 Later in the season, he put together a package of three pitchers and acquired two-time National League batting champion Bill Madlock from the San Francisco Giants.The Pirates faded from contention in the early 1980s and by 1985 the team—rocked by a drug scandal among its players—was put up for sale.Peterson was fired early in the 1985 season after a series of missteps, which included the acquisitions of veterans Amos Otis, Gene Tenace and George Hendrick.