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Billy McCool, Cordero and Chapman: A History of Reds Closers

05/13/2013

The Ã¢â‚¬Å“saveÃ¢â‚¬Â didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t become an official statistic in baseball until 1969, although it had been tracked for years. The definition of a save itself was defined in 1960 by Chicago sportswriter Jero... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: The Reds Win their 1st World Series; Tragedy Strikes; Two Great Manager Decisions; and Rose’s Revenge

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10/09/2010

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: Don Gullett Makes His Presence Known and 1964 Falls Short

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10/04/2010

October 4, 1902: The Pittsburgh Pirates set a new major league record with 103 wins as they defeat a disinterested Cincinnati Reds team, 11-2, in Pittsburgh. Rain had dampened the grounds in Pittsburgh and t... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Forgotten Heroes

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09/24/2010

September 24, 1924: Reds starting pitcher Carl Mays wins his 20th game of the season as the Reds defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-6. Oh, wait...may be this happened on September 20th....baseball-reference.... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reilly’s Cycles and Robinson’s 1964 Walk-Off

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09/19/2010

September 19, 1883: Within nine days, Cincinnati Red Stockings star first baseman John Reilly twice hits for the cycle and becomes the first Cincinnati player to homer twice in the same game. The hot streak b... Read More...

Today in Reds History: Temper, Temper

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08/04/2010

August 4: Another day where a few short stories may best serve the day. Apparently, August 4 hasn't been a good day for those with bad tempers in Cincinnati. These stories are pretty much taken from "Redleg... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Every Pitcher’s Available

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07/08/2010

July 8, 1962: The Reds score two runs in the bottom of the 13th to erase the third Houston lead of the game and sweep a double header from the Colt .45's, 12-8 and 13-12. The wins move the Reds 10 games abov... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Coleman Takes Milwaukee

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07/02/2010

July 2, 1961: Reds first baseman Gordy Coleman gathers eight hits including two doubles and a game-winning home run as the first place Reds sweep a doubleheader from the Braves at County Stadium in Milwaukee. ... Read More...

Jim Maloney strikes out 16

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05/21/2010

On May 21, 1963, 23 year old Jim Maloney tied the Cincinnati Reds club record for strikeouts with 16 in a 2-0 win over the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium in Milwaukee. 1963 was Maloney's fourth year in the... Read More...

Jim Brosnan–Good Smelling Sweat

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03/10/2010

Today, a quote from reliever-writer, Jim Brosnan, who kept a journal during Cincinnati's 1961 National League pennant winning season. The book, appropriately titled "Pennant Race" was his second book. His fir... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review–Harvey Haddix, Don Hoak, AND Smoky Burgess?

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07/23/2009

January 30, 1959: The Cincinnati Redlegs trade Harvey Haddix, Smoky Burgess, and Don Hoak to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, John Powers and Frank Thomas. First things first...the ... Read More...

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