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This Day in Reds History: Disgrace, 1-Hitters, a First Pitch Homer, Voodoo, and a Dismayed City Council

09/02/2010

September 2...the baseball gods have been busy in Cincinnati... September 2, 1870: The Cincinnati Red Stockings exacted some revenge on the Brooklyn Atlantics by defeating them, 14-3, in Cincinnati. The Atla... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Switch Hit Homers

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08/30/2010

August 30, 1966: Pete Rose becomes the 12th player in Major League History to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game as the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, at Cincinnati's Crosley F... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Spot the Astros 9

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07/19/2010

July 19, 1969: The Reds win a nail biter, erasing a 9-0 deficit to beat the Houston Astros, 10-9 in ten innings. The win moves the fourth place Reds to within 3 1/2 games behind the virtually tied Atlanta Br... Read More...