The 1961 Keystone
Who was the opening day second baseman for the Reds' 1961 World Series team?
If you check baseball-reference.com or any baseball research journal, you'll find the name Don Blasingame listed as the Reds' second... Read More...
Most Reds Pitching Wins by Alphabet
We completed the Major League's all-time pitching leaders by alphabet today. Mike listed several Reds pitchers, but only THREE of the players listed by Mike are actually Reds wins leaders by alphabet. You can ... Read More...
Redleg Trade Review: The Ten Best Reds Trades Ever
Summarizing our Redleg Trade Review (for all stories, type this in the search window in the upper right portion of your screen). Here's what I think are the best Reds trades ever.
1. November 29, 1971: Joe... Read More...
Redleg Trade Review: Bob Purkey and Joey Jay
December 9, 1957: Bob Purkey is traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Don Gross.
December 15, 1960: Milwaukee Braves trade pitchers Joey Jay and Juan Pizarro to the Cincinnati Reds fo... Read More...
Reds Pitchers at the Plate
Using baseball-reference.com, I looked up the best hitting Reds’ pitchers. This goes back through 1901. It's fairly consistent; the best hitters show up on both career and seasonal lists, as do the wors... Read More...
Opening Day Fun Facts
(This post was written by long-time friend of the Nation Michael Howes.)
Reprinted from yesterday's comments...
HITTING
Here are some odd opening day records/stats/numbers; all of these numbers are from the ... Read More...