Pirates-Beaneaters Swap Confirmed
BNN has learned the <Pittsburgh Pirates:team#15> have reportedly worked out a deal with the <Boston Beaneaters:team#10>. Sources close to the Pirates indicated that a trade has been reached in principle where 35-year-old center fielder <Billy Hamilton:player#144> will be swapped to <Pittsburgh:team#15> with 23-year-old shortstop <Truck Eagan:player#99> heading to <Boston:team#10>. Neither organization would comment on the report, saying it was club policy not to speak about a trade until it was finalized.

Looking at his all-time stats, <Hamilton:player#144> has a lifetime .348 average with 2058 hits, 231 doubles, 92 triples, 37 home runs and 698 RBIs. To date he has scored 1619 runs, walked 1123 times and stolen 892 bases.