ST. LOUIS, MO. May 25, 1916 - A trade between St. Louis and Detroit was made official this morning. The Terriers have sent 29-year old center fielder Leander Eberly, 23-year old minor league catcher Wesley Moriarty and 24-year old minor league left fielder Theo Bolt to the Wolverines in exchange for 29-year old center fielder Simeon Laake.
In his 1916 season totals, Eberly has no home runs, .316 BA, .343 OBP, 20 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
This season Laake has delivered 37 hits in 117 at-bats for a .316 average with 1 home run. He is getting on base at a .339 clip and his totals also include 4 RBIs and 17 runs scored. This year Laake has played in 32 games.
While some are questioning the move because of Laake and Eberly's similar statistics, the Terriers know that Laake has historically been a much better player and that his numbers are much more likely to hold up through the long season.
The Wolverines were looking to get Laake off the books. He would have been a free agent next year, and the team brought in two top prospects to build for the future.
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