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Speed and defense kept Ted Uhlaender in Minnesota's starting lineup as centerfielder from 1966 to 1969. The lefthanded batter led the Pacific Coast League in hitting (.340) in 1965. He led all major league outfielders with a .996 fielding average in 1967, one of his five big league seasons with fewer than three errors. His batting improved, although he was overshadowed by Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, and other hitting stars on the Twins. Traded on December 12, 1969, Uhlaender had two solid seasons in Cleveland. He led the Indians in batting in 1971 (.288), despite announcing his retirement for a time during the season. Traded to the Reds for Milt Wilcox, Uhlaender hit poorly in limited play. (ME)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » December 12, 1969: Cleveland trades pitchers Luis Tiant and Stan Williams to the Twins for 3B Graig Nettles, OF Ted Uhlaender, and pitchers Dean Chance and Bob Miller. Tiant led the American League in ERA (1.60 and shutouts while going 21–9; next year he'll reverse that to 9–20. » December 6, 1971: The Reds trade P Milt Wilcox to the Indians for OF Ted Uhlaender. Uhlaender had 13 hpmers the past two seasons, and all but one came in Cleveland. He'll hit none in Cincinnati. » August 8, 1972: At Riverfront Stadium, the Reds beat the Dodgers, 2–1, in 19 innings. The Dodgers use 5 pitchers and the first four (John, Brewer, Richert, and Perranoski) strike out 22 batters to tie a NL record. The 5th, Pete Mikkelson, fans no one in the defeat to Pedro Borbon. Joe Hague’s single drives in pinch runner Ted Uhlaender to end the marathon.