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How does Cincinnati’s bad start rate in club history? | John Ring

So how bad is it? It snowed on April 9. In the first week of the 2018 season, the Reds lost as many starting players (2) as they had wins. Manager Bryan Price was still making some head-scratching decisions.... Read More...

Misfiring (some Reds managers)

All the speculation on whether Bryan Price would return to the Reds as their manager has now concluded. He will be back next year for sure, with an option year included. To most involved with Redleg Nation, we ... Read More...

Sammy Ellis – A Meteoric Rise and Fall

Sammy Ellis passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016. Most of the Nation has probably never heard of Sammy Ellis. He only pitched for the Reds from 1963-1967. He's not in the Reds Hall of Fame. But for three pivota... Read More...

Billy McCool, Cordero and Chapman: A History of Reds Closers

The Ã¢â‚¬Å“saveÃ¢â‚¬Â didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t become an official statistic in baseball until 1969, although it had been tracked for years. The definition of a save itself was defined in 1960 by Chicago sportswriter Jero... Read More...

Jim Maloney’s Toughest No-Hitter

(This is the second in a series of articles about Cincinnati Reds pitchers to throw no-hitters. Twelve Red hurlers have thrown no-hitters, including Homer BaileyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s gem against the Pittsburgh Pirates last... Read More...

Fred Hutchinson and the 1964 Cincinnati Reds

(Editor: RNÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Bill Lack reviewed this book recently. Steve read it, as well; his thoughts are below.) In baseball, where seas of statistics seem to remove the emotional aspect of the game, a new book by... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Cuba’s Barnstorming Pays Off; Beloved Hutch Dies

November 12, 1908: The Reds begin a month-long 12-game tour of Cuba, becoming the first Major League team to play there. On this first game, the Reds defeated the Havana team 3-1. The Reds, who were 73-81 in ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Hire Heffner

October 26, 1965: The Reds name Don Heffner to manage the team, replacing Dick Sisler. Sisler had been relieved of duties after the Reds 1965 season when the Reds finished the season 89-73. Sisler was inter... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Fred Hutchinson Resigns; the Reds Score Seven in the Third

October 19, 1964: Reds Manager Fred Hutchinson resigns his post citing his poor health. His last public appearance had been on his 45th birthday, August 12, of that season where he was presented a 500# birthd... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Don Gullett Makes His Presence Known and 1964 Falls Short

October 4, 1902: The Pittsburgh Pirates set a new major league record with 103 wins as they defeat a disinterested Cincinnati Reds team, 11-2, in Pittsburgh. Rain had dampened the grounds in Pittsburgh and t... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Nuxhall One-Hits Astros

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...

Redleg Trade Review: Frank Robinson

December 9, 1965: Frank Robinson is traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Baldschun, Milt Pappas and Dick Simpson. In probably the second best known trade in Reds history (only to the... Read More...

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