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Jim Thaxton to the St. Louis Cardinals
August 27, 1978 · New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Cardinals
This trade is the root of the Jim Thaxton (1978) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.
The trade
New Orleans Saints receives
- a 1979 seventh-round pick (No. 173, became Kirk Gibson)
St. Louis Cardinals receives
Trade context
The Saints acquired tight end Jim Thaxton from the Cardinals for St. Louis' 1979 seventh-round pick.
Full trade terms
On August 27, 1978, New Orleans Saints sent TE Jim Thaxton to St. Louis Cardinals for a 1979 seventh-round pick (No. 173, became Kirk Gibson).
What the assets did next
- TE Jim Thaxton
- a 1979 seventh-round pick (No. 173, became Kirk Gibson) — no other recorded trade.
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