Sports Illustrated called it "the trade that made Milwaukee famous" in 1980 when the Brewers acquired Rollie Fingers, Ted Simmons and Pete Vuckovich from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for ...
The next great reliever in Brewers’ history is the one who ... Cy Young winner Pete Vuckovich and future Hall of Famer Ted Simmons to Milwaukee, was well-established by then as a star reliever ...
The Baseball Hall of Fame will get a double-dose of Milwaukee in the class ... so honored during his five years with the Brewers (1981-85). In 1982, Simmons played in 137 games and hit ...