Editor: This is the fourth installment of a season-long series by our resident Reds historian, John Ring. The series will examine the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Cincinnati Reds, a team on the brink (of huge s... Read More...
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It snowed on April 9. In the first week of the 2018 season, the Reds lost as many starting players (2) as they had wins. Manager Bryan Price was still making some head-scratching decisions.... Read More...
Since it's the off-season and we can't spend every day writing about why Raisel Iglesias needs to be a starter next season, I thought it would be an appropriate time to embark upon a project that I've been want... Read More...
All the speculation on whether Bryan Price would return to the Reds as their manager has now concluded. He will be back next year for sure, with an option year included. To most involved with Redleg Nation, we ... Read More...
December 15, 1900: The infamous Frank Robinson trade to the contrary, the Reds make the worst trade in franchise history when they deal future Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson to the New York Giants for end-of-... Read More...
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December 9, 1965: Future Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for prospect outfielder Dick Simpson, a... Read More...
December 5, 1926: Cincinnati Reds second baseman Hughie Critz finishes second in voting for the 1926 National League Most Valuable Player Award.
During a year where Babe Ruth batted .372 with 47 homers, and 1... Read More...
November 2, 1881: The American Association is founded to compete with the National League. The motto for the league is "Liberty to All" with founding members the Cincinnati Red Stockings, Philadelphia Athleti... Read More...
October 26, 1965: The Reds name Don Heffner to manage the team, replacing Dick Sisler.
Sisler had been relieved of duties after the Reds 1965 season when the Reds finished the season 89-73. Sisler was inter... Read More...
October 25, 1884: The owner of the Cincinnati Red Stockings, Aaron Stern, sells the team to minority stockholder, George Herancourt, as reported by "Redleg Journal" authors Greg Rhodes and John Snyder. Heranc... Read More...
June 11, 1968: Milt Pappas is traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Ted Davidson and Bob Johnson to the Atlanta Braves for Clay Carroll, Tony Cloninger and Woody Woodward.
October 11, 1968: Bobby Tolan is traded ... Read More...