May 7 in Cincinnati Reds History: Branch Rickeys biggest mistake – trading away Paul Derringer (1933)

VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On May 7, 1933 — The St Louis Cardinals trade Paul Derringer, Sparky Adams , and Allyn Stout to the Reds in exchange for shortstop Leo Durocher, Dutch Henry, and Jack Ogden. The deal, necessitated by Charlie Gelbert’s hunting accident, will b

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