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1911-1912 offseason news...
-Starting pitcher Amos Rusie, center fielder George Van Haltren, and left fielder Joe Kelley were inducted into the 1912 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
-The Washington Senators traded 24-year-old 2B Art Butler to the Philadelphia Athletics, getting 33-year-old RP John McMakin and 23-year-old 3B Wally Smith in return.
-The Cincinnati Reds traded 22-year-old SHS Jimmy Esmond to the Washington Senators, getting 34-year-old SHS Rudy Hulswitt in return.
-The Cincinnati Reds traded 24-year-old CF Ping Bodie and 24-year-old RF Guy Zinn to the Washington Senators, getting 31-year-old RF Frank LaPorte in return.
-The Boston Red Sox traded 21-year-old RF Tom Long to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 32-year-old RP Ed Donnelly and 19-year-old CF Frank Gilhooley in return.
-The Chicago White Sox failed to sign 8th-round draft pick Allan Travers.
-The Cleveland Naps failed to sign 3rd-round draft pick Charlie Wheatley.
-The Boston Braves failed to sign 5th-round draft pick Joe Bush.
-The Cincinnati Reds failed to sign 1st-round draft pick Wilbur Cooper.
-The St. Louis Cardinals failed to sign 11th-round draft pick John Mercer.
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