About this episode
The episode discusses the unusual trade between two New York Yankees players in 1973.
In 1973, the strangest trade broke out between two New York Yankees teammates. This is the career defining story of both Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Get 10% off ZIppix Toothpicks with code SOFTCORE at https://zippixtoothpicks.com/discount/SOFTCORE Rob Fox https://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regester https://www.instagram.com/danregester/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Rob Fox, Dan Regester
Topics covered
- baseball
- New York Yankees
- 1970s sports
- personal relationships
- comedy history
Keywords
- Yankees
- Fritz Peterson
- Mike Kekich
- wife swap
- baseball history
- 1973
- comedy
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