October 25, 1973 at the ripe old age of 47, Gene Mauch has won another National League Manager of the Year award. “That’s a long period, of time” Mauch said manager of the Montreal Expos, said at his suburban Hacienda Heights home, and he added with a chuckle: It’s just like my career…
1973 – The Chicago Cubs trade six-time 20-game winner Ferguson Jenkins to the Texas Rangers for third baseman Bill Madlock and utility man Vic Harris. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants trade three-time home run champion Willie McCovey, a Giant since 1959, together with minor leaguer Bernie Williams,to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell.
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