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This Day in Reds’ History: Woody and Darrel Homer

07/10/2010

July 10, 1970: Reds shortstop Woody Woodward hits the only home run of his nine-year major league career in an 11-9 loss to the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader. The Reds won the second game... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Simpson’s Freshman Ten

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07/05/2010

July 5, 1970: Rookie Wayne Simpson allows only four hits, striking out seven in defeating the Houston Astros, 3-1, in Houston. The victory was Simpson's 10th consecutive win, improving his record to 13-1 with... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Coleman Takes Milwaukee

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07/02/2010

July 2, 1961: Reds first baseman Gordy Coleman gathers eight hits including two doubles and a game-winning home run as the first place Reds sweep a doubleheader from the Braves at County Stadium in Milwaukee. ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: The Big Bopper Belts Six Homers

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05/28/2010

On May 28, 1969, the Big Bopper, Lee May, homers twice against the Pittsburgh Pirates to tie a major league record with six home runs in three consecutive games. May had previously hit two home runs each in ga... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: The Mechanized Big Red Machine

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07/28/2009

June 11, 1968: Milt Pappas is traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Ted Davidson and Bob Johnson to the Atlanta Braves for Clay Carroll, Tony Cloninger and Woody Woodward. October 11, 1968: Bobby Tolan is traded ... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: Frank Robinson

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07/26/2009

December 9, 1965: Frank Robinson is traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Baldschun, Milt Pappas and Dick Simpson. In probably the second best known trade in Reds history (only to the... Read More...

Reds Pitchers at the Plate

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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...

Pitching and the Big Red Machine

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05/17/2009

It’s fashionable these days to lament the days when starting pitchers went nine innings and teams only needed 9 pitchers; when pitchers weren’t “babied. Major League scouts, managers, announcers, and writers wh... Read More...

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