Welcome to Game Four of the Redleg Nation Dream Series.
Tonight, Jose Rijo will take the mound, attempting to stave off the World Champion 1990 “Wire to Wire” Reds’ elimination at the hands of the 1975 World Champion “Big Red Machine”. You will recall that the 1975 Reds won the first game by a score of 9-2, the second game, 4-2, and took a 3-0 series lead by winning 7-4 in Game Three.
The games are to be played out at Redleg Nation World Headquarters, i.e., my living room, using the Strat-O-Matic board game.
The 1990 Reds will host game four at 1990 Riverfront Stadium. Starting lineups are below (the actual starting lineups these teams used in their own game fours in 1990 and 1975).
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Play by Play
Top of the first inning
Jose Rijo (1990) pitching.
–Pete Rose strikes out. One out.
–Ken Griffey strikes out. Two outs.
–Joe Morgan walks.
–Tony Perez flies out to CF. Three outs.
Bottom of the first inning
Fred Norman (1975) pitching.
–Barry Larkin grounds out to P. One out.
–Billy Hatcher singles into CF.
–Paul O’Neill grounds into double play, 4-6-3. Three outs.
End of first inning. 1975 Reds 0, 1990 Reds 0
Top of the second inning
–Johnny Bench flies out to left field. One out.
–George Foster grounds out to SS. Two outs.
–Dave Concepcion singles to left.
–Cesar Geronimo grounds out to SS. Three outs.
Bottom of the second inning
–Eric Davis strikes out. One out.
–Hal Morris walks.
–Chris Sabo grounds into double play, 6-4-3. Three outs.
End of two innings. 1975 Reds 0, 1990 Reds 0
Top of third inning
–Fred Norman pops out to the catcher. One out.
–Pete Rose strikes out. Two outs.
–Ken Griffey lines out to 1B. Three outs.
Bottom of third inning
–Joe Oliver singles to center.
–Mariano Duncan strikes out. One out.
–Jose Rijo lays down a sacrifice bunt, and is thrown out 3-1. Oliver advances to 2B. Two outs.
–Barry Larkin flies out to RF. Three outs.
End of three innings. 1975 Reds 0, 1990 Reds 0
Top of fourth inning
–Joe Morgan walks.
–Tony Perez lines out to 2B. Morgan is caught off first, 4-3. Double play. Two outs.
–Johnny Bench grounds out to 2B. Three outs.
Bottom of fourth inning
–Billy Hatcher flies out to CF. One out.
–Paul O’Neill grounds out to second. Two outs.
–Eric Davis strikes out. Three outs.
End of fourth inning. 1975 Reds 0, 1990 Reds 0
Top of the fifth inning
–George Foster singles to right.
–Dave Concepcion hits into double play, 5-4-3. Two outs.
–Cesar Geronimo strikes out. Three outs.
Bottom of the fifth inning
–Hal Morris singles to LF.
–Chris Sabo strikes out. One out.
–Joe Oliver grounds out to 3B. Morris advances to second. Two outs.
–Mariano Duncan doubles to the right field corner. Morris scores (Duncan, 1 RBI)
—1990 Reds lead 1-0
–Jose Rijo strikes out. Three outs.
End of fifth inning. 1975 Reds 0, 1990 Reds 1
Top of the sixth inning
–Fred Norman singles.
–Pete Rose grounds into fielder’s choice. Norman forced at 2B, 6-4. One out.
–Ken Griffey flies out to CF. Two outs.
–Joe Morgan grounds out to 3B. Three outs.
Bottom of the sixth inning
–Barry Larkin walks.
–Billy Hatcher hit by pitch. Larkin advances to second.
Pedro Borbon enters game as pitcher, replacing Norman
–Paul O’Neill hits a home run to RF. Larkin scores. Hatcher scores. O’Neill scores. (O’Neill, 3 RBI)
—1990 Reds lead 4-0
–Eric Davis pops out to SS. One out.
–Hal Morris doubles to RF.
Clay Carroll now pitching, replacing Borbon
–Chris Sabo singles to LF. Morris advances to 3B.
–Joe Oliver flies out to CF. Runners hold. Two outs.
–Mariano Duncan singles to CF. Morris scores. (Duncan, RBI)
—1990 Reds lead 5-0
–Jose Rijo lines out to SS. Three outs.
End of sixth inning. 1975 Reds 0, 1990 Reds 5
Top of the seventh inning
–Tony Perez singles.
–Johnny Bench grounds into double play, 6-4-3. Two outs.
–George Foster hits a dribbler in front of the plate and is retired, 2-3. Three outs.
Bottom of the seventh inning
–Barry Larkin singles.
–Billy Hatcher doubles to right-center. Larkin advances to 3B.
–Paul O’Neill strikes out. One out.
–Eric Davis grounds out to pitcher. Runners hold. Two outs.
–Hal Morris singles to LF. Larkin scores. (Morris, RBI). Hatcher advances to 3B.
—1990 Reds lead 6-0
–Chris Sabo flies out to CF. Three outs.
End of seven innings. 1975 Reds 0, 1990 Reds 6
Top of the eighth inning
–Dave Concepcion grounds out to 3B. One out.
–Cesar Geronimo flies out to CF. Two outs.
Terry Crowley pinch-hits for Carroll.
–Terry Crowley singles to RF.
–Pete Rose walks. Crowley advances to second.
–Ken Griffey pops out to catcher. Three outs.
Bottom of the eighth inning
Pat Darcy now pitching for 1975 Reds, batting ninth
–Joe Oliver doubles.
–Mariano Duncan singles to LF. Oliver scores. (Duncan, RBI)
—1990 Reds lead 7-0
–Jose Rijo doubles to right-center. Duncan scores. (Rijo, RBI)
—1990 Reds lead 8-0
–Barry Larkin walks.
Will McEnaney now pitching, replacing Darcy
–Billy Hatcher flies out to CF. One out.
–Paul O’Neill strikes out. Two outs.
–Eric Davis lines out to 2B. Three outs.
End of eight innings. 1975 Reds 0, 1990 Reds 8
Top of the ninth inning
–Joe Morgan flies out to RF. One out.
–Tony Perez flies out to LF. Two outs.
–Johnny Bench homers to LF. Bench scores. (Bench, RBI)
—1990 Reds lead 8-1
–George Foster strikes out. Three outs.
Final
1975 Reds 1
1990 Reds 8
WP: Jose Rijo (1-1)
LP: Fred Norman (0-1)
1975 Reds lead series, three games to one.