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Announcements

Brooklyn - Announced that they are changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Brooklyn Dodgers.



Free Agency

Here is the list of the major free agents.

Dolly Gray, sp - Signed a 3-year, $198,020 contract with Chicago (N)
Waite Hoyt, sp - Signed a 3-year, $141,000 contract with Boston (A)
Lu Blue, 1b - Signed a 1-year, $8,230 contract with Boston (N)
Earl Webb, rf - Signed a 2-year, $119,000 contract with Washington



Trades
09/29 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Bill Walker (27 yrs old, 10-3, 2.88 era, 147.0 ip, 65 k), Washington gets lf Kiddo Davis (29 yrs old, .234-1-16-1)
10/09 - St.Louis (A) gets 3b Johnny Vergez (25 yrs old, .227-1-19-0), New York (A) gets cf Red Dorman (26 yrs old, .250-0-15-2)
10/10 - Boston (N) gets p Jakie May (35 yrs old, 0-3, 1 sv, 4.28 era, 61.0 ip, 39 k), New York (A) gets 1b Charlie Grimm (33 yrs old, .335-8-70-1)
10/11 - Washington gets lf Dutch Holland (27 yrs old, .200-0-1-0), Chicago (N) gets 2b Ed Taylor (29 yrs old, .308-0-24-2)
10/11 - Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Bill Wambsganss (37 yrs old, .241-2-27-1), Washington gets cf Fred Schulte (30 yrs old, .264-7-67-5)
10/20 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Earl Kunz (31 yrs old, 4-1, 2 sv, 2.88 era, 56.1 ip, 16 k), Boston (N) gets c Walt Lerian (28 yrs old, .236-4-29-1)
11/13 - Chicago (N) gets p Art Herring (25 yrs old, 0-0, 1 sv, 6.75 era, 1.1 ip, 0 k), Pittsburgh gets 3b Geroge DeTore (25 yrs old, .269-2-26-0)
11/14 - Boston (A) gets p Rudy Leopold (26 yrs old, 1-1, 2 sv, 6.60 era, 30.0 ip, 4 k), Brooklyn gets lf Johnny Moore (29 yrs old, .305-12-52-1)
11/20 - Cleveland gets p Jim Weaver (27 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), St.Louis (N) gets cf Hub Walker (25 yrs old, .193-1-14-2)
11/20 - St.Louis (N) gets p Hal Smith (29 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Brooklyn gets lf Pete Scott (32 yrs old, .263-1-26-2)
11/21 - Cincinnati gets p Heinie Meine (35 yrs old, 12-16, 3.44 era, 269.2 ip, 50 k), Chicago (A) gets 3b Pie Traynor (32 yrs old, .277-3-58-4)
11/21 - Detroit gets p Fay Thomas (28 yrs old, 6-2, 3 sv, 2.36 era, 91.2 ip, 46 k), Cleveland gets 2b Jimmy O'Connell (30 yrs old, .240-4-11-4)
11/22 - New York (N) gets p Sloppy Thurston (32 yrs old, 13-17, 5.00 era, 223.1 ip, 56 k), Brooklyn gets cf Hack Wilson (31 yrs old, .302-24-111-1)
11/23 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Watty Clark (29 yrs old, 16-13, 3.85 era, 287.2 ip, 139 k) and p Bud Teachout (27 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), New York (A) gets lf Roy Johnson (28 yrs old, .263-6-65-18)
11/23 - Cincinnat gets p Si Johnson (25 yrs old, 3-2, 9 sv, 2.50 era, 39.2 ip, 18 k), Philadelphia (N) gets ss Glenn Wright (30 yrs old, .261-9-67-4)
12/14 - Cleveland gets p Chad Kimsey (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets 2b Bill Cissell (27 yrs old, .272-3-41-22)
02/07 - Detroit gets p Pete Appleton (27 yrs old, 2-1, 2 sv, 4.35 era, 10.1 ip, 4 k) and 2b Jim McLeod (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Chicago (A) gets 3b Heinie Schuble (25 yrs old, .248-1-39-21)



Retirements

cf Jack Tobin, age 39 - 19 seasons. His best season was in 1921 when he batted .364 with 9 homers, 112 rbi and 1 sb in 149 games.
.291 avg, 1990 g, 6897 ab, 1003 r, 2005 h, 59 hr, 950 rbi, 194 sb, .389 slg

lf Happy Felsch, age 40 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1920 when he batted .319 with 13 homers, 77 rbi and 2 sb in 112 games.
.302 avg, 2011 g, 7320 ab, 1060 r, 2209 h, 90 hr, 979 rbi, 211 sb, .433 slg

sp Milt Gaston, age 36 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1930 when he compiled a 9-12 record with a 4.78 era and 67 k in 171.1 innings.
5.18 era, 19-42, 68 g, 497.1 ip, 164 k, 226 bb, 0 sv

c Muddy Ruel, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1927 when he batted .323 with 1 homer, 68 rbi and 9 sb in 131 games.
.285 avg, 1219 g, 3644 ab, 485 r, 1038 h, 4 hr, 399 rbi, 24 sb, .340 slg

lf Ken Williams, age 41 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1922 when he batted .389 with 29 homers, 134 rbi and 19 sb in 128 games.
.325 avg, 1582 g, 5773 ab, 1104 r, 1879 h, 234 hr, 1074 rbi, 145 sb, .536 slg

c Bubbles Hargrave, age 39 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1925 when he batted .326 with 10 homers, 74 rbi and 1 sb in 132 games.
.306 avg, 1128 g, 3898 ab, 605 r, 1192 h, 53 hr, 557 rbi, 34 sb, .429 slg

cf Paul Johnson, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1920 when he batted .385 with 2 homers, 6 rbi and 0 sb in 24 games.
.256 avg, 440 g, 640 ab, 73 r, 164 h, 7 hr, 83 rbi, 0 sb, .345 slg

sp Art Nehf, age 39 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1920 when he compiled a 19-10 record with a 2.88 era and 75 k in 274.2 innings.
3.51 era, 192-167, 413 g, 3273.1 ip, 1022 k, 941 bb, 1 sv

sp Claude Willoughby, age 33 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1929 when he compiled a 2-3 record with 0 sv, a 5.77 era and 9 k in 55.2 innings.
5.31 era, 3-4, 19 g, 78.0 ip, 15 k, 43 bb, 0 sv

rf Ray Schmandt, age 36 - 5 seasons. His best season was in 1921 when he batted .357 with 0 hr, 5 rbi and 0 sb in 17 games.
.227 avg, 35 g, 22 ab, 1 r, 5 h, 0 hr, 5 rub, 0 sb, .227 slg

Buzz Murphy, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1927 when he batted .447 with 0 homers, 11 rbi and 2 sb in 42 games.
.264 avg, 710 g, 1136 ab, 134 r, 300 h, 3 hr, 140 rbi, 10 sb, .345 slg

sp Arlas Taylor, age 35 - 1 season.
5.94 era, 0-0, 5 g, 16.2 ip, 2 k, 12 bb, 0 sv

rf Harry Heilmann, age 36 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1922 when he batted .355 with 28 homers, 133 rbi and 16 sb in 146 games.
.313 avg, 1990 g, 7328 ab, 1237 r, 2294 h, 169 hr, 1220 rbi, 89 sb, .473 slg

1b George Sisler, age 38 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1922 when he batted .380 with 13 homers, 105 rbi and 37 sb in 128 games.
.326 avg, 1856 g, 7160 ab, 1071 r, 2331 h, 75 hr, 921 rbi, 288 sb, .450 slg

3b Marty Shay, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1921 when he batted .326 with 0 homers, 13 rbi and 2 sb in 64 games.
.243 avg, 825 g, 1442 ab, 156 r, 350 h, 8 hr, 174 rbi, 35 sb, .313 slg

c Wally Schang, age 42 - 19 seasons. His best season was in 1920 when he batted .338 with 2 homers, 72 rbi and 1 sb in 142 games.
.267 avg, 2262 g, 8134 ab, 1187 r, 2172 h, 69 hr, 927 rbi, 190 sb, .374 slg

mr Oscar Harstad, age 39 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1928 when he compiled a 9-6 record with 5 saves, a 3.26 era and 42 k in 80.0 innings.
4.57 era, 35-43, 379 g, 706.2 ip, 264 k, 419 bb, 33 sv

c Bob O'Farrell, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1923 when he batted .317 with 8 homers, 54 rbi and 10 sb in 128 games.
.279 avg, 1396 g, 4692 ab, 684 r, 1307 h, 46 hr, 611 rbi, 49 sb, .381 slg

c Cy Perkins, age 36 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1920 when he batted .297 with 8 homers, 60 rbi and 4 sb in 118 games.
.293 avg, 871 g, 3138 ab, 400 r, 918 h, 24 hr, 351 rbi, 11 sb, .379 slg

mr Tom Sheehan, age 37 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1926 when he compiled a 7-8 record with 9 saves, a 2.76 era and 30 k in 88.0 innings.
4.98 era, 20-35, 261 g, 461.0 ip, 157 k, 212 bb, 31 sv

sp Burleigh Grimes, age 38 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1922 when he compiled a 19-16 record with a 4.03 era and 117 k in 308.1 innings.
4.13 era, 153-148, 338 g, 2786.2 ip, 974 k, 952 bb, 0 sv

3b Frank Emmer, age 36 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1919 when he batted .18w with 0 homers, 1 rbi and 0 sb in 7 games.
.091 avg, 60 g, 22 ab, 2 r, 2 h, 0 hr, 1 rbi, 0 sb, .136 slg

sp Garland Buckeye, age 34 - 6 seasons. His best season was in 1928 when he compiled a 15-14 record with a 4.37 era and 66 k in 263.2 innings.
4.56 era, 41-48, 109 g, 871.0 ip, 215 k, 393 bb, 0 sv

2b Bernie Friberg, age 32 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1922 when he batted .294 with 6 homers, 83 rbi and 2 sb in 136 games.
.277 avg, 775 g, 2322 ab, 283 r, 643 h, 13 hr, 310 rbi, 14 sb, .360 slg

sp Art Reinhart, age 32 - 8 seasons. His best season was in 1927 when he compiled a 13-11 record with a 4.41 era and 48 k in 210.0 innings.
5.24 era, 45-61, 153 g, 935.2 ip, 196 k, 397 bb, 2 sv

sp Lee Thompson, age 34 - 3 seasons.
7.44 era, 2-3, 10 g, 55.2 ip, 10 k, 26 bb, 0 sv

sp Ted Blankenship, age 30 - 8 seasons. His best season was in 1925 when he compiled an 11-9 record with a 3.84 era and 89 k in 203.2 innings.
4.43 era, 66-75, 192 g, 1285.0 ip, 412 k, 536 bb, 8 sv

mr Ken Holloway, age 34 - 8 seasons. His best season was in 1930 when he compiled an 11-1 record with 6 saves, a 2.47 era and 58 k in 120.1 innings.
4.65 era, 54-58, 228 g, 926.2 ip, 258 k, 368 bb, 19 sv

mr Slim McGrew, age 32 - 7 seasons. His best season was in 1927 when he compiled a 2-3 record with 1 save, a 2.66 era and 38 k in 84.2 innings.
3.89 era, 31-21, 262 g, 509.0 ip, 219 k, 255 bb, 27 sv

sp Ed Morris, age 32 - 6 seasons. His best season was in 1928 when he compiled a 22-10 record with a 3.09 era and 102 k in 282.1 innings.
3.74 era, 45-40, 107 g, 752.2 ip, 308 k, 330 bb, 3 sv

sp Harry Shriver, age 35 - 5 seasons. His best season was in 1925 when he compiled a 10-18 record with a 4.97 era and 83 k in 230.0 innings.
5.11 era, 20-37, 75 g, 487.2 ip, 176 k, 262 bb, 0 sv

mr Claral Gillenwater, age 31 - 3 seasons.
6.62 era, 0-3, 23 g, 69.1 ip, 8 k, 35 bb, 1 sv

mr Boom-Boom Beck, age 27 - 2 seasons.
3.18 era, 0-0, 7 g, 11.1 ip, 2 k, 4 bb, 4 sv

mr Lou Koupal, age 33 - 2 seasons.
2.67 era, 2-0, 19 g, 33.2 ip, 15 k, 11 bb, 0 sv

mr Jim Marquis, age 31 - 3 seasons.
3.86 era, 0-0, 5 g, 9.1 ip, 2 k, 10 bb, 0 sv

mr Bill Vargus, age 32 - 3 seasons.
3.46 era, 1-1, 15 g, 26.0 ip, 3 k, 8 bb, 1 sv

sp Dick Jones, age 29 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1928 when he compiled a 15-10 record with a 3.96 era and 58 k in 197.2 innings.
4.52 era, 22-21, 50 g, 354.2 ip, 96 k, 157 bb, 0 sv

sp Tommy Thomas, age 32 - 6 seasons. His best season was in 1926 when he compiled a 17-14 record with a 3.82 era and 149 k in 278.2 innings.
4.28 era, 82-91, 190 g, 1536.0 ip, 703 k, 605 bb, 2 sv

sp Johnny Werts, age 33 - 5 seasons. His best season was in 1927 when he compiled a 13-15 record with a 3.47 era and 60 k in 262.0 innings.
4.23 era, 37-48, 109 g, 761.2 ip, 233 k, 273 bb, 0 sv

mr Leon Williams, age 26 - 2 seasons.
2.84 era, 0-1, 4 g, 6.1 ip, 2 k, 5 bb, 0 sv

mr Hank Grampp, age 28 - 1 season.
1.59 era, 0-0, 2 g, 5.2 ip, 3 k, 4 bb, 0 sv

ss Joe Boley, age 35 - 5 seasons. His best season was in 1929 when he batted .274 with 0 homers, 14 rbi and 1 sb in 54 games.
.269 avg, 251 g, 271 ab, 27 r, 73 h, 0 hr, 29 rbi, 4 sb, .328 slg



First Year Draft

Team              Round One             Round Two              Round Three           Round Four             Round Five
Brooklyn          Schoolboy Rowe,p      John Jackson,p         Burgess Whitehead,2b  Jimmy Jordan,ss        Mem Lovett,1b
St.Louis (N)      Dutch Leonard,p       Jack Knott,p           Milt Galatzer,rf      Chink Outen,c          John Campbell,p
Chicago (A)       Ralph Birkofer,p      Frankie Hayes,c        Dick Barrett,p        Red Nonnenkamp,rf      Tony Robello,2b
Philadelphia (A)  Johnny Marcum,p       Phil Weintraub,1b      Clarence Pickrel,p    Johnny Oulliber,lf     John Stoneham,rf
Boston (A)        Bill Dietrich,p       Harry Danning,c        Milt Bocek,lf         Joe Hutcheson,rf       Joe Mallay,1b
St.Louis (A)      Bob Johnson,lf        Bill Knickerbocker,ss  Jack Salveson,p       Dick Gyselman,3b       Eddie Hunter,3b
New York (A)      Hal Trosky,1b         Emil Roy,p             Frank Reiber,c        Gowell Claset,p
Cincinnati        Thornton Lee,p        Les Tietje,lf          Alex McColl,p         Joe Mowry,lf
Pittsburgh        Dolph Camilli,1b      Ray Prim,p             Johnny Pasek,c        Hank Winston,p
Cleveland         Russ Van Atta,p       Gilly Campbell,c       Don Brennan,p         Freddie Muller,2b
Boston (N)        Hank Leiber,cf        Mickey Haslin,ss       Ira Hutchinson,p      Bert Deimas,2b
Philadelphia (N)  Cecil Travis,3b       Mel Almada,cf          Mike Meola,p          Joe Zapustas,lf
Detroit           Lonny Frey,ss         Bill Lewis,c           Roy Henshaw,p         Charlie Butler,p
New York (N)      Elden Auker,p         Pep Young,2b           Beryl Richmond,p      Bobby Coombs,p
Washington        Ed Linke,p            Tommy Thompson,rf      Frank Pearce,p        Al Wright,2b
Chicago (N)       Pete Fox,rf           Luke Hamlin,p          Bob Boken,2b          Ed Chapman,p




Team              Round Six             Round Seven            Round Eight           Round Nine             Round Ten