1st January 1887
After a steady season the fans are looking towards the front office to find the improvements during this off season to push the team towards the pennant. With the front office under long term contracts the owner decided not to rock the boat and let them get on with improving the team.
The NL Awards dinner was quiet for the Beaneaters with only Deacon White representing the team. White picked up a Platinum Stick award for his efforts in 1886.
The fans were sad when they heard that one of their favourites decided to hang up his glove. Short Stop Dickie Flowers has decided that after 16 years in the league it was time to move on. He played for both the Brooklyn Grays and the Boston Beaneaters in his career. He managed to make 2 All Star appearances during this time along with picking up an MLB Championship Medal from the 1871 season. His career saw him play in 357 games and pick up 209 hits from 900 at bats. He scored 158 runs and 85 RBI's for an average of .232. (real life stats 24 games, 37 hits, 40 runs, 22 RBI's and an average of .308)
2 other players also decided to call time on their careers but they never really made the big league. The first is Al Nevin who made 1 appearance in the MLB. (real life stats 13 games, 11 hits, 7 runs, 2 RBI's, average of .208)
The second is Harry Little who made 3 games with 1 at bat and 0 hits.(real life stats 4 games, 2 hits, 2 runs and .133 average)
The team used all of its 5 first year player draft picks. The first round pick was used to select Pitcher Ed Beatin. The full draft log is given below.
All draftees signed by the deadline.