Paul Derringer
[edit] Biography
Born on October 17, 1906 in Springfield, Kentucky, Paul Derringer (Samuel Paul Derringer) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 15 year career. Derringer broke into the bigs on April 16, 1931 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.36 ERA in 211.2 innings pitched in 1931, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Paul Derringer's best season was 1939, when he posted a 2.93 ERA, won 25 games and struck out 128 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1931
| STL
| N
| 35
| 23
| 18
| 8
| 3.36
| 134
| 88
| 79
| 15
| 4
| 2
| 211.2
| 225
| 9
| 65
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
| 1932
| STL
| N
| 39
| 30
| 11
| 14
| 4.05
| 78
| 133
| 105
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 233.1
| 296
| 6
| 67
| 0
| 9
| 2
|
| 1933
| STL
| N
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4.24
| 3
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 24
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1933
| CIN
| N
| 33
| 31
| 7
| 25
| 3.23
| 86
| 106
| 83
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 231
| 240
| 4
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 5
|
| 1933
| TOT
| N
| 36
| 33
| 7
| 27
| 3.30
| 89
| 117
| 91
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 248
| 264
| 4
| 60
| 0
| 7
| 6
|
| 1934
| CIN
| N
| 47
| 31
| 15
| 21
| 3.59
| 122
| 129
| 104
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 261
| 297
| 8
| 59
| 0
| 7
| 4
|
| 1935
| CIN
| N
| 45
| 33
| 22
| 13
| 3.51
| 120
| 132
| 108
| 20
| 3
| 2
| 276.2
| 295
| 13
| 49
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1936
| CIN
| N
| 51
| 37
| 19
| 19
| 4.02
| 121
| 147
| 126
| 13
| 2
| 5
| 282.1
| 331
| 11
| 42
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
| 1937
| CIN
| N
| 43
| 26
| 10
| 14
| 4.04
| 94
| 112
| 100
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 222.2
| 240
| 7
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CIN
| N
| 41
| 37
| 21
| 14
| 2.93
| 132
| 110
| 100
| 26
| 4
| 3
| 307
| 315
| 20
| 49
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1939
| CIN
| N
| 38
| 35
| 25
| 7
| 2.93
| 128
| 115
| 98
| 28
| 5
| 0
| 301
| 321
| 15
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1940
| CIN
| N
| 37
| 37
| 20
| 12
| 3.06
| 115
| 110
| 101
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 296.2
| 280
| 17
| 48
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1941
| CIN
| N
| 29
| 28
| 12
| 14
| 3.31
| 76
| 91
| 84
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 228.1
| 233
| 16
| 54
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1942
| CIN
| N
| 29
| 27
| 10
| 11
| 3.06
| 68
| 83
| 71
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 208.2
| 203
| 4
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 22
| 10
| 14
| 3.57
| 75
| 90
| 69
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 174
| 184
| 7
| 39
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| 42
| 16
| 7
| 13
| 4.15
| 69
| 96
| 83
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 180
| 205
| 13
| 39
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| 35
| 30
| 16
| 11
| 3.45
| 86
| 99
| 82
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 213.2
| 223
| 8
| 51
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 579
| 445
| 223
| 212
| 3.46
| 1507
| 1652
| 1401
| 251
| 32
| 29
| 3645
| 3912
| 158
| 761
| 0
| 50
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1931
| STL
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 38
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1932
| STL
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 43
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1933
| STL
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1933
| CIN
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 57
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1933
| TOT
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 61
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1934
| CIN
| N
| P
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 44
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1935
| CIN
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 69
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1936
| CIN
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 53
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1937
| CIN
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 50
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1938
| CIN
| N
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 51
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1939
| CIN
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 48
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1940
| CIN
| N
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 47
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1941
| CIN
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 42
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1942
| CIN
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 30
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 579
| 0
| 0
| 153
| 656
| 26
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1931
| STL
| N
| 35
| 72
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .097
| .110
| .097
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| STL
| N
| 39
| 73
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .178
| .211
| .233
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| STL
| N
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| CIN
| N
| 33
| 76
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 4
| .184
| .205
| .184
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1933
| TOT
| N
| 36
| 81
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 4
| .173
| .193
| .173
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1934
| CIN
| N
| 47
| 92
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 4
| .196
| .221
| .261
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1935
| CIN
| N
| 45
| 93
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 7
| .140
| .140
| .151
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1936
| CIN
| N
| 51
| 90
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 7
| .200
| .217
| .222
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| CIN
| N
| 43
| 80
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 11
| .200
| .200
| .262
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CIN
| N
| 41
| 119
| 8
| 21
| 2
| 15
| .176
| .190
| .235
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1939
| CIN
| N
| 38
| 110
| 10
| 23
| 0
| 17
| .209
| .216
| .236
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1940
| CIN
| N
| 37
| 108
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 8
| .167
| .167
| .204
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1941
| CIN
| N
| 29
| 84
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .155
| .155
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1942
| CIN
| N
| 29
| 68
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .132
| .169
| .162
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 58
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 2
| .224
| .224
| .276
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| 42
| 57
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .158
| .172
| .175
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| 35
| 75
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 8
| .200
| .200
| .240
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 579
| 1260
| 70
| 220
| 2
| 102
| .175
| .186
| .208
| 30
| 3
| 16
| 219
| 2
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 27
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Sparky Adams and Allyn Stout to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Leo Durocher, Dutch Henry and Jack Ogden (May 7, 1933).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs (January 27, 1943).
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