Michael Dennis Kekich (born April 2, 1945) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners in parts of nine seasons spanning 1965–1977.

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Apr 13, 2024 · Former Yankees left-hander Fritz Peterson traded wives with teammate Mike Kekich in 1973.

Peterson was a southpaw starting pitcher who enjoyed his best success in 1970 with the Yankees when he went 20–11 and pitched in the All-Star game. He was widely known for trading families with teammate Mike Kekich in the early 1970s. He had a career record of 133–131.

Apr 15, 2024 · Former New York Yankees southpaw pitcher Fritz Peterson, who is famous for trading wives and families with teammate Mike Kekich in March 1973, died Friday at age 82, the team announced.

Apr 9, 2018 · To former Yankees pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson, it was a simple and sensible thing. To the country it was a scandal of epic proportions, the likes of which had never been seen before. It started innocently enough on July 15, 1972.

Apr 15, 2024 · Former Major League pitcher Fritz Peterson, who famously traded families with teammate Mike Kekich in 1973, has passed away. He was 82 years old. Peterson was a left-hander who pitched from 1966-76 for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and …

On March 5, 1973, at the New York Yankees’ spring training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson announced they had swapped wives, two children apiece and...

3 days ago · For the Yankees in 1973, Kekich gave up 15 runs in 14 2/3 innings before MacPhail traded him to the Cleveland Indians in June for bespectacled journeyman pitcher Lowell Palmer. From 1973-77, when his major league career ended, Kekich …

Mike Kekich Bio. Fullname: Michael Dennis Kekich; Born: 4/02/1945 in San Diego, CA; High School: Lynwood, Lynwood, CA; Debut: 6/09/1965