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Posted By: Bob Pomilla

Meaningless, but nonetheless interesting, fact about Werber and Frey, is that these surviving ironmen played together in the same infield for some years

"The talented quartet that made up the Cincinnati infield in the late 1930s and early 1940s included first baseman McCormick, second baseman Lonnie Frey, shortstop Billy Meyers, and third baseman Billy Werber. The colorful Werber dubbed them the "Jungle Club" and christened McCormick as "Wildcat" Frey as "Leopard," Meyers as "Jaguar" and himself "Tiger." "