Jackie Robinson’s first trip to Cincinnati to play the Reds
Looking back at Jackie Robinson's first trip to Crosley Field to take on the Cincinnati Reds in 1947, and the famous story behind what happened.
Rituals
This time of year is always tough. Football season is ramping up, the weather has hinted that it might start to cool off a bit here soon, and the kids have gone back to school. Even those of you who are not eit... Read More...
Did You Know the Reds Had a Black Player Before Jackie Robinson?
I recently learned something about the Reds I had never heard of before: A black man played for the Reds in 1944, three years before the Dodger's Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line. The black man was f... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Happy Resigns the Senate
October 30, 1945: On this day, baseball's second commissioner, A.B. "Happy" Chandler resigns from the Senate and announces he will move the Commissioner's office to Cincinnati. He had been serving in both pos... Read More...