National Baseball League 1900 and Beyond...

[Zedwardson]

Just as a note, hope someone else is enjoying following this league. in 1920 I might do a detailed rundown of the teams again, if anyone is curious, otherwise I will just plow though the seasons.

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1919 draft

Round 1, Pick 1 - Boston Clippers: SP Matt Rozier, age 22 out of college (Alabama; Tuscaloosa, AL)

Round 1, Pick 2 - Atlanta Fire: SP Chris Craig, age 22 out of college (UMass-Lowell; Lowell, MA)

Round 1, Pick 3 - Pittsburgh River Rats: SP Tim Rios, age 20 out of college (Arizona; Tucson, AZ)

Round 1, Pick 4 - Detroit Acorns: SP Robbie Gama, age 18 out of high school (IMG Academy; Bradenton, FL)

Round 1, Pick 5 - Buffalo Bears: CF Josh Schwartz, age 22 out of college (Saddleback; Mission Viejo, CA)

Round 1, Pick 6 - Pittsburgh River Rats: SP Kyle LaCroix, age 21 out of college (Vanderbilt; Nashville, TN)

Round 1, Pick 7 - Salt Lake City Saints: SS Rich Rice, age 18 out of high school (Holy Family Catholic; Victoria, MN)

Round 1, Pick 8 - Toronto Alouettes: SP Jose Rios, age 20 out of college (Mississippi; Oxford, MS)

Round 1, Pick 9 - New York Titans: SP Ryan Grant, age 18 out of high school (Kentwood; Covington, WA)

Round 1, Pick 10 - San Francisco Gold: SP Jason Alvarado, age 23 out of college (St. John's; New York, NY)

Round 1, Pick 11 - Baltimore Black Sox: SS Dave Welbourn, age 22 out of college (USC; Los Angeles, CA)

Round 1, Pick 12 - Houston Biplanes: 3B George Wolf, age 22 out of college (Seton Hall; South Orange, NJ)

Round 1, Pick 13 - Los Angeles Federals: C Joel Furtado, age 18 out of high school (Bishop Brady; Concord, NH)

Round 1, Pick 14 - Milwaukee Hops: CF Aaron Goodwin, age 21 out of college (Valparaiso; Valparaiso, IN)

Round 1, Pick 15 - Brooklyn Loons: SP Curtis Conaway, age 18 out of high school (Guyer; Denton, TX)

Round 1, Pick 16 - Philadelphia Biscuits: SP Andy Doran, age 21 out of college (Wake Forest; Wake Forest, NC)

Round 1, Pick 17 - San Antonio Flying Monkeys: SP Mark Palmer, age 21 out of college (Rhode Island; Kingston, RI)

Round 1, Pick 18 - Dallas Bluebirds: SP Corey Elrod, age 22 out of college (Notre Dame; South Bend, IN)

Round 1, Pick 19 - Charlotte Copperheads: SP Tim Atkins, age 21 out of college (Cal State-Monterey Bay; Seaside, CA)

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in a close run affair the playoffs are set.

Milestones

04/09/1919 Ernie Barela 1000 Runs Scored, while playing for Charlotte
04/09/1919 Dave Diaz 200 Wins, while playing for Houston
04/13/1919 Jesus Monge 2500 Hits, while playing for Baltimore
04/18/1919 Jon White 200 Wins, while playing for Charlotte
04/21/1919 Brad Voelker 250 Wins, while playing for Milwaukee
06/06/1919 Isaiah Robertson 1000 Runs Scored, while playing for Buffalo
07/11/1919 Jesus Monge 1000 Runs Batted In, while playing for Baltimore
07/20/1919 Eric Sullivan 2000 Strikeouts, while playing for Los Angeles
08/01/1919 Ernie Barela 2000 Hits, while playing for Charlotte
08/12/1919 Benito Rodriguez 200 Wins, while playing for New York
08/15/1919 Isaac Winger 1000 Runs Batted In, while playing for Charlotte
08/28/1919 Jesus Santiago 200 Wins, while playing for Charlotte
09/18/1919 Dan Rollins 250 Wins, while playing for Baltimore
09/21/1919 Marcell Luciani 2500 Hits, while playing for Charlotte


Payroll

1 Charlotte Copperheads $72,064
2 Baltimore Black Sox $51,044
3 Detroit Acorns $50,066
4 Pittsburgh River Rats $48,208
5 San Francisco Gold $47,120
6 Buffalo Bears $44,748
7 Los Angeles Federals $44,306
8 Boston Clippers $43,082
9 Atlanta Fire $42,558
10 Houston Biplanes $42,516
11 Brooklyn Loons $42,334
12 Dallas Bluebirds $42,172
13 Salt Lake City Saints $41,122
14 Philadelphia Biscuits $40,514
15 San Antonio Flying Monkeys $37,732
16 New York Titans $37,104
17 Milwaukee Hops $36,488
18 Toronto Alouettes $34,270

Player contracts

1 Marcell Luciani Charlotte $7,400
2 John Barber Charlotte $5,800
3 Edwin Villegas Charlotte $5,800
4 Isaac Winger Charlotte $5,800
5 Ernie Barela Charlotte $5,600
6 David Robinson Charlotte $4,940
7 Gary Mullen San Francisco $4,880
8 Brad Voelker Milwaukee $4,320
9 Curt Easter Philadelphia $4,280
10 Matt McGoldrick Atlanta $4,200
11 Xavier Torres Atlanta $4,080
12 Willie Hernandez Pittsburgh $3,960
13 Eric Sullivan Los Angeles $3,960
14 Jonathan Tanner New York $3,940
15 Billy Huerta Detroit $3,900
16 Joe Walker Los Angeles $3,880
17 Ian Dely Salt Lake City $3,820
18 Jack Evans Charlotte $3,760
19 Tyler Oliver Boston $3,760
20 Al Ordonez Los Angeles $3,720
21 Paul Baumgartner Baltimore $3,680
22 Nick Anderson Buffalo $3,640
23 Jordan Marin Brooklyn $3,580
24 Alastair Harris San Antonio $3,540
25 William Connelly Houston $3,480

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we may have a new dynasty in the making in dallas who wins the 1919 world series in a close game 7 for the ages.

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The 1919 ballot was crowded, but the Ballot has a way of cleaning itself up, many players were dropped, and three men entered the hall.

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Selected in the 8th round of the inaugural draft, this pitcher was a superstar

3x pitcher of the year
10x all star
1x Playoff MVP

Serving his entire time with the Baltimore Black Sox, he simply was the best thing in the DC area, as any voter would tell you.

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Its been a good year for Dallas, now two time world series winner, and two hall of fame inductees.

Selected in the 9th round of the Inaugural draft, this 8 time all star was the bedrock for Dallas, before serving a few good years in the hops after signing as a free agent.

[Zedwardson]

Andy Brigham was starting to think that he would not make the hall, just missing the level a number of times

A 1st round pick of the inaugural draft, this 4 time all star and 1x world series champ was part of the amazing Dallas pitching staff in the middle of the 1900s.

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Looking back at the 1903 draft

Round 1, Pick 1 - Salt Lake City Saints: SP Scott Salas, age 23 out of college (Mississippi; Oxford, MS)

Retired in 1917, 13 years service
10x World Champion, 6x all star

Round 1, Pick 2 - Pittsburgh River Rats: SP Brandon Henkel, age 18 out of high school (Ridge; Basking Ridge, NJ)

Retired in 1912, no time in the majors

Round 1, Pick 3 - Salt Lake City Saints: SP Jayden Shepard, age 18 out of high school (Southside; San Antonio, TX)

retired in 1916, 4 years of service.

Round 1, Pick 4 - Pittsburgh River Rats: SP Gary Mullen, age 18 out of high school (Badger/Greenbush-Middle River; Badger, MN)

still in majors, 2x Pitcher of the Year, 9 times all star, 13+ years of service

Round 1, Pick 5 - Toronto Alouettes: SP Kyle Hahn, age 22 out of college (Lynn; Boca Raton, FL)
retired in 1915, 1 year of service


Round 1, Pick 6 - St. Louis Blues: SP Jack Evans, age 21 out of college (Dallas Baptist; Dallas, TX)
Still playing (AAA), 3x all star, 15 years of service


Round 1, Pick 7 - Charlotte Copperheads: CL Mike DeShazer, age 23 out of college (Rice; Houston, TX)
Retired in 1915, 1x all star, 9 years service


Round 1, Pick 8 - Baltimore Black Sox: SS Cameron Brow, age 18 out of high school (Flora; Columbia, SC)
Still in league, 5x all star, 14+ years of service.


Round 1, Pick 9 - New York Titans: RP Ben Angus, age 22 out of college (South Carolina; Columbia, SC)
Retired in 1916, 8 years of service, 1x all star.


Round 1, Pick 10 - Detroit Acorns: C Joe Walker, age 18 out of high school (Rodney; Camden, DE)

Still in League, 6x all star, 13+ years of service

Round 1, Pick 11 - Atlanta Fire: CF Michael Tizzard, age 22 out of college (Coastal Carolina; Conway, SC)

Retired in 1917, 5x all star.

Round 1, Pick 12 - Milwaukee Hops: CF John Battistelli, age 18 out of high school (Crockett Tech; Detroit, MI)


Retired in 1917, 7 years of service.


Round 1, Pick 13 - San Francisco Gold: 3B Joe Lewis, age 22 out of college (West Alabama; Livingston, AL)


Retired in 1910, no major service.

Round 1, Pick 14 - Brooklyn Loons: RP Mike Rangel, age 22 out of college (UCLA; Los Angeles, CA)


retired in 1917, 3x reliever of the year, 9 years of service.

Round 1, Pick 15 - Philadelphia Biscuits: SS Aaron Ashby, age 22 out of college (Harvard; Cambridge, MA)


retired in 1915, 8 years of service, 1x all star.

Round 1, Pick 16 - Boston Clippers: CL Greg Mansur, age 22 out of college (Missouri State; Springfield, MO)

retired in 1916, 8 years service, 1x all star

Round 1, Pick 17 - Brooklyn Loons: SP Jeff Johnson, age 23 out of college (New York Tech; Old Westbury, NY)
Retired in 1917, 6 years of service.


Round 1, Pick 18 - Dallas Bluebirds: SP Dusty Davis, age 18 out of high school (Arlington; Arlington, MA)

Still in league, 8 years of service.


Round 1, Pick 19 - Buffalo Bears: CF Corey Fuller, age 18 out of high school (Newfield; Selden, NY)

Retired in 1919, 6 years of service

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1920 Draft

Round 1, Pick 1 - Boston Clippers: SP David Rubio, age 18 out of high school (Uxbridge; Uxbridge, MA)

Round 1, Pick 2 - Atlanta Fire: SP Anthony Wright, age 18 out of high school (Magnolia; Anaheim, CA)

Round 1, Pick 3 - Los Angeles Federals: CF Omar Hernandez, age 21 out of college (Virginia; Charlottesville, VA)

Round 1, Pick 4 - Pittsburgh River Rats: SP Tom Eastburn, age 18 out of high school (Life Christian; St. Louis, MO)

Round 1, Pick 5 - Milwaukee Hops: SP Marvin Salazar, age 18 out of high school (Santa Margarita; Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)

Round 1, Pick 6 - Detroit Acorns: SP Chris Tabolt, age 22 out of college (Oregon State; Corvallis, OR)

Round 1, Pick 7 - Pittsburgh River Rats: SP Matt Sage, age 20 out of college (Pepperdine; Malibu, CA)

Round 1, Pick 8 - Brooklyn Loons: SP Craig Cannizzo, age 22 out of college (St. John's; New York, NY)

Round 1, Pick 9 - Philadelphia Biscuits: CL Jonathan Lamm, age 23 out of college (Clemson; Clemson, SC)

Round 1, Pick 10 - New York Titans: CL Jason Chamberlain, age 22 out of college (Louisiana-Lafayette; Lafayette, LA)

Round 1, Pick 11 - Salt Lake City Saints: SP Adam Lee, age 21 out of college (Auburn; Auburn, AL)

Round 1, Pick 12 - Toronto Alouettes: SP Brian Robertson, age 18 out of high school (Clear Creek; League City, TX)

Round 1, Pick 13 - San Francisco Gold: SP Kyle LaCroix, age 22 out of college (Vanderbilt; Nashville, TN)

Round 1, Pick 14 - Houston Biplanes: 2B Brad Furtick, age 23 out of college (Wichita State; Wichita, KS)

Round 1, Pick 15 - San Antonio Flying Monkeys: SP David Childs, age 18 out of high school (Radford; Honolulu, HI)

Round 1, Pick 16 - Brooklyn Loons: SP Dave Baker, age 18 out of high school (Valencia; Placentia, CA)

Round 1, Pick 17 - Buffalo Bears: 1B Silas LaNasa, age 22 out of college (Southern Illinois; Carbondale, IL)

Round 1, Pick 18 - New York Titans: CF Ralph Rake, age 19 out of high school (Lee; San Antonio, TX)

Round 1, Pick 19 - Baltimore Black Sox: SP Jake Price, age 18 out of high school (TNXL Academy; Altamonte Springs, FL)

Round 1, Pick 20 - Dallas Bluebirds: 2B Andrew Christian, age 19 out of high school (Phillips; Bear Creek, AL)

Round 1, Pick 21 - Charlotte Copperheads: 2B Rich Martinez, age 18 out of high school (Hilton; Hilton, NY)

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1920 season is in the books

Milestones

04/06/1920 Benito Rodriguez 2000 Strikeouts, while playing for Detroit
04/28/1920 Mitch Harpine 1000 Runs Scored, while playing for Atlanta
06/13/1920 Edwin Villegas 2500 Hits, while playing for Charlotte
06/23/1920 Isaac Winger 1000 Runs Scored, while playing for Charlotte
08/13/1920 Rico de la Cruz 200 Wins, while playing for Los Angeles
08/25/1920 Mike Nye 200 Wins, while playing for Detroit
09/01/1920 Cameron Brow 2000 Hits, while playing for Pittsburgh


Payroll

1 Charlotte Copperheads $61,965
2 Baltimore Black Sox $56,746
3 Detroit Acorns $54,132
4 San Francisco Gold $53,044
5 Dallas Bluebirds $51,475
6 Buffalo Bears $49,780
7 Brooklyn Loons $49,638
8 Los Angeles Federals $48,024
9 Toronto Alouettes $47,706
10 Salt Lake City Saints $47,264
11 San Antonio Flying Monkeys $44,437
12 New York Titans $43,614
13 Philadelphia Biscuits $43,004
14 Pittsburgh River Rats $42,116
15 Atlanta Fire $40,708
16 Milwaukee Hops $40,585
17 Houston Biplanes $38,787
18 Boston Clippers $37,898

Top player contracts

1 Justin DeSantis Baltimore $6,300
2 Marcell Luciani Charlotte $6,300
3 John Barber Charlotte $5,800
4 Edwin Villegas Charlotte $5,800
5 Isaac Winger Charlotte $5,800
6 Ernie Barela Charlotte $5,600
7 Gary Mullen San Francisco $4,880
8 Rico de la Cruz Los Angeles $4,480
9 Brad Voelker Milwaukee $4,320
10 Curt Easter Philadelphia $4,280
11 Matt McGoldrick Atlanta $4,200
12 Jay Whitmore Baltimore $4,100
13 Xavier Torres Atlanta $4,080
14 Billy Huerta New York $4,060
15 Takamasa Adachi Toronto $4,040
16 Jesus Monge Detroit $4,020
17 Willie Hernandez Pittsburgh $3,960
18 Carlos Vera San Francisco $3,960
19 Jonathan Tanner New York $3,940
20 Joe Walker Los Angeles $3,880
21 Benito Rodriguez Detroit $3,820
22 Alex Cosme Salt Lake City $3,780
23 Tyler Oliver Boston $3,760
24 Al Ordonez Los Angeles $3,720
25 Victor Yanez New York $3,700

Of course, everyone notes that the Copperheads streak of winning the NL east ends, 1907-1919 is quite a run for pennants.

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Getting late so time to finish this season and go to bed.

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The Detroit Acorns win the world series! A close game seven till the 8th inning when Detroit scored 5 and that was all she wrote.

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Well that wraps up 21 seasons (!!) of baseball.

Unless I or someone else talks me out of it, I am thinking of expanding the the NL by two teams and then after the draft doing a team by team overview as they enter the 1921 season.

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Will be doing more seasons, and there will be expansion teams.

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Two new teams in the NL - the Kansas City Spiders and the Cincinnati Rivermen.

I also put in age caps for AA, A, and R leagues, and set the rookie league max to 36 players.

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1921 Draft first round

Round 1, Pick 1 - Cincinnati Rivermen: SP Matt Broderick, age 18 out of high school (Jefferson County; Fayette, MS)
Round 1, Pick 2 - Kansas City Spiders: SP Rocky Beahm, age 22 out of college (Virginia; Charlottesville, VA)
Round 1, Pick 3 - Boston Clippers: SP Justin Amidon, age 21 out of college (Texas; Austin, TX)
Round 1, Pick 4 - Atlanta Fire: CF Luis Anguiano, age 21 out of college (UC Irvine; Irvine, CA)
Round 1, Pick 5 - Pittsburgh River Rats: SP Chris Mitchell, age 18 out of high school (South Beloit; South Beloit, IL)
Round 1, Pick 6 - San Francisco Gold: SP Franklin Martinez, age 20 out of college (Nebraska; Lincoln, NE)
Round 1, Pick 7 - Buffalo Bears: CL Kerry Strosnider, age 20 out of college (Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN)
Round 1, Pick 8 - Houston Biplanes: SS Mac Holgate, age 21 out of college (Georgia; Athens, GA)
Round 1, Pick 9 - Brooklyn Loons: CF Dave Swauger, age 22 out of college (San Mateo; San Mateo, CA)
Round 1, Pick 10 - Toronto Alouettes: CF Keith Love, age 21 out of college (Old Dominion; Norfolk, VA)
Round 1, Pick 11 - New York Titans: 2B Tony Kilbert, age 19 out of high school (Des Moines East; Des Moines, IA)
Round 1, Pick 12 - Salt Lake City Saints: SP Zach Tobin, age 20 out of college (Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI)
Round 1, Pick 13 - Baltimore Black Sox: CF Kyle Watson, age 22 out of college (Penn State-Hazleton; Hazleton, PA)
Round 1, Pick 14 - Milwaukee Hops: SP Cory Shafer, age 21 out of college (Nebraska; Lincoln, NE)
Round 1, Pick 15 - San Antonio Flying Monkeys: SP Alex Ferreira, age 21 out of college (Kansas City CC; Kansas City, KS)
Round 1, Pick 16 - Philadelphia Biscuits: C Jerry Drader, age 21 out of college (Indiana State; Terre Haute, IN)
Round 1, Pick 17 - Charlotte Copperheads: SP Adam Lee, age 22 out of college (Auburn; Auburn, AL)
Round 1, Pick 18 - Salt Lake City Saints: 2B Gus Echevarria, age 21 out of college (Davidson; Davidson, NC)
Round 1, Pick 19 - Pittsburgh River Rats: SP Chris Costner, age 18 out of high school (Cleveland; Buffalo, NY)
Round 1, Pick 20 - Detroit Acorns: 3B Ricky Contreras, age 18 out of high school (Bishop Luers; Fort Wayne, IN)
Round 1, Pick 21 - Dallas Bluebirds: CF Marco Andrade, age 21 out of college (Florida State; Tallahassee, FL)
Round 1, Pick 22 - Los Angeles Federals: SS Jeff Hardman, age 22 out of college (Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Milwaukee, WI)

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Milestones watch

3 home run (forgot to post the 1914 event)

05/08/1914 Ernie Barela 3 Home Runs, 3 for 4, 6 RBI versus Brooklyn while playing for Charlotte
04/17/1921 Josh Pelc 3 Home Runs, 3 for 4, 5 RBI versus Toronto while playing for Buffalo

Cycles

06/15/1921 Al Sifuentes 4 Hits in 5 AB, 1 HR and 3 RBI versus San Antonio while playing for Philadelphia
06/19/1921 Jeremy Parker 4 Hits in 5 AB, 1 HR and 1 RBI versus Kansas City while playing for Charlotte
07/29/1921 Matt Desotell 4 Hits in 5 AB, 1 HR and 3 RBI versus Kansas City while playing for Atlanta

No hitter

05/15/1921 John Sensenig 3 K, 2 BB and 9 IP versus Salt Lake City while playing for San Francisco

(Still only one perfect game in league history)

Milestones

08/14/1921 Ernie Barela 1500 Runs Batted In, while playing for Charlotte
08/15/1921 Ernie Barela 300 Home Runs, while playing for Charlotte
09/19/1921 Cameron Brow 1000 Runs Scored, while playing for Boston

300 home runs in 1921, that a nice milestone.

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Huston Biplanes (formally the St. Louis blues) win the championship. Flyovers for everyone.

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looking back at the 1904 draft

Round 1, Pick 1 - Charlotte Copperheads: SP Matt Cross, age 19 out of high school (King; New York, NY)
Retired in 1921, 1 year of service


Round 1, Pick 2 - Salt Lake City Saints: CF Doug Boyle, age 21 out of college (Arkansas; Fayetteville, AR)

Retired in 1917, 11 years of service, 2x all star.

Round 1, Pick 3 - Pittsburgh River Rats: CF Ian Dely, age 18 out of high school (United; Armagh, PA)

Still playing (free agent), 14 years service, Rookie of year, 8 time all star.

Round 1, Pick 4 - Atlanta Fire: SP Dave Nelson, age 21 out of college (Mississippi; Oxford, MS)
Retired in 1919, 11 years service

Round 1, Pick 5 - Pittsburgh River Rats: 2B Jackson Russell, age 20 out of college (Kansas; Lawrence, KS)

Still in league, 14 years service, 4x all star.

Round 1, Pick 6 - New York Titans: SP Gary Mullen, age 19 out of college (North Dakota; Grand Forks, ND)

Retired in 1920, 14 years service, 2x pitcher of the year, 9 times all star


Round 1, Pick 7 - St. Louis Blues: 2B Kevin Bruce, age 18 out of high school (Bessemer City; Bessemer City, NC) (A Bessemer City Kid, poor kid )

retired 1920, 11 years service, 1x mvp, 2x all star

Round 1, Pick 8 - Toronto Alouettes: CF Tony Grinter, age 18 out of high school (Stagg; Palos Hills, IL)

Still playing (Free agent), 7 years service


Round 1, Pick 9 - Pittsburgh River Rats: SS Eric Jones, age 18 out of high school (IMG Academy; Bradenton, FL)


Still playing (AAA), 9 years of service, 2x all star

Round 1, Pick 10 - Boston Clippers: SP Brandon Henkel, age 19 out of college (LSU; Baton Rouge, LA)


Retired in 1912, never made the majors. (yet still well known nationally, guess he known as a huge bust)



Round 1, Pick 11 - Philadelphia Biscuits: 2B Pete Mendoza, age 18 out of high school (Berkner; Richardson, TX)


Still in Majors, 8 years of service

Round 1, Pick 12 - Brooklyn Loons: SP Devin Ensey, age 21 out of college (Villanova; Philadelphia, PA)

Retired 1910, 1 year of service.


Round 1, Pick 13 - Milwaukee Hops: CF Ben Cupp, age 19 out of high school (Goleman; Miami, FL)


Retired in 1912, 59 days of service

Round 1, Pick 14 - Buffalo Bears: RF Bruce Klaus, age 18 out of high school (Mt. Pleasant; San Jose, CA)

Retired 1921, 5 years of service


Round 1, Pick 15 - Dallas Bluebirds: RP Jarrett Winther, age 22 out of college (Florida Atlantic; Boca Raton, FL)


Retired 1912. 4 years of service

Round 1, Pick 16 - San Francisco Gold: SS John McAloney, age 22 out of college (Colby; Waterville, ME)

Retired in 1917, 9 years of service, 1x all star.

Round 1, Pick 17 - Baltimore Black Sox: RP Ben Cooke, age 21 out of college (Texas; Austin, TX)

Retired in 1907, never made it past AA ball.


Round 1, Pick 18 - Detroit Acorns: CF Junior Elliott, age 22 out of college (Villanova; Philadelphia, PA)

Retired in 1912. 5 years of service.