Tagged Jack Hendricks

This Day in Reds History: Pitching Mastery

09/01/2010

September 1: the day that rosters expand in baseball and a day of Reds pitching feats (not feets): September 1, 1924: Reds pitchers Carl Mays and Rube Benton both pitch complete game shutouts as the Reds swe... Read More...

Obscure Reds Stat: Teammates Finishing 1-2 in ERA

stevepriceredlegnation

08/14/2010

Three times have Reds teammates finished first and second in the National League in Earned Run Average. 1923: Dolf Luque 1.93; Eppa Rixey 2.80 1925: Dolf Luque 2.63; Eppa Rixey 2.88 1945: Ed Heusser 2.38; B... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Triples and 1st Place

stevepriceredlegnation

06/27/2010

June 27, 1926: The Cincinnati Reds break loose for 18 hits, including five triples, and turn a triple play, while starting pitcher Pete Donohue fires a six-hitter as the Reds blitz the Pittsburgh Pirates, 16-0... Read More...