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This Day in Reds History: Reds Acquire Hall of Famer Jim Bottomley

12/17/2010

December 17, 1932: The Reds acquire future Hall of Fame first baseman Jim Bottomley from the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Estel Crabtree and pitcher Ownie Carroll. Bottomley had been one of baseball's... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Purchase ERA King Andy Coakley and Hall of Famer Johnny Mize

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12/13/2010

December 13, 1906: On this date, the Reds purchase pitcher Andy Coakley from the Philadelphia Athletics. Coakley becomes (and remains) the all-time Reds leader in career Earned Run Average. Coakley was a fiv... Read More...

Reds Cy Young Bridesmaids

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11/26/2010

No Cincinnati Reds pitcher has ever won a Cy Young Award. The Award was initiated in 1956 and was only awarded to one player per year through 1966 (when it was expanded to the current format of one award per l... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: McCormick and Larkin Win MVPs; Rose Loses in Year of Pitcher

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11/13/2010

November 13, 1940: Reds first baseman Frank McCormick (.309, 19 homers, 127 rbi) wins the Most Valuable Player award becoming the third consecutive Red to win the MVP. Catcher Ernie Lombardi (.342, 19 homers,... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Trade Paul O’Neill; Reds Sign Managers Piniella and Boone

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11/03/2010

November 3, 1934: The Cincinnati Reds purchase outfielder Ival Goodman and third baseman Lew Riggs from the St. Louis Cardinals. Both players had been caught up in the vast organizational talent that made u... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Pitchers Step Up Big

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09/28/2010

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September 28, 1894: Reds pitcher Tom Parrott plays his only game at second base for the Reds and hits for the cycle in a Reds 9-8 loss to the New York Giants. Parrott played four major league seasons, three m... Read More...

Today in Baseball History

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09/27/2010

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Some bonus September 27 baseball trivial history for today's offday from baseball-reference.com. My favorite one is from 1963... 1917 - The Red Sox play a benefit game against an American League all-star team... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: Ten Worst Reds Trades

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08/26/2009

Summarizing the Redleg Trade Review series, today I'll list my ten worst Reds trades ever. You can search all the trades that were reviewed by going to the Redleg Nation search engine at the upper right corner... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: Under the Radar

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07/13/2009

There are a few players the Reds have dealt away that many of us may never have realized the Reds had during the first half of the 20th Century. These players have somehow flown Ã¢â‚¬Å“under the radarÃ¢â‚¬Â o... Read More...

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