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Announcements
Philadelphia (A) - Announced that they are moving into a new ballpark. The ballpark will be named Shibe Park.
Pittsburgh - Announced that they are moving into a new ballpark. The ballpark will be named Forbes Field.



Free Agency

Here is the list of the major free agents and where they are headed for the upcoming season.

Red Ames, sp - Signed a 5-year, $152,450 contract with St.Louis (A).
Solly Hofman, 1b - Signed a 3-year, $24,120 contract with Cincinnati.
Jimmy Mathison, 1b - Signed a 1-year, $3,640 contract with Boston (N).
Hans Lobert, 2b - Signed a 6-year, $288,580 contract with New York (N).
Johnny Evers, 2b - Signed a 4-year, $238,560 contract with Washington.
Jim Delahanty, 2b - Signed a 1-year, $5,530 contract with Brooklyn.
Heinie Wagner, ss - Signed a 1-year, $3,640 contract with Boston (N).
Davy Jones, lf - Signed a 4-year, $98,860 contract with St.Louis (A).
Chick Stahl, cf - Signed a 3-year, $175,170 contract with Philadelphia (N).
Fielder Jones, rf - Signed a 2-year, $43,380 contract with Detroit.



Winter Trades
10/22 - New York (A) gets p John McDonald (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Philadelphia (N) gets c Chief Meyers (28 yrs old, .162-0-15-0)
11/11 - Washington gets ss Roy Hartzell (27 yrs old, .212-2-41-15), Pittsburgh gets 2b Dave Shean (25 yrs old, .215-0-23-15)
11/11 - Washington gets lf Cy Seymour (35 yrs old, .240-2-49-10), Cleveland gets ss Neal Ball (27 yrs old, .254-0-15-10)
11/12 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Ollie Johns (29 yrs old, 0-0, 4.50 era, 2.0 ip, 0 k), Pittsburgh gets 2b Al Orth (36 yrs old, 7-4, 2 sv, 1.85 era, 82.2 ip, 21 k as pitcher) and c Frank Owens (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/15 - St.Louis (N) gets p Jack Quinn (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip) and 3b Speed Kelly (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cincinnati gets rf Frank Schulte (26 yrs old, .291-3-48-6)
11/28 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Moxie Manuel (27 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip) and cf Scotty Barr (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Chicago (N) gets 2b Harry Niles (28 yrs old, .342-1-8-4) and 1b Chick Autry (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
12/02 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Glenn Liebrandt (25 yrs old, 4-5, 3.42 era, 50.0 ip, 30 k) and 1b Chick Autry (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Chicago (N) gets 2b Frank LaPorte (28 yrs old, .189-0-15-1)
12/20 - Boston (N) gets ss Del Howard (30 yrs old, .210-0-20-10), Philadelphia (A) gets cf Rebel Oakes (25 yrs old, .214-1-26-14)
12/29 - Boston (N) gets p Ed Hughes (27 yrs old, 9-14, 2.38 era, 216.0 ip, 71 k) and c Bill Killefer (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Chicago (N) gets cf Birdie Cree (26 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
02/02 - Cincinnati gets p Hooks Wiltse (28 yrs old, 15-16, 2.50 era, 298.1 ip, 107 k) and rf Pat Hynes (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston (A) gets rf Doc Nance (32 yrs old, .221-3-20-14)



Retirements

3b Doc Casey, age 38 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1901 when he batted .298 with 6 homers, 81 rbi and 80 sb in 134 games.
.258 avg, 12 hr, 311 rbi, 835 h, 116 2b, 40 3b, 389 r, 217 sb

ss Billy Clingman, age 39 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1899 when he batted .262 with 2 homers, 44 rbi and 13 sb in 109 games.
.247 avg, 15 hr, 494 rbi, 1221 h, 148 2b, 45 3b, 631 r, 190 sb

ss George Davis, age 38 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .352 with 8 homers, 91 rbi and 40 sb in 122 games.
.297 avg, 67 hr, 1278 rbi, 2304 h, 399 2b, 155 3b, 1361 r, 502 sb

rf Slats Jordan, age 29 - 2 seasons.
.267 avg, 0 hr, 5 rbi, 8 h, 2 2b, 0 3b, 2 r, 0 sb

c Mike Kahoe, age 35 - 9 seasons. His best season was in 1901 when he batted .216 with 1 homer, 16 rbi and 4 sb in 72 games.
.196 avg, 2 hr, 44 rbi, 90 h, 11 2b, 7 3b, 39 r, 10 sb

c Tom Leahy, age 39 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1904 when he batted .329 with 0 homers, 50 rbi and 29 sb in 138 games.
.282 avg, 6 hr, 284 rbi, 884 h, 104 2b, 31 3b, 370 r, 191 sb

lf Jack McCarthy, age 39 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1901 when he batted .308 with 0 homers, 95 rbi and 39 sb in 136 games.
.281 avg, 7 hr, 454 rbi, 1146 h, 173 2b, 58 3b, 564 r, 134 sb

rf Jack O'Brien, age 36 - 9 seasons. His best season was in 1905 when he batted .289 with 1 homer, 4 rbi and 3 sb in 25 games.
.258 avg, 9 hr, 132 rbi, 343 h, 44 2b, 12 3b, 202 r, 62 sb

c Tommy Raub, age 38 - 7 seasons. His best season was in 1905 when he batted .278 with 1 homer, 30 rbi and 8 sb in 99 games.
.231 avg, 5 hr, 104 rbi, 214 h, 19 2b, 11 3b, 88 r, 26 sb

cf Peaches O'Neill, age 29 - 3 seasons.
.200 avg, 0 hr, 1 rbi, 1 h, 0 2b, 0 3b, 1 r, 0 sb

sp John Eubank, age 36 - 1 season.
0-0, 0 sv, 2.45 era, 7.1 ip, 2 bb, 3 k

ss Joe Dolan, age 36 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1902 when he batted .244 with 1 homer, 33 rbi and 1 sb in 79 games.
.220 avg, 6 hr, 117 rbi, 234 h, 36 2b, 13 3b, 120 r, 26 sb

sp Whitey Guese, age 37 - 6 seasons. His best season was in 1901 when he compiled a 20-13 record with a 3.25 era and 120 k in 287.2 innings.
32-38, 3 sv, 3.19 era, 601.0 ip, 173 bb, 236 k

sp Watty Lee, age 29 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1901 when he compiled a 14-17 record with a 3.33 era and 73 k in 278.2 innings.
34-36, 0 sv, 2.78 era, 599.0 ip, 133 bb, 202 k

sp Jack Menefee, age 41 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1902 when he compiled a 19-15 record with a 2.73 era and 74 k in 296.1 innings.
106-137, 1 sv, 3.53 era, 2110.1 ip, 535 bb, 634 k

sp Bill Milligan, age 30 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1902 when he compiled an 8-4 record with a 1.90 era and 25 k in 104.0 innings.
20-17, 0 sv, 3.05 era, 375.1 ip, 116 bb, 83 k

sp Earl Moore, age 29 - 7 seasons. His best season was in 1903 when he compiled a 22-11 record with a 1.51 era and 176 k in 297.1 innings.
94-102, 0 sv, 2.62 era, 1765.2 ip, 569 bb, 859 k

sp Frank Morrissey, age 32 - 7 seasons. His best season was in 1904 when he compiled a 20-18 record with a 1.96 era and 150 k in 330.2 innings.
77-111, 5 sv, 2.82 era, 1685.1 ip, 532 bb, 657 k

sp Kid Nichols, age 39 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1898 when he compiled a 31-12 record with 4 saves, a 2.13 era and 138 k in 388.0 innings. Inducted to Hall of Fame.
362-219, 21 sv, 2.87 era, 5107.1 ip, 1329 bb, 1858 k

c Heinie Peitz, age 38 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1896 when he batted .299 with 2 homers, 34 rbi and 7 sb in 68 games.
.256 avg, 18 hr, 609 rbi, 1243 h, 189 2b, 67 3b, 593 r, 113 k

sp Ed Scott, age 38 - 7 seasons. His best season was in 1900 when he compiled a 17-20 record with 1 save, a 3.86 era and 87 k in 315.0 innings.
33-48, 3 sv, 3.73 era, 694.0 ip, 158 bb, 160 k

sp Otto Hess, age 29 - 5 seasons. His best season was in 1904 when he compiled a 23-15 record with a 2.19 era and 143 k in 332.1 innings.
92-83, 0 sv, 2.42 era, 1588.2 ip, 436 bb, 734 k

mr Bill Popp, age 30 - 5 seasons. His best season was in 1907 when he compiled a 6-3 record with 6 saves, a 1.44 era and 28 k in 68.2 innings.
14-8, 7 sv, 2.13 era, 211.0 ip, 69 bb, 61 k

sp Odie Porter, age 30 - 2 seasons.
2-1, 0 sv, 0.43 era, 21.0 ip, 7 bb, 1 k

sp Charlie Shields, age 28 - 3 seasons.
25-30, 0 sv, 2.25 era, 485.0 ip, 83 bb, 117 k

mr Dike Varney, age 27 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1902 when he compiled a 2-1 record with a 2.23 era and 9 k in 32.1 innings.
2-2, 1 sv, 2.77 era, 39.0 ip, 14 bb, 11 k

sp Norwood Gibson, age 31 - 5 seasons. His best season was in 1903 when he compiled a 16-14 record with a 2.85 era and 135 k in 262.0 innings
16-15, 0 sv, 2.91 era, 272.0 ip, 104 bb, 141 k

sp Weldon Henley, age 28 - 5 seasons. His best season was in 1905 when he compiled a 11-14 record with a 2.13 era and 101 k in 219.1 innings.
40-36, 0 sv, 2.49 era, 670.0 ip, 218 bb, 310 k

mr Walter Clarkson, age 30 - 3 seasons.
1-2, 0 sv, 3.46 era, 13.0 ip, 2 bb, 5 k

sp Elmer Stricklett, age 32 - 2 seasons.
10-2, 0 sv, 1.88 era, 105.1 ip, 39 bb, 31 k



First-Year Player Draft

Team              Round One             Round Two             Round Three          Round Four             Round Five
Chicago (N)       Ad Brennan,p          Fred Blanding,p       Rube Geyer,p         George Crable,p        Duffy Lewis,lf
Brooklyn          Alex Malloy,p         Spec Harkness,p       Dutch Zwilling,cf    Orlie Weaver,p         Jay Kirke,lf
New York (A)      Ray Fisher,p          George Chalmers,p     Jack Dalton,rf       Roy Golden,p           Hap Myers,1b
Washington        Lefty Tyler,p         Ray Boyd,p            Marv Peasley,p       Roger Peckinpaugh,ss   Elmer Rieger,p
Chicago (A)       Marty McHale,p        Ed Zmich,p            Chris Mahoney,p      Dick Rudolph,p         Ed Hendricks,p
Boston (A)        Rube Benton,p         Ben Hunt,p            Jake Daubert,1b      Shano Collins,1b       Jack Ferry,p
Cleveland         Bunny Hearn,p         Eddie Stack,p         Dave Skeels,p        Jimmy Walsh,2b         John Henry,c
Cincinnati        Sailor Stroud,p       Harry Fanwell,p       Cy Alberts,p         Doc Miller,rf          Barney Slaughter,p
Philadelphia (N)  Bert Humphries,p      Bill Steele,p         Chief Chouneau,p     Hub Northen,cf         Lou Schettler,p
Pittsburgh        Sandy Burk,p          Fred Link,p           Bill Crouch,p        Eddie Foster,3b        Arnold Hauser,ss
Detroit           Roy Mitchell,p        Marc Hall,p           Ed Moyer,p           Bob Pernoll,p          Billy Kelly,c
Boston (N)        John Frill,p          Max Carey,lf          Jim Doyle,3b         Rollie Zeider,2b       Felix Chouinard,cf
St.Louis (N)      Frank Browning,p      Elmer Koestner,p      Lefty Webb,p         Walt Dickson,p         Mysterious Walker,p
ST.Louis (A)      George Kahler,p       Farmer Ray,p          Hank Gowdy,1b        Eddie Ainsmith,c       Roxey Roach,ss
New York (N)      Ray Caldwell,p        Red Nelson,p          Ben Demott,p         Wingo Anderson,p       Paul Meloan,rf
Philadelphia (A)  Frank Lange,p         Bert Daniels,lf       Chick Gandil,1b      Art Phelan,3b          Bill Collins,lf



Team              Round Six             Round Seven           Round Eight          Round Nine             Round Ten
Chicago (N)       Charlie Girard,p      Patrick Newnam,1b     Al Carson,p          Earle Mack,3b          Jack Kading,1b
Brooklyn          Fred Miller,p         Chick Lathers,3b      Ralph Good,p         Ray Jansen,3b          Sled Allen,c
New York (A)      Ben Houser,1b         Bill Cunningham,2b    Harry Kirsch,p       Tommy Mee,ss           Joe Walsh,c
Washington        Claud Derrick,ss      Art Loudell,p         Ody Abbott,cf        Bob Meinke,ss          Jim Riley,lf
Chicago (A)       Red Corriden,3b       Happy Smith,rf        Bill Culp,p          Joe McDonald,3b        Larry McClure
Boston (A)        Eddie Hornhorst,1b    Jack Mercer,p         Kip Dowd,p           Joe Burns,lf           Rube Sellers,lf
Cleveland         Herman Bronkie,3b     Dutch Hinrichs,p      Rowdy Elliott,c      Mickey Corcoran,2b     Joe Crisp,c
Cincinnati        Hack Simmons,2b       Walt Slagle,p         Jiggs Parson,p       Bert Graham,1b         George Wheeler,1b
Philadelphia (N)  John Flynn,1b         Charlie Pickett,p     Cotton Knaupp,ss     Ralph Pond,cf          Red Kelly,rf
Pittsburgh        Billy Burke,p         Bill Chambers,p       Red Fisher,lf        Ernie Lush,cf          Red Bowser,1b
Detroit           Hugh Bradley,1b       Elmer Zacher,cf       Art Thomason,rf      Jim Rutherford,cf      Fred Liese,1b
Boston (N)        Lena Blackburne,ss    Dave Callahan,lf      Joe Burg,3b          Ed Hearn,ss
St.Louis (N)      Frank Truesdale,2b    Frank Schneiberg,p    Jock Somerlott,1b    Harry Cheek,c
St.Louis (A)      Otto Miller,c         Lefty Russell,p       Doc Ralston,lf       Dutch Lerchen,ss
New York (N)      Harry Patton,p        Charlie Mullen,1b     Bert Adams,c         Doc Moskiman,1b
Philadelphia (A)  Alex McCarthy,2b      Frank Betcher,ss      Les Channell,lf      John Castle,lf