CLOSED...1961 Topps $15 Auction...Day 36

[HercDriver]

Here's a few more to add to the kitty! As I was looking at the exploits of these three players, I noticed that Russ Kemmerer was traded from Boston to the Senators, in 1957, for Dean Stone. The Senators then traded Kemmerer to Houston in 1962...for Dean Stone. Hmmm...that can't be the only time that happened, so I poked around a bit. Believe it or not, two players have actually been traded for each other twice, in the same season. In Feb 1968, the White Sox and Senators traded Ron Hansen for Tim Cullen, then in August, traded them back again. But wait...it gets better. In 1982, two players were traded for each other in eleven days, although a bit more convoluted. It went like this:

June 15, 1982:
Philadelphia Phillies trade Dick Davis to Toronto Blue Jays for Wayne Nordhagen
Philadelphia Phillies trade Wayne Nordhagen to Pittsburgh Pirates for Bill Robinson.

June 22, 1982:
Toronto Blue Jays trade Dick Davis to Pittsburgh Pirates for PTBNL.

June 25, 1982:
Pittsburgh Pirates send Wayne Nordhagen to Toronto Blue Jays to complete the June 22 deal for Dick Davis. So not only did Nordhagen get traded for Davis twice, he also went to three new teams in eleven days, with the third one being his original team.

And of course, there is the all-time best trade, when Harry Chiti was traded for a PTBNL, then later, he became the PTBNL...thus being traded for himself. And just because the day would not be complete without knowing this fact...three other players since then have been traded for themselves. So there.

Take Care,
Geno

[HercDriver]

We'll add five cards today, including the only one-armed pitcher in baseball that year, Bill Henry. And Jim Kaat, who pitched through the administrations of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan. And Ron Pinche, who has just smelled somebody's lunch escaping them. And Jim Wood, who might actually be on the stadium construction crew.

[HercDriver]

As an airline pilot, I see a lot of airports. Most are named after the city they serve, but not all, of course. Some are named after politicians, like Reagan in DC, LaGuardia and JFK in NYC, and Logan in Boston. Some are named after military heroes, like O'Hare in Chicago, and Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls. There's musicians, like John Lennon Airport in Liverpool, and my own Denver International, named for John Denver (just seeing if you're paying attention). There's even fictional characters, like Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster (since renamed, unfortunately).

But there is only one airport I know of, named for a baseball player. Just one. Not Roberto Clemente, which would be my first guess. Not Ted Williams, who was a military pilot. Just one, named after the first MLBer from the Dominican Republic. That airport is Osvaldo Virgil National Airport in the DR. So today, I give you Ozzie himself! I bet you can win a beer with that bit of knowledge...

[HercDriver]

Here's four more players for your perusal to start week two of the auction! Stu Miller is interesting for more than just get blown off the mound in the All-Star Game. Apparently, that was pretty exaggerated. He did balk, after swaying a bit, but he was never "blown off" like the reports have grown to. Anyway, he's also part of a very rare feat in MLB, which is the Lost No-Hitter. Only five times has a team lost, while no-hitting the opposition. And of those, two were combined no-no's. One of those was fairly recently, in 2008, with the Angel's Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combining for a 0-1 loss to the Dodgers. The only other one...Steve Barber and Stu Miller, losing 1-2 to the Tigers in 1967. The other three solo losses were Ken Johnson (1964), Andy Hawkins (1990), and Matt Young (1992). I just thought you should know...

[HercDriver]

In breaking news...I just noticed the aforementioned Ken Johnson is also in this lot. You are getting 40% of MLB's lost no-hitters in this lot...what a bargain!! I probably need Steve Barber to make that technically correct. Another thing I noticed is that Jerry Kindall reminds me of the scene in Christmas Story, when Ralphie's about to beat up the bully. I know, it's backwards...the bully was throwing the snowballs, not Ralphie. But Kindall just looks like he's cornered and about to drill somebody with a snowball, don't you think? Maybe it's just me.

[xplainer]

With fifty bucks, can you share any stewardess stories. Would pay almost that ....for that.😀
And you got a bump.

[HercDriver]

Meal time on an airline isn't like the old days...

A flight attendant asks a passenger if he would like dinner.

"What are my choices?" he asked.

"Yes or No," she replied.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by xplainer

With fifty bucks, can you share any stewardess stories. Would pay almost that ....for that.��
And you got a bump.

Would you settle for a waitress story?

WHAT DON'T YOU WANT?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdYXQ-IPZcc


Now, THAT'S a bump!


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