November 8, 1955 Nine Player Trade Warren Rambo 1927 Cumberland Cubs In a nine-player trade between two American League rivals, the Washington Senators send veterans Mickey Vernon, Bob Porterfield, Tom Umphett and Johnny Schmitz to Boston for “youngsters” Tex Clevenger, Dick Bradowski, Al Curtis, Neil Chrisley and Karl Olson. For the 37-year-old Vernon, coming off a solid season where he hit a team-high .301 with 14 home runs and 85 RBIs, it marks the second time that the Senators see fit to trade the perennial all-star and fan favorite ... the 31-year-old Porterfield, a 22-game winner for the Nats in 1954, will go 3-12 for the Bosox in 1956 and win only 12 more games in four seasons before ending a 12-year major league career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1959. The 34-year-old Schmitz will go 0-3 in 1956, splitting time be- tween Boston and Baltimore in his final major league season ... Umphlett, who the Senators acquired from Boston with Mickey McDermott for Jackie Jenson in December of 1953, will not play in another major league game. With a 29-31 record and 29 saves over the next five seasons, Clevenger stands out as the most productive player the Senators receive in the trade ... Brodowski appears in only 13 games for Washington, going 0-4 with a 9.93 ERA in two seasons before being traded to Cleveland ...Olson hits .243 in 114 games with the Nats before returning to the Red Sox in April, 1957 ... Chrisley, a standout minor league hitter, hits a robust .204 with five home runs in his two seasons with the Senators. ©DiamondsintheDusk.com.