Boston returned to the playoffs in 1998 after winning the Wild Card at 92-70. Unfortunately they were knocked out in the ALDS by the Cleveland Indians i four games. The big change was the acquisition of 1997 NL Cy Young winner Pedro Martinez.
FIVE FAVORITE PLAYERS
Nomar Garciaparra
Coming off a fantastic rookie season, Nomar was even better in 1998. He moved down into more of a run production spot in the order and responded with another great season. He finished second in the AL MVP race and probably should have won it. He hit .323/.362/.584 with 35 home runs and 122 RBIs. His stolen bases dipped to 12 and hits to 195, but otherwise he had better numbers than his rookie season.
Mo Vaughn
The Hit Dog had his last great season of his career in 1998. It was also his final season in Boston, which was fairly heartbreaking. Vaughn crushed 40 home runs and drove in 115. He also finished second in the AL batting race to Bernie Williams, ending with a season line of .337/.402/.591. He also had a strong performance in the ALDS.
Tom Gordon
Flash's first full season as closer was a resounding success. He accumulated a team season record of 46 saves and set a Major League record in consecutive save opportunities converted. He also made the All Star team and won the Rolaids Relief Award winner in a no-brainer. He also had a 7-4 record, 2.72 ERA, and 78 strikeouts.
Tim Wakefield
The knuckleballer had a very good season in 1998, finishing second on the team with 17 wins which would be a career high. His overall numbers were 17-8, 4.02 ERA, and 146 strikeouts in 216 innings. He was once again a workhorse for the Red Sox.
John Valentin
Valentin had a tough season in 1998, but he did finish with some decent numbers. Unfortunately it would be his last good season with Boston as injuries would start to take their toll. Valentin hit .247/.340/.442 with 23 home runs and 73 RBIs. He was also very good defensively in 1998 at third base.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Bret Saberhagen
Saberhagen won the Comeback Player of the Year in 1998 as he finished with a very successful season. He had a record of 15-8 with a 3.96 ERA and 100 strikeouts versus just 29 walks in 175 innings.
Troy O'Leary
The only outfielder with a decent season, O'Leary developed into a fairly potent middle of the order bat with his first 20 home run season. O'Leary hit .270/.314/.468 with 23 home runs and 83 RBIs. It was his first season in left field.
Reggie Jefferson
Dealing with injuries most of the season lead to Jefferson playing in only 62 games in 1998. He hit well in those games, as he typically did. Jefferson finished with a line of .306/.374/.520 with eight home runs and 31 RBIs.
FAVORITE ACQUISITIONS
Pedro Martinez
There is no doubt that Pedro Martinez was the best pickup of the year for the Red Sox in 1998. The right-hander solidified the rotation and gave Boston the ace it had been lacking since Roger Clemens. Martinez finished second in the Cy Young race after finishing second to Clemens in the three main pitching categories. He went 19-7 with a 2.89 ERA and 251 strikeouts in 233.2 innings.
Dennis Eckersley
It was Eck's final season of his Hall of Fame career. He was brought in to serve as a mentor for Gordon in his conversion from starter to closer, which was something Eckersley himself did. Eck went 4-1 with a 4.76 ERA and one save. He was dominating, but he got the job done.
Darren Lewis
Lewis was brought in to infuse some speed into Boston's lineup and defense into the outfield. He succeeded on both fronts stealing 29 bases and playing well in the outfield. He also had a decent year at the plate, hitting .268/.352/.362 with eight home runs and 63 RBIs out of the leadoff spot.
Damon Buford
Acquired in a trade with Texas, Buford performed very well as a backup outfielder. He hit .282/.349/.523 with ten home runs, 42 RBIs, and five stolen bases. It was his best season in the Major Leagues.
FAVORITE MIDSEASON ACQUISITION
Mike Stanley
Stanley made his second stint with the team after being traded in 1997 to the Yankees. This time he was acquired in a deadline deal with the Blue Jays for Peter Munro and Jay Yennaco, neither of whom did anything for the Jays. Stanley helped after the injuries to Jefferson hitting .288/.388/.500 with seven home runs and 32 RBIs in 47 games.
FAVORITE ROOKIE
Jason Varitek
It was the second consecutive year that Boston had an impressive rookie catcher. Varitek essentially took the starting role from Scott Hatteberg by the end of the season after hitting .253/.309/.407 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs.
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS
Donnie Sadler
Sadler was supposed to be the next great middle infielder Boston developed after Garciaparra. He was billed as being a good contact hitter with blazing speed. Sadler started on Opening Day but proved he was not ready yet after hitting just .226/.276/.395.
Jim Leyritz
I really liked the acquisition of Leyritz, even though it cost Aaron Sele who had a great year for Texas in 1998. Leyritz even hit well for his time in Boston with a line of .287/.385/.519 with eight home runs and 24 RBIs. But Leyritz was not happy with his role. He was brought in to platoon at first base, catcher, and designated hitter. But Varitek developed into a good player, squeezing Leyritz out of one position. He complained and was eventually traded to San Diego.
Mark Lemke
This was more of a personal disappointment for me as I always liked Lemke when he played for the Braves. He was brought in as depth if Sadler disappointed. He did, and Lemke took over until he went down with a concussion. His career was over.
PLAYOFF HERO
Nomar Garciaparra
Garciaparra hit .333/.333/1.000 in the ALDS with three home runs and 11 RBIs.
PLAYOFF GOAT
Tom Gordon
Gordon had some difficulties with nerves in the postseason and it showed. He blew a save and took the loss in the final game of the series.
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Monday, November 8, 2010
Boxscore: May 20, 2001 Red Sox 10 Royals 3
This one ranks as my personal favorite Red Sox game I attended. A couple of friends and I decided after our sophomore years of college were over to do a road trip down to Kansas City to see the Royals take on the Red Sox on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. My friends were huge Royals fan so there was some good-natured banter going on during the drive down there.
Well, the Red Sox absolutely beat the Royals into submission that day. The final score was 10-3, and the Red Sox hit five home runs.
Jason Varitek was the star of the day, hitting three home runs himself and driving in seven of the Red Sox runs. He also had a run-scoring single to go 4-4 with three runs scored. He came into the game with only two home runs on the year. Varitek looked to be a breakout star that year, but he broke his elbow making a sliding catch before the All Star game and was out the rest of the year. This though, was one of his best games.
The game also featured home runs from Carl Everett and Manny Ramirez, in addition to doubles by Ramirez, Dante Bichette, and Brian Daubach. Trot Nixon drove in the other Red Sox run. Shea Hillenbrand also had two hits in the game and scored three times. Jose Offerman also had a hit and Mike Lansing, Darren Lewis, and Scott Hatteberg all appeared in the game. Offerman had a terrible day on defense committing two errors, and Bichette also had one in the outfield.
Frank Castillo started the game and had a great performance, pitching six innings and giving up one unearned run. He struck out three. Rich Garces and former Royal Hipolito Pichardo also appeared in the game, each surrendering a run.
Well, the Red Sox absolutely beat the Royals into submission that day. The final score was 10-3, and the Red Sox hit five home runs.
Jason Varitek was the star of the day, hitting three home runs himself and driving in seven of the Red Sox runs. He also had a run-scoring single to go 4-4 with three runs scored. He came into the game with only two home runs on the year. Varitek looked to be a breakout star that year, but he broke his elbow making a sliding catch before the All Star game and was out the rest of the year. This though, was one of his best games.
The game also featured home runs from Carl Everett and Manny Ramirez, in addition to doubles by Ramirez, Dante Bichette, and Brian Daubach. Trot Nixon drove in the other Red Sox run. Shea Hillenbrand also had two hits in the game and scored three times. Jose Offerman also had a hit and Mike Lansing, Darren Lewis, and Scott Hatteberg all appeared in the game. Offerman had a terrible day on defense committing two errors, and Bichette also had one in the outfield.
Frank Castillo started the game and had a great performance, pitching six innings and giving up one unearned run. He struck out three. Rich Garces and former Royal Hipolito Pichardo also appeared in the game, each surrendering a run.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Boxscore: August 9, 1999 Red Sox vs. Royals
August 9, 1999.
This was the third Red Sox game I attended and, like the previous two, this was also in Kansas City. The Royals seemed to have Boston's number at times, and they won this game as well, 5-2. The Red Sox apparently could not do anything against former Sox prospect Jeff Suppan. It did not really help that they had Mark Portugal on the mound who was suffering through a terrible season. Portugal did pitch six decent innings this time out though, giving up all five runs, four were earned and struck out one and walked one. Jermaine Dye hit two home runs off of Portugal in the game.
Well, le's start with the good things that happened in this game, and there were not very many. Trot Nixon and Troy O'Leary each hit home runs, of course no one was on base when they did. Brian Daubach and Reggie Jefferson both hit triples. And that was all the hits Boston had. Pretty weird when a team only has four hits, two of which were triples, and two were home runs. Jose Offerman, Darren Lewis, and Nomar Garciaparra each reached base on walks. Lewis threw out a runner at second. Bryce Florie only gave up two hits in two innings of relief and struck out one.
Other than that, Jason Varitek and Donnie Sadler were the other players to play in the game, neither of whom did much. Most of the Royals offense was supplied by Dye, but Johnny Damon had three hits and drove in a run, and Mike Sweeney drove in the other run. Just another failed Red Sox/Royals game.
This was the third Red Sox game I attended and, like the previous two, this was also in Kansas City. The Royals seemed to have Boston's number at times, and they won this game as well, 5-2. The Red Sox apparently could not do anything against former Sox prospect Jeff Suppan. It did not really help that they had Mark Portugal on the mound who was suffering through a terrible season. Portugal did pitch six decent innings this time out though, giving up all five runs, four were earned and struck out one and walked one. Jermaine Dye hit two home runs off of Portugal in the game.
Well, le's start with the good things that happened in this game, and there were not very many. Trot Nixon and Troy O'Leary each hit home runs, of course no one was on base when they did. Brian Daubach and Reggie Jefferson both hit triples. And that was all the hits Boston had. Pretty weird when a team only has four hits, two of which were triples, and two were home runs. Jose Offerman, Darren Lewis, and Nomar Garciaparra each reached base on walks. Lewis threw out a runner at second. Bryce Florie only gave up two hits in two innings of relief and struck out one.
Other than that, Jason Varitek and Donnie Sadler were the other players to play in the game, neither of whom did much. Most of the Royals offense was supplied by Dye, but Johnny Damon had three hits and drove in a run, and Mike Sweeney drove in the other run. Just another failed Red Sox/Royals game.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Feature: The Rape of the Red Sox?
The series of trades between the Red Sox and Yankees in the late 1910's/early 1920's is often vilified in Boston. The Red Sox traded several important parts of their club to the Yankees, who helped the Yankees become a force in the 1920's. Many of the players Boston received were perceived to be inferior to those sent to the Yankees. But, is that necessarily true? Let's examine each of the major trades and the players changing sides, and assign a winner of each trade.
DECEMBER 18, 1918
Yankees receive: Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore, Duffy Lewis
Dutch Leonard never played a game with the Yankees and was sold to the Detroit Tigers. WAR = 0.0
Ernie Shore was at the end of his career, despite only being 27. He only pitched in 34 total games in two years with New York, posting ERA's north of 4.00. WAR = -1.0
Duffy Lewis had a little bit of power but was never again the same kind of player that he was in Boston. WAR = -0.5
TOTAL WAR = -1.5
Red Sox receive: Ray Caldwell, Frank Gilhooley, Slim Love, Roxy Walters, $15,000.00
Ray Caldwell went 7-4 with a 3.96 ERA and was released. WAR = -2.9
Frank Gilhooley spent one season in Boston and never did much of anything. WAR = -0.3
Slim Love never played for Boston and was traded to Detroit with two other players for Ossie Vitt, who was never much of a player in Boston either. WAR = 0.0 (Vitt WAR = 2.2, but will not be considered as part of this analysis because other players were traded along with Love for Vitt)
Roxy Walters played for Boston for five years as a backup catcher. WAR = -2.8
TOTAL WAR = -6.0
Winner: Yankees. Boston got more seasons out of Walters and Vitt, who was a product of a trade for Love, but those seasons were not really productive. None of the players involved in this trade were particularly impressive after the trade.
JULY 29, 1919
Yankees receive: Carl Mays
Carl Mays won 20 games each of the next two full seasons for New York. Later, he would be infamous for killing Ben Chapman with a pitch. WAR = 15.2
TOTAL WAR = 15.2
Red Sox receive: Bob McGraw, Allen Russell, $40,000.00
Bob McGraw was terrible for Boston and ended up back in New York the following year anyway. WAR = -1.2
Allen Russell won 10 games the rest of the 1919 season which is the best showing of any of the players involved in the trade that year, and he was a slightly above-average pitcher for a couple of more years. WAR = 5.1
TOTAL WAR = 3.9
Winner: Yankees. Russell had the best transition immediately after the trade, but Mays is borderline HOF-worthy and showed why during his tenure with the Yankees.
JANUARY 3, 1920
Yankees receive: Babe Ruth
Do I really need to say anything? WAR = 149.6
TOTAL WAR = 149.6
Red Sox receive: $100,000.00
TOTAL WAR = 0.0
Winner: Yankees. Sure, $100K was a lot of money back then, but Babe Ruth is quite possibly the greatest player to have ever played.
DECEMBER 15, 1920
Yankees receive: Waite Hoyt, Wally Schang, Mike McNally, Harry Harper
Waite Hoyt is in the Hall of Fame. Mostly for what he did in the 1920's with the Yankees. WAR = 31.0
Wally Schang's best years were behind him, but he was still a solid offensive catcher and should be in the Hall of Fame. He played five years for the Yankees. WAR = 10.2
Harry Harper only pitched in eight games for the Yankees. WAR = 0.9
Mike McNally was a utility infielder. WAR = 0.9
TOTAL WAR = 43.0
Red Sox receive: Del Pratt, Muddy Ruel, Hank Thormahlen, Sammy Vick
Del Pratt was a very good player for two years for the Red Sox. He was the team's best player in 1921 with 102 RBI, a .324 batting average, and he almost never struck out. Not bad for a second-baseman. WAR = 5.9
Muddy Ruel never did much for Boston in two years with the team. WAR = 1.1
Hank Thormahlen pitched poorly and was out of the major leagues for a few years before resurfacing in Brooklyn. WAR = 0.3
Sammy Vick did nothing in 44 games with Boston. WAR = -0.5
TOTAL WAR = 6.8
Winner: Yankees. Pratt was a good player and was later traded for Howard Ehmke and Babe Herman, but the Yankees got a Hall of Famer at the beginning of his prime.
DECEMBER 20, 1921
Yankees receive: Bullet Joe Bush, Sad Sam Jones, Everett Scott
Bullet Joe Bush won 26, 19, and 17 games in three years with the Yankees. WAR = 11.5
Sad Sam Jones was a 21 game winner one year and a 21 game loser another year. He was slightly above average for three years in New York and slightly below average for two years. WAR = 6.5
Everett Scott was never much with the bat, but was a fantastic defensive shortstop. WAR = 0.1
TOTAL WAR = 18.1
Red Sox receive: Roger Peckinpaugh, Rip Collins, Bill Piercy, Jack Quinn, $100,000.00
Roger Peckinpaugh was immediately traded to Washington for Joe Dugan and Frank O'Rourke. Dugan only played part of one season for Boston and was later traded, see below. O'Rourke did not do much. WAR = 0.0.
Because Peckinpaugh was traded alone, I will consider Joe Dugan and Frank O'Rourke in this analysis. Dugan WAR = 0.3, O'Rourke WAR = 0.2
Rip Collins won 14 games for a bad Boston team, but lead the league in walks and wild pitches. WAR = 2.7
Bill Piercy won 16 games over the next three years with a decent ERA in one of them. WAR = 0.8
Jack Quinn was a consistently good pitcher for the next three years on bad teams. WAR = 11.6
TOTAL WAR = 15.6
Winner: Yankees. Quinn was a good pickup and for once the Red Sox had the most valuable individual player in the trade, but he did not make up for the loss of Bush AND Jones. If they had held onto Peckinpaugh, this would look to be in Boston's favor.
JULY 23, 1922
Yankees receive: Joe Dugan, Elmer Smith
Nope, the Red Sox did not even hold on to Joe Dugan for very long. Not really a good player, due to inability to take a walk, but he hit for a reasonable average, without any power and was steady for several years. WAR = 5.4
Elmer Smith did nothing in 31 at bats. WAR = 1.2
TOTAL WAR = 6.6
Red Sox receive: Chick Fewster, Elmer Miller, Johnny Mitchell, Lefty O'Doul, $50,000.00
Chick Fewster was your run-of-the-mill utility infielder. WAR = -1.0
Elmer Miller was a terrible backup outfielder for 44 games. WAR = -1.0
Johnny Mitchell was basically Chick Fewster. WAR = -1.0
The Yankees did not know what they had in Lefty O'Doul who later became a big-time slugger. He was just a pitcher for the Yankees when he was traded. Of course the Red Sox did not know either and also tried him as a pitcher where he was terrible and banished to the minors where he would later be drafted away and become the slugger he was capable of being. WAR = -1.5
TOTAL WAR = -4.5
Winner: Yankees. The Yankees did not get anyone terribly impressive, but Boston got some spare parts and O'Doul who they did not know what to do with. If he had been turned into a position player while with Boston, this one may have turned out differently.
JANUARY 3, 1923
Yankees receive: George Pipgras, Harvey Hendrick
George Pipgras was a big winner for the Yankees later on in the decade and never actually played for the Red Sox. WAR = 8.8
Harvey Hendrick was only a part-time player. WAR = -0.3
TOTAL WAR = 8.5
Red Sox receive: Al DeVormer, cash
Al DeVormer was a part-time catcher with no bat. WAR = -0.4
TOTAL WAR = -0.4
Winner: Yankees. Yeesh, even the minor deals turn out incredibly one-sided with Pipgras being a 20 game winner later on and DeVormer doing basically nothing.
JANUARY 30, 1923
Yankees receive: Herb Pennock
Pennock turned out to be a HOFer and the ace of the Yankees staff for the remainder of the decade. WAR = 29.2
Red Sox receive: Norm McMillan, George Murray, Camp Skinner, $50,000.00
Norm McMillan played regularly at three infield positions the next year, but was not much of a hitter. WAR = -1.2
George Murray walked too many hitters and had high ERAs each of the two years he played in Boston. WAR = -1.0
Camp Skinner played seven uninspiring games and was out of baseball. WAR = -0.2
TOTAL WAR = -3.4
Winner: Yankees. No question.
YANKEES OVERALL TOTAL WAR = 268.7
RED SOX OVERALL TOTAL WAR = 12.0
Overall Winner: Yankees. The Yankees received HOFers Babe Ruth, Waite Hoyt, and Herb Pennock and gave away only a couple of players who were any good at all. Del Pratt, Allen Russell, and Jack Quinn were the "highlights" of these deals for the Red Sox. Not much to say other than, these were overall terrible deals for the Red Sox. It is interesting that the trade involving Quinn could have swung in Boston's favor had they not immediately traded Peckinpaugh. That's the only trade that could be argued as a decent trade for both teams though. The Red Sox received $360,000.00 in those trades, which I think basically shows what these deals were really about. The Red Sox could have undone most of it though with one trade. The Yankees wanted to trade for Boston's first-baseman Phil Todt, and offered a first-baseman of their own, but Boston said no after the rash of bad trades earlier. The player the Yankees offered was Lou Gehrig.
Now, I'm depressed.
DECEMBER 18, 1918
Yankees receive: Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore, Duffy Lewis
Dutch Leonard never played a game with the Yankees and was sold to the Detroit Tigers. WAR = 0.0
Ernie Shore was at the end of his career, despite only being 27. He only pitched in 34 total games in two years with New York, posting ERA's north of 4.00. WAR = -1.0
Duffy Lewis had a little bit of power but was never again the same kind of player that he was in Boston. WAR = -0.5
TOTAL WAR = -1.5
Red Sox receive: Ray Caldwell, Frank Gilhooley, Slim Love, Roxy Walters, $15,000.00
Ray Caldwell went 7-4 with a 3.96 ERA and was released. WAR = -2.9
Frank Gilhooley spent one season in Boston and never did much of anything. WAR = -0.3
Slim Love never played for Boston and was traded to Detroit with two other players for Ossie Vitt, who was never much of a player in Boston either. WAR = 0.0 (Vitt WAR = 2.2, but will not be considered as part of this analysis because other players were traded along with Love for Vitt)
Roxy Walters played for Boston for five years as a backup catcher. WAR = -2.8
TOTAL WAR = -6.0
Winner: Yankees. Boston got more seasons out of Walters and Vitt, who was a product of a trade for Love, but those seasons were not really productive. None of the players involved in this trade were particularly impressive after the trade.
JULY 29, 1919
Yankees receive: Carl Mays
Carl Mays won 20 games each of the next two full seasons for New York. Later, he would be infamous for killing Ben Chapman with a pitch. WAR = 15.2
TOTAL WAR = 15.2
Red Sox receive: Bob McGraw, Allen Russell, $40,000.00
Bob McGraw was terrible for Boston and ended up back in New York the following year anyway. WAR = -1.2
Allen Russell won 10 games the rest of the 1919 season which is the best showing of any of the players involved in the trade that year, and he was a slightly above-average pitcher for a couple of more years. WAR = 5.1
TOTAL WAR = 3.9
Winner: Yankees. Russell had the best transition immediately after the trade, but Mays is borderline HOF-worthy and showed why during his tenure with the Yankees.
JANUARY 3, 1920
Yankees receive: Babe Ruth
Do I really need to say anything? WAR = 149.6
TOTAL WAR = 149.6
Red Sox receive: $100,000.00
TOTAL WAR = 0.0
Winner: Yankees. Sure, $100K was a lot of money back then, but Babe Ruth is quite possibly the greatest player to have ever played.
DECEMBER 15, 1920
Yankees receive: Waite Hoyt, Wally Schang, Mike McNally, Harry Harper
Waite Hoyt is in the Hall of Fame. Mostly for what he did in the 1920's with the Yankees. WAR = 31.0
Wally Schang's best years were behind him, but he was still a solid offensive catcher and should be in the Hall of Fame. He played five years for the Yankees. WAR = 10.2
Harry Harper only pitched in eight games for the Yankees. WAR = 0.9
Mike McNally was a utility infielder. WAR = 0.9
TOTAL WAR = 43.0
Red Sox receive: Del Pratt, Muddy Ruel, Hank Thormahlen, Sammy Vick
Del Pratt was a very good player for two years for the Red Sox. He was the team's best player in 1921 with 102 RBI, a .324 batting average, and he almost never struck out. Not bad for a second-baseman. WAR = 5.9
Muddy Ruel never did much for Boston in two years with the team. WAR = 1.1
Hank Thormahlen pitched poorly and was out of the major leagues for a few years before resurfacing in Brooklyn. WAR = 0.3
Sammy Vick did nothing in 44 games with Boston. WAR = -0.5
TOTAL WAR = 6.8
Winner: Yankees. Pratt was a good player and was later traded for Howard Ehmke and Babe Herman, but the Yankees got a Hall of Famer at the beginning of his prime.
DECEMBER 20, 1921
Yankees receive: Bullet Joe Bush, Sad Sam Jones, Everett Scott
Bullet Joe Bush won 26, 19, and 17 games in three years with the Yankees. WAR = 11.5
Sad Sam Jones was a 21 game winner one year and a 21 game loser another year. He was slightly above average for three years in New York and slightly below average for two years. WAR = 6.5
Everett Scott was never much with the bat, but was a fantastic defensive shortstop. WAR = 0.1
TOTAL WAR = 18.1
Red Sox receive: Roger Peckinpaugh, Rip Collins, Bill Piercy, Jack Quinn, $100,000.00
Roger Peckinpaugh was immediately traded to Washington for Joe Dugan and Frank O'Rourke. Dugan only played part of one season for Boston and was later traded, see below. O'Rourke did not do much. WAR = 0.0.
Because Peckinpaugh was traded alone, I will consider Joe Dugan and Frank O'Rourke in this analysis. Dugan WAR = 0.3, O'Rourke WAR = 0.2
Rip Collins won 14 games for a bad Boston team, but lead the league in walks and wild pitches. WAR = 2.7
Bill Piercy won 16 games over the next three years with a decent ERA in one of them. WAR = 0.8
Jack Quinn was a consistently good pitcher for the next three years on bad teams. WAR = 11.6
TOTAL WAR = 15.6
Winner: Yankees. Quinn was a good pickup and for once the Red Sox had the most valuable individual player in the trade, but he did not make up for the loss of Bush AND Jones. If they had held onto Peckinpaugh, this would look to be in Boston's favor.
JULY 23, 1922
Yankees receive: Joe Dugan, Elmer Smith
Nope, the Red Sox did not even hold on to Joe Dugan for very long. Not really a good player, due to inability to take a walk, but he hit for a reasonable average, without any power and was steady for several years. WAR = 5.4
Elmer Smith did nothing in 31 at bats. WAR = 1.2
TOTAL WAR = 6.6
Red Sox receive: Chick Fewster, Elmer Miller, Johnny Mitchell, Lefty O'Doul, $50,000.00
Chick Fewster was your run-of-the-mill utility infielder. WAR = -1.0
Elmer Miller was a terrible backup outfielder for 44 games. WAR = -1.0
Johnny Mitchell was basically Chick Fewster. WAR = -1.0
The Yankees did not know what they had in Lefty O'Doul who later became a big-time slugger. He was just a pitcher for the Yankees when he was traded. Of course the Red Sox did not know either and also tried him as a pitcher where he was terrible and banished to the minors where he would later be drafted away and become the slugger he was capable of being. WAR = -1.5
TOTAL WAR = -4.5
Winner: Yankees. The Yankees did not get anyone terribly impressive, but Boston got some spare parts and O'Doul who they did not know what to do with. If he had been turned into a position player while with Boston, this one may have turned out differently.
JANUARY 3, 1923
Yankees receive: George Pipgras, Harvey Hendrick
George Pipgras was a big winner for the Yankees later on in the decade and never actually played for the Red Sox. WAR = 8.8
Harvey Hendrick was only a part-time player. WAR = -0.3
TOTAL WAR = 8.5
Red Sox receive: Al DeVormer, cash
Al DeVormer was a part-time catcher with no bat. WAR = -0.4
TOTAL WAR = -0.4
Winner: Yankees. Yeesh, even the minor deals turn out incredibly one-sided with Pipgras being a 20 game winner later on and DeVormer doing basically nothing.
JANUARY 30, 1923
Yankees receive: Herb Pennock
Pennock turned out to be a HOFer and the ace of the Yankees staff for the remainder of the decade. WAR = 29.2
Red Sox receive: Norm McMillan, George Murray, Camp Skinner, $50,000.00
Norm McMillan played regularly at three infield positions the next year, but was not much of a hitter. WAR = -1.2
George Murray walked too many hitters and had high ERAs each of the two years he played in Boston. WAR = -1.0
Camp Skinner played seven uninspiring games and was out of baseball. WAR = -0.2
TOTAL WAR = -3.4
Winner: Yankees. No question.
YANKEES OVERALL TOTAL WAR = 268.7
RED SOX OVERALL TOTAL WAR = 12.0
Overall Winner: Yankees. The Yankees received HOFers Babe Ruth, Waite Hoyt, and Herb Pennock and gave away only a couple of players who were any good at all. Del Pratt, Allen Russell, and Jack Quinn were the "highlights" of these deals for the Red Sox. Not much to say other than, these were overall terrible deals for the Red Sox. It is interesting that the trade involving Quinn could have swung in Boston's favor had they not immediately traded Peckinpaugh. That's the only trade that could be argued as a decent trade for both teams though. The Red Sox received $360,000.00 in those trades, which I think basically shows what these deals were really about. The Red Sox could have undone most of it though with one trade. The Yankees wanted to trade for Boston's first-baseman Phil Todt, and offered a first-baseman of their own, but Boston said no after the rash of bad trades earlier. The player the Yankees offered was Lou Gehrig.
Now, I'm depressed.
Monday, October 25, 2010
My Second Red Sox Game
This was my second Red Sox game. On May 10, 1998, my parents, my friend and I went to Kansas City once again to see the Red Sox take on the Royals. This one went much better as the Red Sox won 3-1.
Tim Wakefield started the game and was great. He had a no-hitter going for a few innings and ended up pitching almost the entire game. Tom Gordon got the save for getting one out at the end. Wakefield struck out five and gave up only two hits.
This game is notable as Jason Varitek hit his first ever major league home run in the game, a two run shot in the fifth inning. Also, this was the major league debut of Boston fan favorite Lou Merloni, who came in to fill in for the injured Nomar Garciaparra. Mike Benjamin drove in the other run on a sacrifice. Damon Buford hit a triple in the game and scored a run. Mo Vaughn and Darren Lewis each had a single in the game.
On the downside, the only Royals run scored in the ninth and helped chase Wakefield. John Valentin had an error and Lewis was caught stealing. Valentin, Merloni, Troy O'Leary, and Jim Leyritz all went without a hit.
Tim Wakefield started the game and was great. He had a no-hitter going for a few innings and ended up pitching almost the entire game. Tom Gordon got the save for getting one out at the end. Wakefield struck out five and gave up only two hits.
This game is notable as Jason Varitek hit his first ever major league home run in the game, a two run shot in the fifth inning. Also, this was the major league debut of Boston fan favorite Lou Merloni, who came in to fill in for the injured Nomar Garciaparra. Mike Benjamin drove in the other run on a sacrifice. Damon Buford hit a triple in the game and scored a run. Mo Vaughn and Darren Lewis each had a single in the game.
On the downside, the only Royals run scored in the ninth and helped chase Wakefield. John Valentin had an error and Lewis was caught stealing. Valentin, Merloni, Troy O'Leary, and Jim Leyritz all went without a hit.
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