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On July 31, 1997, the Cardinals made the deadline deal of deadline deals, acquiring first baseman Mark McGwire from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitchers Eric Ludwick, T.J. Mathews, and Blake Stein.
Heading into the final day before the trade deadline, Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty told the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch that there was no progress to report regarding a possible deal for McGwire.[1] Meanwhile, the Cardinals were reported to be pursuing Detroit third baseman Travis Fryman, though they were unwilling to meet the Tigers’ asking price of Todd Stottlemyre.
“I’m not trading Todd Stottlemyre,” Jocketty said.[2]
He didn’t have to, as the McGwire deal was completed a few hours before the midnight deadline.
A’s general manager Sandy Alderson originally had asked for Matt Morris and/or Alan Benes, and in the final hours, backed off his request for the Cardinals’ top pitching prospect, Manny Aybar, accepting Ludwick in the deal instead.[3]
“July 31 began a new