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MLB News-January 2,1905

Sunday, January 1st, 1905: Philadelphia Signs Connie Mack to General Manager Position Feeling the heat to settle on a new GM, the Philadelphia Athletics tapped Connie Mack as the new head man. "We've taken our time in finding what we hope is an excellent, far-seeing general manager. I don't think you'll have to worry about Mack suffering from myopia. He presented a clear, concise, and realistic assessment of our club in every interview we held, and just seemed to grasp what we're looking for," noted an official close to negotiations.

Monday, January 2nd, 1905: Schlei, Barry Swap Teams Cincinnati and Chicago have agreed in principle to a trade. The Reds will send 26-year old catcher Admiral Schlei to the Cubs for 26-year old first baseman Shad Barry. The deal is expected to be finalized shortly and the clubs will be introducing their new players to the press when the paperwork is complete. Lifetime Barry is batting .268 and has hit 8 home runs.

Monday, January 2nd, 1905: Deal: Leahy for Yeager Officials for St. Louis confirmed that they have traded 35-year old catcher Tom Leahy to the New York Highlanders. In return, the Cardinals will receive 29-year old third baseman Joe Yeager. Lifetime Yeager is batting .244 with 33 doubles, 14 triples, 3 home runs and 102 RBIs in 269 games.

Monday, January 2nd, 1905: St. Louis Browns Ship Padden to Detroit The St. Louis Browns announced a deal with the Tigers today, sending 34-year old second baseman Dick Padden to Detroit for 26-year old first baseman Chris Lindsay. It had been talked about for the past few weeks and everything came together late last night. All players are expected to be joining their respective clubs shortly. Over his career Padden is batting .259 with 11 home runs and 330 RBIs. In 858 games he has delivered 804 hits, scored 418 runs, stolen 129 bases and gotten on base at a .328 clip.

From the What was he thinking file,Cincinnati Reds middle reliever Rip Vowinkle will be out until September with an undisclosed injury that was sustained while awkwardly lifting his Child.