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On Bernie Carbo and the 1970 World Series

11/04/2011

Our friend Chris Jaffe over at The Hardball Times does these "day-versaries," as he calls them. Today's piece features a historical bit of interest to the Nation. Today is 15,000 days since Game One of the 197... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: The Reds Make the First Trade of Reserved Clause Players

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11/15/2010

November 15, 1886: The Cincinnati Reds completed the first trade of "reserved" players in Major League history when they traded catcher Jack Boyle and $350 to the St. Louis Browns for outfielder Hugh Nicol. T... Read More...

Reds Gold Glove History (Updated)

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11/10/2010

The National League Gold Glove winners are to be announced today. Hopefully, there won't be any disastrous shocks like yesterday when Derek Jeter was awarded his fifth Gold Glove. The folks at baseball-referen... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Mullane Jumps; Comiskey Signs; and Griffey’s Gone

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11/04/2010

November 4, 1885: Tony Mullane, who has won 30 or more games in each of his first three full seasons, agrees to a contract to pitch for the Cincinnati Red Stockings. Unfortunately for the Red Stockings and M... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Bumpus Jones Makes History and Buying Fame

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10/15/2010

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: Pitching, Homers, and Comebacks

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09/20/2010

September 20, 1888: Cincinnati star pitcher, Tony Mullane, pitches complete games in both games of a doubleheader as the Red Stockings sweep the Philadelphia Athletics, 1-0 and 2-1, in Cincinnati. There were ... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Lots of Innings, Strikeouts, Home Runs, and Excellent Relief

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09/15/2010

September 15, 1885: Rookie Cincinnati Red Stockings pitcher George Pechiney defeats the Baltimore Orioles, 1-0, in Baltimore. Pechiney joined the Red Stockings in August after pitching in the minors and start... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: A Cycle, a Suit, a Sleeve, and a Streak

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08/26/2010

August 26 has some remarkable moments: August 26, 1887: Reds Hall of Fame second baseman Bid McPhee hits for the cycle in a 19-11 Red Stockings loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The loss dropped the Red Stockin... Read More...

Today in Reds History: Apollo of the Box, Bid, Chicken, Judge, and Little General

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08/22/2010

August 22 brings us some interesting and notable home run tails: August 22, 1886: Under the subject that reality is better than fiction, I'll let "Redleg Journal" by Greg Rhodes and John Snyder tell the story... Read More...

Going to WAR

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08/20/2010

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

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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: The Reds Score 30

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06/18/2010

June 18, 1893: The Cincinnati Reds set team records with 30 runs and 55 total bases in routing the Louisville Colonels, 30-12, at League Park at home in Cincinnati. According to "Redleg Journal" (the book by G... Read More...

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