December 14, 1917 · $60,000

Bullet Joe Bush and 5 others: Boston Red SoxAthletics

Boston Red Sox came out ahead by 19.4 WAR, most of it from Bullet Joe Bush.

Boston Red Sox
franchise trade score
99far better
Franchise trade score99
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term98WAR in+7.4WAR out+2.3Net+5.1
Control window99WAR in+21.5WAR out+2.1Net+19.4
Full tenure99WAR in+21.5WAR out+2.1Net+19.4

BOS won the World Series in 1918

Athletics
franchise trade score
1far worse
Franchise trade score1
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term2WAR in+2.3WAR out+7.4Net-5.1
Control window1WAR in+2.1WAR out+21.5Net-19.4
Full tenure1WAR in+2.1WAR out+21.5Net-19.4

Boston Red Sox received

Amos StrunkOF · 28 · FA eligible · 8 yrs control+2.2WAR (control) · 2 yr80
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term81WAR+1.9wRC+102PA470
Control window79WAR+2.2wRC+100PA677
Full tenure78WAR+2.2wRC+100PA677

scored without value

On the day: +12.2 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 142, salary $4K.

Bullet Joe BushP · 25 · arb 3 · 8 yrs control+10.1WAR (control) · 4 yr90
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term91WAR+4.2FIP−92IP273
Control window91WAR+10.1FIP−97IP776
Full tenure90WAR+10.1FIP−97IP776

scored without value

On the day: +5.9 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -9, FIP− 97, salary $4K.

Wally SchangC · 28 · arb 2 · 8 yrs control+9.1WAR (control) · 3 yr92
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term80WAR+1.3wRC+112PA282
Control window96WAR+9.1wRC+129PA1166
Full tenure95WAR+9.1wRC+129PA1166

scored without value

On the day: +9.4 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 132, salary $4K.

Athletics received

Cash—WAR (control)—

Not rated — cash.

Vean GreggP · 32 · FA eligible · 8 yrs control+1.4WAR (control) · 1 yr74
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term76WAR+1.4FIP−102IP199
Control window73WAR+1.4FIP−102IP199
Full tenure72WAR+1.4FIP−102IP199

scored without value

On the day: +1.8 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -18, FIP− 94.

Merlin KoppLF · 25 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+0.8WAR (control) · 2 yr64
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term68WAR+1.0wRC+85PA427
Control window62WAR+0.8wRC+84PA709
Full tenure62WAR+0.8wRC+84PA709

scored without value

On the day: +0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons.

Pinch ThomasC · 29 · arb 3 · 8 yrs control0.0WAR (control)40
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term41WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Control window40WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Full tenure40WAR0.0wRC+—PA0

never reached the majors for OAK; scored without value

On the day: +2.8 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 116.

What this became

  1. Amos Strunk → OAKRed Shannon, BOS ⇄ OAK, 1919-0.1 WAR
  2. Bullet Joe Bush → NYYBullet Joe Bush, BOS ⇄ NYY, 1921+14.0 WAR
  3. Braggo Roth → MINMike Menosky, BOS ⇄ MIN, 1919+2.1 WAR
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh → MINRoger Peckinpaugh, BOS ⇄ MIN, 1922+11.9 WAR
  5. Bullet Joe Bush → BALUrban Shocker, BAL ⇄ NYY, 1924+2.1 WAR
  6. Sad Sam Jones → BALSad Sam Jones, BAL ⇄ NYY, 1927+1.0 WAR
  7. Harry Harper → NYYWaite Hoyt, BOS ⇄ NYY, 1920+0.5 WAR
  8. Braggo Roth → NYYGeorge Mogridge, MIN ⇄ NYY, 1920+0.4 WAR
  9. Joe Dugan → NYYJoe Dugan, BOS ⇄ NYY, 1922+7.3 WAR
  10. Bullet Joe Bush → MINTom Zachary, BAL ⇄ MIN, 1926-0.5 WAR
  11. Roger Peckinpaugh → CHWHollis Thurston, CHW ⇄ MIN, 1927+1.2 WAR
  12. Milt Gaston → MINSad Sam Jones, BAL ⇄ MIN, 1927+0.1 WAR
  13. Cedric Durst → BOSRed Ruffing, BOS ⇄ NYY, 1930-0.6 WAR
  14. Del Pratt → DETHoward Ehmke, BOS ⇄ DET, 1922+2.7 WAR
  15. Muddy Ruel → MINMuddy Ruel, BOS ⇄ MIN, 1923+16.8 WAR
  16. Chick Fewster → CLEGeorge Burns, BOS ⇄ CLE, 1924-3.1 WAR
  17. Mike McNally → BOSHowie Shanks, BOS ⇄ NYY, 19240.0 WAR
  18. George Mogridge → BALPinky Hargrave, BAL ⇄ MIN, 1925+0.2 WAR
  19. Wally Schang → BALWally Schang, BAL ⇄ NYY, 1926+10.3 WAR
  20. Tom Zachary → MINGeneral Crowder, BAL ⇄ MIN, 1927+1.0 WAR
  21. Milt Gaston → BOSBuddy Myer, BOS ⇄ MIN, 1928+8.3 WAR
  22. Waite Hoyt → DETHarry Rice, DET ⇄ NYY, 1930+1.2 WAR
  23. Sad Sam Jones → CHWSad Sam Jones, CHW ⇄ MIN, 1931+8.5 WAR
  24. Dick Coffman → MINCarl Fischer, BAL ⇄ MIN, 1932+0.4 WAR

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