This Day in Baseball History: July 20, 1916 > The New York Giants trade future Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a five-player deal. Mathewson, who accumulated 372 lifetime wins with the Giants, will pitch one more game -- a victory over longtime rival Three-Finger Brown -- and retire to become the Reds' full-time manager.
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July 20, 1916 > The New York Giants trade future Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a five-player deal. Mathewson, who accumulated 372 lifetime wins with the Giants, will pitch one more game -- a victory over longtime rival Three-Finger Brown -- and retire to become the Reds' full-time manager.