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[Reds HOF] Fred Norman: Your Newest Reds Hall of Famer

07/18/2018

This week at Redleg Nation, we're running a series of posts celebrating this year's inductees into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame: Adam Dunn, Dave Bristol, and Fred Norman. On June 11, 1973, the defending ... Read More...

From Ã¢â‚¬Å“OCÃ¢â‚¬Â to Bronson: a history of Reds pitching trades

John Ring

11/10/2017

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Everyone knows it. Me, Chad, The Nation, everybody. The Reds need to obtain a veteran starting pitcher who can reliably show up on the mound every fifth day, give them (dare I say?) 180 innings of work an... Read More...

The Missing Man: Fred Norman for the Reds Hall of FameÃ‚Â

Greg Gajus

09/05/2017

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The Big Red Machine is the greatest team in Reds history (thanks, Captain Obvious) and nearly every key contributor from that era has been honored with induction into the Reds Hall of Fame. With the induc... Read More...

The Hal King Moment

Steve Mancuso

07/25/2011

Drew Stubbs' walk off home run last night wasn't the Hal King Moment (HKM) because it couldn't be. On July 1, 1973, Reds catcher Hal King hit a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning agains... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Cardenas for Merritt

stevepriceredlegnation

11/23/2010

November 23, 1968: The Reds trade all-star shortstop Leo Cardenas to the Minnesota Twins for lefty starting pitcher Jim Merritt. The Merritt-Cardenas trade came in the post-1968 season, the so-called Year of ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Take First and Even More Home Runs

stevepriceredlegnation

09/05/2010

September 5, 1973: For the second day in a row, the Reds explode in extra innings to beat the Houston Astros in Houston. The Reds use the three game series to move into first place in the Western Division, a l... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Hal King and Tony Perez

stevepriceredlegnation

07/01/2010

July 1, 1973: Third-string catcher Hal King slugs one of the most famous home runs in Reds' history, a two-out three-run walkoff home run in the ninth inning to give the Reds a 4-3 come from behind win over th... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: The Mechanized Big Red Machine

stevepriceredlegnation

07/28/2009

June 11, 1968: Milt Pappas is traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Ted Davidson and Bob Johnson to the Atlanta Braves for Clay Carroll, Tony Cloninger and Woody Woodward. October 11, 1968: Bobby Tolan is traded ... Read More...

July 1st History

stevepriceredlegnation

07/04/2009

It seems to me that July has brought some of the Reds' most memorable moments in their history. This will be the first of a small series highlighting some memorable July moments. These memories are brought to... Read More...

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