He was involved in a three-team deal on November 18, 1974 in which he was traded along with Sonny Siebert and Alan Foster from the Cardinals to the Padres for Ed Brinkman who had been sent to San Diego with Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon from the Detroit Tigers for Nate Colbert.
He was part of a complex transaction on November 18, 1974, where he along with Sonny Siebert and Alan Foster were exchanged from the Cardinals for Ed Brinkman who had been sent to San Diego with Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon coming from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Nate Colbert.