The Boston Braves pulled off one of the most important trades in their history today, acquiring outfielder Tommy Holmes from the New York Yankees in exchange for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore. At the time, the move barely registered outside Boston. Tommy had been blocked in New York by an All Star outfield that included Joe DiMaggio, and he was seen as expendable. But in Boston, the deal transformed both Holmes’s career and the Braves’ fortunes. The Yankees sent Holmes to Boston just weeks after