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 MLB Team History - History of MLB Baseball Teams, MLB History
Cincinnati Reds, professional baseball team and one of six teams in the Central Division of the National League (NL).
Cincinnati rejoined the NL in 1890 as the Reds, but the team struggled for nearly 30 years, finishing no better than third place from 1890 to 1918.
The Reds led the NL with a team batting average of.265, powered by outfielder Eric Davis, shortstop Barry Larkin, and third baseman Chris Sabo.
www.hollywoodsportsbook.com /baseball_history/cincinnati_reds.cfm   (1150 words)

  
 Cincinnati Reds
For many years the Reds were given the honor of playing the first game of the season, due to the fact that the 1869 Cincinnati Redlegs were considered to be the first "professional" team in history.
Cincinnati Reds and the National Baseball Hall of Fame
In 1981 the Reds were scheduled to play the Oakland A's in the Hall of Fame Game, but the contest was cancelled due to a player's strike.
www.baseballhalloffame.org /teams/NL/reds.htm   (559 words)

  
 Cincinnati Reds MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com
Reds Women's Pink Ribbon Charity Tee by Soft as a Grape
Cincinnati is also shopping Matt Kata, who was designated for assignment, says the Dayton Daily News.
The Newark Star-Ledger reports the Reds are shopping outfielder Austin Kearns for a starting pitcher in return.
www.sportsline.com /mlb/teams/page/CIN   (648 words)

  
 LookSmart - Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds - Fans of the Reds will find news and gossip from the major sports sites, local papers, and fan webmasters.
Enter the official home of the Reds in Ohio and find news, history, action photos, a scoreboard, a roster and a kids' zone.
Join the Zeal community and help build the "Cincinnati Reds" Directory Category.
www.looksmart.com /eus1/eus317834/eus317902/eus61322/eus62854/eus62880/r?l&   (140 words)

  
 Cincinnati Reds : The Official Site
Relive Reds history with the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum.
Plans are pro-rated as of April 17 and include great benefits, such as significant savings, Reds merchandise discount and more!
Arroyo hits one of six HRs in Reds rout
cincinnati.reds.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=cin   (145 words)

  
 Cincinnati Reds : News : Cincinnati Reds News
On deck: The Reds have their last off-day of the season Monday before opening up their last homestand of the year against the Cardinals on Tuesday at 7:10 p.m.
While some fans who have called for the Reds to trade Casey and move Dunn to first base to clear up the outfield logjam, the big, young Texan said he has no intention of playing first permanently.
Bay has hit.380 (46-for-121) with eight home runs and 29 RBIs against the Reds in 31 games, including Saturday night's 3-for-4 performance, in which he hit a solo home run off Aaron Harang.
cincinnati.reds.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050918&content_id=1214661&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin   (863 words)

  
 - Baseball - MSNBC.com
And while recent history says there should be plenty of at-bats for him eventually this season, the Reds could deal him for more pitching help.
Still, he’s a much better alternative than anything else the Reds have for the front end of their rotation.
At best, he will be a 35-40-homer, 100-RBI man – and the Reds would be more than happy with that.
msnbc.msn.com /id/6841800   (931 words)

  
 Major League Baseball Franchise History
The Cincinnati Red Legs are again renamed back to the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds are renamed the Cincinnati Red Legs.
In the first game ever played by a professional baseball team (all paid players, no amateurs), the Cincinnati Red Stockings beat the Mansfield Independents, 48-14.
users.commkey.net /fussichen/dtl003.htm   (931 words)

  
 cincinnati red baseball team
The 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first professional baseball team, finishing their inaugural season undefeated.
Cincinnati Reds History - Major League Baseball Tickets
Reds 1959Present Cincinnati Redlegs 19531958 Cincinnati Reds 18901952 Cincinnati Red Stockings 1882
www.just-baseball-links.com /cincinnati_red_baseball_team.html   (931 words)

  
 The Daily Star
I've always been a baseball fan, and I was a fan of the Cincinnati Reds because my father knew Johnny Vander Meer, a famous pitcher who pitched a double no-hitter, the only guy in history to do that.
My first game I ever saw in 1946 was the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, and I was a fan of the Reds until I bought the White Sox in 1981.
I used to be the water boy for the Paterson Crescents pro basketball team in the old days, and (former major league baseball player) Larry Doby played for them and a lot of the former Knicks played there.
www.thedailystar.com /news/stories/2000/03/31/eddir.html   (1700 words)

  
 Crosley Field
On January 27th Cincinnati suffered the worst flood in the cities history.
A team called the Cincinnati Celts, who played in the American Professional Football Association.
In the 1919 World Series, baseball history was made when the Chicago White Sox threw the nine game World Series against the Reds.
www.cincysports.net /CrosleyField.htm   (1700 words)

  
 Cincinnati Travel Guide Fodor's Online
There is also a variety of museums -- the Cincinnati Museum Center, in the renovated Union Terminal (1933) railroad station, houses the Cinergy Children's Museum and the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History.
Cincinnati's position on the Ohio River lured shipbuilding companies to the area at the height of the steamboat craze.
In Cincinnati's rapidly growing downtown area-with its museums, entertainment, restaurants, and sporting venues, including the Great American Ball Park, which opened in 2003-- you can take in everything from a Bengals football game or a Reds baseball game to a performance by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra or the Cincinnati Ballet.
www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=cincinnati@50   (1700 words)

  
 April 28th in Baseball History BaseballLibrary.com
After recording the final out in his save of the Reds 4-3 win over the Cubs, Cincinnati pitcher Rob Dibble takes the ball from catcher Joe Oliver and hurls it into the center field bleachers, where it strikes Meg Porter, a 27-year-old first-grade teacher.
When Milt Gaston takes over in the 7th he pitches to his brother Alex, the 2nd battery of brothers in AL history: Tommy and Homer Thompson, one game in 1912 for the Yankees, were the first.
In the same contest, the Phillies turn the 1st triple play in the 20-year history of Veterans Stadium as they defeat the Padres, 9-2, with Grimsley notching the win.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/chronology/today.stm   (3412 words)

  
 Cincinnati Travel Guide Fodor's Online
There is also a variety of museums -- the Cincinnati Museum Center, in the renovated Union Terminal (1933) railroad station, houses the Cinergy Children's Museum and the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History.
Cincinnati's position on the Ohio River lured shipbuilding companies to the area at the height of the steamboat craze.
In Cincinnati's rapidly growing downtown area-with its museums, entertainment, restaurants, and sporting venues, including the Great American Ball Park, which opened in 2003 -- you can take in everything from a Bengals football game or a Reds baseball game to a performance by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra or the Cincinnati Ballet.
fodors.com /rants/rrread.cfm?destination=cincinnati@50&...   (287 words)

  
 rednot02
SARASOTA, Fla. - After years of shunning the franchise's rich history at their home field in Cincinnati under the reign of owner Marge Schott, the Reds seemingly are making every effort to embrace their past at their new spring training home.
The Reds will be honoring some of their all-time greats from the outset of their stay at Ed Smith Stadium and its impressive training facilities.
Reds players should be delighted with the improved facilities after 10 springs at the spartan, lifeless complex in sleepy Plant City, Fla.
www.cincypost.com /sports/1998/rednot021298.html   (955 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Cincinnati Reds Clubhouse
Third baseman Joe Randa agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract with the Reds, ending Cincinnati's plan to move right fielder Austin Kearns to the position next season.
Ken Burkhart, a former big league pitcher and umpire who made one of the most disputed calls in World Series history, has died.
Nomar Garciaparra leads a group of players who could prove to be big bargains in the '05 season.
sports.espn.go.com /mlb/clubhouse?team=cin   (955 words)

  
 Cincinnati Reds on Baseball Almanac
Included in our journey will be a team specific record book, famous firsts and other interesting Reds data.
Every Cincy player, every "Red" stat, every uniform number ever worn, and thousands of other items (including box scores)— it's all here on Baseball Almanac.
Do you believe that the Big Red Machine was the greatest baseball dynasty in Major League history?
www.baseball-almanac.com /teams/reds.shtml   (955 words)

  
 Ken Griffey Skybox Limited Edition Cincinatti Reds
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www.startsomefun.com /sports/b2548,55952,ken,griffey,skybox,limited,edition,cincinatti,reds.htm   (955 words)

  
 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings Vintage Base Ball Club
Organized baseball came to Cincinnati in 1866, and the Red Stockings, the namesake of the current Cincinnati Reds, and the Buckeyes became the dominant clubs in the city.
The Red Stockings recruited some of the top players in the country (only one member of the team was from Cincinnati).
About Us The 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings Vintage Base Ball club is an organization dedicated to recreating the first professional base ball team.
www.1869reds.com /about.htm   (1478 words)

  
 Huzzah! The Cincinnati Buckeyes
The Cincinnati Buckeyes predated their rivals, the Red Stockings (now known as the Cincinnati Reds), by a year, yet were all but forgotten to history as the Red Stockings went professional and made this a one-team town.
The season was kicked off with the Cincinnati Buckeyes, Red Stockings, and the Ohio Village Muffins marching in the Opening Day Parade.
Almost 140 years later, the Buckeyes returned, to play the game they love and to educate and entertain folks with the original game of base ball.
www.buckeyesbaseball.org   (656 words)

  
 Cincinnati Reds : The Official Site
Relive Reds history with the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum.
Check out photos of a wild Opening Day in Cincinnati.
Use of the Website signifies your agreement to the.
cincinnati.reds.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=cin   (119 words)

  
 History Files - Chicago Black Sox
Eight players from the Chicago White Sox (later nicknamed the Black Sox) were accused of throwing the series against the Cincinnati Reds.
Details of the scandal and the extent to which each man was involved have always been unclear.
The 1919 World Series resulted in the most famous scandal in baseball history.
www.chicagohs.org /history/blacksox.html   (148 words)

  
 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
This club was the first in Reds history to win a pennant and still holds the franchise record for the best winning percentage (.688).
The 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings squad is the forgotten league championship team.
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org.
www.boxingreference.com /teams/CIN/1882.shtml   (255 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Cincinnati Reds Clubhouse
He is the only player in Cincinnati history to do it twice.
Left-hander Kent Mercker went on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a sore elbow, forcing the Cincinnati Reds to shuffle their bullpen.
Joe Morgan did it in 1976, the only other Reds player to accomplish that trifecta.
sports.espn.go.com /mlb/clubhouse?team=cin   (402 words)

  
 1939
August 26 - The first Major League Baseball game is telecast, a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, in Brooklyn.
The World at War, history of WW WWII: The World at War 1939
Finland, the Baltic states and eastern Poland to the USSR.
www.fact-library.com /1939.html   (402 words)

  
 THE BIG RED MACHINE Jr.
I send out a FREE Cincinnati Reds E-Mail on a somewhat daily basis that gives you WORD FOR WORD TRANSCRIPTS of things that Jim Bowden, John Allen, Jack McKeon and other Reds employees are saying.
This Reds Chat board also takes to long to download and I feel certain that is part of the reason why Reds fans stay away.
This is yet another fairly new Reds Chat board that shows a lot of promise as soon as Reds fans find it.
users.erinet.com /22652/reds.htm   (636 words)

  
 Toledo Athletes
William “Dummy” Hoy (Houcktown) (St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators Cincinnati Reds, Louisville Colonels, Chicago White Stockings, 1888-1902, led NL in stolen bases 1888, walks 1891, hit first grand slam in American league history, first player enshrined in American Athletic Association of the Deaf HOF, Cincinnati Reds HOF)
Tully “Topsy” Hartsel (born Polk,OH, died Toledo) (Louisville Colonels, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Athletics, 1898-1911, World Series 1905, World Series champs 1910, led AL in walks (5), on-base pct.
Dain Clay (Hicksville) (Cincinnati Reds, 1943-46, led national league in at bats, 1945)
www.attic.utoledo.edu /toledosattic/attic/att04/athletes/toledo%20athletes%20with%20links.htm   (636 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : History : World Series History
Two days later, the World Series resumed in Cincinnati, and the Reds grabbed a 3-2 lead in the second inning on the strength of four singles.
Cincinnati didn't score in the bottom of the inning despite a pair of singles, and the Yankees had a 7-4 victory and their fourth World Series in as many years.
Red Ruffing, who had a three-game winning streak in World Series comeptition, ran his streak to four with a victory in Game 1, beating the Reds, 2-1, in Yankee Stadium.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1939   (636 words)

  
 Great American Ball Park Opens To The Public
Paddock, who attended games as a young girl with her father at old Crosley Field where the Reds played before moving to Cinergy Field, said she appreciated the new ballpark's salute to Cincinnati's history and its relationship to the Ohio River.
Thousands of fans pointed video cameras and craned their necks Saturday morning during the first open house of the Cincinnati Reds' new ballpark.
Fans watched as people dressed as players from the original 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, the nation's first professional baseball team, trotted in from left field of the Great American Ball Park as the loudspeakers played "if you build it they will come" from the movie "Field of Dreams."
www.wcpo.com /news/2003/local/03/22/stadium.html   (321 words)

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