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Minors (Triple A)
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1905 Preview: At A Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
Boston Pilgrims (1904: 95-59, 1st in AL)
MANAGER: Jimmy Collins (5th year, 342-223)
COACHES: George Bird (hitting), George Boone (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Frank Todd
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Andy Piercy, Charlie Reynolds, Cy Vorhees
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Duke Farrell, 1B Bob Unglaub, 2B Hobe Ferris, 3B Jimmy Collins, SS Freddy Parent, LF Jesse Burkett/Kip Selbach, CF Pop Rising, RF Buck Freeman.
PROJECTED ROTATION: Cy Young, Jesse Tannehill, Bill Dineen, George Winter
New York Highlanders (1904: 92-59, 2nd in AL)
MANAGER: Clark Griffith (3rd year with Highlanders, 164-121; 5th year overall, 321-234
COACHES: Mike Goodfellow (hitting), Lou Mahaffey (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Billy Hulen
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Jerry Denny, Buck Ewing, Gene DeMontreville
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Fred Jacklitsch, 1B John Anderson, 2B Jimmy Williams, 3B Wid Conroy, SS Kid Elberfeld, LF Patsy Dougherty, CF Rube Oldring/Dave Fultz, RF Willie Keeler
PROJECTED ROTATION: Clark Griffith, Jack Chesbro, Jack Powell, Al Orth
Philadelphia Athletics (1904: 81-70, 5th in AL)
MANAGER: Connie Mack (5th year with Athletics, 313-245; 8th year overall, 462-379)
COACHES: Joe Gerhardt (hitting), George Hodson (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Elton Chamberlain
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Roy Evans, George Hemming, Tim Murnane
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Harry Barton, 1B Harry Davis, 2B Danny Murphy, 3B Lave Cross, SS Monte Cross, LF Topsy Hartsel, CF Danny Hoffman, RF Socks Seybold
PROJECTED ROTATION: Rube Waddell, Andy Coakley, Chief Bender, Jimmy Dygert
Washington Senators (1904: 38-113, 8th in AL)
MANAGER: Jake Stahl (first year)
COACHES: Leo Smith (hitting), Tom Ford (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Pete Cassidy
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Vince Dailey, Harry Taylor, Bill Garfield
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Malachi Kittridge, 1B Jake Stahl, 2B Rabbit Nill, 3B Hunter Hill, SS Joe Cassidy, LF Frank Huelsman, CF Charlie Jones, RF Joe Stanley
PROJECTED ROTATION: Cy Falkenberg, Barney Wolfe, Tom Hughes, Beany Jacobson
WEST DIVISION
Chicago White Sox (1904: 89-65, 3rd in AL)
MANAGER: Fielder Jones (2nd year, 66-47)
COACHES: Joe Start (hitting), Dick McBride (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Charlie Reilly
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: John Munyan, Joe Battin, Ren Wylie
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Ed McFarland, 1B Jiggs Donahue, 2B Frank Isbell/George Rohe, 3B Lee Tannehill/Nixey Callahan, SS George Davis, LF Ducky Holmes, CF Danny Green, RF Fielder Jones
PROJECTED ROTATION: Doc White, Ed Walsh, Frank Smith, Roy Patterson
Cleveland Naps (1904: 86-65, 4th in AL)
MANAGER: Nap Lajoie (first year)
COACHES: Bill Lange (hitting), Frank Mountain (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Roger Connor
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Bob Langsford, Larry Ressler, Frank Selman
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Nig Clarke/Harry Bemis, 1B George Stovall, 2B Nap Lajoie, 3B Bill Bradley, SS Terry Turner, LF Jim Jackson/Rube Vinson, CF Harry Bay, RF Elmer Flick
PROJECTED ROTATION: Earl Moore, Addie Joss, Bill Bernhard, Otto Hess
Detroit Tigers (1904: 62-90, 7th in AL)
MANAGER: Bill Armour (first year with Tigers; 4th year overall, 232-195)
COACHES: Tom Messitt (hitting), Jack Lynch (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Charlie Newman
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: John Harkins, Ed Pabst, Bill Conway
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Lew Drill, 1B Charlie Hickman, 2B Germany Schaefer, 3B Bill Coughlin, SS Charley O’Leary, LF Jimmy Barrett, CF Ty Cobb, RF Sam Crawford
PROJECTED ROTATION: Bill Donovan, George Mullin, Eddie Cicotte, John Eubank
St. Louis Browns (1904: 65-87, 6th in AL)
MANAGER: Jimmy McAleer (4th year with Browns, 208-219; 5th year overall, 262-301)
COACHES: Jerry Harrington (hitting), John Greening (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Nick Young
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Tom York, John Reilly, Bob Addy
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Frank Roth, 1B Tom Jones, 2B Dick Padden, 3B Bobby Wallace, SS Charles Moran, LF George Stone, CF Ben Koehler, RF Emil Frisk/Ike Van Zandt
PROJECTED ROTATION: Harry Howell, Fred Glade, Jim Buchanan, Cy Morgan
FEDERAL LEAGUE
EAST DIVISION
Baltimore Terrapins
MANAGER: John Hofford (first year)
COACHES: Jim Andrews (hitting), Con Lucid (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Ed Swartwood
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Charlie Gettig, Bill Bowman, Jack McFetridge
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Ken Holliman, 1B Kerry Steiger, 2B Jack Walsh, 3B Sammy Strang, SS Bert Neighbors/Rudy Hulswitt, LF Mac Risinger, CF John Dobbs/Herbert Fowler, RF Cozy Dolan/Nick Moore
PROJECTED ROTATION: Win Kellum, Wesley Watson, Davis Wilson, Paul Lewis
Buffalo Blues
MANAGER: Dick Harley (first year)
COACHES: Pat Pettee (hitting), Les German (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Art Nichols
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Tom Sexton, Al Hubbard, Pete Childs
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Victor Gregory, 1B Mark Clay, 2B Jim Delahanty, 3B Ray Allen, SS Tom Lynch, LF Ed Coleman/Winston Morrison, CF Jimmy Sheckard, RF Johnny Walker
PROJECTED ROTATION: Frank Corridon, Stephen McAlpine, Britt Fenner, Will Bradshaw
Newark Sailors
MANAGER: Al Schellhase (first year)
COACHES: Hi Church (hitting), George Cobb (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Irv Ray
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Tony Mullane, Charlie Getzein, John Irwin
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Walter Jalbert, 1B Fred Tenney/Rick Taylor, 2B Jack Augustus, 3B Steve McLaughlin, SS John King/Trent Hume, LF Jim Oliver, CF Moose McCormick, RF Spike Shannon
PROJECTED ROTATION: Ralph Caldwell, Chick Fraser, Tom Walker, Norm Taylor
Pittsburgh Rebels
MANAGER: Denny O’Neil (first year)
COACHES: Pussy Tebeau (hitting), Doug Crothers (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Billy Earle
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: George Daisey, Count Gedney, Heinie Smith
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Jim Popovich, 1B Edgar Bennett, 2B Tom Durrant, 3B Marc Collins/Steve Scott, SS Eric Yardley, LF Troy Sherman/Joe Linn, CF Homer Smoot/Troy Sherman, RF Charlie Morris/Steven Jones
PROJECTED ROTATION: Doc Scanlan, Togie Pittinger, Ray Coddington, Bill Wallace
WEST DIVISION
Indianapolis Hoosiers
MANAGER: Charlie Kalbfus (first year)
COACHES: Lon Knight (hitting), Fred Smith (pitching)
SCOUTING COORDINATOR: John Dolan
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Pat Lyons, Pete Hotaling, Ed Kennedy
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Ben Byer, 1B Ed White, 2B Al Ball/Bill Faris, 3B John Rathbone, SS Dan Pfeifer, LF Mark Chandler, CF Dave Speight, RF Doc Gessler
PROJECTED ROTATION: Jack Sutthoff, Jared Guenther, Phil Reeves, George Scalise
Kansas City Packers
MANAGER: Fred Crane (first year)
COACHES: Joe Berry (hitting), Bill Fagan (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: George Bignell
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: George Stallings, Mike Dorgan, Bill Nelson
PROJECTED REGULARS: C John Dorman, 1B Stephen Matthews/Ken Allen, 2B Mark Garton, 3B Brad Earnest, SS Don Jackson, LF Denny Duclos, CF Don Thompson, RF Randy Donald/Tim Mueller
PROJECTED ROTATION: Bob Ewing, Jack Harper, Matt Hill, John Slater
Milwaukee Brewers
MANAGER: Frank McLaughlin (first year)
COACHES: Hank Simon (hitting), Frank Donnelly (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Ross Barnes
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Denny Sullivan, Pat O’Connell, Mike Flynn
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Bill Hanson, 1B Irwin Boes/Jeff Strode, 2B Guy Talbert, 3B Joe Tinker, SS Greg Jackson, LF Jeremy Vale, CF Mike Donlin/Johnson Heilman, RF Martin Parker/Mike Donlin
PROJECTED ROTATION: Tully Sparks, Mike Lynch, Dorsey Reid, Steven Leggett
New Orleans Pelicans
MANAGER: Marty Hogan (first year)
COACHES: Jim Canavan (hitting), Dan Casey (pitching)
SCOUTING DIRECTOR: Paul Radford
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS: Dick Phelan, Moxie Hengle, Archie Stimmel
PROJECTED REGULARS: C Ed Phelps, 1B Sean Werth, 2B Kevin Hallenbeck, 3B Cornell Newsome, SS Shad Barry/Lloyd Davis, LF Austin Pritchard/Cy Seymour, CF Cy Seymour/Bobby Easton, RF Cecil Haines
PROJECTED ROTATION: Noodles Hahn, Red Ames, Harry Rogers, Norm Audet
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come.
--Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa
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