Reds MVP Bridesmaids
When Joey Votto won the 2010 National League MVP Award, it marked the 12th time that a Red had won the Award since it's inception in 1911 (no award was given from 1915-23 or in 1930).
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This Day in Reds History: Glory, Rose’s MVP, Fire, Eric the Red, and Budget Balancing
November 21, 1870: The Cincinnati Red Stockings were no more. On this date, the Cincinnati Base Ball Club announced it would only use amateur players for the 1871 season. From "Redleg Journal" by Greg Rhodes... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Reds Sweep Yanks; the Curveball Curves; the Greatest Game; and Nolan Always Starts on 10-21
October 21, 1877: Does the curveball really curve or is it an optical illusion? It's easy for us to see today with digital graphics, but even when I was a child, I would sometimes come across "scientific" spo... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: The Reds Win the 1990 World Series and Rose Keeps the Reds Alive
October 20, 1972: Pete Rose hit the first pitch of the game for a home run and the Reds later overcame a 4-2 deficit in defeating the Oakland A's, 5-4, to stay avoid elimination in the 1972 World Series. The ... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: The Reds Win their 1st World Series; Tragedy Strikes; Two Great Manager Decisions; and Rose’s Revenge
October 9, 1876: The first National League Cincinnati Reds team finished the worst season in Reds history with an 11-0 lost to the Hartford Dark Blues. The Reds, or Porkopolitans as they were sometimes called... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Lombardi’s “Snooze,” the Bilko Legend, Rose’s Fight, and the Reds are World Champions!
October 8, 1904: Rookie second baseman Miller Huggins strokes three triples in an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis. The Reds' win enabled them to sweep a doubleheader as they won the first... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Let the Games Begin
October 3, 1890: Reds owner Aaron Stern sells the Reds to a group of investors, headed by Albert Johnson, who are tied to the newly formed Players League. The Reds temporarily withdraw from the National League... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: The Cream Rises, Missed Opportunities, and more Chico Surprises
October 2, 1877: The Reds finish one of their worst season in Cincinnati baseball history, by losing to the Chicago White Stockings, 13-1. The 1877 Reds, who had disbanded and restarted at mid-season, finish ... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Reds Win their 1st World Series Game and Other Dramatic Wins
October 1, 1919: The Reds win their first World Series game in their history, 9-1, over the Chicago White Sox at Redland Field in Cincinnati.
The baseball game story: The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the bottom o... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Villone’s 16, the Reserve Clause, and the Fix is On
September 29, 1879: From baseball-reference.com's bullpen:
Baseball's reserve clause is born. National League owners, seeking to limit player salaries, led by Boston's Arthur Soden come to a secret agreement ... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Triples, Homers, Debut Shutouts, Clinches and a Protest
September 22, 1903: "Turkey Mike" Donlin ties a major league record by tripling in four consecutive at bats during a doubleheader split with the Philadelphia Phillies in Cincinnati.
Donlin's first triple came... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Pitching, Homers, and Comebacks
September 20, 1888: Cincinnati star pitcher, Tony Mullane, pitches complete games in both games of a doubleheader as the Red Stockings sweep the Philadelphia Athletics, 1-0 and 2-1, in Cincinnati.
There were ... Read More...