Jerry Reuss is traded to the Pirates for catcher Milt May
On October 31 , 1973 — Lefthander Jerry Reuss is traded to the Pirates for catcher Milt May. Reuss has an inconsistent two seasons in Houston, posting a 25-26 record with one save. Reuss will finally put it all together in Pittsburgh and win 58 games in four seasons on his way through a major league career that lasts 22 years that will see Reuss come in second in the 1980 Cy young and win 220 games.
May, stuck behind Manny Sanguillen in Pittsburgh, bats .265 in two seasons before leaving for Detroit during a rebuilding purge.
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