History Hop Tags - Reds

1869-04-17

1st pro baseball games-Cin Reds 24, Cin amateurs 15

1869-05-16

Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7

1892-04-17

1st Sunday NL baseball game, Reds beat Cards 5-1

1894-06-15

Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8

1900-05-28

Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds' grandstand

1901-06-09

NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cin Reds 25-13

1902-05-16

2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3

1905-09-08

Pittsburgh Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base & lose to Reds 8-3

1907-05-08

Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cin Reds, 6-0

1911-08-19

NY Giant Christy Mathewson loses after beating Reds 22 straight times

1913-10-24

Joe Tinker fired as Cin Reds manager

1914-09-23

Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves

1916-02-09

NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, & Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20)

1916-04-20

Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cin Reds 7-6

1916-04-30

Chicago Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds

1916-07-20

Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cin Reds

1917-07-01

Reds' Fred Toney pitches completes doubleheader victories over Pirates

1918-08-09

Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, & suspends him "for indifferent play"

1918-08-27

Christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of Army

1919-01-30

Reds hire Pat Moran as manager as Christy Mathewson, is still in France with US Army

1919-02-01

Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert

1919-05-11

Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cards, 6-0

1919-05-15

Brooklyn Dodgers score 10 runs in 13th to beat Reds 10-0

1919-07-04

Cincinnati Reds are 10½ games back in NL, & win World Series

1919-10-03

Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series

1919-10-19

Reds beat White Sox, 5 games to 3 in 16th World Series. This series is known as black sox scandal as 8 White Sox throw series

1920-06-08

Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but ump ejects Roush for delay of game

1920-10-02

Only tripleheader of century (Reds win 13-4, 7-3 then Pirates win 6-0)

1923-12-23

Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000

1927-10-01

Pirates clinch NL pennant with a 9-6 win over Reds

1932-12-17

Cards trade Jim Bottomley to Reds for Estel Crabtree & Ownie Carroll

1933-12-29

Yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds

1934-02-06

Reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500

1934-07-31

St Louis Cards defeat Cin Reds 8-6 in 18 innings, pitchers Dizzy Dean & Tony Freitos go the distant

1934-11-06

NFL Philadelphia Eagles beat Cincinnati Reds 64-0

1935-05-24

1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Phil 1)

1936-03-09

Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player

1937-05-09

Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6)

1938-06-15

1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cin Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter

1938-06-19

Reds Johnny Vander Meer extends his string of hitless baseball innings to 21 2/3 before Debs Garms singles for Boston in 4th

1939-06-06

NY Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 HRs in 4th inning

1939-08-26

1st major league baseball telecast-Reds beat Bkln Dodgers (W2XBS NY)

1939-10-08

NY Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win

1940-04-30

Bkln Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cin Reds, 3-0

1940-10-03

Reds beat Tigers ending NL's 10-game World Series losing streak

1940-10-07

Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series

1940-10-08

Cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series

1941-08-30

St Louis Card Lon Warneke no-hits Cin Reds, 2-0

1944-02-18

Youngest baseball player, Cin Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall

1944-06-10

Joe Nuxhall, 15, of Cin Reds is youngest player in major league

1944-07-29

Frank McCormick (Reds) HR off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH

1944-08-10

Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0

1945-08-19

Phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds & wins

1947-07-30

Cin Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to NY Giants 5-4

1950-06-25

Johnny Pramesa (Reds) & Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park HRs

1950-09-15

Longest game in Phila's Shribe Park, Phils beat Reds 8-7 in 19

1952-05-21

Bkln Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning & beat Cin Reds, 19-1

1952-07-28

Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell as Cincinnati Reds manager

1953-04-13

1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cin Reds 2-0

1953-05-25

Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row

1954-09-13

Reds Ted Kluszewski scores a run in record 17 consecutive games

1955-07-29

Smokey Burgess hits 3 HRS to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5

1955-08-27

Sandy Koufax fans 14 Reds, both teams combine for record 23 strikeouts

1956-04-28

Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 HRs

1956-05-06

Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header

1956-05-26

Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman & Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with 2 outs in 10th & lose to Braves in 11th, 2-1

1956-07-24

Dodgers lose to the Reds, 2-1, playing in Jesey City

1956-08-18

Cin Reds (8) & Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 HRs in a 9 inning game

1957-04-24

Chic Cub pitchers walk NL record 9 Reds in 5th inning

1957-06-28

Reds' fans stuff ballot box, electing 8 Reds as All Star starters

1960-03-26

Orioles-Reds series planned for Havana is moved to Miami

1960-09-25

Phillies beat Reds 7-1, ending 16 consecutive Sunday loses

1961-10-09

NY Yankees beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series

1961-10-09

World Series scoreless pitching streak Yanks beat Reds 4 games to 1

1962-03-23

William DeWitt buys Cin Reds for $4,625,000

1962-04-10

1st baseball game at LA's Dodger Stadium, they lose 6-3 to Reds

1962-06-15

Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win

1962-12-31

Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cin for 10 yrs

1964-04-23

Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Reds win 1-0

1964-09-21

Reds Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Phillies 1-0. Phillies start a 10 game losing streak that gives Cards the pennant

1964-10-02

Phillies tie major league record with season's 3rd triple play (Reds)

1964-10-04

Phils bomb Reds 10-0 as both teams finish one game behind St Louis

1967-07-11

All star MVP: Tony Perez (Cin Reds)

1967-09-01

SF Giants beat Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, in 21 innings

1968-07-14

Houston Astro Don Wilson strikes-out 18, beats Reds 6-1

1969-04-07

Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds

1969-05-01

Houston Don Wilson 2nd no-hitter beats Cin Reds, 4-0

1969-08-03

Reds beats Phillies 19-17

1970-04-11

SF beats Cincinnati 2-1, only day Reds aren't in 1st place in 1970

1970-04-21

Reds clout 7 HRs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 HRs, 6 for one team & 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records

1970-06-24

Reds play final game at Cincinnati's Crosley Field, beat Giants 5-4

1970-06-30

Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2

1970-07-16

Reds spoil Pirates debut in Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, 3-2

1970-07-26

Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive HRs of Phillies Steve Carlton

1970-10-15

Baltimore Orioles beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series

1971-01-05

Globetrotters lose 100-99 to NJ Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak

1971-06-03

Chic Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cin Reds, 1-0

1971-06-23

Phillies Rick Wise no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 4-0

1971-06-28

Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 HRs & no-hits Reds

1972-06-30

Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant

1972-07-25

All star MVP: Joe Morgan (Cin Reds)

1972-10-22

Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series

1973-10-10

NY Mets beat Cin Reds in Game 5 of the NLCS

1975-09-07

Cincinnati Reds, win earliest NL division title

1975-10-21

Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning HR beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS

1975-10-22

Cin Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series

1975-11-19

Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP

1976-07-13

All star MVP: George Foster (Cin Reds)

1976-10-21

Cin Reds sweep NY Yankees, in 73rd World Series

1976-11-24

Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award

1977-04-25

Cin Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9

1977-06-15

NY Mets trade Tom Seaver to Reds for Pat Zachry

1977-11-09

Reds' George Foster wins NL MVP

1978-03-17

Reds don green uniforms for St Patricks Day

1978-04-23

Reds Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91 cons errorless games at 2nd

1978-08-01

Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games

1978-08-27

Reds Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 HRs & have 500 stolen bases

1978-11-28

Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years

1980-07-08

All star MVP: Ken Griffey (Cin Reds)

1981-01-08

Reds become last team to sign a free agent (Larry Biitner)

1982-07-13

All star MVP: Dave Conception (Cin Reds)

1984-05-17

Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning

1984-05-30

NL suspends Mario Soto 5 days for Reds-Cubs fight on May 27th

1984-07-27

Reds' Pete Rose collects record 3,053rd career single (vs Phila)

1984-08-11

Cincinnati Reds retire Johnny Bench's #5 uniform

1984-08-17

Pete Rose returns to Cin Reds as player-manager (gets 2 hits)

1985-09-11

Pete Rose of Cin Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record

1988-04-04

Largest crowd (55,438) at a season game at Riverfront (Reds Vs Cards)

1988-05-02

Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump

1988-06-27

Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning

1988-09-16

Cin Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game, beats Dodgers, 1-0

1988-09-16

Tom Browning of Cincinnati Reds pitches a perfect game against LA

1989-03-20

Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation

1989-07-17

Reds reliever Kent Tekulve retires after 1,070 appearances

1989-08-03

Cin Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits in 1 inning as they score 14 runs in 1st inning

1989-11-03

Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose

1990-04-21

Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history

1990-07-25

Roseanne Barr sings National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres game

1990-09-29

Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year

1990-10-16

Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat

1990-10-16

Reds beat A's 7-0, ending Oakland's 10-game post-season winning streak

1990-10-20

Cincinnati Reds sweep Oakland A's in 86th World Series

1994-05-21

Reds bat out of order against Dodgers in 2nd inning

1995-09-20

Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central

1995-10-14

Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds)

2010-10-06

Roy Halladay pitches the second no-hitter in MLB Postseason History during Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Cincinnati Reds

2016-06-26

Pete Rose inducted to Reds' Hall of Fame

1834-01-28

Sabine Baring-Gould, Reds

1859-10-17

William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds)

1875-02-02

Fritz Kreisler, Reds

1876-12-03

Charles L. Johnson, Reds

1883-08-06

Scott Nearing, Reds

1884-01-21

Roger Baldwin, Reds

1885-11-05

Will Durant, Reds

1886-08-31

L. Wolfe Gilbert, Reds

1887-05-04

Andrew Dasburg, Reds

1888-12-07

Hamilton Fish, Reds

1889-9-15

Adele Gutman Nathan, Reds

1890-11-16

George Seldes, Reds

1908-9-09

Eleanor D. Wilson, Reds

1909-08-03

John Service, Reds

1912-01-23

Boris Pokrovskiy, Reds

1912-09-06

Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player (Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves)

1920-9-29

Arthur Kinoy, Reds

1927-05-23

Gerald Hiken, Reds

1927-12-30

Richard Brown, Reds

1928-06-21

Lillian Michelson, Reds

1928-08-18

Marge Schott, CEO (Cincinnati Reds)

1929-03-31

Zelda Barron, Reds

1930-01-08

Oleg Kerensky, Reds

1933-01-29

Pertti Weckström, Reds

1934-02-22

Sparky Anderson [George Lee Anderson], Bridgewater South Dakota, American MLB manager (Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers)

1935-03-11

Shirley Russell, Reds

1935-04-04

Trevor Griffiths, Reds

1936-05-09

Floyd Robinson, baseball player (White Sox, Reds, A's)

1936-05-12

Robert Rosenstone, Reds

1936-12-10

Doc Edwards, Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Mets

1938-9-23

Denis Pekarev, Reds

1939-08-09

Claude Osteen, baseball pitcher (Cin Reds)

1940-04-13

Simon Relph, Reds

1941-04-14

Pete Rose, Cincinnati Ohio, MLB player and manager (Cincinnati Reds)

1943-07-21

Edward Herrmann, Wash DC, actor (Day of the Dolphin, Reds)

1943-09-19

Joe Morgan, Bonham, Texas, American MLB 2nd baseman (Reds)/commentator (ESPN)

1943-12-05

Leigh Curran, Reds

1944-04-22

Joshua Rifkin, Reds

1946-11-06

Kathryn Grody, Reds

1947-12-07

Johnny Bench, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, MLB catcher (Reds)

1948-06-17

David Concepcion, Venezuela, all star shortstop (Cincinnati Reds)

1948-10-18

Nancy Duiguid, Reds

1950-06-28

Chris Speier, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1954-01-21

Phil Thompson, Reds & Blues: The Ballad of Dixie & Kenny

1954-07-16

Nicholas Frankau, Reds Nick Colonel

1954-08-31

Alan Kennedy, Reds & Blues: The Ballad of Dixie & Kenny

1955-01-31

Ted Power, San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds

1957-12-04

Lee Smith, Jamestown LA, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1958-04-10

Ken Griffy, baseball player (Cin Reds, NY Yanks)

1958-05-28

Bill Doran, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1959-01-21

Jose Uribe, San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds

1959-04-22

Terry Francona, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1960-04-28

Tom Browning, San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds

1960-07-28

Carmelo Martinez, Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Mets

1962-01-13

Kevin Mitchell, US baseball outfielder (NY Met, SF Giants, Cin Reds)

1962-01-19

Chris Sabo, Detroit Michigan, third baseman (Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles)

1962-05-29

Eric Davis, LA CA, outfielder (Cin Reds)

1962-10-30

Mark Portugal, Los Angeles California, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1963-02-25

Paul O'Neill, Columbus Ohio, MLB right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, NY Yankees)

1963-07-19

Mark Carreon, Cincinnati Reds vs. San Francisco Giants

1963-09-05

Dave Brantley, Florence Alabama, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1964-01-24

Rob Dibble, Bridgeport Ct, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1964-04-13

Jose Rijo, pitcher (NY Yankees, Cin Reds)

1964-04-28

Barry Larkin, Cincinnati OH, infielder (Cin Reds)

1964-10-01

Roberto Kelly, Panama, outfielder (NY Yanks, Cin Reds, Minnesota Twins)

1964-10-28

Lenny Harris, Miami FL, infielder (Cin Reds)

1964-12-11

Thomas Howard, Middletown OH, outfielder (Cin Reds)

1965-01-04

Kevin Wickander, US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)

1965-01-25

Brian Holman, Winfield Ks, pitcher (Cin Reds, Seattle Mariners)

1965-03-17

John Smiley, Phoenixville PA, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1965-04-09

Hal Morris, Fort Rucker Alabama, infielder (Cin Reds)

1965-04-09

Hal Morris, Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros

1965-07-24

Joe Oliver, Memphis TN, catcher (Cin Reds)

1966-03-23

Mike Remlinger, Middletown NY, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1966-03-26

Mike Remlinger, Middletown NY, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1966-06-05

Bill Spiers, Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros

1966-07-07

Hector Burba, Dayton OH, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1966-07-07

Jeff Shaw, Washington Ohio, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1966-10-28

Tim Bogar, Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros

1967-01-16

Jeff Branson, Waynesboro Miss, infielder (Cin Reds)

1967-01-26

Jeff Branson, US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds)

1967-01-26

Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe CA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, KC Royals)

1967-02-26

Scott Service, US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)

1967-12-01

Reggie Sanders, Florence SC, outfielder (Cin Reds)

1968-01-24

Ross Powell, US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros)

1968-10-31

Eddie Taubensee, Beeville TX, catcher (Cin Reds)

1969-01-22

Keith Gordon, US baseball outfielder (Cincinnati Reds)

1969-02-16

Tim Costo, US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds)

1969-04-06

Bret Boone, El Cajon CA, infielder (Cin Reds)

1969-05-10

Pete Schourek, Austin TX, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1969-08-01

Kevin Jarvis, Lexington KY, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1969-10-22

Kevin Carrasco, S P de Macoris Dom Rep, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1971-02-03

Eric Owens, Danville VA, outfielder (Cin Reds)

1971-03-06

Roger Salkeld, Burbank CA, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1971-03-19

D.T. Cromer, Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds

1971-07-29

Johnny Ruffin, Butler AL, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1971-09-23

Willie Greene, Milledgville GA, infielder (Cin Reds)

1972-9-13

Nelson Cruz, Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds

1972-9-29

Thomas Andrew Misner, Dimensia Minds Trilogy: The Reds

1973-9-04

Megan Reed, Reds

1974-05-04

Miguel Cairo, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1976-02-23

Scott Elarton, Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros

1976-03-08

Ryan Freel, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1976-08-04

Scott Linebrink, Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds

1977-07-26

Joaquin Benoit, Detroit Tigers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1978-07-03

Juan Rivera, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1979-08-31

Ramon Santiago, Detroit Tigers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1980-02-03

Skip Schumaker, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds

1982-05-28

Jhonny Peralta, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds

1982-07-23

Schottzie Schott, dog mascot of Cincinnati Reds

1982-12-31

Ronald Belisario, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1985-02-25

Xavier Paul, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds

1975-02-21

Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench (27) weds Vickie Chesser in Cincinnati, Ohio

1924-01-02

Sabine Baring-Gould, Reds

1924-03-07

Pat Moran, manager (Cin Reds), dies of Bright's Disease

1940-08-03

Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide

1950-12-28

Charles L. Johnson, Reds

1981-05-24

George Jessel, Reds

1981-08-26

Roger Baldwin, Reds

1981-11-07

Will Durant, Reds

1982-02-15

Bernadine Szold-Fritz, Reds

1983-08-24

Scott Nearing, Reds

1986-05-31

Dora Russell, Reds

1986-07-24

Adele Gutman Nathan, Reds

1991-01-18

Hamilton Fish, Reds

1993-07-09

Oleg Kerensky, Reds

1995-07-02

George Seldes, Reds

1997-04-13

Dorothy Frooks, Reds

1997-11-02

Roy McMillan, baseball player (Reds), dies of heart failure at 68

1999-02-03

John Service, Reds

2002-03-04

Shirley Russell, Reds

2002-05-31

Eleanor D. Wilson, Reds

2003-05-21

Nancy Duiguid, Reds

2003-09-19

Arthur Kinoy, Reds

2006-08-14

Zelda Barron, Reds

2006-12-08

Jose Uribe, San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds

2009-06-05

Boris Pokrovskiy, Reds

2010-10-19

Pertti Weckström, Reds

2012-12-22

Ryan Freel, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds