December 15, 1938

Pinky Higgins and 4 others: Boston Red SoxDetroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers came out ahead by 14.7 WAR, most of it from Pinky Higgins.

Boston Red Sox
franchise trade score
3far worse
Franchise trade score3
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term9WAR in+0.7WAR out+3.0Net-2.3
Control window2WAR in+0.7WAR out+15.4Net-14.7
Full tenure2WAR in+0.7WAR out+15.4Net-14.7
Detroit Tigers
franchise trade score
97far better
Franchise trade score97
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term91WAR in+3.0WAR out+0.7Net+2.3
Control window98WAR in+15.4WAR out+0.7Net+14.7
Full tenure98WAR in+15.4WAR out+0.7Net+14.7

DET reached the World Series in 1940

Boston Red Sox received

Elden AukerP · 28 · arb 3 · 8 yrs control+0.7WAR (control) · 1 yr67
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term69WAR+0.7FIP−103IP151
Control window66WAR+0.7FIP−103IP151
Full tenure66WAR+0.7FIP−103IP151

scored without value

On the day: +9.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 57, FIP− 95, salary $14K.

Jake WadeP · 26 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+0.0WAR (control) · 1 yr51
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term52WAR+0.0FIP−102IP48
Control window51WAR+0.0FIP−102IP48
Full tenure51WAR+0.0FIP−102IP48

scored without value

On the day: +1.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 9, FIP− 114, salary $6K.

Chet MorganCF · 28 · pre-arb · 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 BOS; scored without value

On the day: -0.3 WAR over the prior three seasons.

Detroit Tigers received

Pinky Higgins3B · 29 · FA eligible · 8 yrs control+11.1WAR (control) · 7 yr83
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term56WAR+0.3wRC+84PA561
Control window92WAR+11.1wRC+104PA3609
Full tenure91WAR+11.1wRC+104PA3609

scored without value

On the day: +5.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 102, salary $12K.

Archie McKainP · 27 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+4.3WAR (control) · 3 yr89
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term89WAR+2.7FIP−86IP130
Control window89WAR+4.3FIP−86IP224
Full tenure88WAR+4.3FIP−86IP224

scored without value

On the day: +6.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 66, FIP− 88, salary $5K.

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

Ben Chapman, BOS ⇄ CLE, 1938Boston Red Sox ⇄ Cleveland Guardians

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