Bobby Mitchell Archives - Redleg Nation

This Day in Reds History: Reds Sweep Yanks; the Curveball Curves; the Greatest Game; and Nolan Always Starts on 10-21

10/21/2010

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: Triples, Homers, Debut Shutouts, Clinches and a Protest

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09/22/2010

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: Historic Firsts and Woody’s 10 Consecutive Hits

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09/06/2010

September 6, 1877: From "Redleg Journal" by Greg Rhodes and John Snyder: "In a game filled with three historic 'firsts,' the Reds shutout Louisville, 1-0. Reds pitcher Bobby Mitchell becomes the first left-h... Read More...

September Surprises

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09/24/2009

September sees opportunities to break seasonal records, and the expanded rosters often lead to unusual moments....let's enjoy a few, found from the book "This Day in Baseball" by David Nemec and Scott Flatow...... Read More...

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This Day in Reds History: Reds Sweep Yanks; the Curveball Curves; the Greatest Game; and Nolan Always Starts on 10-21

This Day in Reds History: Triples, Homers, Debut Shutouts, Clinches and a Protest

This Day in Reds History: Historic Firsts and Woody’s 10 Consecutive Hits

September Surprises