In the opener, held at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, Buck Newsom was selected as the starting pitcher against Paul Derringer. Derringer is probably the smartest pitcher in baseball. But Buck ...

This Yankee team was a sure-enough nonpareil. Although big Paul Derringer had pitched a magnificent game, the Yankees, with a magician at every position, had nosed out the Reds, 2-to-1.

Merullo and his teammates, including Ray Prim, Claude Passeau, Paul Derringer, and Peanuts Lowery, went on to face the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. The Tigers, led by Hank Greenberg and ...