Giants and Yankees swap popular outfielders – Bonds and Murcer
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On October 22, 1974, Considered to be the biggest one-for-one trade in baseball history, two very well-known outfielders are exchanged for one another, the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants trade popular outfielders, drawing the ire of their fans. The Giants send Bobby Bonds the next ‘Willie Mays’ to New York for Bobby Murcer, the next ‘Mickey Mantle’ (Murcer) marks the first time two $600,000 players have traded for one another. Bonds will play one season for the Yankees before being traded to the California Angels, while Murcer will last only two years with the Giants before being dealt to the Chicago Cubs…
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