On April 5, 1972,  The Montreal Expos trade 28 year-old All-Star right fielder Rusty Staub, who is stunned by the transaction, to the Mets in exchange for outfielder Ken Singleton and infielders Tim Foli and Mike Jorgensen. ‘Le Grand Orange,’ a fan favorite in Montreal, will miss most of the season due to injuries but will play a major role in New York’s ‘Ya Gotta Believe’ pennant-winning team in 1973. Staub will hit .279 with 15 homeruns and 76 RBI’s. He will hit 3 homeruns in the NLCS and hit .423 in the World Series against the A’s.