On this date in 1967, the White Sox brought back legendary shortstop Luis Aparicio by acquiring him in a six-player swap with the Baltimore Orioles.
Along with Aparicio, the Sox acquired outfielder Russ Snyder and first baseman-outfielder John Matias, who was nicknamed “Pineapple” because he hailed from Hawaii.
The deal cost the Sox infielder-outfielder Don Buford, a Sox cornerstone since 1964, and pitchers Bruce Howard and Roger Nelson.
The deal was announced at the winter meetings in Mexico City.
At age 33, Aparicio proved he had a lot left in the tank even in his advancing years.
He hit .264, .280 and capped his second go-round with the Sox by hitting a career-best .313 while starting the All-Star Game in his final year with the franchise in 1970. “Little Looie” also showed he had a lot left at shortstop by winning Gold Gloves in 1968 and 1970.