Evening star., 1963-05-25
SEGH AT LARGE
PierSuII Deal
Recalls Another
BY MORRIS sIEGEL

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to complete the recent traffic which sent Gentleman Gil
Hodges here manager and Jim Persa there center
fielder and raconteur the deal stands bookkeeping
standon between two teams considerably weathier in
money than in victories.
From the Senators the Nets got check for $4,000
for Hodges. This is precisely what the New Workers
plunked down when they grabbed Hodges from the
Dodgers in the National League player pool From the
Nets the Senators also got check for $5OOO which is
not exactly what Washington paid for Piersal.
They gave considerably Dick Donovan alone
easily would bring than $15OOO the Indians put
him the market but the Cleveanders struggling and
fighting omniouS attendance faout never would take
cash for the 20game winner they got from the Senator'S
Washington also tossed in several other goodies in
the Inflated Persal deal Gene Green, who misses an
occasional plane we'll third strike and Infielder
Jim Mahoney in the Minors also were included As
further proof of the esteem in which they held Persa
at the time the Senators tossed in $4,000 when they
unable to deliver the fourth player the Indians asked
for before extraditing the Cleveland outfielder.
THERE is SOME speculation that Duke Snider,
teammae of Gentleman Gil when both younger and
with the Dodgers, might be the player Casey Stenge
eventually will gift wrap for Washington. doubt it.
Snder was brought the Nets for specific purpose
Gate appeal Aso the Senators already have an over
the-hi outfielder in Minnie MnoSo whose Willingness Is
unquestioned but whose skS appear to have been LETT
Louis and Chicago where he formerly employed
There possibility that the Nets by the end OF the
will have become disenchanted with Plersal or
vice versa, and return him to D. c. Stadium to tnaze
the package However rather doubt that George SeklrK
who saw enough of Pesa in the weeks they served
the Johnston and Lemon together wants to take
another look at jim
Yet it has happened before-returning player bar
gained for complete baseball trade Ironically, one OF
the principals involved was the Giants whose escape to
San Francisco made it all possible for the Nets 10 move
into the Polo Grounds.
IT WAS IN THE GIANTS first year in San Francisco
has in old Seal hat
of basebas unique deals took place The Giants
making real for the pennant had the Bay Area in
24hour tzzy they hit the stretch romancing first
place.
Then as now their pitching staff was suspect. Bill
Rigney, subsequently dumped begging for
pitcher-anybody who get somebody out for
in the late innings" Owner Horace Stoneham dis
patched his gum-shoe Tom Sheehan, TO the minors
with instructions to bring back relief pitcher at any
price. Well almost any price.
Sheehan took off for Canada the Toronto team
storming toward the championship of the Inter
national League Don Johnson, Yankee hand-me-d down
who later tried his luck with the old ST. Louis Browns and
the Griffith Stadium Senator's their pitching ace
SHEEHAN WATCHED JOHNSON pitch one shutout
and decided to take another look Three games later the
big oregonan with Bo Beinsky outlook life threw
another gooseegg job Sheehan had enough johnson
his man, the hero who would help hoist the Giants
to a pennant in their first year in San Francisco
~ Jack Kent Cooke, who owns 25 per cent of the Red
skins better represented with the Toronto baseball
team Jack owned the whole works Johnson available
told the impatient Sheehan who ready shoot
the works The price Five balplayers of whom
Cooke would dispatch to Glass club owned by Toronto
Sheehan agreed and quickly licked off the of
four juvenile Giants whom he agreed TO ship to Cooke
Immediately The fifth would be determined the end
of the season.
johnson reported to the Giants on the double and was
pressed into service Just quickly He failed in his first
relief try botched it again the second time got creamed
the third time and saved from further abuse only
when the Braves finally cnched the flag dashing the
Giant hopes
Shortly after the season was over the Giants, who
owed Toronto player, completed the deal They sent
johnson back