On this date in Texas Rangers history, the Rangers and the Cleveland Indians swapped infielders, both of which were mainstays in the 1970s Robin Yount Jersey .On Dec. 8, 1978, the Rangers sent Toby Harrah to Cleveland for Buddy Bell. By this point, Harrah was now the Rangers regular third baseman, while Bell was Clevelands regular third baseman. Harrah, 29 Yovani Gallardo Jersey at the time, had been with the Rangers since 1969, when they were in Washington. He earned three All-Star nods, including the first after the Rangers moved to Arlington in 1972. He finished 15th in American League Most Valuable Player voting in 1975, when he hit .293 with 20 home runs and 93 RBI.Bell was a bit younger, 26, but had been with Cleveland for seven seasons. In 1973 he was an AL All-Star.The Rangers ended up with an ascendant player. From 1979-84, Bell was a four- Jhoulys Chacin Jersey time AL All-Star, a six-time Gold Glove selection, a Silver Slugger and was 10th in MVP voting in Matt Garza Jersey 1979. Harrah, meanwhile, was steady for the next six seasons in Cleveland, where he was a 1982 All-Star. That season he had a career-high .304 batting average. Scroll to ContinueWhile both left Arlingtonthe Rangers traded Bell to his hometown Cincinnati Reds in 1985the two ended their careers in Texas. Harrah returned to the Rangers in 1985 and played two seasons before retiring and becoming a bench Jonathan Villar Jersey coach under Bobby Valentine. He briefly managed the team on an interim basis in 1992. Bell returned to Texas in 1989 and played 34 games before retiring. Both are in the Rangers Hall of Fame.