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This Day in Reds History: Glory, Rose’s MVP, Fire, Eric the Red, and Budget Balancing

November 21, 1870: The Cincinnati Red Stockings were no more. On this date, the Cincinnati Base Ball Club announced it would only use amateur players for the 1871 season. From "Redleg Journal" by Greg Rhodes... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Pitchers Step Up Big

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...

This Day in Reds History: Reilly’s Cycles and Robinson’s 1964 Walk-Off

September 19, 1883: Within nine days, Cincinnati Red Stockings star first baseman John Reilly twice hits for the cycle and becomes the first Cincinnati player to homer twice in the same game. The hot streak b... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: The Arms Race and Piniella Makes Television History

August 21 is a day full of exploits featuring arms, "stuff," and managerial fits. Read on.... August 21, 1894: Well, this one isn't so good, but the Cincinnati Reds and pitchers Chauncey Fisher, Tom Parrott,... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: A Mike Cycle, a Jim No-Hitter, and Little Joe Power

August 19 has at least three significant stories to tell in Reds history: August 19, 1911: Reds outfielder Mike Mitchell hits for the cycle as the Reds win the second game of a doubleheader against the eventu... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Stampede and Perspective

August 5, 1894: The Reds lose to the Chicago Colts, 8-1, in Chicago, in a game stopped in the seventh inning when a fire breaks out in the stands of West Side Grounds in Chicago. No fatalities are reported, b... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: A Colorful 1895

July 4, 1895--On this day, Reds pitcher Frank Foreman sets one Reds record for pitchers by hitting two home runs in a game while tying another Reds record by allowing six home runs in a game in a 9-5 loss to th... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Eric Davis Goes Cycling

June 2--1989 wasn't a happy year for the Reds. Coming off four consecutive second place finishes, the Reds were distracted by the gambling investigation of Reds' manager Pete Rose and the team tumbled to fifth... Read More...

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