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This Day in Reds History: Pandemonium and a Girl at Home Plate

07/31/2010

July 31, 1935: Billy Sullivan hit a run-scoring pinch single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Reds a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in a night game played at Crosley Field. Starting pitc... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Kiki’s 8 Straight

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07/30/2010

July 30, 1936: Major League baseball Hall of Famer Kiki Cuyler collects eight straight singles for the Reds in a double header split with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Reds evened their record at .500 (46-4... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Oom Paul’s Perfect Seven

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07/21/2010

July 21, 1940: Paul Derringer goes seven perfect innings and Frank McCormick clubs a grand slam home run as the Reds defeat the New York Giants, 6-1, in the first game of a double header at Cincinnati' Crosley... 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: Johnny Comes Marching Home

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06/15/2010

On June 15, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer hurls the second of his two consecutive no-hitters as the Reds beat the Dodgers in Brooklyn, 6-0, in the first major league night game played outside of Cincinnati. Four da... Read More...

Reds Give Notice

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05/17/2010

After being the National League doormat for several seasons, the 1938 Reds gave notice to the National League that a new contender was in town. A great example was May 17, 1938, when the Reds pounded out 22 hi... Read More...

And so it begins…

Chad Dotson

04/04/2010

Finally. Opening Day is upon us, and I couldn't be more excited. Yeah, I'm pretty excited every year at this time, but this year seems, I dunno, different. The Reds have had nine straight losing seasons; by al... Read More...

The 99th Percentile or “How About this Line-up?”

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09/05/2009

On his pay site, baseball historian Bill James has written about a new study where he uncovers the best 26 seasons in baseball history by position. He's calling it "The 99th Percentile," named in deference to ... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review–Completing the Championship Lineups

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07/19/2009

We've reviewed some of the major components of the first two Cincinnati World Championship teams. We know that championship teams need big time players, but it takes more than just stars to win a championship ... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review–Ernie Lombardi

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07/16/2009

March 14, 1932Ã¢â‚¬â€Acquired C Ernie Lombardi, OF Babe Herman, and 3b Wally Gilbert from Brooklyn for 2b Tony Cuccinello, 3b Joe Stripp, and C Clyde Sukeforth. The Reds found catcher Lombardi available from... Read More...

Vander Meer’s Special Day

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06/15/2009

June 15 marks the date that Reds lefthanded pitcher Johnny Vander Meer hurled the second of his record setting two no-hit games. Vander Meer had no-hit the Boston Braves at Crosley Field, 3-0, on June 11, walk... Read More...

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