During the remainder of his Kansas City career, López' numbers remained at a high point, however, on May 26,1959, he was traded with Ralph Terry to the New York Yankees for Johnny Kucks, Tom Sturdivant, and Jerry Lumpe.
During the remainder of his Kansas City career, López' numbers remained at a high level, however, his talents were wasted on a team that never finished above 6th place. On May 26,1959, he was traded with Ralph Terry to the New York Yankees for Johnny Kucks, Tom Sturdivant, and Jerry Lumpe.