Editors note: This story originally was published in 2010 as Whitey Herzog was about to enter the Hall of Fame.
In February 1982, serving in the dual capacity of Cardinals general manager and field manager, Whitey Herzog completed a deal that sent shortstop Garry Templeton and outfielder Sixto Lezcano to the San Diego Padres for shortstop Ozzie Smith and pitcher Steve Mura.
The shortstop swap was the focal point of the trade and proved to be an organizational epiphany. Smith became a perennial All-Star in St. Louis and the back-flipping backbone of multiple pennant winners.