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Occasionally brilliant but more often erratic, Kekich was a hard-throwing lefthander who is best remembered for swapping families with Yankees teammate Fritz Peterson. He came up with the Dodgers but couldn't crack their tough staff, and he spent his most active years with the Yankees. He was 10-9, 4.08 for New York in 1971 and 10-13, 3.70 in 1972. His American career was ended by a shoulder injury in 1977, though he later pitched in Mexico and Japan. (JJM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 31, 1968: It is a tough month for Mets P Jim McAndrew, as he takes his NL-tying 5th shutout loss. Steve Carlton wins for the Cards 2–0. McAndrew gave up just six runs in the four losses, losing 2–0 to Bob Gibson on July 21, and to the Dodgers and Mike Kekich, 2–0 on August 4. On August 10th and 17th, he narrowed the margin to 1–0 losses, to the Giants and Houston respectively. The four losses are McAndrew's first ML decisions. » December 4, 1968: The Dodgers trade P Mike Kekich (2–10) to the Yankees for OF Andy Kosco. » September 30, 1971: The Senators draw 14,000 for their final game in Washington, with another 4,000 crashing. Dick Bosman gives up homers to Bobby Murcer, Roy White, and Rusty Torres and the Nats are down 5–1 in the 6th. Mike Kekich then grooves a fastball for Frank Howard, who parks his 26th homer, and thanks ThurmanMunson as he crosses the plate. The Senators take a 7–5 lead, and after Murcer makes the 2nd out in the 9th, fans swarm onto the field, causing the game to be forfeited to the Yanks, 9–0. All records stand but reliever Paul Lindblad losses the W by not recording the 3rd out, batter Horace Clarke. Of the Senators, Jeff Burroughs will be the last to retire, finishing up in 1985. » March 5, 1973: Yankee teammates Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich arrive at spring training and announce that wives and families have been swapped. Even the family dogs were traded.