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The Most Lopsided Trades in Baseball History: “Lefty” O’Doul for Freddy Leach!

Ninety-four years ago this Fall, the Giants traded Lefty O’Doul to the Phillies for the aforementioned Freddy Leach...

Posted on: July 10, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
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Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins Gets His Statue!

Here’s one we can file under: Most Lopsided Trades of All Time! It doesn’t get much worse than this!

Posted on: May 22, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
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Another Edition of Lopsided Trades: Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown Goes to the Cubs!

Brock for Broglio? Yeah, that wasn't a bad deal...But how about getting Mordecai "Three Finger " Brown almost for free?? Now that's a deal!...

Posted on: February 5, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
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Another Edition of Lopsided Trades: Yankees Deal Urban Shocker To the Browns!

As I continue my series on lopsided trades, today I'll be featuring one that was consummated near the end of the Dead Ball Era (1918) and had ramifications well into the 1920s...

Posted on: December 18, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
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Another Edition of “Baseball’s Lopsided Trades”: Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas!

Today in my ongoing series on lopsided trades, I’d like to highlight the December 9, 1965 trade of the great slugger, Frank Robinson, from the Reds to the Orioles for Milt Pappas...

Posted on: December 11, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

Ballplayers and Their Children, Part I

Today, I’m reintroducing a series I started a few years ago, which at the time I called Ballplayers and their Children.

Posted on: February 6, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
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Tribute To Lou Brock, RIP

The entire baseball world was saddened to learn yesterday of the passing of the great Hall-of-Famer, Lou Brock...

Posted on: September 7, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
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A Real Blockbuster Deal: Frank Lane Trades Home Run King Rocky Colavito to the Tigers For Batting Champion Harvey Kuenn!

Bill Gutman's recent post about "What If These Trades Were Never Made" got me thinking about trades that were indeed made, but probably never should have been.

Posted on: March 31, 2019
By: Gary Livacari
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Baseball’s Most Lopsided Trades – The Dodgers Steal Billy Herman From the Cubs…and Win the 1941 Pennant!

“I was able to tell Dodger GM Larry MacPhail we had a hell of a ball club there. But we could win the whole thing with one other player.” “And who was that?” MacPhail wanted to know. “Billy Herman,” I said in no uncertain terms...

Posted on: March 20, 2019
By: Gary Livacari
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The Brooklyn Dodgers Trade Casey Stengel, January 2, 1918!

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Posted on: January 2, 2019
By: Gary Livacari
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Another Edition of Lopsided Trades! The Phillies Trade Ace “Old Pete” Alexander For… Who??

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Posted on: December 11, 2018
By: Gary Livacari
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Another Editon of Lopsided Trades: Urban Shocker Stars For the Browns After Trade From Yankees!

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Posted on: May 8, 2018
By: Gary Livacari
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The Worst Trade in Cub History: Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio!

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Posted on: March 16, 2018
By: Gary Livacari
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Urban Shocker Returns to the Yankees!

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Posted on: December 18, 2017
By: Gary Livacari
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Here’s one we can file under: “Most Lopsided Trades of All Time!”

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Posted on: April 22, 2017
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Another Edition of “Lopsided Trades”: Eddie “The Brat” Stanky Traded to the Braves!

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Posted on: March 5, 2017
By: Gary Livacari
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Spotlight on the Hall of Fame: The Often-Overlooked “Sunny Jim” Bottomley

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Posted on: December 17, 2016
By: Gary Livacari
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“The Most Lopsided Trades in Baseball History”: Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown Goes to the Cubs!

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Posted on: December 12, 2016
By: Gary Livacari
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The Most Lopsided Trades in Baseball History: “Lefty” O’Doul for Freddy Leach, October 29, 1928!

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Posted on: October 29, 2016
By: Gary Livacari
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One Of The Most Lopsided Trades Ever: The White Sox Obtain Nellie Fox!

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Posted on: October 19, 2016
By: Gary Livacari
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One of the Most Lopsided Trades Ever: The Dodgers Steal Billy Herman From the Cubs…and Win the 1941 Pennant!

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Posted on: September 19, 2016
By: Gary Livacari
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The Most Lopsided Trade of All-Time!

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Posted on: April 6, 2016
By: Gary Livacari
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The Worst Trade in Baseball History: Hall-of-Famer Lou Brock for Sore-Armed Pitcher Ernie Broglio!

The Worst Trade in Baseball HIstory: Brock for Broglio “The sentiment in St. Louis on June 15, 1964 was, ‘Why…

Posted on: January 24, 2016
By: Gary Livacari
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