JUPITER, Fla. • The Philadelphia Phillies had a lefthanded pitcher named Tommy Underwood in the 1970s, and he had beaten the Cardinals five times in a row in 1975-76. That’s when general manager Bing Devine decided to acquire him at the trading deadline in 1977, sending talented outfielder Bake McBride to Philadelphia.
But Underwood was not facing the Cardinals any more, and he wound up that season going 6-9 with them and was moved to Toronto before the next season.
Now here is Bud Norris. Even though the Cardinals more or less evened the score with Norris as the years went on, diehard fans won’t forget the start of Norris’ career with the Houston Astros.