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As the New York Yankees were waiting to board a plane from Chicago to Kansas City, Billy Martin told reporters early Sunday evening, "The two men deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."

Twenty-four hours later, Bob Lemon was the Yankees manager.

Martin had discovered, or at least he believed he had discovered, that George Steinbrenner had attempted to trade him to the Chicago White Sox for their manager, Bob Lemon. Such an action did not sit well with Martin.

Steinbrenner and Bill Veeck of the White Sox both denied that there had been any direct communication between the teams. Martin interpreted it to mean that Steinbrenner might not keep his promise that he would remain manager for the rest of the season.

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