Ed Sauer
A bit off topic, but on September 4, 1943 (71 years ago today) Nashville outfielder Ed Sauer, leading the Southern Association in hitting with a .369 average and in stolen bases with 30, is sold to the Chicago Cubs for cash, catcher Walter Ringhoffer and an undisclosed player. Sauer, recently voted league MVP in a poll conducted by the Nashville Banner, is to report at the end of the current Vols season...
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