The 21-year-old played in 17 games and hit a very respectable .279 over that time, with 12 hits in 43 at-bats, scoring two runs and driving in four.
Though he would only play in six games the following year after the team moved to become the Milwaukee Brewers, he would go on to play 14 seasons as a Major league infielder.
Over that time he was a part of the “Bronx Zoo” New York Yankees teams that won back-to-back World Championships in 1977/1978, playing in the Bronx from 1973 to 1980.
After his New York tenure he found himself close out his career with two seasons with the Oakland A’s in 1980 and 1981, suiting up for former manager Billy Martin.
By the time he retired, he finished with a career .216 batting average, with 356 hits over 1650 at-bats in 816 games between 1969 and 198, scoring 197 runs and driving in 120.