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C2Cigars
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| Thursday, February 25, 2016 7:34 PM | |
Not a real mystery, but can you spot the error? How has this been missed for 53 years? Clues or pieces of knowledge that I had and caused me to spot the error.
- MLB expanded in 1962; adding NY Mets and Houston Colt .45s
- The Expansion Draft for the new teams occurred on October 10, 1961
- Charlie Neal played for the LA Dodgers during the 1961 season
Edited on: Feb 25, 2016 - 7:34PM
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Lea DeFoote
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| Thursday, February 25, 2016 7:51 PM | |
So he was traded at the end of 1960 to a team that didn't exist until the beginning of 1962?
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vrooomed
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| Thursday, February 25, 2016 9:21 PM | |
Actually, they were only off by a year - from Baseball Reference:
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C2Cigars
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| Thursday, February 25, 2016 9:37 PM | |
Exactly right. Was glaringly obvious to me. The trade was in 1961 not 1960. How'd this go undetected for 53 years? I couldn't find any reference to this error in an internet search.
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vrooomed
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| Thursday, February 25, 2016 9:47 PM | |
No one actually read that far down on the card until you did!!! :)
C2Cigars wrote: Exactly right. Was glaringly obvious to me. The trade was in 1961 not 1960. How'd this go undetected for 53 years? I couldn't find any reference to this error in an internet search.
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switzr1
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| Friday, February 26, 2016 7:42 PM | |
Trade details are off too. He wasn't traded FOR two players and cash. He was traded WITH one player FOR one player and cash, according to the Baseball Reference citation, which I trust as accurate.
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C2Cigars
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| Friday, February 26, 2016 8:06 PM | |
You're right. The wording is incorrect. It cost the Mets $100,000 and one player (Lee Walls). That last sentence should read, "Charlie was traded to the Mets on Dec. 15, 1961 for $100,000 and a player."
switzr1 wrote: Trade details are off too. He wasn't traded FOR two players and cash. He was traded WITH one player FOR one player and cash, according to the Baseball Reference citation, which I trust as accurate.
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spazmatastic
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| Friday, February 26, 2016 11:23 PM | |
That is actually incorrect too. He was traded for 1 player (Lee Walls) and $100K, PLUS a player to be named later (which was Willard Hunter in May 1962). The card couldn't have listed that last player, but it still missed the actual trade info.
C2Cigars wrote: You're right. The wording is incorrect. It cost the Mets $100,000 and one player (Lee Walls). That last sentence should read, "Charlie was traded to the Mets on Dec. 15, 1961 for $100,000 and a player."
switzr1 wrote: Trade details are off too. He wasn't traded FOR two players and cash. He was traded WITH one player FOR one player and cash, according to the Baseball Reference citation, which I trust as accurate.
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| Saturday, February 27, 2016 5:46 AM | |
Looks like a big mess ...Post!!!!
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