When the trade was originally made, it was believed by many that the Cubs had actually gotten the better of the deal, but Brock proved the skeptics wrong immediately.
Brock hit .364 after being traded and was especially effective in the last month of the season, when he hit seven homers and scored 30 runs.
Of course, he also went on to collect over 3,000 hits, 938 stolen base and earn a place in the Hall of Fame.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/LouBrock.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Louis Requena", "MLB Photos via Getty Images", "273", "357", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded for Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, and Dan Norman - 1977
The Hall of Fame right-hander was already one of the best pitchers in the game when the Mets sent him to Cincinnati, where he went 14-3 for the Reds down the stretch in his first of five straight seasons with double-digit wins.
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Traded with George Frazier and Ron Hassey for Mel Hall, Joe Carter, Don Schulze and Darryl Banks - 1984
Sutcliffe had perhaps the most astonishing post-trade effect of any player ever.
The righty went 16-1 in 20 starts, and captured the Cy Young as the Cubs made the playoffs for the first time since 1945.
It's of little consolation to Cubs' fans, who likely remember that Sutcliffe was the loser in the fifth and deciding game of that year's NLCS.
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Traded for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey - 1983
The Mets were looking for leadership and a left-handed bat when they traded for Hernandez, a former NL MVP.
Hernandez became one of the most important players during the Mets' rise to 1986 World Series champions.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/Hernandez.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Mlb Photos", "MLB Photos via Getty Images", "273", "329", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded for Doyle Alexander - 1987
Alexander helped the Tigers win the division in '87, but Smoltz became a lynchpin of the Braves' staff for the next two decades, winning 210 games and saving 154 more.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/Smoltz.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Otto Greule Jr", "Getty Images", "273", "331", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded with Rich Balabon and Troy Evers for Ken Phelps - 1988
Back in 1988, things were very different in the baseball world. There were only two divisions in each league, no Wild Card, and the Yankees weren't the superpower they've been for most of their franchise existence. So struggling to make the playoffs, they dealt prospect Buhner for power-hitting first baseman Ken Phelps.
Phelps hit just .224 for the rest of the season for New York, and was gone midway through the next season, while Buhner became a power-hitting Yankee killer.
The trade was later famously critiqued in a \"Seinfeld\" episode.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/Buhner.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Stephen Dunn", "Getty Images", "273", "434", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded for Larry Andersen - 1990
This one wasn't a trade deadline deal per se, as it wasn't completed until late August, but it gets a special mention as one of the most lopsided trades ever.
At the time, Andersen was a 35-year-old middle reliever who left Boston right after the season. It's little comfort to Red Sox fans that the veteran righty actually performed well in his limited time in Boston, with a 1.23 ERA in 15 games.
Bagwell made his MLB debut the next year and went on to hit 449 home runs.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/Bagwell.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jed Jacobsohn", "Getty Images", "273", "295", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded for Marty Janzen, Jason Jarvis and Mike Gordon - 1995
By 1995, the Yankees hadn't made the playoffs in 14 years, and sensing a chance to end the drought, New York acquired the veteran righty.
Cone went 9-2 the rest of the way as the Yankees ended their playoff absence, and he became one of the key contributors to New York's World Series dynasty.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/Cone.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Stephen Dunn", "Getty Images", "273", "344", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded for Eric Ludwick, T.J. Mathews, and Blake Stein - 1997
McGwire was already a superstar and nearing free agency when the Cardinals snapped him up in a deal with Oakland.
Big Mac went on to hit 24 home runs in only 51 games for St. Louis in a precursor to his '98 season, in which he smashed a then-record 70 round-trippers.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/McGwire.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jonathan Daniel", "Getty Images", "273", "329", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded for Heathcliff Slocumb - 1997
In '97, the Mariners were in the playoff hunt, but had major issues holding late-inning leads. Heathcliff Slocumb was a closer of some renown who Seattle targeted, giving up two prospects in return.
Slocumb didn't turn out to be the solution for Seattle, going 0-4 with a 4.13 for the rest of the season. Meanwhile, Lowe and Varitek turned out to be two of the building blocks for Boston's 2004 World Series team.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/LoweVaritek.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jed Jacobsohn", "Getty Images", "273", "416", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded for Freddy Garcia, Carlos Guillen and John Halama - 1998
\"The Big Unit\" was nearing free agency, and dealt away by Seattle to Houston, which was hoping to surge to the playoffs.
Johnson was electric during the final two months of the season, going 10-1 with a 1.28 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 84 1/3 innings.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/RandyJohnson.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Vincent Laforet", "Getty Images", "273", "331", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded for Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee, and Vicente Padilla - 2000
Schilling teamed with flame-throwing lefty Randy Johnson to give Arizona the 1-2 punch at the top of their rotation that would give the Diamondbacks a World Series championship the next season.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/CurtSchilling/SchillingDbacks.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Matt York", "AFP/Getty Images", "273", "327", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded with Jose Diaz for Victor Zambrano and Bartolome Fortunato - 2004
In '04, with the Mets desperate to find some pitching help to advance to the postseason, they traded their top pitching prospect to Tampa Bay.
While Zambrano would only pitch three times for the remainder of '04 before going on the disabled list, Kazmir would become the All-Star cornerstone of the upstart Rays.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/Kazmir.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Eliot J. Schechter", "Getty Images", "273", "415", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Traded in three-team deal - 2004
Beltran was nearing free agency when the Royals dealt him to the contending Astros.
Beltran hit 23 home runs the rest of the regular season, and then added eight more round-trippers in 12 postseason games as the Astros fell just short of a World Series berth.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/TradeDeadlineDeals/Beltran.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Stephen Dunn", "Getty Images", "273", "387", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); // END editorial data