Tony Intoppa‼️

Last story for tonight. Gotta get ready for tomorrow's sale. So, in June 1975, Willie Davis was traded from the Texas Rangers to the St. Louis Cardinals. At the time, Willie and his wife were going through a nasty divorce. The judge had ordered Willie to turn most of his salary over to hus wife. One night, when the Cardinals had a game, Willie Davis was nowhere to be found. They called the GM,Bing Devine, to let him know. Bing called Willie's apartment in St. Louis. No answer. He tried Willie's mother's number. Nothing. Out of sheer desperation, he called Willie's home in Los Angeles. Willie answered the phone. Bing asked him what the heck he was doing in LA? Willie responded, "I quit. All my money is going to my wife. If she wants the money that bad, she can play centerfield for the Cardinals!" Retirement only lasted a day or two, then Willie was back in centerfield for the rest of the season. He finally retired with Harold Banes-like numbers after the 1979 season. Sadly, he never was listed on the Hall of Fame ballot, so he holds the record for the player with the most hits (2,541) to never receive one single hall of fame vote