[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 23, 1945, Mort Cooper is traded by the St Louis Cardinals to the Boston Braves . The three-time 20-game winner has twice jumped the club in a salary hassle. Threatening to run out again unless his contract is increased from $12‚000 to $15‚000‚ Cooper is swapped by owner
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Source: Historical record