The Sexes: Switch Pitchers

It began last spring as a joke. The friendly foursome saw a movie together and then went out partying. That was when the idea first came up. "We laughed about it like a bunch of high school kids," one of the four recalls. Six months later, the idea became a reality when New York Yankee Pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson swapped wives, Peterson's wife Marilyn moving in with Mike while Susanne Kekich went to live with Fritz.

Last week Mike and Fritz publicly acknowledged what Susanne, with a giggle, calls "the most unique trade in baseball history." The players also let...