MILWAUKEE -- Before the Brewers and Cardinals met in the 1982 World Series, they met at the '80 Winter Meetings.
As the baseball world prepares to gather in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., MLB.com is looking back at the most memorable Winter Meetings moves in each franchise's history. For the Brewers -- with apologies to Cecil Cooper, Ben Oglivie, Carlos Lee and Zack Greinke, all of whom came to Milwaukee in trades during the Winter Meetings or soon after -- it's easy.
On Dec. 12, 1980, Brewers general manager Harry Dalton sent Sixto Lezcano, Lary Sorensen, Dave LaPoint and David Green to the Cardinals for a seven-time All-Star catcher (Ted Simmons) and the next two American League Cy Young Award winners (future Hall of Fame closer Rollie Fingers and starting pitcher Pete Vuckovich) in a swap that sent Milwaukee on a path to its only American League pennant.