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lenPHILADELPHIA (AP) — First baseman Dick Stuart was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday to the New York Mets for three minor league players—catcher Jim Schaffer and infielders Bobby Klaus and Wayne Graham. -The three minor league players were on the Mets' Jacksonville club of the International League and will be assigned to the Phillies' San Diego club, of the Pacific Coast League!They Ignored Him2.In making the deal; General Manager John Quinn' of the Phils'said waivers were, asked On StuarLand that Stuart’s contract was not claimed by any of • the other 19 major league clubs.' To make room on their 40-man ioster for Stuart, who bal-y ted'.234 with the lt;Phils: last sea-7 son, the Mets released infielder ^« Jim Lampe Id Jacksonville out- rjM*»y'iright. . •jf In eight major league season'. His wi[ei LoiSi sajdi -Tm very n Stuart has hit 220 home runs, ihappy about it. He's very happy ” • The'Phillies said they couldJa)so * The Mels are very have sent Stuart to their San!p0pUjart an(j were hoping he Diego farm club, but they made be traded' soon.' We£ every effort to keep him in the thought we would go4. Id Ihe 24 hig leagues. • • ' • |Mets. Their park is closer to our3[ The Phillies said they tried to home in Greenwich, Conn/’ *ij talk to every major league c!ub| Shwr| camc f0 ,he majors in 7,but none wm interested. It was jgsg with Pittsburgh and playednthe best deal the Phillies could! (here until his trade to Bostonin “make and still keep-Stuart inNovember, 1962. In addition to Stuart, the Red Sox got pitcher Juck'Lamabe:for catcher Jini Pagliaroni and pitcher* Don Schwall.' Stuart has hit home runs in 23 major leaglie stadiums, a mark no other player can claim. He Shas a lifetime total of 709 runs batted in.The new Mets first baseman I Stuart, who lives in G’reen-was enroule from the Phils'jvyich, Conn., is in Clearwater, camp in Clearwaler, Fla., to IhelFla., having driven, there last Mets' training headquarters in week for spring training. The Si. Petersburg when the news Mets train in nearby St. Peters-was announced. • • bufgh.the majors. Quinn said.Stuarl, 33, hit. 23 home runs and drove in 95 runs last year. He came to the Phillies in December, 1964, with pitcher Dennis Bennett going to the Boston Red Sox.Happy Over Trade
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Pasadena Independent
Pasadena, California, US
Wed, Feb 23, 1966
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