1960 Cleveland Indians Team Signed OAL Cronin Baseball

In 1960, the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers made history by trading managers and coaches. On August 3, 1960, the Indians traded Joe Gordon for Jimmy Dykes, which was the first and only time in baseball history that managers were traded. The two teams also traded coaches, with Jo-Jo White of the Indians and Luke Appling of the Tigers swapping jobs to remain assistants to their new managers. *

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Signed by:

Sweet Spot - back side:

1. Jim Piersall

2. Jimmie Dykes - manager

North Panel:

1. Ted Wilks - pitching coach

2. Ken Aspromonte

3. Tito Francona

4. Johnny Romano

5. Bob Hale

6. Bob Locke

South Panel:

1. Woodie Held

2. Johnny Klippstein

3. Eddy Fitzgerald - coach

4. Carl Mathias

5. Frank Funk

6. Mel Harder - coach

7. Don Newcombe

East Panel:

1. Marty Keough

2. Jack Harshman

3. Dick Stigman

4. Vic Power

5. Jim Perry

West Panel:

1. Luke Appling - coach

2. John Temple

3. Red Wilson

4. Harvey Kuenn

5. Mike de la Hoz

6. Unknown

7. Mike Lee