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Old 02-06-2024, 01:05 AM   #170
Lord Byron
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Offseason news leading up to the 1913 Rookie Draft...

-The Brooklyn Superbas changed their name to the Brooklyn Robins.
-The Brooklyn Superbas fired manager Arturo Ybarra and signed manager Justin Kent to a 5-year, $1,590 per year contract.
-The Boston Braves fired manager Bob Valentine and signed manager Lou Say to a 4-year, $1,175 per year contract.
-The Boston Red Sox fired manager Jimmy McAleer and signed manager
Fred Clarke to a 5-year, $2,635 per year contract.
-Chicago White Sox general manager Robert Snow retires and the White Sox signed general manager Jason Griffiths to a 4-year, $3,550 per year contract.
-Detroit Tigers SHS Sport McAllister, SP Cy Morgan, CF Bill Kay, and LF Spike Shannon retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Athletics SP Wiley Piatt and 2B Harry Hinchman retired from professional baseball.
-Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Claude Ritchey, 3B Charlie DeArmond, and 1B Kitty Bransfield, retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago White Sox SP Vic Willis and LF George Stone retired from professional baseball.
-Cleveland Naps 3B Bill Bradley and LF Moonlight Graham retired from professional baseball.
-New York Yankees 3B Bill Coughlin, 3B Hobe Ferris, 1B Frank Foutz, 2B Jimmy Williams, and SP Vive Lindaman retired from professional baseball.
-St. Louis Browns Ca Wilbert Robinson, SP Jack Powell, LF Jim Murray, 2B Larry Schlafly, and RF Danny Green retired from professional baseball.
-St. Louis Cardinals 1B Tom Jones, RP Jack Harper, SHS Ed Abbaticchio, and LF George Hildebrand retired from professional baseball.
-Cincinnati Reds Ca Admiral Schlei, RP Sandy McDougal, and CF John Dobbs retired from professional baseball.
-Boston Braves Ca Hub Hart and 2B Del Howard retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago Cubs RP William Matthews retired from professional baseball.
-Brooklyn Superbas Ca Hughie Hearne retired from professional baseball.
-Boston Red Sox SP Doc Reisling retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Phillies SP Jack Pfiester retired from professional baseball.
-Washington Senators SP Doc Newton retired from professional baseball.
-New York Giants: SHS Kid Elberfeld retired from professional baseball.
-The Pittsburgh Pirates retired #91 in honor of Fred Clarke.
-The Detroit Tigers traded 23-year-old Ca Mike Gonzalez to the Boston Red Sox, getting 44-year-old RP George Cuppy in return.
-The Detroit Tigers traded 29-year-old 1B Ham Hyatt to the St. Louis Browns, getting 29-year-old RP Jimmy Dygert in return.
-The Chicago White Sox traded 40-year-old RP Bill Reidy to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 21-year-old RP George Boehler in return.
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