December 4, 1936

Cookie Lavagetto and 2 others: Los Angeles DodgersPittsburgh Pirates

Los Angeles Dodgers came out ahead by 8.9 WAR, most of it from Cookie Lavagetto.

Los Angeles Dodgers
franchise trade score
87far better
Franchise trade score87
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term36WAR in+2.3WAR out+2.5Net-0.2
Control window97WAR in+12.7WAR out+3.8Net+8.9
Full tenure96WAR in+12.7WAR out+3.8Net+8.9

LAD reached the World Series in 1941

Pittsburgh Pirates
franchise trade score
13far worse
Franchise trade score13
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term64WAR in+2.5WAR out+2.3Net+0.2
Control window3WAR in+3.8WAR out+12.7Net-8.9
Full tenure4WAR in+3.8WAR out+12.7Net-8.9

Los Angeles Dodgers received

Cookie Lavagetto3B · 24 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+12.9WAR (control) · 7 yr92
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term88WAR+2.5wRC+114PA587
Control window94WAR+12.9wRC+109PA3242
Full tenure94WAR+12.9wRC+109PA3242

scored without value

On the day: -0.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 90.

Ralph BirkoferP · 28 · arb 1 · 8 yrs control-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr18
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term17WAR-0.2FIP−115IP30
Control window19WAR-0.2FIP−115IP30
Full tenure19WAR-0.2FIP−115IP30

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

On the day: +5.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 49, FIP− 83.

Pittsburgh Pirates received

Ed BrandtP · 31 · FA eligible · 8 yrs control+3.8WAR (control) · 2 yr82
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term82WAR+2.5FIP−105IP176
Control window82WAR+3.8FIP−100IP273
Full tenure81WAR+3.8FIP−100IP273

scored without value

On the day: +7.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 18, FIP− 117.

What this became

  1. Ralph Birkofer → DETDET ⇄ LAD, 19370.0 WAR

Also that day

Mickey Haslin, ATL ⇄ SFG, 1936Atlanta Braves ⇄ San Francisco Giants

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