1965 – Astros deal two pitchers and cash to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Bill Heath and outfielder Dave Nicholson. Heath would hit .301 with eight RBIs as a backup. Nicholson would bat .246 with ten homers in part-time duty.
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquire light-hitting outfielder Matty Alou from the San Francisco Giants for infielder Ozzie Virgil and pitcher Joe Gibbon. Alou batted only .231 for San Francisco in 1965, but will improve to a National League-leading .342 this season and have four straight seasons over .300.
Kansas City A’s re-acquire minor league outfielder Joe Rudi from the Cleveland Indians
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