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New York Yankees: Bobby Shantz’s Last Pitch Changed Yankee History

1952, Bobby Shantz won 24 games for the Philadelphia Athletics. He was voted the American League's MVP.

The next few seasons, Shantz suffered arm problems, winning only 13 games from 1953-56. Then he was traded to the New York Yankees.

On Feb. 19, 1957, in a 13-player trade with the now Kansas City Athletics, the Yankees acquired Shantz, Art Ditmar, Clete Boyer and others in exchange for Rip Coleman, Milt Graff, Billy Hunter, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Irv Noren and Jack Urban. 

General manager George Weiss took a chance that paid great dividends. In 1956, Shantz had been 2-7 with a 4.35 ERA, while Ditmar was 12-22 with a 4.42 ERA. Boyer had fine potential and became the greatest defensive third baseman in Yankees' ...

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