December 12, 1942 · $30,000

Rube Melton and 1 others: Los Angeles DodgersPhiladelphia Phillies

$30,000 is the whole of what changed hands besides Rube Melton.

Los Angeles Dodgers
franchise trade score
83far better
Franchise trade score83
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term40WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1
Control window91WAR in+3.3WAR out0.0Net+3.3
Full tenure89WAR in+3.3WAR out0.0Net+3.3

LAD reached the World Series in 1947

Philadelphia Phillies
franchise trade score
17far worse
Franchise trade score17
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term60WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1
Control window9WAR in0.0WAR out+3.3Net-3.3
Full tenure11WAR in0.0WAR out+3.3Net-3.3

Los Angeles Dodgers received

Rube MeltonP · 25 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+3.3WAR (control) · 4 yr62
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−IP0
Short term27WAR-0.1FIP−114IP119
Control window79WAR+3.3FIP−101IP411
Full tenure77WAR+3.3FIP−101IP411

scored without value

On the day: +0.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -54, FIP− 111.

Philadelphia Phillies received

CashWAR (control)

Not rated — cash.

Johnny AllenP · 38 · FA eligible · 8 yrs control0.0WAR (control)40
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−IP0
Short term41WAR0.0FIP−IP0
Control window40WAR0.0FIP−IP0
Full tenure40WAR0.0FIP−IP0

never reached the majors for PHI; scored without value

On the day: +4.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -37, FIP− 99.

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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