On This Day: October 29
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1949
The Chicago White Sox made what has been arguably their best trade ever, sending catcher Joe Tipton, who hit .204 in his one season in Chicago, to the Philadelphia Athletics for a young second baseman named Nellie Fox. The future Hall of Fame keystone player would appear in over 2100 games for the Pale Hose, compiling a .291 batting average over the 14 years.
