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Nov. 15, 1981

The San Francisco Giants Sunday traded right-handed pitcher Ed...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants Sunday traded right-handed pitcher Ed Whitson to the Cleveland Indians for second baseman Duane Kuiper.

Kuiper, 31, joined the Indians in 1974 and batted .257 with 14 RBI last season. In 1979 he had a fielding percentage of .988.

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Whitson, 26, who came to the Giants from Pittsburgh in 1979, was 6-9 with a 4.02 ERA this past season.

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