Former Yankee Fritz Peterson, who famously traded wives and children with teammate, dead at 82

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One half of the New York Yankees' most bizarre trade ever has died.

Fritz Peterson, who exchanged wives and children with his teammate Mike Kekich, died Thursday at the age of 82.

As the New York Post notes, the families were hanging out at former baseball writer Maury Allen's house on July 15, 1972. Apparently, that's when the teammates began to fall in love with the other's wife.

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Fritz Peterson pitched for the New York Yankees from 1966-74. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

"We did that and we had so much fun together, Susanne and I and Mike and Marilyn, that we decided, ‘Hey, this is fun, let’s do it again,'" Peterson told the Palm Beach Post in 2013. "We did it the next night. We went out to the Steak and Ale in Fort Lee. Mike and Marilyn left early and Susanne and I stayed and had a few drinks and ate.

"It was just really fun being able to talk to somebody. All of us felt the same way. We went on from there and eventually he fell in love with my wife and I fell in love with his."

In spring training of 1973, Peterson and Kekich agreed to entirely swap families officially. Peterson joked it was actually a husband-for-husband trade.

Peterson remained with his new wife for the rest of his life, while Kekich and the former Mrs. Peterson didn't last all that long.

New York Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson throws during a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore circa 1972. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

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"That’s the only thing I feel bad for, that they didn’t work out