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Offseason news leading up to the 1912 Rookie Draft...
-The New York Highlanders changed their name to the New York Yankees, and the Brooklyn Dodgers changed their name to the Superbas.
-Philadelphia Phillies: RF George Browne, SP Alex Hardy, and RF Elmer Flick retired from professional baseball.
-Brooklyn Dodgers: 2B Tim Flood and 3B Charlie Buelow retired from professional baseball.
-Cleveland Naps: CF Dave Fultz and 1B Ham Patterson retired from professional baseball.
-St. Louis Cardinals: SP Ed Murphy, 1B John Anderson, and 3B She Donahue retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago Cubs: SHS Charlie Dexter, 2B Luis Castro, CF Dummy Hoy, RF Cozy Dolan, 1B Frank Chance, and SP Ham Iburg retired from professional baseball.
-St. Louis Browns: CF Jimmy Slagle and LF Patsy Dougherty retired from professional baseball.
-Cincinnati Reds: 1B Art Williams, SHS Rudy Hulswitt, 1B Roy Brashear, 2B Ike Rockenfield, and RP Jack Sutthoff retired from professional baseball.
-Boston Braves: SHS Ernie Diehl, SP Norwood Gibson, LF Lou Bruce, LF Fred Odwell, and Ca Bill Byers retired from professional baseball.
-Pittsburgh Pirates: SP Ed Killian and Ca Lee Fohl retired from professional baseball.
-Washington Senators: Ca Red Kleinow 2B John Farrell, and CF Ben Koehler retired from professional baseball.
-Detroit Tigers: 2B Sam Woodruff, 2B Henry Krug, RP Art Goodwin, SP Roscoe Miller, and Ca Ed McFarland retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Athletics: CF Dave Altizer, Ca Sam Brown, and LF Jack Morrissey retired from professional baseball.
-New York Highlanders: RP Bob Spade and SP Harvey Cushman retired from professional baseball.
-New York Giants: 1B Charlie Hickman retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago White Sox: SHS John Godwin retired from professional baseball.
-The Washington Senators traded 30-year-old RP Pat Paige and 24-year-old RP Earl Yingling to the Boston Red Sox, getting 33-year-old LF Josh Clarke in return.
-The Detroit Tigers traded 21-year-old RP Chet Hoff and 23-year-old CF Ned Crompton to the Philadelphia Phillies, getting 30-year-old RP Ed Barry in return.
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