"On Dec. 4, 1958, the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired former National League Rookie of the Year Wally Moon and Phil Paine from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Gino Cimoli. Moon was coming off a down year with the Cardinals but earned an All-Star Game selection in 1957 after hitting a career-high 24 home runs. He bounced back in his first season with the Dodgers, batting .302/.394/.495 with 26 doubles, 11 triples, 19 home runs, 74 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 145 games."
"Moon quickly earned the nickname "Moon Shots" for his 250-plus foot high fly balls to left field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that cleared the 40-foot high screen for home runs. Over parts of seven seasons with the Dodgers, Moon hit .286/.377/.435 with 99 doubles, 24 doubles, 64 home runs and 330 RBI across 755 games. As for Paine, he never played in a Major League game during his second stint with the Dodgers."
"Also on this day in Dodgers history, a void at shortstop was addressed by agreeing to terms with Rafael Furcal on a three-year, $39 million contract in 2005. The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs heavily pursued Furcal before he reached an agreement with L.A. Furcal went on to play parts of six seasons with the Dodgers, batting .283/.351/.406 with 122 doubles, 27 doubles, 44 home runs, 228 RBI and 109 stolen bases in 617 games."
On Dec. 4, 1958, the Dodgers acquired Wally Moon and Phil Paine from the St. Louis Cardinals for Gino Cimoli. Moon rebounded in his first season with Los Angeles, hitting .302/.394/.495 with 26 doubles, 11 triples, 19 home runs, 74 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 145 games. Moon earned the nickname "Moon Shots" for long fly balls that cleared the Coliseum screen and produced a .286/.377/.435 line with 64 home runs and 330 RBI across parts of seven seasons. Paine did not appear in a Major League game during his second Dodgers stint. In 2005 the Dodgers signed Rafael Furcal to a three-year, $39 million contract; Furcal hit .283/.351/.406 with 44 home runs, 109 stolen bases, earned a 2010 All-Star selection, accumulated 15.7 WAR, and won a World Series after a 2011 trade to the Cardinals. Furcal missed 2013 recovering from Tommy John surgery and retired after a brief 2014 return.
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