Larson went 5-8 and 1-7 for the Astros and then was traded before 1978 to the Phillies.
He was then included in a package with Keith Moreland and Dickie Noles to get Mike
Krukow from the Cubs.
(JFC)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»December 8th, 1981: In the first major deal of the winter meetings, the Cubs trade P Mike Krukow to the Phillies for pitchers Dickie Noles and Dan Larson and versatile Keith Moreland.