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This Day in Reds History: Ernie Lombardi Named MVP

10/31/2010

October 31, 1938: Ernie Lombardi becomes the first Cincinnati Reds player to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Lombardi wins by becoming only the second catcher in Major League history to wi... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Bumpus Jones Makes History and Buying Fame

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10/15/2010

October 15, 1892: Bumpus Jones pulls off one of the most improbable events in baseball history and pitches a no-hitter in his first major league game. In the last Reds' game of the 1892 sesaon, Jones defeats ... Read More...

Going to WAR

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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...

This Day in Reds History: Cuccinello and Aging HOFers

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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

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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...

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...

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This Day in Reds History: Ernie Lombardi Named MVP

This Day in Reds History: Bumpus Jones Makes History and Buying Fame

Going to WAR

This Day in Reds History: Cuccinello and Aging HOFers

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

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