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Pitchers That Excelled After Joining the Yankees: Allie Reynolds and Ed Lopat

have been many pitchers that were traded to the New York Yankees that performed much better with the Yankees than they had with their former team(s).

The fact that in most instances the pitchers were becoming members of a better team is recognized.

We will start with the 1947 world champions.

Allie Reynolds

On October 11, 1946, the Cleveland Indians traded right-handed pitcher Allie Reynolds to the Yankees in exchange for the services of 1942 MVP and six-time all-star second baseman Joe Gordon.

With the Indians from 1943-46, Reynolds had his best season in 1945. He was 18-12 with a 3.20 ERA, but that calculated to only a 101 ERA+. Reynolds led the league with a 130 walks, which translated to a 1.443 WHIP.

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