August 25, 1959
Ted Kluszewski and 2 others: Chicago White SoxPittsburgh Pirates
Close to a wash — the margin never reached a full win.
Chicago White Sox
franchise trade score
76better
CHW reached the World Series in 1959
Pittsburgh Pirates
franchise trade score
24worse
Chicago White Sox received
Ted Kluszewski+0.8WAR (control) · 2 yr72
scored without value
On the day: +2.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 98.
Pittsburgh Pirates received
Harry Simpson+0.0WAR (control) · 1 yr51
too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value
On the day: +3.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 98, salary $13K.
Robert Sagers—WAR (control)—
Not rated — never reached the majors.
What this became
Nobody acquired here was traded on.
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