December 12, 1903

Mordecai Brown and 3 others: Chicago CubsSt. Louis Cardinals

Chicago Cubs got 42.9 WAR out of Mordecai Brown over 8 seasons. St. Louis Cardinals got 9.4 from the whole return.

Chicago Cubs
franchise trade score
87far better
Franchise trade score87
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term14WAR in+3.2WAR out+4.6Net-1.4
Control window100WAR in+43.3WAR out+9.4Net+34.0
Full tenure100WAR in+44.8WAR out+9.4Net+35.4

CHC won the World Series in 1907

St. Louis Cardinals
franchise trade score
13far worse
Franchise trade score13
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term86WAR in+4.6WAR out+3.2Net+1.4
Control window0WAR in+9.4WAR out+43.3Net-34.0
Full tenure0WAR in+9.4WAR out+44.8Net-35.4

Chicago Cubs received

Mordecai BrownP · 27 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+42.9WAR (control) · 8 yr95
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term88WAR+2.9FIP−91IP212
Control window97WAR+42.9FIP−77IP2191
Full tenure97WAR+44.3FIP−77IP2278

scored without value

On the day: no major-league record, salary $2K.

Jack O'NeillC · 30 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+0.5WAR (control) · 2 yr54
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term54WAR+0.3wRC+67PA183
Control window54WAR+0.5wRC+66PA381
Full tenure53WAR+0.5wRC+66PA381

scored without value

On the day: -2.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 24.

St. Louis Cardinals received

Jack Taylor30 · arb 3 · 8 yrs control+10.0WAR (control) · 3 yr80
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term81WAR+5.3wRC+—PA140
Control window80WAR+10.0wRC+—PA335
Full tenure79WAR+10.0wRC+—PA335

scored without value

On the day: +14.3 WAR over the prior three seasons.

Larry McLeanC · 22 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control-0.7WAR (control) · 1 yr6
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term5WAR-0.7wRC+35PA87
Control window7WAR-0.7wRC+35PA87
Full tenure7WAR-0.7wRC+35PA87

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

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

What this became

  1. Jack O'Neill → ATLBig Jeff Pfeffer, ATL ⇄ CHC, 1905-0.2 WAR
  2. Jack Taylor → CHCFred Beebe, CHC ⇄ STL, 1906+1.1 WAR
  3. Larry McLean → SFGLarry McLean, SFG ⇄ STL, 1913+0.2 WAR
  4. Fred Beebe → CINMiller Huggins, CIN ⇄ STL, 1910+1.0 WAR
  5. Fred Beebe → PHIDode Paskert, CIN ⇄ PHI, 1910+0.4 WAR
  6. Jack Rowan → CHCCliff Curtis, CHC ⇄ PHI, 1911-0.1 WAR
  7. Hans Lobert → SFGMilt Stock, PHI ⇄ SFG, 1915+1.7 WAR
  8. Dode Paskert → CHCCy Williams, CHC ⇄ PHI, 1917+4.6 WAR

Also that day

Bill Dahlen, LAD ⇄ SFG, 1903Los Angeles Dodgers ⇄ San Francisco Giants

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