In a great trade that helped set up their fabulous run in the late seventies, the New York Yankees sent catcher Johnny Ellis, infielder Jerry Kenney, and outfielders Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres to the Indians for third baseman Graig Nettles and catcher Gerry Moses on November 27, 1972.
Consider that along with his superb glove work on the “hot corner” in a 22-year career, the lefty power hitting Nettles compiled a lifetime total of 390 home runs, 250 of them with the Yanks, and would contribute 834 rbi’s during his 1973-1983 stint in the Bronx.