1972 - Steve Carlton To The Phillies

Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher, acknowledges his fans after winning 20th game of the season.

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Steve Carlton played for the St. Louis Cardinals in the late 1960s, including their 1967 World Series win. In 1971, Carlton was struggling with a salary dispute. The Cardinals traded Carlton for the Phillies' lefthanded pitcher, Rick Wise. At the time, it made sense, but it's now considered one of the most lopsided trades in history.

In his Phillies uniform, Carlton won four Cy Young Awards and ended up in the Baseball Hall of Fame. His pitching was so vicious that slugger Willie Stargell compared it to "trying to drink coffee with a fork." Wise, however, didn't stay with the Cardinals.