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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 how the major free agents ended up.

Jesse Tannehill, sp - Signed a 5-year, $136,950 contract with Boston (N)
Nap Lajoie, 2b - Signed a 3-year, $102,000 contract with Brooklyn
George Davis, ss - Signed a 3-year, $89,220 contract with Philadelphia (A)
Fred Clarke, lf - Signed a 4-year, $116,580 contract with Washington
Jock Menefee, sp - Signed a 4-year, $84,820 contract with St.Louis (A)
Bobby Wallace, ss - Signed a 5-year, $102,450 contract with New York
Fielder Jones, cf - Signed a 5-year, $116,190 contract with Cleveland
Lave Cross, 3b - Signed a 3-year, $18,630 contract with Boston (N)
Heinie Peitz, 2b - Signed a 2-year, $11,640 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Tom Daly, 2b - Signed a 2-year, $26,820 contract with Chicago (A)



Trades
10/10 - Brooklyn gets sp Wiley Piatt (27 yrs old, 14-16, 0 sv, 4.16 era, 100 k), Philadelphia (A) gets c Hughie Hearne (28 yrs old, .167-0-3-1)
10/10 - Cleveland gets rf Lefty Davis (26 yrs old, .309-2-36-53), Brooklyn gets 1b Candy LaChance (31 yrs old, .283-1-53-39)
11/21 - Washington gets sp Win Mercer (27 yrs old, 2-4, 2 sv, 2.41 era, 25 k), St.Louis (A) gets 2b Jimmy Burke (27 yrs old, .226-1-26-8)



Major Retirements (10+ yrs in MLB)

sp Ted Breitenstein, age 32 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1897 when he recorded a record of 23-12, with an era of 3.62, 0 saves and 98 strikeouts in 320.1 innings.
4.02 era, 160-167, 381 g, 2958.1 ip, 890 k, 1194 bb, 3 sv

mr Kid Carsey, age 30 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1892 when he recorded a 19-16 record with a 3.12 era, 0 saves and 76 strikeouts in 317.2 innings.
4.88 era, 116-139, 323 g, 2291.0 ip, 494 k, 831 bb, 3 sv

2b Cupid Childs, age 34 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .353 with 2 hr, 52 rbi and 17 sb in 118 games.
.306 avg, 1522 g, 5819 ab, 1255 r, 1781 h, 20 hr, 769 rbi, 278 sb, .390 slg

cl Bert Cunningham, age 35 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1898 when he compiled a 28-15 record with a 3.16 era, 0 saves and 34 strikeouts in 362.0 innings.
4.19 era, 146-167, 367 g, 2757.1 ip, 729 k, 1076 bb, 7 sv

cl Nig Cuppy, age 32 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1892 when he compiled a 28-13 record with a 2.51 era, 1 save and 103 strikeouts in 376.0 innings.
3.40 era, 176-99, 319 g, 2447.2 ip, 549 k, 645 bb, 5 sv

lf Tommy Dowd, age 32 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1895 when he batted .323 with 7 hr, 74 rbi and 30 sb in 129 games.
.270 avg, 1301 g, 5279 ab, 847 r, 1427 h, 23 hr, 493 rbi, 365 sb, .345 slg

cf Billy Hamilton, age 35 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .404 with 4 hr, 87 rbi and 98 sb in 129 games.
.343 avg, 1629 g, 6407 ab, 1233 r, 2199 h, 37 hr, 1689 rbi, 936 sb, .428 slg

cl Pink Hawley, age 28 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1895 when he compiled a 31-22 record with a 3.18 era, 1 save and 142 strikeouts in 444.1 innings.
3.92 era, 167-180, 392 g, 3017.2 ip, 875 k, 1006 bb, 3 sv

mr Al Maul, age 35 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1898 when he compiled a 20-7 record with a 2.10 era, 0 saves and 31 strikeouts in 239.2 innings.
4.27 era, 90-80, 207 g, 1507.2 ip, 395 k, 537 bb, 5 sv

c Morgan Murphy, age 34 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .275 with 1 hr, 37 rbi and 6 sb in 75 games.
.229 avg, 610 g, 2050 ab, 258 r, 470 h, 11 hr, 233 rbi, 56 sb, .287 slg

2b Joe Quinn, age 36 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1890 when he batted .301 with 7 hr, 82 rbi and 29 sb in 130 games.
.261 avg, 1796 g, 6911 ab, 891 r, 1801 h, 28 hr, 790 rbi, 270 sb, .326 slg

mr Amos Rusie, age 30 - 10 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1897 when he compiled a 28-10 record with a 2.54 era, 0 saves and 135 strikeouts in 322.1 innings.
3.06 era, 245-174, 470 g, 3763.2 ip, 1933 k, 1712 bb, 5 sv

c Pop Schriver, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1891 when he batted .333 with 1 hr, 21 rbi and 1 sb in 27 games.
.333 avg, 871 g, 3003 ab, 399 r, 802 h, 17 hr, 400 rbi, 60 sb, .358 slg

rf Elmer Smith age 33 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .356 with 6 hr, 72 rbi and 33 sb in 125 games.
.310 avg, 1317 g, 4768 ab, 927 r, 1478 h, 38 hr, 671 rbi, 241 sb, .434 slg

sp Gus Weyhing, age 35 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1888 when he compiled a 28-18 record with a 2.25 era, 0 saves and 204 strikeouts in 404.0 innings.
3.81 era, 267-231, 559 g, 4377.1 ip, 1679 k, 1582 bb, 5 sv