2b Chicago (A) Charlie Jaeger,p Fred Applewise,p George Stovall,1b Doc Marshall,c Andy Sullivan,ss Brooklyn Elmer Strickett,p Jack Hickey,p Jimmy Archer,c Rip Cannell,cf Harry Ostdiek,c New York (N) Frank Corridon,p Jim McGinley,p Joe Stewart,p Bill O'Neill,cf Harry Cassady,rf Philadelphia (N) Bull Durham,p Ed McNichol,p Tom Dougherty,p Red Kleinow,c Mike Donovan,ss Philadelphia (A) Sherry Magee,lf Fred Odwell,lf Joe Cassity,ss Pete Noonan,c Jesse Purnell,3b Cincinnati Mike Lynch,p Frank Schulte,rf Tom Needham,c Mike McCormick,3b Tom Stankard,3b New York (A) Tom Fisher,p Art Devlin,3b Charley O'Leary,ss Rube Vinson,lf Jack White,lf Pittsburgh Walter Clarkson,p Moose McCormick,cf Rabbit Nill,2b Jim Mullin,2b Jack Rafter,c St.Louis (A) Del Mason,p Admiral Schlei, c Gabby Street,c She Donahue,ss Tom Stanton,c Team Round Six Round Seven Round Eight Round Nine Round Ten St.Louis (N) Deacon Van Buren,lf Cleveland Orth Collins,sp Washington Gene McAuliffe,c Chicago (N) Kid O'Hara,rf Boston (N) Charlie Swindells,c Detroit Bull Smith,lf Boston (A) Art Bader,lf Chicago (A) Charlie Loudenslager,2b Brooklyn Butch Rementer, c New York (N) Bill Carney,rf Philadelphia (N) Peaches O'Neill,c Philadelphia (N) Harry Vahrenhorst,1b Last edited by captaincarl; 10-07-2007 at 01:30 AM.