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 | Tuesday, July 1st, 1969: Philadelphia Swaps Ribant to San Francisco for McCovey Several Phillies and Giants players soon will have to start shopping for a new home. It was announced today that the two teams came to agreement on a trade. Philadelphia will get 31-year old left fielder Willie McCovey and San Francisco will pick up 27-year old starting pitcher Dennis Ribant, 23-year old starting pitcher Les Rohr and 23-year old left fielder Mike Lum in return. "I'm not surprised by the news," one of the players told reporters, "It's part of the business and I understand that. I am looking forward to playing for the Phillies." Ribant has a 6-6 season record so far. In 16 starts, he has fanned 63 batters in 97.1 innings with a 3.05 ERA. This season McCovey is swinging the bat at a .256 pace. He has hit 12 home runs and scored 39 times, while driving in 37. His on-base percentage is .346 and he has played in 72 games. |
