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1903-1904 offseason news...
-The St. Louis Cardinals traded 29-year-old 1B Roy Brashear and 24-year-old C Ed Phelps to the New York Highlanders, getting 25-year-old C Frank Roth in return.
-The St. Louis Browns traded 24-year-old C John Butler to the Chicago White Sox, getting 33-year-old C Joe Sugden in return.
-The Philadelphia Phillies traded 30-year-old LF Jimmy Slagle to the Detroit Tigers, getting 28-year-old SP Chappie McFarland in return.
-The St. Louis Browns traded 22-year-old RP Doc Scanlan and 21-year-old CF Denny Sullivan to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 36-year-old 1B Jake Beckley in return.
-The St. Louis Cardinals traded 29-year-old SP Jack Powell to the Chicago Cubs, getting 23-year-old SP Carl Lundgren in return.
-The New York Highlanders traded 22-year-old LF Claude Rossman and 24-year-old RF Whitey Alperman to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 32-year-old 1B Dan McGann in return.
-The New York Giants traded 34-year-old C Frank Bowerman and 22-year-old RP Slow Joe Doyle to the Brooklyn Superbas, getting 29-year-old CF Tom McCreery and 22-year-old C Fred Carisch in return.
-The Cleveland Naps traded 30-year-old RP Henry Schmidt and 23-year-old LF Harry Niles to the Detroit Tigers, getting 30-year-old 3B Pop Dillon in return.
-The Boston Americans traded 23-year-old C George Gibson to the Boston Beaneaters, getting 30-year-old LF Billy Lush in return.
-The Chicago Cubs traded 23-year-old 2B Mickey Doolin to the Chicago White Sox, getting 30-year-old SP Billy Campbell in return.
-The Chicago White Sox traded 30-year-old SP Jake Weimer to the Boston Americans, getting 20-year-old RP George Ferguson and 20-year-old RP Del Mason in return.
--The Cleveland Naps failed to sign 1st round draft pick Ty Cobb. Did not receive compensation (No offer given).
-The Cleveland Naps failed to sign 9th round draft pick Carl Arbogast.
-The Philadelphia Athletics failed to sign 1st round draft pick Mike Mowrey. Did not receive compensation (No offer given).
-The Philadelphia Athletics failed to sign 5th round draft pick Gordon Hickman.
-The St. Louis Browns failed to sign 8th round draft pick Harold Christman.
-The Washington Senators failed to sign 1st round draft pick Sherry Magee. Did not receive compensation (No offer given).
-The Washington Senators failed to sign 7th round draft pick Elmer Emerson.
-The Chicago Cubs failed to sign 5th round draft pick Walter Salm.
-The New York Giants failed to sign 6th round draft pick Robert Corkill.
-The Pittsburgh Pirates failed to sign 5th round draft pick Walt Miller.
-RF Sam Thompson is inducted into the 1904 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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