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Cincinnati Reds II |
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1876
- Cincinnati travels to Elizabeth, New Jersey
and shuts out the Resolutes in an exhibition
game by a score of 11-0. |
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Cincinnati Reds III |
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1883
- The Reds travel to Brooklyn, New York for an
exhibition match against the Atlantics for the
first time, defeating the club 5-1 in a five
inning game. The Brooklyn Atlantics would go on
to join the major league ranks the following
year and eventually the club would become known
as the Dodgers. |
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1940 - The Reds lose to the
Dodgers in eleven innings by a score of 4-2. Pitcher
Bucky Walters' winning streak ended at nine
games. |
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1964 - The Reds defeat the
Cardinals, 11-6, behind Deron Johnson's homer,
double and three singles. |
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1967 - In Cincinnati, the Reds
fall to the Giants by a score of 4-3. Cincinnati
pitcher, Gary Nolan, struck out fifteen
batters, including Willie Mays four times. |
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1970 - The Reds defeat the Mets
with a 10-2 whipping. Johnny Bench drove in
five runs. The victory would give Cincinnati a
commanding nine game lead in the National League
West. |
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1975 - At Riverfront Stadium,
the Reds defeat the Cubs by a score of 7-1. The
win would move Cincinnati into first place in
the National League West, where they would stay
for the rest of the season. |
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1981 - The Reds' Bruce Berenyi
twirls a one-hitter, beating the Expos by a
score of 2-0. In the fourth inning, Andre Dawson
got the only hit. |
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1982 - The Reds draft Tom
Browning, Kal Daniels and Barry Larkin. Larkin
was opted to go to college instead and was
redrafted in 1985. |
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Cincinnati Unions (Outlaw Reds) |
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1884 - At Union Grounds in St.
Louis, the first place Maroons defeat the second
place Unions by a score of 8-5. There was much
dispute over whether the match should count in
the standings due to the fact that the official
umpire never showed up. Cincinnati's George
Bradley stepped in to be the arbiter of the
affair but the rules of the league stipulated
that in such a circumstance, the game would be
considered an exhibition. When all was said and
done, that is exactly what happened. |
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Miscellaneous |
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1885 - The American Association lifts all restrictions in how the
pitcher delivers the ball. This change allowed
pitchers to hurl the ball over handed and no
longer under or side armed. The National League
lifted the ban in 1884. |
