Reliever Tim Stoddard ( 10 – 6 3. 82, 7 saves ) was acquired the same day for a minor leaguer ; veteran pitcher Ferguson Jenkins was released.

* 1953 – Tim Stoddard, American baseball player

The other is fellow East Chicago Washington High School alumnus Tim Stoddard — who was a member of the N. C. State team that won the 1974 NCAA Basketball Championship.

His greatest teams included legendary players such as Thompson, Tommy Burleson, Moe Rivers, Tim Stoddard ( who went on to pitch in Major League Baseball ), and Monte Towe.

Some others credit David Thompson as the first player to execute the classic alley-oop play while at North Carolina State University, with his teammates Monte Towe and Tim Stoddard performing the necessary lob passes.