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This Day in Reds History: Sparky’s Bullpen

08/08/2010

August 8, 1972: The Dodgers strike out 22 Reds, but nine innings of two-hit relief help the Reds outlast the Dodgers, 2-1, in 19 innings. The Reds entered the day in first place with a rather comfortable 5 Ã‚... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Anything Can Happen Day

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08/03/2010

August 3: A few short stories from a day of offensive explosions... 1989: The Reds erupt to score 14 runs on 16 hits in the first inning in defeating the Houston Astros, 18-2, at Riverfront Stadium. The 14 ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Perez and Classic BRM

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07/25/2010

July 25, 1974: Tony Perez hits a dramatic two-out two-strike two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a five-run Reds rally. The Perez homer enables the Reds to beat the San Francisc... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Guns, Slams, Trades, Triples, Styles, Names, and Hall of Famers

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07/20/2010

July 20: I've been trying to avoid listing several events on the same day, but July 20 deserves an exception. First, probably the most important event was July 20, 1916, when the Reds traded for three Hall of... 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...

This Day in Reds’ History: Woody and Darrel Homer

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07/10/2010

July 10, 1970: Reds shortstop Woody Woodward hits the only home run of his nine-year major league career in an 11-9 loss to the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader. The Reds won the second game... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Simpson’s Freshman Ten

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07/05/2010

July 5, 1970: Rookie Wayne Simpson allows only four hits, striking out seven in defeating the Houston Astros, 3-1, in Houston. The victory was Simpson's 10th consecutive win, improving his record to 13-1 with... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Hal King and Tony Perez

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07/01/2010

July 1, 1973: Third-string catcher Hal King slugs one of the most famous home runs in Reds' history, a two-out three-run walkoff home run in the ninth inning to give the Reds a 4-3 come from behind win over th... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: BRM Walk Off Homers

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06/30/2010

June 30, 1975: On this day, Johnny Bench clubs a 12th-inning three-run home run to beat the Houston Astros, 9-6, in Cincinnati. Bench's homer marked the third game within four days that the Reds won a game on... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Fredie’s 1st Impression

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06/23/2010

June 23, 1973--Fred Norman wins his third consecutive complete game since joining the Reds with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ron Cey's two-out ninth inning home run prevented Norman from winning... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: The Big Bopper Belts Six Homers

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05/28/2010

On May 28, 1969, the Big Bopper, Lee May, homers twice against the Pittsburgh Pirates to tie a major league record with six home runs in three consecutive games. May had previously hit two home runs each in ga... Read More...

Tony Perez Celebrates his 30th Birthday

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05/14/2010

Who says age 30 is old for baseball? Reds Hall of Famer Tony Perez celebrated his 30th birthday on May 14, 1972, by knocking in all six runs in a Reds doubleheader sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds w... Read More...

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