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Many thought Tepedino, a top Yankee prospect, had one of the sweetest swings in baseball, but most reports said "good hit, no field." He played only 52 games in five trials with New York, who dealt him to Atlanta in 1973. Tepedino's response to the trade: "I'll never understand why I didn't get a shot with the Yankees. I have a career average of .270, but they said I couldn't hit." (KC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 7, 1971: The Brewers trade Danny Walton to the Yankees for prospects Bobby Mitchell and Frank Tepedino. Walton hit 17 home runs in 1970, but is hitting just .203 this year. » June 7, 1973: The Yankees trade three players -- 1B Frank Tepedino, OF Wayne Nordhagen and a player to be named -- to the Atlanta Braves for P Pat Dobson. Dobson had struggled in his one year in Atlanta after the Braves had acquired him from the Orioles. The player to be named will turn out to be 2—Alan Closter and Dave Cheadle. The Yanks also purchase 30-year-old Sam McDowell (1–2) from the San Francisco Giants for $100,000+. McDowell, who will later admit to a drinking problem (teammate Dick Radatz later remarked, "We thought he was just stupid. It turned out he was never sober") will pitch two seasons in New York before being released.