The Reds trade outfielder Bob Bescher to the Giants for shortstop Buck Herzog, who will become the player-manager of the team, replacing Joe Tinker in the Cincinnati dugout. In his 2+ plus seasons, the club’s new skipper will compile a 165-226 (.422) record, never finishing higher than seventh-place in the eight-team circuit.

On December 12, 1913 — The Reds trade outfielder Bob Bescher to the Giants for shortstop Buck Herzog, who will become the player-manager of the team, replacing Joe Tinker in the Cincinnati dugout. In his 2+ plus seasons, the club’s new skipper will compile a 165-226 (.422) record, never finishing higher than seventh-place in the eight-team circuit

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