The Good in the Bad
This was a pretty bad year for the Reds. Last year was a pretty bad year, too. But, you know, despite it all, we still got to watch Billy Hamilton catch everything and we still got to see Joey Votto hit like Jo... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Bumpus Jones Makes History and Buying Fame
October 15, 1892: Bumpus Jones pulls off one of the most improbable events in baseball history and pitches a no-hitter in his first major league game. In the last Reds' game of the 1892 sesaon, Jones defeats ... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: The Reds Win their 1st World Series; Tragedy Strikes; Two Great Manager Decisions; and Rose’s Revenge
October 9, 1876: The first National League Cincinnati Reds team finished the worst season in Reds history with an 11-0 lost to the Hartford Dark Blues. The Reds, or Porkopolitans as they were sometimes called... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Lombardi’s “Snooze,” the Bilko Legend, Rose’s Fight, and the Reds are World Champions!
October 8, 1904: Rookie second baseman Miller Huggins strokes three triples in an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis. The Reds' win enabled them to sweep a doubleheader as they won the first... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Villone’s 16, the Reserve Clause, and the Fix is On
September 29, 1879: From baseball-reference.com's bullpen:
Baseball's reserve clause is born. National League owners, seeking to limit player salaries, led by Boston's Arthur Soden come to a secret agreement ... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Numbers
September 23, 1893: Elton "Ice Box" Chamberlin fires a seven-inning no-hitter (shortened by darkness) as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Beaneaters, 7-0.
Chamberlin was a star pitcher who bridged th... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: Triples, Homers, Debut Shutouts, Clinches and a Protest
September 22, 1903: "Turkey Mike" Donlin ties a major league record by tripling in four consecutive at bats during a doubleheader split with the Philadelphia Phillies in Cincinnati.
Donlin's first triple came... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: The Wahoo Debut Sweep
September 10, 1899: The Cincinnati Reds win a split double-header, beating the hapless Cleveland Spiders in the first game, 10-2, and then beating the local rivals Louisville Colonels, 8-7, in the second game,... Read More...
This Day in Reds History: A Bench, a Robin, and a Music Teacher?
August 31, 1904 From baseball-reference.com:
In a rowdy 3 - 2, 11-inning Giants win in Cincinnati, the high point comes in the 6th when New York catcher Frank Bowerman slugs a fan, a music teacher named Albe... Read More...
Going to WAR
Baseball-reference.com has another nifty little feature this week. On each team's franchise encyclopedia page, it now includes the season's Wins Above Replacement (WAR) leader. In this way, you can check out ... Read More...
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 Headfirst Slide into 3rd
August 17, 1984: Pete Rose, newly reacquired and named "manager-player" of the Cincinnati Reds, makes a triumphant return to his hometown.
Playing first base and batting second, Rose singles in his first at... Read More...