From This Week in 1960s Baseball …
(December 13, 1968) The San Francisco Giants today re-acquired left-handed pitcher Mike McCormick in a trade with the Washington Senators.
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| Mike McCormick Returns to the Giants, the team that signed him a decade earlier, |
In exchange for McCormick, the Giants parted with pitcher Bob Priddy and outfielder Cap Peterson.
McCormick was coming off a 1966 season when he was 11-14 for the Senators with a 3.46 ERA. It had been his second season in Washington after being acquired in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles in April, 1965.
McCormick was originally signed by the New York Giants in 1956. He was 15-12 with the Giants in 1960, when he led the National League with a 2.70 earned run average. After going 13-16 in 1961 and 5-5 in 1962, McCormick was traded by the Giants to the Orioles with pitcher Stu Miller and catcher John Orsino for catcher Jimmie Coker and pitchers Jack Fisher and Billy Hoeft. McCormick struggled with arm problems in his 2 seasons with the Orioles, when he posted a combined record of 6-10.
McCormick’s return to San Francisco would be good for the Giants and for his career. He would have his best season in 1967, going 22-10 with a 2.85 ERA and claiming the Cy Young award.
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