Eppa Rixey Archives - Redleg Nation

DRO: Which Reds player do you wish you’d have been able to see play?

11/29/2017

This week's respondents are Matt Habel, Steve Mancuso, Jim Walker, Tom Mitsoff, and Chad Dotson. Our Daily Reds Obsession: Which Reds player who played before you were born do you wish you had be... Read More...

A Fond Farewell to Mike Leake

Chad Dotson

08/01/2015

WeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve all been sentimental here at Redleg Nation about Johnny Cueto being traded to Kansas City. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve personally drowned my sorrows as much as anyone. Reds fans everywhere are waxing poetic about ... Read More...

Great Pitching Staffs and Intentional Walks

stevepriceredlegnation

12/14/2010

Baseball-reference.com's blog has a couple of interesting tidbits of statistical information today that are Reds related. With the Phillies' signing Cliff Lee, they decided to research for starting rotations t... Read More...

Reds Cy Young Bridesmaids

stevepriceredlegnation

11/26/2010

No Cincinnati Reds pitcher has ever won a Cy Young Award. The Award was initiated in 1956 and was only awarded to one player per year through 1966 (when it was expanded to the current format of one award per l... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: It takes more than Hall of Famers; McKeon named Manager of the Year

stevepriceredlegnation

11/10/2010

November 10, 1932: Donie Bush is named manager of the Reds. Bush had previously managed the 1927-29 Pittsburgh Pirates to great success (246-178, one pennant) and the 1930-31 Chicago White Sox to no success a... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Forgotten Heroes

stevepriceredlegnation

09/24/2010

September 24, 1924: Reds starting pitcher Carl Mays wins his 20th game of the season as the Reds defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-6. Oh, wait...may be this happened on September 20th....baseball-reference.... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Pitching Mastery

stevepriceredlegnation

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...

Going to WAR

stevepriceredlegnation

08/20/2010

Baseball-reference.com has another nifty little feature this week. On each team's franchise encyclopedia page, it now includes the season's Wins Above Replacement (WAR) leader. In this way, you can check out ... Read More...

Most Common Starters

stevepriceredlegnation

08/19/2010

Baseball-reference.com, which may be the best website in the world other than Redleg Nation, has a feature I just now saw called "Most Common Starters" by team, both by years played and by number of games. The... Read More...

Obscure Reds Stat: Teammates Finishing 1-2 in ERA

stevepriceredlegnation

08/14/2010

Three times have Reds teammates finished first and second in the National League in Earned Run Average. 1923: Dolf Luque 1.93; Eppa Rixey 2.80 1925: Dolf Luque 2.63; Eppa Rixey 2.88 1945: Ed Heusser 2.38; B... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Cuccinello and Aging HOFers

stevepriceredlegnation

08/13/2010

August 13, 1931: Tony Cuccinello has an incredible double header day as the Reds sweep the Boston Braves, 17-3 and 4-2. The early 1930's Reds fans probably experienced the nadir of the club's existence. From... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: 1 Pitch, 3 Outs, 1 Win

stevepriceredlegnation

07/27/2010

July 27, 1930--Reds pitcher Ken Ash records three outs in one of the most unusual ways in big league history and picks up the win with only one pitch in a 6-5 Reds victory over the Chicago Cubs. From "Redleg... Read More...

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