Not sure what they thought, bu they got two pretty good players in return Leon Durham and Ken Reitz, Reitz career dried up shortly after coming ti Chicago...He never batted over 300 times after the trade and was out of baseball a couple years later...Leon Durham had some very good years for the Cubs. ...
Ironically both players in the trade were done at around age 30...I think Durham got into drugs.
Ironically both players in the trade were done at around age 30...I think Durham got into drugs.
Yep the Cubs had Buckner as their regular first baseman. That season 1981 - Durham hit .290 with 10 homers and 35 RBI playing mostly outfield and Ken Reitz hit a whopping .215 with 2 homers and 28 RBI playing 3rd base for the Cubbies. Two years later St. Louis rallies for three runs in the 6th and Bruce Sutter saves the 7th game 6–3 win to give the Cards the World Championship. Not to mention Sutter made the 81 NL All Star team with the Cards.
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Brock: At the end of the 1980 season the Cub's traded him to Saint in exchange for third sacker Ken Reitz and first baseman Leon Durham.
Bottomline, the Cubs got pissed at Sutter when after three years in the league he filed for arbitration. He asked for 700K which was twice what the Cubs were offering and the arbitrator sided with Sutter. That jacked-off the dudes running Chicago.........................and well, you know the rest of the story.
Bottomline, the Cubs got pissed at Sutter when after three years in the league he filed for arbitration. He asked for 700K which was twice what the Cubs were offering and the arbitrator sided with Sutter. That jacked-off the dudes running Chicago.........................and well, you know the rest of the story.
I have followed the Cubs since 1969 and the moves they have made are head-scratching to say the least. They traded Bill Madlock to the Giants for a washed-up Bobby Murcer. Cubs can't have any high paid black players you know (William Wrigley was a racist).
Cubs never really drew until 1984 when they won their division.
Cubs never really drew until 1984 when they won their division.
Brock - Ernie was Mr Cub. He and Williams were not players who made trouble (contract or otherwise). When Jenkins wanted more money, he was traded for Madlock. When Madlock wanted more money after 2 batting titles, he was gone.
When Banks and Williams were in Chicago, there were many other players that were fan favorites (Santo, Beckert, Kessinger, Hundley, Holtzman). By 1976, all of them were gone and the Cubs lone star was Madlock. When he started chirping about more money, he was gone. It has been said more than once that Wrigley didn't want a black star to be the identity of his team.
When Banks and Williams were in Chicago, there were many other players that were fan favorites (Santo, Beckert, Kessinger, Hundley, Holtzman). By 1976, all of them were gone and the Cubs lone star was Madlock. When he started chirping about more money, he was gone. It has been said more than once that Wrigley didn't want a black star to be the identity of his team.
