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Gerry Staley 1947 / Wes Covington 1956 / Stan Johnson 1960
This is like a group photo from a union meeting of rare image guys.
On June 10, 1961, the Kansas City A's made one of those seeming Titanic Deck Chair deals, sending Andy Carey, Ray Herbert, Don Larsen, and Al Pilarcik to the White Sox for Wes Covington, Stan Johnson, Bob Shaw and Gerry Staley.
That's eight guys, only one of whom (Herbert) would be on their new team's 1962 Opening Day Roster just ten months later! The A's would in fact flip Staley and Covington before the season was over (Covington went from starting all 14 of the Braves' World Series games in '57 and '58, to playing for four different teams in '61).
Shaw turns up periodically with the A's but the other three are seldom seen and I've never seen the long-time reliever Staley (second from right) in a Kansas City uniform before, and I've previously only seen one small shot of Covington (second from left) with the A's. Transient outfielder Stan Johnson (right) is also pretty scarce.
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