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Cincinnati Reds II |
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1879 - At Avenue Grounds the
Reds manhandle the Cleveland Blues with a final
score of 15-1.Ross Barnes had four hits in six
plate appearances and scored four runs in the
victory. Every player except Gerhardt and Whill
White scored. |
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Cincinnati Reds III |
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1886 - In Louisville the
Reds, Ab Powell‚ chases down a ball on a long
hit by Chicken Wolf. As he does so his pants are
grabbed by a stray dog sleeping by the fence.
The dog prevents Powell from throwing the ball
in and Wolf circles the bases with an
inside-the-park home run that wins the game in
11 innings, 5-3. |
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1892 -
Bug Holliday bangs two home runs and drives in
all six runs in Cincinnati's 12-inning 6-5 win
over Washington. |
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1908 - Before a game against
the Giants at Palace of the Fans, New York's
manager Muggsy McGraw offers the Reds veteran
pitcher Joe McGinnity. Cincinnati declines.
Solater in the game McGinnity, in relief, helps
his team defeat the Reds 5-1. |
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1918 - Stud Edd Roush continues
his hot hitting against the Phillies‚ going
4-for-5 with a triple and homer‚ to lead the
Reds to a 9-6 win. |
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1926 - The Reds sweep a pair in
extra innings with the Braves‚ winning 4-3 in 10
innings and 7-6 in 12 innings. Boston's Dick
Burns drops an easy fly with two outs and two
runners on to help Cincinnati score three runs
in the 12th to win. |
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1943 - At Shibe Park‚ the Reds
beat Philadelphia‚ 4-3‚ in game one of a double
header. Then unload twenty two hits in game two
to win‚ 20-6. |
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1959 - The Reds Frank Robinson
hits three homeruns in a row against St. Louis‚
powering Cincinnati to an 11-4 victory. |
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1970 - Johnny Bench hits a
two-out, two-run double in the ninth inning to
give the Reds a 3-2 win over the Mets in New
York. |
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1979 - Johnny Bench hits his
325th home run, passing up Frank Robinson on the
Reds all time home runs list. |
