June 15, 1959

Chuck Essegian and 2 others: Los Angeles DodgersSt. Louis Cardinals

Chuck Essegian, Lloyd Merritt and Dick Gray changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Los Angeles Dodgers
franchise trade score
66better
Franchise trade score66
Rest of season76WAR in+0.2WAR out+0.0Net+0.2
Short term68WAR in+0.3WAR out-0.0Net+0.3
Control window66WAR in+0.3WAR out-0.0Net+0.3
Full tenure66WAR in+0.3WAR out-0.0Net+0.3

LAD won the World Series in 1959

St. Louis Cardinals
franchise trade score
34worse
Franchise trade score34
Rest of season24WAR in+0.0WAR out+0.2Net-0.2
Short term32WAR in-0.0WAR out+0.3Net-0.3
Control window34WAR in-0.0WAR out+0.3Net-0.3
Full tenure34WAR in-0.0WAR out+0.3Net-0.3

Los Angeles Dodgers received

Chuck EssegianLF · 28 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+0.3WAR (control) · 2 yr57
Rest of season78WAR+0.2wRC+120PA50
Short term58WAR+0.3wRC+89PA138
Control window56WAR+0.3wRC+89PA138
Full tenure56WAR+0.3wRC+89PA138

scored without value

On the day: +0.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 104, salary $10K.

Lloyd MerrittP · 26 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control0.0WAR (control)40
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term41WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Control window40WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Full tenure40WAR0.0FIP−—IP0

never reached the majors for LAD; scored without value

On the day: +1.0 WAR over the prior three seasons.

St. Louis Cardinals received

Dick Gray3B · 28 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control-0.0WAR (control) · 2 yr30
Rest of season72WAR+0.0wRC+105PA59
Short term28WAR-0.0wRC+92PA67
Control window30WAR-0.0wRC+92PA67
Full tenure31WAR-0.0wRC+92PA67

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

On the day: +3.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 107.

What this became

  1. Lloyd Merritt → BALBAL ⇄ LAD, 19590.0 WAR
  2. Dick Gray → PITJulián Javier, PIT ⇄ STL, 19600.0 WAR
  3. Vinegar Bend Mizell → NYMNYM ⇄ PIT, 1962-0.9 WAR
  4. Ed Bauta → NYMNYM ⇄ STL, 1963-0.0 WAR
  5. Julián Javier → CINCIN ⇄ STL, 1972-0.1 WAR
  6. Ken MacKenzie → SFGSFG ⇄ STL, 1963-0.2 WAR
  7. Jimmie Coker → ATLBob Uecker, ATL ⇄ STL, 19640.0 WAR

Also that day

Billy Hoeft, BAL ⇄ BOS, 1959Baltimore Orioles ⇄ Boston Red Sox

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