[Terry D]

Here, as promised, is a color shot of Buddy Solomon from the ebay seller dr.jteeee, watermark and all. During his ten year career Buddy pitched for the Dodgers, Cubs, Cardinals, and Braves before joining the Pirates prior to the 1980 season. Pittsburgh traded him to the White Sox on June 14th 1982 for infielder Jim (Riders on the Storm) Morrison. The deal looked like a fire sale for both clubs; Solomon was 2-6 with a 6.75 ERA at that point, while Morrison was hitting .223 and fielding just .914 as the White Sox third baseman. Morrison's career recovered quickly and he lasted until 1988 as an oddity, a good-hit utilityman whose bat was better than his glove. Buddy Solomon wasn't so fortunate. The Sox were very short of relief that year and Buddy posted a fairish 3.68 ERA in just seven innings of long relief work in his new league, but Chicago released him anyway on July 6th, two days after his last major league appearance. Buddy pitched poorly for AAA Columbus in the Yankees chain the following year, and then he was gone. He died in a car wreck in 1986 in his native Georgia. Morrison, the man Buddy was traded for, is also a Georgian.