Mike kekich and fritz peterson book

In late 1972, yankees pitchers and close friends kekich and peterson decided to swap wives and lives, including. In 1973, peterson and mike kekich, also a lefthanded yankees pitcher at the time, revealed in spring training that they had exchanged families, like something out of a john updike novel. That was when two yankees pitchers, fritz peterson and mike kekich, 40 percent of the teams starting rotation, called a press conference to inform mindboggled newsmen that they had traded. Exyank fritz recalled for family switch new york post. He is widely known for trading families with teammate mike kekich in the early 1970s. Portrait of mike kekich with bridetobe susan getty images. On march 5, 1973, new york yankee pitchers mike kekich and fritz peterson make a stunning declaration. Michael petersons most popular book is reason and religious belief.

In one of the stranger deals in baseball history, mike kekich and fritz peterson swapped wives, children, and dogs during the winter of 197273. The weirdest mlb trade was when two pitchers got swapped. Their story is filled with irony, compassion, and most. Matt damon, ben affleck planning movie on yankees wife. Sadly, it might be the first thing mentioned in his eventual obituary. This is a book written by a player who was on the yankees all but one month of the horace clarke era, fritz peterson. The subreddit for the batandball sport played between two teams of nine players. Scandal brings back yankeepanky new york daily news. In 1973, fritz peterson and mike kekich swapped wives, legally. While many are overjoyed at the prospect of oscarwinning duo ben affleck and matt damon reuniting on the film the trade, mike kekich and fritz peterson, the former new york yankees who the flick.

Thats when mike kekich announced his wife swap with another yankee pitcher, fritz peterson. New york yankees pitchers mike kekich, left, and fritz peterson have their arms full of kids after they showed up at the spring training camp at fort lauderdale, fla. Published on apr 10, 2017 a baseball trade that made new york post history occurred in 1973, when fritz peterson and mike kekich, of the new york yankees, swapped wives. The story is based on reallife players fritz peterson and mike kekich, who in 1973 revealed that they had been swapping wives and fell for each others partners. Thats where peterson and his close friend, fellow yankees lefthander mike kekich, held separate press conferences on march 4, 1973 kekich at 10 a. Fritz peterson and mike kekich ruined their careers. For example, right around the same time, just before the start of the 1973 baseball season, mike kekich and fritz peterson traded entire families. Fritz peterson and mike kekich called a press conference. Fritz peterson, famed wifeswap yankee, reveals alzheimer. When 2 yankees pitchers swapped wives crazy interesting.

Books by michael peterson author of reason and religious. In 1973, it was announced in spring training that he and fellow yankees pitcher mike kekich had traded wives and families. He had a modestly successful career in the major leagues, but he is best remembered for trading families with fellow yankees pitcher fritz peterson before the 1973 season. Former yankee fritz peterson asks judge to go easy when. Mike kekich would like to put that whole wifeswapping. The lefthanders announce that they have traded wives, children, and family dogs. Exyank peterson on the fritz with alzheimers sports. Exyankee fritz peterson has no regrets 40 years after.

Til in 1973 yankee pitchers mike kekich and fritz peterson. While the contents of this biography have been researched, this book. One of the wildest trades in baseball history didnt involve actual baseball teams. Why mike kekich and fritz peterson switched wives entire. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Fritz peterson has the lowest ratio of base on balls per innings pitched for any lefthanded pitcher to pitch in the major leagues since the 1920s.

That was when two yankees pitchers, fritz peterson and mike kekich, 40 percent of the teams starting rotation, called a press conference to inform mindboggled newsmen that they had. Fritz peterson and mike kekich ruined their careers, pleases ben affleck. Ben affleck, matt damon bring in jay roach to direct wife swap movie the trade warner bros. To former yankees pitchers mike kekich and fritz peterson, it was a simple and sensible thing.

On this day in 1973, yankees pitchers mike kekich and fritz peterson went beyond that point. When this topps card came out, he had just finished a successful rookie year for the new york yankees, finishing. When yankees pitchers mike kekich and fritz peterson held back to back press conferences in 1973, no one was prepared for what they were about to announce. A baseball trade that made new york post history occurred in 1973, when fritz peterson and mike kekich, of the new york yankees, swapped wives. To the country it was a scandal of epic proportions, the likes of which had never been seen before. It had to be the most bizarre baseballrelated press. Kekich was a lefthanded pitcher who began his career as a starter but later moved to the bullpen as a reliever. To the country it was a scandal of epic proportions, the likes of which had never been seen. Petersons next big part of life came as an author and actor.

Yes, i have not mentioned petersons infamous wifeswapping with teammate mike kekich in 1973. In the end, fritz peterson has tried to do the best he could in every situation. The strangest trade in baseball history occurred on march 4, 1973, when new york yankees pitchers mike kekich and fritz peterson held separate news conferences during spring training. In his book, fritz peterson discusses pranks, teammates. Mike kekich was born on monday, april 2, 1945, in san diego, california. Can you imagine if, in 2011, two yankees pitchers decided to swap wives and families, as mike kekich and fritz peterson did in the seventies. Their story is filled with irony, compassion, and most of all, curiosity.

Former wife swapping yankee mike kekich looks to block. Ben affleck, matt damon bring in jay roach to direct wife. Michael peterson has 70 books on goodreads with 2442 ratings. The curious of tale of fritz peterson and mike kekich. Fritz peterson, a major league pitcher for 11 seasons who is fighting prostate cancer for a second time, pulls few punches about former team mates and his own personal life in new book. Yankees pitchers mike kekich and fritz peterson first swapped wives in the summer of 1972 after a late, boozy. Summer guide 2011 the legendary tale of two yankees. Jim bouton, the prodigal son of the new york yankees, wrote a lot about fritz in his controversial book, ball four. When he swapped families with fellow yankees pitcher mike kekich in the early 70s, he thought it was for the best. New york yankee pitchers fritz peterson, front, and mike kekich sit on a schooners bowsprit with their wives, marilyn peterson and susanne kekich, on long island sound aug.