On December 13, 1963, the Chicago Cubs, looking for a RHP, traded Jim Brewer and C Cuno Barragan to the Dodgers for Dick Scott. The trade would be very one-sided in the Dodger’s favor even though Barragan never played a single game in L.A. Scott spent 1964 with the Cubs and was gone. Brewer would go on to be an integral part of the Dodger bullpen for 12 seasons. A member of two NL Champion teams, one of them, 1965, a World Series winner.
Brewer was born on November 17, 1937, in Merced, California. He was the second son of James and Pauline Brewer.