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A Forgiving Look at the Steve Carlton Trade 49 Years Later - Viva El Birdos
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Steve Carlton, Rick Wise trade memories
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EAGLES' TRADE UP FOR WENTZ TURNS 5TH- TO 4TH-ROUND PICK!
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Baseball Digest - On this date in baseball history - January 25, 1972: Following a salary dispute the St. Louis Cardinals traded 20-game winner Steve Carlton to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher
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Steve Carlton – Society for American Baseball Research
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The legend lives on Sports Daily Newsletter
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steve carlton Baseball no-hitters at
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What ever happened to the 1970s St. Louis Cardinals?
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Cardinals trade Steve Carlton to Phillies
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Each MLB team's best trade ever
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Gussie Busch vs. Steve Carlton: Hard heads play hardball
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - #OTD in 1972, the Philadelphia Phillies traded for Steve Carlton. It would mark the start of a baseball revival in Philadelphia that would culminate
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The Best Trade In The History of Each MLB Team, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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STEVE CARLTON 2001 TOPPS AMERICAN PIE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES CARD #79
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Steve Carlton made Cardinals pay for owner's obstinance