Did 2 baseball players in the '70's trade families??

[Hillbeans]

I always thought of myself as a big baseball fan, and granted i'm 33 and probably didn't know this happened, but the other day during the all star festivities, one of the old-timer players mentioned something that two baseball players swaped not only wifes, but entire families, and that one of them is still married today. Is this insane or really true? I couldn't even imagine, and i'm shocked i've never heard this before.

 

[TLinden16]

Yes, it's true. I had a baseball book that included that "trade." I'll have to see if I can dig it out.

Karen

 

[Pop Daddy]

Fritz Peterson and Mike Keckish (I think thats his name) bot with the Yankess, and later each player traded to Cleveland

 

[Boston Tea Party]

Originally posted by Pop Daddy
Fritz Peterson and Mike Keckish (I think thats his name) bot with the Yankess, and later each player traded to Cleveland

Holy cow! Did you spell those names right????

 

[Figment22]

As a big Yankees fan, I'd have to say that this is not one of the organization's proudest moments

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6. Mike Kekich, Fritz Peterson swap lives
The big story of spring training, 1973, was that Yankee pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson, who had been teammates and friends since 1969, had gone the free-swinging '60s sexual revolution one better -- they had not only swapped wives, they had, as Kekich said, swapped lives.

It began in 1972, when the couples, on a double-date, joked about wife-swapping. A while later the joke became reality, as Marilyn Peterson and Susan Kekich sometimes switched beds. Finally, during the offseason, Mike moved in with Marilyn, and Fritz moved in with Susan. They had swapped it all -- wives, houses, cars and kids. "We didn't do anything sneaky or lecherous," explained Susan. "There isn't anything smutty about this."

Before long, Mike and Marilyn split, but Susan and Fritz got married in 1974.

 

[goin2disneyagain]

How bizarre!!!

 

[Hillbeans]

Wow, that's so crazy....

I'm sure they had major therapy bills!