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This Day in Reds History: Expansion and the Invisible Tag

10/10/2010

October 10, 1961: In the National League's first expansion draft, the Reds lose six players, four to the New York Mets and two to the Houston Colt .45's. The Mets selected pitchers Jay Hook and Sherman Jone... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Let the Games Begin

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10/03/2010

October 3, 1890: Reds owner Aaron Stern sells the Reds to a group of investors, headed by Albert Johnson, who are tied to the newly formed Players League. The Reds temporarily withdraw from the National League... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Triples, Catchers, Maloney

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09/25/2010

September 25, 1925: For the first time in major league history and still the only time in National League history, teammates connect for bases-loaded triples in the same game as the Reds wallop the Brooklyn Ro... Read More...

Pete Rose Adoration…and Baseball Smiled

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09/11/2010

In 1969, I was eight-years-old, and I decided I wanted to be a sports fan. It's odd to think of it that way, but I was the oldest of four boys. My father wasn't a sports fan; my mother was, but she was kind o... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Bench’s Debut

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08/28/2010

August 28, 1967: On this day in Reds history, 19-year-old catcher Johnny Bench makes his major league debut and goes 0-3, striking out twice, before being lifted for pinch hitter with runner in scoring positi... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: 9th Inning Excitement

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08/27/2010

August 27, 1971: The defending National League champions come as close to .500 as they do all year by scoring five times in the top of the ninth inning to to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-7, in St. Louis. R... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Owning Billy OÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Dell

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08/25/2010

August 25, 1965: 23-year-old Tony Perez takes a big step toward establishing his career clutch hitter reputation as he unloads a 9th inning three-run pinch home run off Milwaukee Braves reliever Billy O'Dell in... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Choose Your Decade

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08/15/2010

August 15 has proven to be a day of several interesting items: August 15, 1919: The Reds sweep a doubleheader from the New York Giants, 4-3 and 4-0, to give them a six 1/2 game lead in first place. Four days... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Anything Can Happen Day

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08/03/2010

August 3: A few short stories from a day of offensive explosions... 1989: The Reds erupt to score 14 runs on 16 hits in the first inning in defeating the Houston Astros, 18-2, at Riverfront Stadium. The 14 ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Rose Homers and Pitching!!

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08/02/2010

August 2, 1967: Pete Rose homers from both sides of the plate to power the Reds to a 7-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The win keeps the third place Reds eight games behind the league leading St. Louis Ca... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Guns, Slams, Trades, Triples, Styles, Names, and Hall of Famers

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07/20/2010

July 20: I've been trying to avoid listing several events on the same day, but July 20 deserves an exception. First, probably the most important event was July 20, 1916, when the Reds traded for three Hall of... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Spot the Astros 9

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07/19/2010

July 19, 1969: The Reds win a nail biter, erasing a 9-0 deficit to beat the Houston Astros, 10-9 in ten innings. The win moves the fourth place Reds to within 3 1/2 games behind the virtually tied Atlanta Br... Read More...

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