Happy birthday to the southpaw who, on Dec. 4, 1978, was traded by the Tigers with minor-leaguer John Murphy to the Cardinals for Jerry Morales and Aurelio Lopez.
Sykes’ career numbers: 23-26, 4.65 ERA in five seasons (1977 and ’78 in Detroit, ’80 and ’81 in St. Louis.)
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