August 5, 1939 · $40,000

Trade: Cincinnati RedsNew York Yankees

Frenchy Bordagaray, Nino Bongiovanni and Vince DiMaggio changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Cincinnati Reds
franchise trade score
44even
Franchise trade score44
Rest of season23WAR in-0.2WAR out0.0Net-0.2
Short term36WAR in-0.2WAR out0.0Net-0.2
Control window45WAR in-0.2WAR out-0.2Net-0.0
Full tenure45WAR in-0.2WAR out-0.2Net-0.0
New York Yankees
franchise trade score
56even
Franchise trade score56
Rest of season77WAR in0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2
Short term64WAR in0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2
Control window55WAR in-0.2WAR out-0.2Net+0.0
Full tenure55WAR in-0.2WAR out-0.2Net+0.0

NYY won the World Series in 1941

Cincinnati Reds received

Vince DiMaggioCF · 27 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control-0.2WAR (control) · 2 yr20
Rest of season11WAR-0.2wRC+-7PA16
Short term19WAR-0.2wRC+18PA21
Control window20WAR-0.2wRC+18PA21
Full tenure21WAR-0.2wRC+18PA21

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

On the day: +7.0 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 94.

New York Yankees received

Cash—WAR (control)—

Not rated — cash.

Frenchy Bordagaray3B · 29 · arb 3 · 8 yrs control-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr28
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term41WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Control window21WAR-0.2wRC+69PA81
Full tenure22WAR-0.2wRC+69PA81

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

On the day: +1.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 78, salary $6K.

Nino BongiovanniRF · 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 NYY; scored without value

On the day: +0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 91, salary $3K.

What this became

  1. Vince DiMaggio → PITVince DiMaggio, CIN ⇄ PIT, 1940+11.9 WAR
  2. Johnny Rizzo → PHIJohnny Rizzo, CIN ⇄ PHI, 1940+2.6 WAR
  3. Vince DiMaggio → PHIAl Gerheauser, PHI ⇄ PIT, 1945+2.3 WAR
  4. Vince DiMaggio → SFGPHI ⇄ SFG, 1946-0.6 WAR
  5. Al Gerheauser → LADLAD ⇄ PIT, 19460.0 WAR

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