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50 years ago today, Dodgers trade for Phil Regan

While we wait in the 2015-2016 offseason for the Dodgers to do ... something, Tuesday marks another anniversary of a notable transaction of years past. It was 50 years ago today that the Dodgers acquired one of their most memorable relief pitchers — and the one with the best nickname — in Phil Regan.

The Vulture.

On Dec. 15, 1965, the Dodgers traded infielder Dick Tracewski to the Tigers in exchange for Regan.

Tracewski was a light-hitting backup infielder who played shortstop, second base and third base for the previous three years with the Dodgers, hitting .