Hot Stove League: MLB December Transactions Regarding Ex-College Hoopers

NCAA basketball All-Americans Bosey Berger (Maryland), Don Grate (Ohio State), Frank Howard (Ohio State), Johnny O'Brien (Seattle), Ryan Minor (Oklahoma) and Billy Werber (Duke) were involved in MLB transactions in December. Two-time All-Star outfielder Leon Wagner (Tuskegee AL), involved in three December deals, is among the following former college hoopers who were part of MLB off-season transactions during this month:

DECEMBER

1: RHP Ray Benge (multi-year hoops letterman with Sam Houston State first half of 1920s) purchased from the Philadelphia Phillies by Chicago White Sox in 1936. . . . LHP Joe Gibbon (two-time All-SEC forward for Ole Miss was nation's second-leading scorer as senior All-American in 1956-57) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco Giants in 1965. . . . OF-INF Chuck Hinton (played multiple sports for Shaw NC before serving two years in U.S. Army in mid-1950s) traded by the Washington Senators to Cleveland Indians in 1964. . . . C Ed Madjeski (Seton Hall hoops letterman from 1928-29 through 1930-31) purchased from the New York Giants by Louisville (American Association) in 1937. . . . SS Gene Michael (Kent State's scoring leader with 14 ppg in 1957-58) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966. . . . RHP Rinty Monahan (scored 18 points for Niagara in 1947-48) selected from the New York Giants by Philadelphia Athletics in 1952 Rule 5 draft. . . . INF Johnny O'Brien (two-time All-American with Seattle was first college player to crack 1,000-point plateau in single season by scoring 1,051 in 37 games in 1951-52) selected from the St. Louis Cardinals by Philadelphia Phillies and 2B Wayne Terwilliger (two-year hoops letterman for Western Michigan averaged 5.6 ppg in final season in 1947-48) selected from the Detroit Tigers by Kansas City Athletics in 1958 Rule 5 draft. . . . UTL Bob Oliver (All-Valley Conference basketball selection in 1962 for American River Community College CA) purchased from the Baltimore Orioles by New York Yankees in 1974. . . . C Les Peden (Texas A&M hoops letterman in 1941-42 and 1942-43) selected from the Chicago Cubs by Washington Senators and RHP Jim Willis (Northwestern State hoops letterman in 1944-45 and from 1947-48 through 1949-50) selected from Shreveport (Texas) by the Chicago Cubs in 1952 Rule 5 draft.
2: OF Ethan Allen (Cincinnati hoops letterman in 1924-25 and 1925-26) purchased from the Chicago Cubs by St. Louis Browns in 1936. . . . OF Billy Cowan (co-captain of Utah's 1960 NCAA playoff team) selected from the Philadelphia Phillies by New York Yankees and INF-OF Darrell Evans (member of Jerry Tarkanian-coached Pasadena City CA club winning 1967 state community college crown) selected from the Oakland Athletics by Atlanta Braves in 1968 Rule 5 draft. . . . C Gene Desautels (Holy Cross hoops letterman in 1929 and 1930) purchased from San Diego (PCL) by the Boston Red Sox in 1936. . . . C Bob Garbark (four-year hoops letterman graduated from Allegheny PA in 1932) purchased from the Chicago Cubs by Detroit Tigers in 1941. . . . INF Charlie Gelbert (scored at least 125 points each of last three seasons in late 1920s for Lebanon Valley PA) purchased from the St. Louis Cardinals by Cincinnati Reds in 1936. . . . C Tom Haller (backup forward for Illinois in 1956-57 and 1957-58 under coach Harry Combes) traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to Detroit Tigers in 1971. . . . RHP Rich Hand (averaged 6.2 ppg for Puget Sound WA in 1967-68) traded with three additional players by the Cleveland Indians to Texas Rangers for LHP Denny Riddleberger (averaged 5.7 ppg and 2.5 rpg for Old Dominion in 1965-66) and three additional players in 1973. . . . RHP Vern Kennedy (Central Missouri State hooper in mid-1920s) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers in 1937. . . . RHP Lindy McDaniel (hooper with Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) traded by the Chicago Cubs to San Francisco Giants in 1965. . . . UTL Bob Oliver (All-Valley Conference basketball selection in 1962 for American River Community College CA) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to Minnesota Twins in 1967. . . . LHP-1B Ossie Orwoll (Luther IA hooper in first half of 1920s) traded by Milwaukee (American Association) to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1927. . . . OF Ray Pepper (Alabama hoops letterman in 1926-27) purchased from the St. Louis Browns by Buffalo (International) in 1936. . . . RHP Clarence "Red" Phillips (East Central OK hooper from 1927-28 through 1930-31) shipped by Detroit Tigers to Indianapolis (American Association) in 1936 to complete a deal made three months earlier. . . . C Jim Robertson (scored two points in one basketball game for Bradley in 1948-49) purchased from the Kansas City Athletics by Seattle (PCL) in 1955. . . . RHP Wayne Schurr (Hillsdale College MI hooper in late 1950s) selected from the San Francisco Giants by Chicago Cubs in 1963 Rule 5 draft. . . . 1B-OF Norm Siebern (member of Southwest Missouri squads capturing back-to-back NAIA Tournament titles in 1952 and 1953) traded by the Baltimore Orioles to California Angels in 1965. . . . UTL Roe Skidmore (scored 41 points in single game for Millikin IL in 1965-66) selected from the San Francisco Giants by Chicago Cubs in 1968 minor league draft. . . . RHP Dave Stenhouse (three-time All-Yankee Conference selection for Rhode Island from 1952-53 through 1954-55) selected from the Chicago Cubs by Cincinnati Redlegs in 1958 minor league draft. . . . UTL Jimmy Stewart (All-Volunteer State Athletic Conference selection for Austin Peay State in 1959-60 and 1960-61) selected from the Chicago White Sox by Cincinnati Reds in 1968 Rule 5 draft. . . . OF Leon Wagner (Tuskegee AL hooper in 1952-53) traded by the Los Angeles Angels to Cleveland Indians in 1963. . . . OF Hub Walker (Ole Miss hooper in 1927 and 1929) purchased from the Cincinnati Reds by Nashville (Southern Association) in 1937. . . . INF Jay Ward (attended McKendree IL for one semester as freshman in 1956-57) selected from the New York Yankees by Kansas City Athletics in 1958 minor league draft.
3: OF Frank "Tex" Carswell (three-time All-SWC first-team selection for Rice from 1938-39 through 1940-41) traded by the Detroit Tigers to St. Louis Cardinals in 1954. . . . CF Larry Doby (reserve guard for Virginia Union's 1943 CIAA hoops titlist) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Baltimore Orioles in 1957. . . . OF Grant Dunlap (Pacific hoops letterman in 1942-43 and 1946-47) purchased from Shreveport (Texas) by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1952. . . . OF Walt French (hoops letterman for Rutgers and Army) shipped with a couple of additional players by Philadelphia Athletics to Portland (PCL) to complete trade made three months earlier in 1929. . . . RHP Marion Fricano (SUNY-Cortland hooper in early 1940s) selected from the Chicago White Sox by Cincinnati Redlegs in 1956 minor league draft. . . . RHP Dave Giusti (made 6-of-10 field-goal attempts in two games for Syracuse in 1959-60) traded by the San Diego Padres to St. Louis Cardinals in 1968. . . . OF-INF Harvey Kuenn (played briefly for Wisconsin in 1951-52 after competing on JV squad previous season) traded by the Cleveland Indians to San Francisco Giants in 1960. . . . OF Hank Leiber (Arizona hooper in 1931) traded by the Chicago Cubs to New York Giants in 1941. . . . CF Kenny Lofton (Arizona's leader in steals for 1988 Final Four team compiling 35-3 record) traded by the New York Yankees to Philadelphia Phillies in 2004. . . . C Cal Neeman (Illinois Wesleyan's leading scorer in 1947-48 and 1948-49) selected from the New York Yankees by Chicago Cubs and LHP Jack Spring (freshman hooper for Washington State in 1951-52) selected from the Philadelphia Phillies by Boston Red Sox in 1956 Rule 5 draft. . . . UTL Gary Sutherland (averaged 7.4 ppg with Southern California in 1963-64) traded by the Houston Astros to Detroit Tigers in 1973. . . . C El Tappe (All-Pioneer Conference first-team selection in late 1940s with Quincy College IL) selected from the New York Yankees by Chicago Cubs in 1951 minor league draft.
4: RHP Mark Acre (played in 1990 NCAA Tournament with New Mexico State) purchased from the Oakland Athletics by Yakult Swallows (Japan Central) in 1997. . . . RHP Walker Cress (Louisiana State hoops letterman from 1936-37 through 1938-39) selected from the Cincinnati Reds by Chicago White Sox in 1950 minor league draft. . . . OF Jim Gleeson (NAIA Hall of Famer was all-league hoops pick for Rockhurst MO in early 1930s) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Reds in 1940. . . . RHP Don Grate (NCAA consensus second-team All-American for Ohio State's Final Four teams in 1944 and 1945) selected from the Boston Braves by Dallas (Texas) in 1950 minor league draft. . . . OF-1B Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1956-57 and 1957-58 when leading Ohio State in scoring and rebounding) traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to Washington Senators in 1964. . . . OF-1B Wally Moon (averaged 4.3 ppg with Texas A&M in 1948-49 and 1949-50) traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958. . . . RHP Joe Niekro (averaged 8.9 ppg and 3.8 rpg for West Liberty WV from 1963-64 through 1965-66) traded by the San Diego Padres to Detroit Tigers in 1969. . . . OF Carl Reynolds (juco recruit was basketball team MVP in mid-1920s for early SWC member Southwestern TX) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Washington Senators in 1931. . . . RHP Bill Sampen (MacMurray IL scoring leader as senior MVP with 14.9 ppg in 1984-85) selected from the Pittsburgh Pirates by Montreal Expos in 1989 Rule 5 draft. . . . OF Ken Singleton (member of Hofstra's freshman hoops squad in mid-1960s) traded by the Montreal Expos to Baltimore Orioles in 1974.
5: 1B Dale Alexander (starting hoops center for Milligan TN in mid-1920s) traded by Toronto (International) to the Detroit Tigers in 1928. . . . 2B Marv Breeding (Samford hooper in mid-1950s) traded by the Baltimore Orioles to Washington Senators in 1962. . . . LHP Al Downing (attended Muhlenberg PA on hoops scholarship but left before ever playing) traded by the New York Yankees to Oakland Athletics in 1969. . . . OF Grant Dunlap (Pacific hoops letterman in 1942-43 and 1946-47) selected from the Cleveland Indians by St. Louis Browns in 1949 minor league draft. . . . RHP Dave Frost (averaged 10.5 ppg and 4 rpg for Stanford from 1971-72 through 1973-74) traded by the Chicago White Sox to California Angels in 1977. . . . RHP Don Kaiser (one semester on scholarship at East Central OK) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Milwaukee Braves in 1957. . . . C Tom Lundstedt (played in four basketball games for Michigan in 1968-69 as teammate of Rudy Tomjanovich under coach Johnny Orr) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Minnesota Twins in 1974. . . . 2B Dutch Meyer (Texas Christian hoops letterman in 1934-35 and 1935-36) shipped as player to be designated by the Cleveland Indians to New York Yankees in 1946 to complete trade made two months earlier. . . . RHP Ron Reed (Notre Dame's leading rebounder in 1963-64 and 1964-65) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago White Sox in 1983. . . . OF Leon Roberts (played in four basketball games for Michigan in 1970-71 under coach Johnny Orr) traded by the Houston Astros to Seattle Mariners in 1977. . . . RHP Cecil Upshaw (Centenary's leading scorer as junior in 1962-63) traded by the New York Yankees to Chicago White Sox in 1974. . . . OF Leon Wagner (Tuskegee AL hooper in 1952-53) purchased from the Chicago White Sox by Cincinnati Reds in 1968.
6: 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading scorer in 1945-46) shipped as player to be designated by the Cleveland Indians to Los Angeles Angels in 1963 to complete trade made earlier in the month. . . . OF Lyle Bigbee (hoops letterman with his brother for Oregon in 1915) traded by Seattle (PCL) to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1919. . . . 3B Buddy Blair (Louisiana State hoops letterman from 1932-33 through 1934-35) traded by the New York Yankees to Philadelphia Athletics in 1941. . . . 2B Denny Doyle (averaged 2.7 ppg for Morehead State in 1962-63) shipped as player to be designated by the Philadelphia Phillies to California Angels in 1973 to complete trade made four months earlier. . . . 1B Walt Dropo (Connecticut's first player ever to average 20 points for season with 21.7 in 1942-43) traded with a couple of other players by the Detroit Tigers to Chicago White Sox for 1B Jack Phillips (leading scorer for Clarkson NY in 1942-43) and couple of additional players in 1954. . . . INF Howard Freigau (played hoops for Ohio Wesleyan) purchased from the Boston Braves by Toledo (American Association) in 1928. . . . LHP Bill Henry (letterman for Houston's NAIA Tournament team in 1946-47 featuring co-captain and future Cougars coach Guy Lewis) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Reds in 1959. . . . OF Hank Leiber (Arizona hooper in 1931) traded by the New York Giants to Chicago Cubs in 1938. . . . OF Leon Roberts (played in four basketball games for Michigan in 1970-71 under coach Johnny Orr) traded by the Detroit Tigers to Houston Astros in 1975. . . . 1B Moose Skowron (scored 18 points in eight games for Purdue in 1949-50) purchased from the Los Angeles Dodgers by Washington Senators in 1963. . . . OF-DH Champ Summers (led SIU-Edwardsville in scoring in 1969-70 after doing same with Nicholls State in 1964-65) traded by the San Francisco Giants to San Diego Padres in 1983. . . . 3B Eddie Yost (NYU freshman hooper in 1943-44 under coach Howard Cann) traded by the Washington Senators to Detroit Tigers in 1958.
7: 2B Frank Bolling (averaged 7.3 ppg for Spring Hill AL in 1950-51) traded by the Detroit Tigers to Milwaukee Braves in 1960. . . . RHP Ray Burris (two-sport standout in Southwestern Oklahoma State Hall of Fame) traded by the Montreal Expos to Oakland Athletics in 1983. The next year, he was traded by the Athletics to Milwaukee Brewers in 1984. . . . OF Tony Johnson (All-VSAC selection in 1976-77 and 1979-80 for LeMoyne-Owen TN) selected from the Montreal Expos by Toronto Blue Jays in 1981 Rule 5 draft. . . . OF David Justice (led Thomas More KY in assists in 1984-85 while averaging 9.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg) traded by the New York Yankees to New York Mets in 2001. . . . LHP Ernie Koob (Western Michigan hoops letterman in 1914) traded by the St. Louis Browns to Louisville (American Association) in 1920. . . . INF Vance Law (averaged 6.8 ppg for Brigham Young from 1974-75 through 1976-77) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Montreal Expos in 1984. . . . RHP Lindy McDaniel (hooper with Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) traded by the New York Yankees to Kansas City Royals in 1973 for OF Lou Piniella (averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.4 rpg as Tampa freshman in 1961-62) and another player. . . . RHP Scott Medvin (briefly played JV hoops for Baldwin-Wallace OH in early 1980s) selected from the Pittsburgh Pirates by Houston Astros in 1987 Rule 5 draft. . . . RHP Mike Smithson (averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.6 rpg for Tennessee in 1974-75 and 1975-76 under coach Ray Mears) traded by the Texas Rangers to Minnesota Twins in 1983.
8: OF Jim Gleeson (NAIA Hall of Famer was all-league hoops pick for Rockhurst MO in early 1930s) purchased from the Cleveland Indians by New York Yankees in 1936. . . . 3B-1B Wayne Gross (led Cal Poly Pomona in assists in 1974-75) traded by the Oakland Athletics to Baltimore Orioles for RHP Tim Stoddard (starting forward opposite All-American David Thompson for North Carolina State's 1974 NCAA champion). . . . OF Rusty Kuntz (played J.C. hoops for Cuesta CA) traded by the Minnesota Twins to Detroit Tigers in 1983. . . . RHP Ben McDonald (started six times as freshman forward for Louisiana State in 1986-87 under coach Dale Brown) traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to Cleveland Indians in 1997. . . . LHP Preacher Roe (Harding AR hooper in late 1930s) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. . . . RHP Lee Smith (averaged 3.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg with Northwestern State in 1976-77) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Boston Red Sox in 1987.
9: OF Frankie Baumholtz (MVP in 1941 NIT and first player in Ohio University history to score 1,000 career points) purchased from the Chicago Cubs by Philadelphia Phillies in 1955. . . . INF Gene Freese (West Liberty WV hoops captain of 1952 NAIA Tournament team) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago White Sox in 1959. . . . LHP Don Gross (Michigan State freshman hooper in 1949-50) traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs to Pittsburgh Pirates in 1957. . . . RHP Dick Hall (averaged 13.5 ppg from 1948-49 through 1950-51 for Swarthmore PA Southern Division champions in Middle Atlantic States Conference) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to Kansas City Athletics in 1959. . . . RHP Howie Judson (Illinois' third-leading scorer in 1944-45) shipped as player to be designated by the Chicago White to Cincinnati Reds in 1952 to complete trade made three months earlier. . . . 3B Fritz Knothe (member of Penn's freshman hoops squad in 1923-24) traded by Seattle (PCL) to the Boston Braves in 1931. . . . OF Terrell Lowery (two-time All-WCC first-team selection and league-leading scorer for Loyola Marymount in 1990-91 and 1991-92) selected from the New York Mets by Chicago Cubs in 1996 Rule 5 draft. . . . RHP Roy Parmelee (Eastern Michigan letterman in 1924-25 and 1925-26) traded by the New York Giants to St. Louis Cardinals in 1935. . . . RHP Ron Reed (Notre Dame's leading rebounder in 1963-64 and 1964-65 traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies in 1975. . . . RHP Jeff Shaw (freshman guard for 31-5 Rio Grande OH team participating in 1985 NAIA Tournament) traded by the Kansas City Royals to Montreal Expos in 1992. . . . UTL Roe Skidmore (scored 41 points in single game for Millikin IL in 1965-66) traded by the Houston Astros to Boston Red Sox in 1974. . . . 3B Billy Werber (first Duke hoops All-American in 1929-30) traded by the Boston Red Sox to Philadelphia Athletics in 1936. . . . 1B John Young (played sparingly for Chapman CA in late 1960s) traded by the Detroit Tigers to St. Louis Cardinals in 1974.
10: OF Morrie Arnovich (Wisconsin-Superior hooper in early 1930s) purchased from the Cincinnati Reds by New York Giants in 1940. The next year, he was purchased from the Giants by Reds on same date. . . . LHP Thornton Lee (played center for Cal Poly in 1925-26) traded as part of a three-team swap by the Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox in 1936. . . . CF Kenny Lofton (Arizona's leader in steals for 1988 Final Four team compiling 35-3 record) traded by the Houston Astros to Cleveland Indians in 1991. . . . 3B Graig Nettles (shot 87.8% from free-throw line for San Diego State in 1963-64) traded by the Minnesota Twins to Cleveland Indians in 1969. . . . C-OF Don Padgett (freshman in 1934 excelled in multiple sports for Lenoir-Rhyne NC) traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941. . . . 3B Billy Werber (first Duke hoops All-American in 1929-30) purchased from the Cincinnati Reds by New York Giants in 1941.
11: 1B Zeke Bonura (best basketball forward for Loyola New Orleans in late 1920s and early 1930s) traded by the Washington Senators to New York Giants in 1938. . . . 1B Doe Boyland (averaged 5.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Wisconsin-Oshkosh in half a season in 1974-75) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco Giants in 1981. . . . RHP Rich Gale (led New Hampshire with 7.2 rpg in 1975-76) traded with another player by the Kansas City Royals to San Francisco Giants for OF Jerry Martin (Furman's second-leading scorer in 1969-70 and third-leading scorer in 1970-71) in 1981. . . . RHP Vern Kennedy (Central Missouri State hooper in mid-1920s) purchased from the Washington Nationals by Cleveland Indians in 1941. . . . RHP Scott Medvin (briefly played JV hoops for Baldwin-Wallace OH in early 1980s) shipped as player to be designated by the Detroit Tigers to San Francisco Giants in 1985 to complete trade made two months earlier. . . . INF Pinky Pittenger (set Toledo's single-game scoring standard with 49 points in 1918-19) traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to Salt Lake City (PCL) in 1923. . . . OF-1B Gary Redus (J.C. hooper for Athens AL and father of Centenary/South Alabama guard with same name) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies in 1985. . . . 1B-OF Norm Siebern (member of Southwest Missouri squads capturing back-to-back NAIA Tournament titles in 1952 and 1953) traded by the New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics in 1959.
12: RHP Ray Benge (multi-year hoops letterman with Sam Houston State first half of 1920s) traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to Boston Braves in 1935. . . . C Mickey Cochrane (Boston University hooper in early 1920s) traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to Detroit Tigers in 1933. . . . C Gene Desautels (Holy Cross hoops letterman in 1929 and 1930) traded by the Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians in 1940. . . . RHP George Earnshaw (Swarthmore PA hooper in 1922) traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to Chicago White Sox in 1933. . . . LHP Vic Johnson (Wisconsin-Eau Claire hoops letterman in 1942-43) traded by the Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians in 1945. . . . OF Jerry Martin (Furman's second-leading scorer in 1969-70 and third-leading scorer in 1970-71) traded by the Chicago Cubs with two additional players to San Francisco Giants for LHP Phil Nastu (averaged 13.6 ppg and 4.2 rpg as senior for Bridgeport CT 1976 DII Elite Eight team compiling 24-5 record) and another player in 1980. . . . OF Red Murray (Lock Haven PA hooper in early 1900s) traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to New York Giants in 1908. . . . OF Leon Roberts (played in four basketball games for Michigan in 1970-71 under coach Johnny Orr) traded by the Seattle Mariners to Texas Rangers in 1980. . . . OF-1B Mike Stenhouse (averaged 4.1 ppg for Harvard in 1977-78) traded by the Minnesota Twins to Boston Red Sox in 1985.
13: 1B-OF Buddy Hassett (hooper for Manhattan teams winning school-record 17 consecutive contests in 1930 and 1931) traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to Boston Bees in 1938. . . . RHP Marty McLeary (Mount Vernon Nazarene OH academic redshirt) selected from the Boston Red Sox by Montreal Expos in 1999 Rule 5 draft. . . . LHP Gary Peters (Grove City PA hooper in mid-1950s) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox in 1969. . . . INF-OF Jackie Robinson (highest scoring average in Pacific Coast Conference both of his seasons with UCLA in 1939-40 and 1940-41) traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to New York Giants in 1956. Deal voided when Robinson refused to report to his new team. . . . LHP Preacher Roe (Harding AR hooper in late 1930s) traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to Baltimore Orioles in 1954. . . . C Birdie Tebbetts (Providence hooper in 1932) purchased from the Boston Red Sox by Cleveland Indians in 1950.
14: UTL Leo Burke (averaged 9.2 ppg for Virginia Tech in 1952-53 and 1953-54) selected from the Baltimore Orioles by Washington Senators as first pick in 1960 premium expansion draft (minor league). . . . OF Bob Cerv (ranked fourth on Nebraska's all-time scoring list in 1949-50 when finishing his career) selected from the New York Yankees by Kansas City Athletics as 38th pick in 1960 expansion draft. . . . RHP Roger Craig (forward with North Carolina State's 1949-50 freshman team) traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds in 1964. . . . INF Al Dark (hoops letterman for Louisiana State and Southwestern Louisiana during World War II) traded by the Boston Braves to New York Giants in 1949. . . . LHP Mark Hendrickson (two-time All-Pacific-10 Conference selection was Washington State's leading rebounder each season from 1992-93 through 1995-96) traded as part of a three-team swap by the Toronto Blue Jays to Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2003. . . . OF-INF Chuck Hinton (played multiple sports for Shaw NC before serving two years in U.S. Army in mid-1950s) selected from the Baltimore Orioles by Washington Senators as 46th pick in 1960 expansion draft. . . . RHP Ken Hunt (member of BYU's freshman basketball team in 1957-58) selected from the New York Yankees by Los Angeles Angels as 40th pick in 1960 expansion draft. . . . OF David Justice (led Thomas More KY in assists in 1984-85 while averaging 9.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg) traded by the New York Mets to Oakland Athletics in 2001. . . . OF Carl Reynolds (juco recruit was basketball team MVP in mid-1920s for former SWC member Southwestern TX) traded by the Washington Senators to St. Louis Browns in 1932. In 1933, he was traded by the Browns to Boston Red Sox. . . . 1B-OF Norm Siebern (member of Southwest Missouri squads capturing back-to-back NAIA Tournament titles in 1952 and 1953) traded by the California Angels to San Francisco Giants in 1966. . . . RHP Dave Sisler (All-Ivy League second-team selection for Princeton's first NCAA Tournament team in 1952) selected from the Detroit Tigers by Washington Senators in 1960 A.L. expansion draft. . . . SS Coot Veal (averaged team-high 10.9 ppg as Auburn sophomore in 1951-52 before transferring to Mercer) selected from the Detroit Tigers by Los Angeles Angels as 27th pick in 1960 expansion draft and promptly traded to the Washington Senators. . . . 3B Eddie Yost (NYU freshman hooper in 1943-44 under coach Howard Cann) selected from the Detroit Tigers by Los Angeles Angels as 25th pick in 1960 expansion draft.
15: RHP Elden Auker (All-[Big Six Conference](conferences/big-eight-conference first five selection with Kansas State in 1931-32) traded by the Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox in 1938. . . . RHP Ray Benge (multi-year hoops letterman with Sam Houston State during first half of 1920s) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932. . . . RHP Gene Conley (All-PCC first-team selection led North Division in scoring in 1949-50 as Washington State sophomore) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Boston Red Sox in 1960. . . . INF Gene Freese (hoops captain of 1952 NAIA Tournament team for West Liberty WV) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Cincinnati Reds in 1960. . . . RHP Dick Hall (averaged 13.5 ppg from 1948-49 through 1950-51 for Swarthmore PA Southern Division champions in Middle Atlantic States Conference) traded by the Baltimore Orioles to Philadelphia Phillies in 1966. . . . 1B Gary Holle (Siena's scoring and rebounding leader in 1974-75 and 1975-76) traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to Texas Rangers in 1978. . . . INF Jack Kubiszyn (All-SEC first-team guard as senior averaged 18.3 ppg for Alabama from 1955-56 through 1957-58) traded by the Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Cardinals in 1962. . . . SS Doc Lavan (Hope MI hooper from 1908 through 1910) traded by the St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators in 1917. . . . INF Buddy Myer (Mississippi State hoops letterman in 1923-24) traded by the Boston Red Sox to Washington Senators in 1928. . . . OF Ray Pepper (Alabama hoops letterman in 1926-27) purchased from the St. Louis Cardinals by St. Louis Browns in 1933. . . . OF Earl Robinson (three-time All-PCC second-team selection for California from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Pete Newell) purchased from the Los Angeles Dodgers by Baltimore Orioles for $60,000 in 1960. . . . OF Ted Savage (led Lincoln MO in scoring average in 1955-56) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals in 1964. . . . RHP Rollie Sheldon (third-leading scorer as sophomore for Connecticut's 1960 NCAA Tournament team) and another player shipped by the Boston Red Sox as players to be designated to Cincinnati Reds in 1966 to complete a trade made four months earlier. . . . RHP Dave Stenhouse (three-time All-Yankee Conference selection for Rhode Island from 1952-53 through 1954-55) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Washington Senators in 1961. . . . 2B Johnny Temple (briefly played hoops for Catawba NC in 1945 before serving in U.S. Navy) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Cleveland Indians in 1959. . . . OF Sammy Vick (pre-WWI three-sport athlete for Millsaps MS) traded by the New York Yankees to Boston Red Sox in 1920. . . . OF Leon Wagner (Tuskegee AL hooper in 1952-53) traded by the San Francisco Giants to St. Louis Cardinals in 1959. . . . RHP Billy Wynne (one of prime hoopers in mid-1960s for Pfeiffer NC) traded by the New York Mets to Chicago White Sox in 1967.
16: 1B Tom Hamilton (member of Texas' 1947 Final Four team was SWC's leading scorer in league competition in 1949-50) traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to New York Yankees in 1953 for C Jim Robertson (scored two points in one basketball game for Bradley in 1948-49) in an 11-player swap. . . . 1B-OF Buddy Hassett (hooper for Manhattan teams winning school-record 17 consecutive contests in 1930 and 1931) shipped as player to be designated by the Boston Braves to New York Yankees in 1941 to complete trade made previous week.
17: RHP Ownie Carroll (Holy Cross hoops letterman in 1922) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in 1932. . . . RHP Roger Mason (multiple-year hoops letterman for Saginaw Valley State MI in late 1970s) traded by the New York Mets to San Diego Padres in 1992. . . . OF Carl Reynolds (juco recruit was basketball team MVP in mid-1920s for early SWC member Southwestern TX) traded by the Boston Red Sox to Washington Senators in 1935.
19: RHP Floyd Newkirk (Hall of Fame selection at Illinois College) shipped in late 1934 with several additional players and cash by the New York Yankees to San Francisco (PCL) for OF Joe Dimaggio to complete trade made the previous month. . . . RHP John Stuper (two-time all-conference junior college player in mid-1970s for Butler County PA) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Montreal Expos in 1985.
20: OF-1B Larry Biittner (Buena Vista IA runner-up in scoring and rebounding in 1966-67) traded by the Texas Rangers to Montreal Expos in 1973. . . . INF Frankie Frisch (Fordham hoops captain) traded by the New York Giants with another player to St. Louis Cardinals for INF Rogers Hornsby in 1926. . . . INF Irv Jeffries (team-high 11.5 ppg for Kentucky in 1927-28) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies in 1933. . . . OF Moose McCormick (four-sport athlete for Bucknell in early 1900s) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to Philadelphia Phillies in 1904. . . . RHP Chris Young (All-Ivy League first-team selection as Princeton's leading scorer and rebounder in 1999-00) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to Montreal Expos in 2002.
21: INF Bosey Berger (Maryland's first hoops All-American in 1931-32) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox in 1938. . . . RHP Don Carlsen (Denver hoops letterman in 1943) purchased from the Chicago Cubs by Hollywood (PCL) in 1950.
22: 3B Ryan Minor (two-time All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection for Oklahoma was league player of year as junior in 1994-95 when averaging 23.6 ppg and 8.4 rpg) traded by the Baltimore Orioles to Montreal Expos in 2000. . . . 1B Desi Wilson (Fairleigh Dickinson's all-time leading scorer was Northeast Conference player of year in 1989-90) traded by the Texas Rangers to San Francisco Giants in 1994.
23: OF Rip Repulski (part-time starter for St. Cloud State MN) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958.
24: SS Leon Brinkopf (Southeast Missouri State hoops letterman in 1944-45) traded by Dallas (Texas League) to the Chicago Cubs in 1948.
26: INF Bosey Berger (Maryland's first hoops All-American in 1931-32) purchased from the Boston Red Sox by Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939. . . . OF Cy Williams (Notre Dame forward in 1909-10) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies in 1917.
28: INF Pinky Pittenger (set Toledo's single-game scoring standard with 49 points in 1918-19) shipped as player to be designated by the Chicago Cubs to Louisville (American Association) in 1925 to complete trade made earlier in the month.
31: RHP Charlie Robertson (Austin College TX hooper pre-WWI) awarded off waivers from the Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Browns in 1925.

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