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This Day in Reds History: Pitching Mastery

09/01/2010

September 1: the day that rosters expand in baseball and a day of Reds pitching feats (not feets): September 1, 1924: Reds pitchers Carl Mays and Rube Benton both pitch complete game shutouts as the Reds swe... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Switch Hit Homers

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08/30/2010

August 30, 1966: Pete Rose becomes the 12th player in Major League History to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game as the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, at Cincinnati's Crosley F... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Owning Billy OÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Dell

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08/25/2010

August 25, 1965: 23-year-old Tony Perez takes a big step toward establishing his career clutch hitter reputation as he unloads a 9th inning three-run pinch home run off Milwaukee Braves reliever Billy O'Dell in... Read More...

This Day in RedsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ History: ShamskyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Day of Fame

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08/12/2010

August 12, 1966: Reds reserve outfielder Art Shamsky goes on a tear and hits three consecutive home runs, two in extra innings, in a Reds 14-11 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shamsky didn't even enter the gam... 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: Rose Homers and Pitching!!

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08/02/2010

August 2, 1967: Pete Rose homers from both sides of the plate to power the Reds to a 7-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The win keeps the third place Reds eight games behind the league leading St. Louis Ca... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Nuxhall One-Hits Astros

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07/24/2010

July 24, 1965: Joe Nuxhall holds the Astros hitless for 7 1/3 innings before settling for a one-hit shutout in a Reds 2-0 victory in Houston. The win moved the second place Reds to within one game of the firs... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: CrosleyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Last Hurrah

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06/24/2010

June 24, 1970--Johnny Bench and Lee May hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to overtake the San Francisco Giants and give the Reds a 5-4 win in the last Reds' game played at Crosley Fi... Read More...

This Day in Reds’ History: Bonus Baby Grand Slam

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06/11/2010

On June 11, 1967, Reds' bonus baby Don Pavletich hits a grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a five run rally and salvage the second game of a doubleheader. The Reds' 8-4 win over the H... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: Alex Johnson, Pedro Borbon, and Jim McGlothlin

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07/27/2009

January 1967: Bob Howsam is named Reds General Manager, hired from similar position with St. Louis Cardinals. January 11, 1968: Alex Johnson is traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Di... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: Gifting Prospects

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07/25/2009

Bill DeWitt became the next General Manager of the Reds late in 1960 after Gabe Paul resigned to take a simiilar position with the expansion Houston Colt .45's. Paul had built the Reds on power to make the mos... Read More...

Vada Pinson or Orlando Cepeda?

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05/11/2009

This past week, baseball immortal statistician Bill James made a rare Ã¢â‚¬Å“bloggingÃ¢â‚¬Â entry on his website where he analyzed the merits of whether to draft either Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda or former R... Read More...

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