Bill Hershberger, the understudy of Erny Lombardi, came up to Cincinnati from the Newark Bears late in the 1937 season. Three years in the minor leagues, Bill batted .300 or better each year, having an average of .325 with Newark. With the Bears, in 1937 Hershberger was a standout catcher, both defensively as well as offensively, driving in 62 runs in 96 games. In his first season with the Cincinnati Reds, Bill played in 49 games, hit .276, driving in 12 runs. Hershberger, the second-string catcher for the Reds, is improving steadily in his hitting and doing a very good job when filling in for Lombardi.