When Vida Blue nearly became a Cincinnati Red
Looking back at the time when the Cincinnati Reds nearly acquired Vida Blue from the Oakland Athletics and why it fell apart.
This Day in Reds History: Bobby Tolan Traded; George Foster Wins MVP
November 9, 1973: The Reds trade disgruntled outfielder Bobby Tolan and relief pitcher Dave Tomlin to the San Diego Padres for starting pitcher Clay Kirby.
Tolan had been acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: It’s September….
September 27, 1898: Jake Beckley (read more from September 25), handles a record 22 chances at first base in one game, with 21 put outs, one assist, and no errors to set a major league record in a win over the... Read More...
Today in Reds History: Rose’s Streak is 44
August 1, 1978: Pete Rose's National League record 44-game hittng streak comes to an end as Rose goes 0-4 in a 16-4 Reds loss to the Atlanta Braves.
Rose walked and scored in the first inning off Braves start... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Simpson’s Freshman Ten
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: BRM Walk Off Homers
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...
Vida Blue or Doug Bair?
Wow, talk about a timely "this date in Reds history," only in a better world. Well, not that much better, since the 1981 season will be our "tainted" season; we had baseball's best record, but didn't make the p... Read More...
Pitching and the Big Red Machine
It’s fashionable these days to lament the days when starting pitchers went nine innings and teams only needed 9 pitchers; when pitchers weren’t “babied. Major League scouts, managers, announcers, and writers wh... Read More...