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Today in Reds History: Temper, Temper

08/04/2010

August 4: Another day where a few short stories may best serve the day. Apparently, August 4 hasn't been a good day for those with bad tempers in Cincinnati. These stories are pretty much taken from "Redleg... 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: Guns, Slams, Trades, Triples, Styles, Names, and Hall of Famers

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07/20/2010

July 20: I've been trying to avoid listing several events on the same day, but July 20 deserves an exception. First, probably the most important event was July 20, 1916, when the Reds traded for three Hall of... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Win 41 of 50

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07/13/2010

July 13, 1975: Pete Rose's bases loaded two-run single drives in the go-ahead run to give the Reds a 5-3 come from behind victory over Tom Seaver and the New York Mets. For the Reds, this makes the 41st win i... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Simpson’s Freshman Ten

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07/05/2010

July 5, 1970: Rookie Wayne Simpson allows only four hits, striking out seven in defeating the Houston Astros, 3-1, in Houston. The victory was Simpson's 10th consecutive win, improving his record to 13-1 with... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Gary NolanÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Day

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06/29/2010

June 29, 1968: On this day in Reds history, 20-year-old Gary Nolan fires his seventh career shut out and hits his only major league home run as the Reds beat the San Francisco Giants, 5-0, at Candlestick Park ... 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: Fredie’s 1st Impression

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06/23/2010

June 23, 1973--Fred Norman wins his third consecutive complete game since joining the Reds with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ron Cey's two-out ninth inning home run prevented Norman from winning... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Blitz Cards

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06/12/2010

On June 12, 1975, the Cincinnati Reds scored seven times in the sixth inning en route to blizing the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-1. The Reds had taken sole possession of first place on June 8 when Gary Nolan outdu... Read More...

This Day in Reds’ History: Gary Nolan K’s 15 Giants

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06/07/2010

On June 7, 19-year-old rookie phenom, Gary Nolan, struck out 15 San Francisco Giants, in a 4-3 loss to the Giants. Included in those 15 was Hall of Famer Willie Mays, whom Nolan struck out four times on the d... Read More...

Pete Rose’s Intentional Walk?

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05/16/2010

I wrote about Tony Perez's May 14, 1972, star birthday doubleheader the other day, when the Reds swept the Cardinals while playing in Cincinnati. Believe it or not, the Reds swept another doubleheader on their... Read More...

Prospects or Suspects?

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03/04/2010

Prospects or suspects? Desperate move or marketing ploy? Trade bait or the future? Baseball fans have become more and more fascinated with prospects. Losing teams tire of seeing the same players run onto the... Read More...

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