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Noles was ineffective both as a starter and in relief for five different teams in his nine ML seasons, and was hurt as much by his problems with alcohol as he was by opposing batters. He pitched well in the WS for the Phillies in 1980, allowing only one run to the Royals in Game Four after starter Larry Christenson was knocked out in the first inning, and in 1982 he won a career-high 10 games for the Cubs. (SCL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » December 8, 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 Larsen and versatile Keith Moreland. » April 28, 1982: The Cubs Dickie Noles pitches his first career complete game, a 6–0 one-hitter over Tom Seaver and the Reds. The only hit off Noles is Eddie Milner's single leading off the 4th inning. » June 11, 1983: Cardinals OF Lonnie Smith checks into a drug rehabilitation program, joining the Phillies Dickie Noles and the Dodgers Steve Howe, as the 3rd ML player to leave his team because of a substance-abuse problem this season. » August 24, 1983: Cubs Chuck Rainey is one out away from a no-hitter when the Reds Eddie Milner singles to center on the first pitch. Rainey settles for a 3–0 one-hitter, his first complete game of the season. For Milner, this is the 3rd of five instances that he will collect his team's only hit in a game, a ML mark he'll share with Cesar Tovar. The other solos are Dickie Noles and Jerry Reuss (1982), Len Barker & Donnie Moore (1984) and Alejandro Pena (1986). » September 22, 1987: The Cubs send P Dickie Noles to the Tigers for a player to be named. Noles is the player to be named later, coming back to Chicago on October 23.