[Lord Byron]

-The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Chris Lodge and signed manager Bill Irwin to a 5-year, $2,200 per year contract.
-The Brooklyn Robins fired manager Justin Kent and signed manager Tom McLaughlin to a 3-year, $1,250 per year contract.
-The Detroit Tigers fired manager Ned Hanlon and signed manager Cannonball Titcomb to a 3-year, $1,200 per year contract.
-The New York Giants fired manager George Davis and signed manager Frank Selee to a 5-year, $2,750 per year contract.
-Detroit Tigers general manager William Hyndman retires. The Tigers sign general manager Ed Killian to a 3-year, $750 per year contract.
-The Philadelphia Athletics retired #26 in honor of Nap Lajoie and #76 in honor of Eddie Plank.
-The New York Giants retired #16 in honor of Christy Mathewson and #81 in honor of Addie Joss.
-The Brooklyn Robins retired #24 in honor of Red Ames.
-The Chicago White Sox retired #11 in honor of Cupid Childs.
-The Pittsburgh Pirates retired #33 in honor of Honus Wagner.
-The Boston Red Sox retired #45 in honor of George Winter.
-The Brooklyn Robins traded 31-year-old SP Larry Cheney to the Chicago Cubs, getting 23-year-old RP Al Mamaux in return.
-The St. Louis Cardinals traded 23-year-old 3B Chuck Ward to the Philadelphia Athletics, getting 31-year-old RP Nick Maddox in return.
-Philadelphia Phillies 1B Ed Delahanty finally announces his retirement on December 15th.