The story of the day in the baseball world is the major trade between the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. The Reds will receive 32-year-old All-Star second baseman Charlie Gehringer in the deal, while the Tigers will pick up 29-year-old starting pitcher Paul Derringer, an All-Star in his own right, and 23-year-old minor league center fielder Tony Martinez.
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This was a seemingly out-of-the-blue move that nobody saw coming. A Cincinnati insider familiar with the negotiations called the trade "one that people will be talking about for quite some time". Neither general manager could be reached for comment.
Over the course of his career, Derringer has a won-lost record of 71 wins and 87 losses with 549 strikeouts in 1289 innings pitched with a lifetime 3.48 ERA.
Last season was the Springfield, Mass. native's breakout campaign. The right-hander went 20-17 for the Reds, crafting a 3.20 ERA. He was the most dependable starter in the National League, having pitched 335 innings, and made the All-Star team. Prior to last season, Derringer's most successful season was his rookie campaign in 1931 with the Cardinals, when he went 18-8 with 134 strikeouts in 211.2 innings pitched.
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Gehringer's career numbers show he has batted .320 and collected 1811 hits, 94 home runs and 878 RBIs. He has represented the American League in all three All-Star games, and was named the top defensive second baseman in the 1935 Gold Glove awards. The Fowlerville, Mich. native leaves his home state club, the only club he has ever known and one with which he has spent ten full seasons, and parts of two others. Early in the 1935 season, Gehringer scored his 1,000th career run, and he is expected to reach his 2,000th career base hit late in the 1936 season. In 1934, Gehringer hit .356 and drove in 127 runs, both career highs, while also scoring 134 times and stroking 11 home runs.
Martinez was acquired by the Reds earlier in the off-season in a trade with the Boston Braves that also brought Freddie Lindstrom to the Queen City.
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