March 15, 1977
Rick Langford and 8 others: AthleticsPittsburgh Pirates
Athletics came out ahead by 28.0 WAR, most of it from Rick Langford.
PIT won the World Series in 1979
Athletics received
Dave Giusti+0.9WAR (control) · 1 yr74
scored without value
On the day: +0.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -18, FIP− 124.
Doc Medich+0.7WAR (control) · 1 yr65
scored without value
On the day: +7.9 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -23, FIP− 93, salary $64K.
Doug Bair+0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr52
scored without value
On the day: -0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 107.
Rick Langford+13.6WAR (control) · 5 yr92
scored without value
On the day: -1.0 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 64, FIP− 118.
Tony Armas+10.8WAR (control) · 5 yr84
scored without value
On the day: +0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 91, salary $20K.
Mitchell Page+7.6WAR (control) · 6 yr95
scored without value
On the day: no major-league record, salary $30K.
Pittsburgh Pirates received
Phil Garner+6.0WAR (control) · 2 yr90
scored without value
On the day: +5.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 108, salary $120K.
Tommy Helms-0.3WAR (control) · 1 yr15
too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value
On the day: +1.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 113.
Chris Batton0.0WAR (control)40
never reached the majors for PIT; scored without value
On the day: -0.4 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 172.
What this became
- Doug Bair → CINDave Revering, CIN ⇄ OAK, 1978+2.4 WAR
- Phil Garner → HOUJohnny Ray, HOU ⇄ PIT, 1981+0.8 WAR
- Tony Armas → BOSCarney Lansford, BOS ⇄ OAK, 1982-0.5 WAR
- Dave Revering → NYYTom Underwood, NYY ⇄ OAK, 1981-0.4 WAR
- Doug Bair → STLDoug Bair, CIN ⇄ STL, 1981+0.3 WAR
- Randy Niemann → CHWRandy Niemann, CHW ⇄ PIT, 1983+0.1 WAR
- Phil Garner → LADHOU ⇄ LAD, 1987-0.4 WAR
- Johnny Ray → LAAJohnny Ray, LAA ⇄ PIT, 1987+0.4 WAR
- Dave Revering → TORNYY ⇄ TOR, 1982-0.7 WAR
- Doug Bair → DETDave Rucker, DET ⇄ STL, 1983-0.0 WAR
- Randy Niemann → NYMRandy Niemann, CHW ⇄ NYM, 1985+0.2 WAR
- Tom Dodd → NYYFred McGriff, NYY ⇄ TOR, 19820.0 WAR
- Dave Rucker → PHIBill Campbell, PHI ⇄ STL, 1985-0.3 WAR