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Lou Brock Traded to Cardinals
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The trade looked innocent enough at the time. The Cardinals would trade two past
20 game winners in Ernie Broglio and the aging Bobby Shantz to the Cubs. The
Cubs were willing to part with Lou Brock who in 2 plus seasons had stolen only
50 bases and was hitting around the .300 mark. Both teams were hoping to become
enriched by the trade. As it turned out, the Cards got a real steal and the Cubs may
have gone down as executing the most lopsided trade in baseball history.
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June, 15, 1964 |
| St.
Louis Cardinals GET |
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Lou
Brock, OF
Jack Spring, P
Paul Toth, P |
| Chicago
Cubs GET |
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Ernie
Broglio, P
Bobby Shantz, P
Doug Clemens, OF |
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Career info AFTER
the trade
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Lou Brock
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| 2,289 Games - 2,713 Hits - 888
Stolen Bases - 6 time All Star - 1964 and 1967 World Series winner -
Hall of Fame. |
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Jack Spring |
| Never pitched for the Cardinals. In
1965 was 1-2 in 16 games pitched with the Indians. |
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Paul Toth |
| Never pitched in the majors after
the trade. |
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Ernie Broglio
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| Only 33 more starts, 7-19
record. Out of baseball after 1966 season. |
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Bobby Shantz
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| His arm has only 43 more innings left in
it and along with it a 1-2 record. Footnote: Traded again later this season to the
Phillies. |
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Doug Clemens
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| Played 182 more games and compiles 731 at
bats for the Cubs and Phillies. Hits 9 Home runs in 359 games. Out of
baseball after 1968 season. |
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