Most Common Starters
Baseball-reference.com, which may be the best website in the world other than Redleg Nation, has a feature I just now saw called "Most Common Starters" by team, both by years played and by number of games. The... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: A Mike Cycle, a Jim No-Hitter, and Little Joe Power
August 19 has at least three significant stories to tell in Reds history:
August 19, 1911: Reds outfielder Mike Mitchell hits for the cycle as the Reds win the second game of a doubleheader against the eventu... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Groh Goes Cycling
July 5, 1915: Reds star third baseman Heinie Groh hits for the cycle, going 5-5 with six runs batted in as the Reds sweep a double header from the Chicago Cubs, 12-7, and 8-5. This doubleheader sweep comes th... Read More...
This Day in Reds’ History: Edd Roush’s Nap
Even the greats need a nap sometime. June 8, 1920, was the day Reds' Hall of Famer Edd Roush was ejected from a game for napping in centerfield.
The Reds were defending World Champions, victors of the tainted... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Eric Davis Goes Cycling
June 2--1989 wasn't a happy year for the Reds. Coming off four consecutive second place finishes, the Reds were distracted by the gambling investigation of Reds' manager Pete Rose and the team tumbled to fifth... Read More...
Redleg Trade Review: The Ten Best Reds Trades Ever
Summarizing our Redleg Trade Review (for all stories, type this in the search window in the upper right portion of your screen). Here's what I think are the best Reds trades ever.
1. November 29, 1971: Joe... Read More...
Redleg Trade Review–Completing the Championship Lineups
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: 1903-06 Reds
Following the bad trade of Christy Mathewson, the Reds decided to deal away more talent. The five position players listed below are all rated in the top 60 (or higher) for their positions by baseball historian... Read More...
Redleg Trade Review: Edd Roush
July 20, 1916â€â€Acquired OF Edd Roush, 3b Bill McKechnie, RHP-Mgr Christy Mathewson for ss-Mgr Buck Herzog, and OF Red Killefer.
It’s a trade that brought THREE future Hall of Famers to the Reds in... Read More...
Redleg Trade Review: Heinie Groh
May 22 1913--Acquired 3b Heinie Groh, OF Josh Devore, RHP Red Ames, and $20,000 from the New York Giants for P Art Fromme and INF Eddie Grant.
This was a huge deal for the Reds, but not for the reasons firs... Read More...
1st Week of July
Here's part two of the 1st week of July series. It just seems that so many interesting things happen to the Reds during this time. Once again, research taken from “Day by Day in Reds History†by F... Read More...
Late May Trades
The last few days of May have marked the anniversaries of three major Cincinnati Reds trades: the acquisition of Hall of Famer Jake Beckley, and two players that were major contributors to two Cincinnati Reds W... Read More...