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captaincarl · 04-17-2011, 05:04 AM

Announcements
Chicago (A) - Announced that they will be opening up a new ballpark. The name of the ballpark will be Comiskey Park.

Trades

10/18 - Boston (N) gets c Jimmy Archer (26 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Pittsburgh gets 3b Wid Conroy (32 yrs old, .234-0-39-43)

12/07 - New York (A) gets p Tom Hughes (31 yrs old, 15-10, 0 sv, 2.39 era, 135 k), Boston (A) gets 1b Tom Jones (32 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)

12/19 - Cincinnati gets p Sleepy Bill Burns (29 yrs old, 8-13, 0 sv, 2.42 era, 59 k), Washington gets 3b Harry Steinfeldt (32 yrs old, .286-0-1-0)

02/18 - Cincinnati gets p Vic Willis (33 yrs old, 13-21, 0 sv, 3.32 era, 108 k), Boston (N) gets 3b Tom Downey (26 yrs old, .258-1-53-21) and ss Bob Meinke (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)

02/25 - New York (A) gets p Jim Moroney (26 yrs old, 0-0, 0 sv, 2.40 era, 5 k) and lf Jim Riley (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston (N) gets rf Doc Gessler (29 yrs old, .256-1-52-20)

03/23 - Cleveland gets cf Tommy Leach (32 yrs old, .257-5-92-19), Pittsburgh gets 3b Jap Barbeau (27 yrs old, .128-0-2-0)

03/28 - Cincinnati gets p Walter Moser (29 yrs old, 7-5, 9 sv, 1.28 era, 35 k), Philadelphia (N) gets cf Dode Paskert (28 yrs old, .253-0-51-35)

03/30 - New York (N) gets p Jack Pfiester (31 yrs old, 14-19, 0 sv, 2.57 era, 123 k), Pittsburgh gets ss Kid Elberfeld (34 yrs old, .217-0-25-9)

Major Retirements

1b George Davis, age 39 - 20 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .352 with 8 homers, 91 RBI and 40 stolen bases in 122 games.
.296 avg, 2495 g, 9353 ab, 1527 r, 2773 h, 82 hr, 1491 rbi, 596 sb, .410 slg

sp Al Orth, age 37 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1907 when he compiled a 15-18 record with 0 saves, a 1.82 era and 104 strikeouts in 336.2 innings.
2.93 era, 197-211, 476 g, 3687.2 ip, 1061 k, 814 bb, 9 sv

04-17-2011, 05:04 AM	#46
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,363	Announcements Chicago (A) - Announced that they will be opening up a new ballpark. The name of the ballpark will be Comiskey Park. Trades 10/18 - Boston (N) gets c Jimmy Archer (26 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Pittsburgh gets 3b Wid Conroy (32 yrs old, .234-0-39-43) 12/07 - New York (A) gets p Tom Hughes (31 yrs old, 15-10, 0 sv, 2.39 era, 135 k), Boston (A) gets 1b Tom Jones (32 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) 12/19 - Cincinnati gets p Sleepy Bill Burns (29 yrs old, 8-13, 0 sv, 2.42 era, 59 k), Washington gets 3b Harry Steinfeldt (32 yrs old, .286-0-1-0) 02/18 - Cincinnati gets p Vic Willis (33 yrs old, 13-21, 0 sv, 3.32 era, 108 k), Boston (N) gets 3b Tom Downey (26 yrs old, .258-1-53-21) and ss Bob Meinke (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) 02/25 - New York (A) gets p Jim Moroney (26 yrs old, 0-0, 0 sv, 2.40 era, 5 k) and lf Jim Riley (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston (N) gets rf Doc Gessler (29 yrs old, .256-1-52-20) 03/23 - Cleveland gets cf Tommy Leach (32 yrs old, .257-5-92-19), Pittsburgh gets 3b Jap Barbeau (27 yrs old, .128-0-2-0) 03/28 - Cincinnati gets p Walter Moser (29 yrs old, 7-5, 9 sv, 1.28 era, 35 k), Philadelphia (N) gets cf Dode Paskert (28 yrs old, .253-0-51-35) 03/30 - New York (N) gets p Jack Pfiester (31 yrs old, 14-19, 0 sv, 2.57 era, 123 k), Pittsburgh gets ss Kid Elberfeld (34 yrs old, .217-0-25-9) Major Retirements 1b George Davis, age 39 - 20 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .352 with 8 homers, 91 RBI and 40 stolen bases in 122 games. .296 avg, 2495 g, 9353 ab, 1527 r, 2773 h, 82 hr, 1491 rbi, 596 sb, .410 slg sp Al Orth, age 37 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1907 when he compiled a 15-18 record with 0 saves, a 1.82 era and 104 strikeouts in 336.2 innings. 2.93 era, 197-211, 476 g, 3687.2 ip, 1061 k, 814 bb, 9 sv Last edited by captaincarl; 04-17-2011 at 05:17 AM.