▁hur ting ▁be er ▁sales . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁sus pected ▁that ▁people ▁believed ▁r amp ant ▁rum ors ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Susan ▁Bus ch , ▁daughter - in - law ▁of ▁team ▁president ▁and ▁A – B ▁CE O ▁G uss ie ▁Bus ch . ▁ ▁Car ay ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁broad c aster ▁for ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁before ▁sp ending ▁ 2 7 ▁seasons ▁in ▁Chicago ▁with ▁the ▁White ▁So x ▁( 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 8 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁C ubs ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁season . ▁ ▁Season ▁stand ings ▁ ▁Record ▁vs . ▁oppon ents ▁ ▁Open ing ▁Day ▁star ters ▁▁ ▁Lou ▁Bro ck ▁ ▁Curt ▁Flo od ▁ ▁Bob ▁Gib son ▁ ▁Juli án ▁J avier ▁ ▁Dal ▁Max v ill ▁ ▁Tim ▁Mc Car ver ▁ ▁V ada ▁Pin son ▁ ▁Mike ▁Sh annon ▁ ▁Joe ▁Torre ▁ ▁Notable ▁transactions ▁▁ ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 : ▁Bo ▁Bel in sky ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁Card inals ▁by ▁the ▁California ▁Ang els . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 : ▁John ▁S ip in ▁and ▁Son ny ▁R uber to ▁were ▁trad ed ▁by ▁the ▁Card inals ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁for ▁Bill ▁Davis ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Da V anon . ▁ ▁June ▁ 5