George Crowe Archives - Redleg Nation

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

07/09/2012

Ã¢â‚¬Å“I want the voting in the hands of the fans, but not if they make a joke out of it.Ã¢â‚¬Â Frank Lane St Louis Cardinals General Manager, 1957 Current Reds owner Bob Castellini likely remembers the a... Read More...

A Tribute To Big Daddy Crowe

Chad Dotson

01/31/2011

A Loyal Citizen of the Nation alerted me to this interesting piece over at The Hardball Times: Some players are just destined to be overlooked. Consider the case of George Crowe. The former Negro Leagues and N... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Lombardi’s “Snooze,” the Bilko Legend, Rose’s Fight, and the Reds are World Champions!

stevepriceredlegnation

10/08/2010

October 8, 1904: Rookie second baseman Miller Huggins strokes three triples in an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis. The Reds' win enabled them to sweep a doubleheader as they won the first... Read More...

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...

This Day in Reds History: CrosleyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Last Hurrah

stevepriceredlegnation

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...

Redlegs No-Hit Braves in Loss

stevepriceredlegnation

05/26/2010

On May 26, 1956, Johnny Klippstein, Hersh Freeman, and Joe Black combined to no-hit the Milwaukee Braves for 9 2/3 innings, but the Redlegs lost the game, 2-1, in 11 innings. The Braves scored their first run... Read More...

Tagged George Crowe

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

A Tribute To Big Daddy Crowe

This Day in Reds History: Lombardi’s “Snooze,” the Bilko Legend, Rose’s Fight, and the Reds are World Champions!

This Day in Reds History: Dramatic Wins

This Day in Reds History: CrosleyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Last Hurrah

Redlegs No-Hit Braves in Loss