| Houston Black Aces Ship Blackburn to Philadelphia Thursday, September 2nd, 1999 The Houston Black Aces have finalized a deal that will send 29-year-old minor league RHP Nick Blackburn to Philadelphia for 32-year-old 2B Al Newman. Minor details still need to be worked out before the trade becomes official, but the players involved are expected to be with their new clubs soon.
Currently Newman is batting .222 with 2 hits and no home runs. He has knocked in 0 runs and scored 0 times. | | |