Astros trade outfielder Gary Woods to the Cubs for outfielder Jim Tracy

December 9, 1981December 9, 2019 Houston Astros, Transactions

On December 9 , 1981 — Astros trade outfielder Gary Woods to the Cubs for outfielder Jim Tracy. Woods had hit .377 as a September call-up in 1980 but reverted to .209 the next season. Tracy never makes it into a regular-season game for Houston but he will one day become the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies.

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Astro Daily

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