On this day (Dec. 1) in 1970, the White Sox said goodbye to legendary shortstop Luis Aparicio for the second and last time.
The Sox sent “Little Looie” to Boston for second baseman Mike Andrews and utility infielder Luis Alvarado.
The traded killed rumors that Aparicio would become the Sox manager, according to Rich Lindberg’s “White Sox Encyclopedia.”
Aparicio, who won a Gold Glove and hit a career-high .313 for the 1970 Sox, had three solid seasons with the Red Sox before retiring after the 1973 campaign. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984.
Andrews played a key role in the Sox resurgent 1971 campaign but struggled in 1972 was eventually shipped to Oakland – where he encounter infamy as part of a World Series controversy – during the 1973 season.