You can't get enough McNultyMania!
In our last post we looked at the transaction career of Bill McNulty, and found several holes. We have now found an apparent mistake in a transaction listed on a few internet sites.
Some of them have McNulty being sent as part of a late 1971 deal that sent Adrian Garrett from the Cubs to Oakland for catcher Frank Fernandez, but we have uncovered an article in the Salt Lake Tribune that seperates the McNulty transaction from that trade. Quoting the article:
"When
Tacoma
lost
Adrian
Garrett,
the
league's
top
homerun
hitter
with
43
and
a
119
RBI
man
to
Oakland
in
a
deal
Wednesday,
Tacoma
purchased
McNulty
(.249
and
25
homers)
from
Oakland's
farm
in
Iowa
of
the
American
Assn.
Bobby
Adams,
general
manager
of
Tacoma,
said
the
Cubs'got
special
clearance
to
use
McNulty
in
the series
since
they
lost
Garrett"
So Tacoma purchased McNulty AFTER the trade. Also, McNulty didn't play in the regular season for Tacoma, only postseason.....he was in Evansville in 1972.
The Bend (OR) Bulletin of Sept. 3. 1971 has a small recap of one of the playoff games. McNulty homered in a loss...and it mentions his being acquired two days before the playoff series.
McNultyMania running wild!
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
The Strange Cases of Bill McNulty
Bill McNulty made a couple stops in the majors with the Oakland team in the late sixties and early seventies...but he was a frequent flier when it came to transactions. His Baseball reference page, however, only lists his draft, a 1972 trade to the Rangers, and a trade to the Mets.
The book "One Hit Wonders" by George Rose goes more in-depth into the slugger's dealings here,
It mentions a trade of McNulty to the Brewers in the offseason before 1971, and the A's buying him back before the season started.
The Cubs are said to have "purchased" McNulty after the 1971 season, and they sent him to Evansville (strangely, the Brewers AAA team). They "gave" him back to Iowa after the season.
Finally, the book mentions that McNulty wanted to play for his hometown club in Sacramento, a new team and an affiliate of the Brewers. It has the Mets and Brewers "able to make a deal" for McNulty to head home.
So, it looks like possible FIVE transactions not documented for Mr. McNulty. Time to go to work!
Photo taken off Flicker.
UPDATE! From the Oct. 24, 1970 Gettysburg Times:
"Milwaukee also traded left-handed pitcher Gary Timberlake to Oakland for third baseman Bill McNulty"
That takes care of one of the unknown transactions, can you help with the rest?
The book "One Hit Wonders" by George Rose goes more in-depth into the slugger's dealings here,
It mentions a trade of McNulty to the Brewers in the offseason before 1971, and the A's buying him back before the season started.
The Cubs are said to have "purchased" McNulty after the 1971 season, and they sent him to Evansville (strangely, the Brewers AAA team). They "gave" him back to Iowa after the season.
Finally, the book mentions that McNulty wanted to play for his hometown club in Sacramento, a new team and an affiliate of the Brewers. It has the Mets and Brewers "able to make a deal" for McNulty to head home.
So, it looks like possible FIVE transactions not documented for Mr. McNulty. Time to go to work!
UPDATE! From the Oct. 24, 1970 Gettysburg Times:
"Milwaukee also traded left-handed pitcher Gary Timberlake to Oakland for third baseman Bill McNulty"
That takes care of one of the unknown transactions, can you help with the rest?
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