#TriviaThursday - January 8th, 2015

Welcome to the first #TriviaThursday of the year!  Just a reminder of the rules:

1) All questions will be baseball questions, sometimes relating directly to MLB Showdown, but not always.
2) While it is impossible to regulate this, please refrain from using an internet search engine to find the answer.  If you know it, congratulations!  If you have a fairly educated guess, give it a shot.  We ask for your honesty in following this guideline.
3) Twitter answers not including the hashtag #TriviaThursday or not sent to me @RokTikiTiki will not be counted.  Those sent to @MLBShowdownGuru do not count either.

This contest will run the entirety of 2015.  The player with the most points at the end of the year will earn 5 free custom cards.

Below the page break, you will find the question...

On December 11, 1959, the Yankees sent Hank Bauer, Don Larsen, Norm Siebern, and Marv Throneberry to Kansas City in exchange for Joe DeMaestri, Kent Hadley, and what other player?

Good luck!

Hint #1

This player was an All-Star in his last season in Kansas City, but went on to win MVP in each of his first two seasons with the Yankees.

Hint #2:

When he won the MVP award, he battled one of his Yankees teammates for the league lead both Runs and Home Runs, in the end scoring 1 more run on 7 more home runs.

Hint #3:

He was born in Hibbing, MN, but attended high school in Fargo, North Dakota.