Sixto Lezcano

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10 Years Ago in Sports IllustratedIn our March 16, 1981 issue, we examined the proverbial "trade that helps both teams": The Brewers got Rollie Fingers (left), Pete Vuckovich and Ted Simmons from the Cardinals for...

WELFARE CADILLACSThe Pirates are paying Lee Mazzilli $600,000, Sixto Lezcano $625,000, Jason Thompson $800,000, Johnny Le-Master $500,000 and Steve Kemp $1,200,000 not to play.

SIXTO LEZCANO: The San Diego Padres outfielder batted .519 and drove across a dozen runs. His 14 hits in 27 trips to the plate included nine extra-base blows—five round-trippers and four doubles.

SIXTO LEZCANO: The Padre outfielder, who was obtained from the Cardinals during the off-season, batted .571, hit two home runs and a pair of triples, drove across nine runs and scored eight times.