1936-1938

On December 10, 1935, the Philadelphia Athletics traded Johnny Marcum and the great slugging first baseman Jimmie Foxx to the Boston Red Sox for $150,000 and a couple of minor league players. For the Athletics, the key to the deal was the money, as Connie Mack was in the process of selling off his best players for badly needed funds. For the Red Sox, owned by wealthy Tom Yawkey, Foxx was the centerpiece while Johnny Marcum was a promising 25-year-old pitcher ...

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