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Cincinnati Reds II |
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1878 -
Cal McVey helps lead his club over the
Providence Grays with a two-run blast at Avenue
Grounds. McVey's shot sailed over left fielder
Tom York and struck a hitching post for horses. Final score 2-0. |
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Cincinnati Reds III |
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1967 - Jim Bunning shuts down
the Reds offense, surrendering on two hits.
However, it the two hits would be enough to beat
his Phillies club when Vada Pinson doubles in
the 7th inning, and scored on a ground out and a
fly out. Final score, 1-0. |
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1970 - In Montreal the Reds
defeat the Expos, 4-3, in 11 innings. Lee May's
two-run homer breaks the 2-2 tie. Pete Rose gets
his 1,500th career hit in the game as well. |
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1976 - The Reds' Pete Rose ties
the game up in the 9th inning when Phillies
catcher Bob Boone has a passed ball and Rose
hustles home from second base. Both clubs score
in the 13th inning and Ken Griffey ends the dead
lock by driving home the winning run in the
15th. |
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1980 - The Reds claw themselves
out of a 5-0 deficit to the Pirates behind the
of George Foster who racks up 6 RBI's. Final
score, 8-7. |
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1996 - The Reds crush the
Rockies, 18-7. Joe Oliver hits a grand slam and
hit a three-run double. |
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1998 - The Reds defeat the
defending World Series champion Florida Marlins,
7-5. It would be the 89th loss of the season by
Florida, setting the record for the most losses
by a defending world champion. The 1991 Reds
held the dubious record at 88 until this game. |
