April 9, 1964 · $10,000

Lou Johnson and 1 others: Detroit TigersLos Angeles Dodgers

$10,000 is the whole of what changed hands besides Lou Johnson.

Detroit Tigers
franchise trade score
7far worse
Franchise trade score7
Rest of season26WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1
Short term14WAR in+0.6WAR out+2.1Net-1.4
Control window5WAR in+0.3WAR out+6.2Net-6.0
Full tenure7WAR in+0.3WAR out+6.2Net-6.0
Los Angeles Dodgers
franchise trade score
93far better
Franchise trade score93
Rest of season74WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1
Short term86WAR in+2.1WAR out+0.6Net+1.4
Control window95WAR in+6.2WAR out+0.3Net+6.0
Full tenure93WAR in+6.2WAR out+0.3Net+6.0

LAD won the World Series in 1965

Detroit Tigers received

Larry SherryP · 29 · FA eligible · 8 yrs control+0.3WAR (control) · 4 yr62
Rest of season21WAR-0.1FIP−104IP66
Short term68WAR+0.6FIP−104IP145
Control window59WAR+0.3FIP−104IP250
Full tenure58WAR+0.3FIP−104IP250

scored without value

On the day: +0.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 62, FIP− 121, salary $28K.

Los Angeles Dodgers received

CashWAR (control)

Not rated — cash.

Lou JohnsonLF · 30 · arb 1 · 8 yrs control+6.2WAR (control) · 3 yr89
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+PA0
Short term83WAR+2.1wRC+105PA518
Control window91WAR+6.2wRC+112PA1461
Full tenure90WAR+6.2wRC+112PA1461

scored without value

On the day: +1.3 WAR over the prior three seasons.

What this became

  1. Larry Sherry → HOUDET ⇄ HOU, 1967-0.5 WAR
  2. Lou Johnson → CHCPaul Popovich, CHC ⇄ LAD, 1967+0.1 WAR
  3. Lou Johnson → CLELou Johnson, CHC ⇄ CLE, 1968+1.0 WAR
  4. Paul Popovich → WSNRon Fairly, LAD ⇄ WSN, 19690.0 WAR
  5. Lou Johnson → LAAChuck Hinton, CLE ⇄ LAA, 1969-0.6 WAR
  6. Willie Smith → CINCHC ⇄ CIN, 1970-0.3 WAR
  7. Ron Fairly → STLRon Fairly, STL ⇄ WSN, 1974+2.0 WAR

Also that day

Bob Uecker, ATL ⇄ STL, 1964Atlanta Braves ⇄ St. Louis Cardinals

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