Pete Donohue Archives - Redleg Nation

Reds Cy Young Bridesmaids

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: Forgotten Heroes

stevepriceredlegnation

09/24/2010

September 24, 1924: Reds starting pitcher Carl Mays wins his 20th game of the season as the Reds defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-6. Oh, wait...may be this happened on September 20th....baseball-reference.... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Pitching Mastery

stevepriceredlegnation

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...

Most Common Starters

stevepriceredlegnation

08/19/2010

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: 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...

This Day in Reds History: CrosleyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Last Hurrah

stevepriceredlegnation

06/24/2010

June 24, 1970--Johnny Bench and Lee May hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to overtake the San Francisco Giants and give the Reds a 5-4 win in the last Reds' game played at Crosley Fi... Read More...

Aaron Harang to make Opening Day start

Chad Dotson

03/03/2010

It has been announced that Aaron Harang will be making the Opening Day start again. It's the fifth straight year that the big guy will be on the hill for Cincinnati's unofficial holiday game. Only three other ... Read More...

Flour from the Sky, Winning 20, Clutch Perez, and 1st Place

stevepriceredlegnation

09/04/2009

From Baseball-Reference.com...on this day in Reds history... On September 4, 1971, one of the weirdest and most frightful moments in Reds history occurred when a ten pound sack of flour drops from an airplane ... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review–Eppa Rixey

stevepriceredlegnation

07/15/2009

January 22, 1921Ã¢â‚¬â€Acquired LHP Eppa Rixey from Phillies for OF Greasy Neale and RHP Jimmy Ring; Neale later reacquired through waivers in 1922. The Reds followed their World Championship year of 1919, wi... Read More...

1st Week of July

stevepriceredlegnation

07/04/2009

Here's part two of the 1st week of July series. It just seems that so many interesting things happen to the Reds during this time. Once again, research taken from Ã¢â‚¬Å“Day by Day in Reds HistoryÃ¢â‚¬Â by F... Read More...

Reds Pitchers at the Plate

stevepriceredlegnation

05/18/2009

Using baseball-reference.com, I looked up the best hitting RedsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ pitchers. This goes back through 1901. It's fairly consistent; the best hitters show up on both career and seasonal lists, as do the wors... Read More...

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