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Stuffing the Box – How Cincinnati once changed the All Star Game

Brian Erts
07/09/2012
“I want the voting in the hands of the fans, but not if they make a joke out of it.” Frank Lane St Louis Cardinals General Manager, 1957 Current Reds owner Bob Castellini likely remembers the a... Read More...
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This Day in Reds History: Pitchers Step Up Big

stevepriceredlegnation
09/28/2010
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September 28, 1894: Reds pitcher Tom Parrott plays his only game at second base for the Reds and hits for the cycle in a Reds 9-8 loss to the New York Giants. Parrott played four major league seasons, three m... Read More...
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This Day in Reds History: Dramatic Wins

stevepriceredlegnation
09/21/2010
September 21, 1889: Four ninth inning errors by the St. Louis Browns allow the Cincinnati Red Stockings to score four runs and win the game, 5-4. Keep in mind, it was not uncommon for teams to make lots of ... Read More...
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This Day in Reds History: Smoky’s on Fire

stevepriceredlegnation
07/29/2010
July 29, 1955: Redlegs catcher Smoky Burgess breaks loose for three home runs and nine rbi in a 16-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. This game featured two Redlegs grand slams, one by Burgess and one by ... Read More...
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This Day in Reds History: Fireworks on the Scoreboard

stevepriceredlegnation
06/01/2010
June 1--On Opening Day, 1957, the Cincinnati Redlegs unveiled a brand new state-of-the-art scoreboard. According to "Redleg Journal" (by Greg Rhodes and John Snyder): "A new 55-foot high, 65-foot wide scorebo... Read More...
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Redleg Trade Review: Bob Purkey and Joey Jay

stevepriceredlegnation
07/24/2009
December 9, 1957: Bob Purkey is traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Don Gross. December 15, 1960: Milwaukee Braves trade pitchers Joey Jay and Juan Pizarro to the Cincinnati Reds fo... Read More...
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Redleg Trade Review–Harvey Haddix, Don Hoak, AND Smoky Burgess?

stevepriceredlegnation
07/23/2009
January 30, 1959: The Cincinnati Redlegs trade Harvey Haddix, Smoky Burgess, and Don Hoak to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, John Powers and Frank Thomas. First things first...the ... Read More...
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All-Star moments and more brawls

stevepriceredlegnation
07/15/2009
A few notes from this past week in baseball history... I was sparked to do this watching the bogus ESPN top ten moments in all-star history. Frankly, it really annoyed me, and it goes back to some comments wr... Read More...



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