Offseason news leading up to the 1905 Rookie Draft...
-St. Louis Browns LF George Hogriever retired from professional baseball.
-Boston Americans RF Ducky Holmes retired from professional baseball.
-Brooklyn Superbas SP Frank Kitson retired from professional baseball.
-Cincinnati Reds CF Algie McBride retired from professional baseball.
-New York Giants CF George Van Haltren retired from professional baseball.
-Detroit Tigers 2B Tom Daly retired from professional baseball.
-St. Louis Browns Ca Tim Donahue retired from professional baseball.
-New York Highlanders CF Steve Brodie retired from professional baseball.
-Washington Senators Ca Boileryard Clarke retired from professional baseball.
-Cincinnati Reds SHS Tommy Corcoran retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago Cubs 1B Jack Doyle retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago White Sox SP Clark Griffith retired from professional baseball.
-Washington Senators LF Ben Harrison retired from professional baseball.
-Washington Senators CF Dummy Hoy retired from professional baseball.
-Cleveland Naps SP Alex Jones retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Athletics Ca Doc Powers retired from professional baseball.
-Cleveland Naps SP Ed Scott retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago White Sox Ca Joe Sugden retired from professional baseball.
-Cleveland Naps CF Ollie Pickering retired from professional baseball.
-Cleveland Naps Ca Bob Wood retired from professional baseball.
-New York Highlanders RF Chappie Snodgrass retired from professional baseball.
-Boston Americans SP George Cuppy retired from professional baseball.
-Boston Beaneaters CF Billy Hamilton retired from professional baseball.
-Cleveland Naps 1B Tom Maher retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Phillies RF Chick Pedroes retired from professional baseball.
-St. Louis Cardinals 1B Ad Yale retired from professional baseball.
-The Boston Beaneaters retired #7 in honor of Billy Hamilton.
-The Philadelphia Phillies traded 24-year-old RP Wish Egan and 23-year-old SHS Charley O'Leary to the Detroit Tigers, getting 32-year-old 1B Charlie Babb in return.
-The Washington Senators traded 23-year-old CF Solly Hofman to the Boston Beaneaters, getting 32-year-old CF Duff Cooley and 22-year-old 3B Mike McCormick in return.
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