St. Louis Cardinals trade ace pitcher Mort Cooper to the Boston Braves for pitcher Red Barrett and $60,000 in cash

On May 23, 1945, Mort Cooper is traded by the St Louis Cardinals to the Boston Braves. The three-time 20-game winner has twice jumped the club in a salary hassle. Threatening to run out again unless his contract is increased from $12‚000 to $15‚000‚ Cooper is swapped by owner Sam Breadon to the newly-affluent Braves for Red Barrett and $60‚000 cash. Cooper will develop arm trouble while Barrett‚ 9-16 in 1944‚ will win 21 games for the Cards this season.

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