1999 Death Joe Adcock, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds dies 1997 Death Roy McMillan, baseball player (Reds), dies of heart failure at 68 1995 Event Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds) 1995 Event Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central 1994 Event Reds bat out of order against Dodgers in 2nd inning 1990 Event Cincinnati Reds sweep Oakland A's in 86th World Series 1990 Event Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat 1990 Event Reds beat A's 7-0, ending Oakland's 10-game post-season winning streak 1990 Event Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year 1990 Event Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history 1989 Event Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose 1989 Event Cincinnati Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits in 1 inning as they score 14 runs in 1st inning 1989 Event Reds reliever Kent Tekulve retires after 1,070 appearances 1989 Event Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation 1988 Event Cincinnati Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game, beats Dodgers, 1-0 1988 Event Tom Browning of Cincinnati Reds pitches a perfect game against LA 1988 Event Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning 1988 Event Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump 1988 Event Largest crowd (55,438) at a season game at Riverfront (Reds vs. Cards) 1985 Event Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record 1984 Event Pete Rose returns to Cincinnati Reds as player-manager (gets 2 hits) 1984 Event Cincinnati Reds retire Johnny Bench's #5 uniform 1984 Event Reds' Pete Rose collects record 3,053rd career single vs. Philadelphia 1984 Event Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning 1982 Birthday Schottzie Schott, dog mascot of Cincinnati Reds 1982 Event All star MVP: Dave Conception (Cincinnati Reds) 1981 Event Reds become last team to sign a free agent (Larry Biitner) 1980 Event All star MVP: Ken Griffey (Cincinnati Reds) 1978 Event Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years 1978 Event Reds Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 home runs and have 500 stolen bases 1978 Event Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games 1978 Event Reds Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91 cons errorless games at 2nd 1978 Event Reds don green uniforms for St. Patricks Day 1977 Event Reds' George Foster wins NL MVP 1977 Event New York Mets trade Tom Seaver to Reds for Pat Zachry 1977 Event Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9 1976 Event Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award 1976 Event Cincinnati Reds sweep New York Yankees, in 73rd World Series 1976 Event All star MVP: George Foster (Cincinnati Reds) 1975 Event Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP 1975 Event Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series 1975 Event Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning home run beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS 1975 Event Cincinnati Reds, win earliest NL division title 1973 Event New York Mets beat Cincinnati Reds in Game 5 of the NLCS 1972 Event Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series 1972 Event All star MVP: Joe Morgan (Cincinnati Reds) 1972 Event Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1971 Birthday Willie Greene, Milledgville Georgia, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1971 Birthday Johnny Ruffin, Butler AL, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1971 Event Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 home runs and no-hits Reds 1971 Event Phillies Rick Wise no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 4-0 1971 Event Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 1-0 1971 Birthday Roger Salkeld, born in Burbank, California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds 1971 Birthday Eric Owens, born in Danville, Virginia, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1971 Event Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak 1970 Event Baltimore Orioles beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series 1970 Event Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive home runs of Phillies Steve Carlton 1970 Event Reds spoil Pirates debut in Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, 3-2 1970 Event Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2 1970 Event Reds play final game at Cincinnati's Crosley Field, beat Giants 5-4 1970 Birthday Mike Kelly, born in Los Angeles, California, Michael Raymond Kelly, baseball player, outfielder, attended Arizona State University, played outfield for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, won Golden Spikes Award, 1991 1970 Event Reds clout 7 home runs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 home runs, 6 for one team and 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records 1970 Event San Francisco beats Cincinnati 2-1, only day Reds aren't in 1st place in 1970 1969 Birthday Kevin Carrasco, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Event Reds beats Phillies 19-17 1969 Birthday Kevin Jarvis, Lexington, Kentucky, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Birthday Pete Schourek, born in Austin, Texas, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Event Houston Don Wilson 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 4-0 1969 Event Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds 1969 Birthday Bret Boone, born in El Cajon, California, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Birthday Tim Costo, U.S. baseball infielder, Cincinnati Reds 1969 Birthday Keith Gordon, U.S. baseball outfielder, Cincinnati Reds 1968 Birthday Eddie Taubensee, Beeville, Texas, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1968 Event Houston Astro Don Wilson strikes-out 18, beats Reds 6-1 1968 Birthday Ross Powell, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros 1967 Birthday Reggie Sanders, Florence, South Carolina, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1967 Event San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, in 21 innings 1967 Event All star MVP: Tony Perez (Cincinnati Reds) 1967 Birthday Scott Service, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds 1967 Birthday Jeff Branson, U.S. baseball infielder, Cincinnati Reds 1967 Birthday Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals 1967 Birthday Jeff Branson, Waynesboro Mississippi, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1966 Birthday Hector Burba, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1966 Birthday Jeff Shaw, Washington Ohio, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1966 Birthday Mike Remlinger, born in Middletown, New York, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds 1966 Birthday Mike Remlinger, born in Middletown, New York, pitcher, for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Birthday Joe Oliver, born in Memphis, Tennessee, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Birthday Hal Morris, born in Fort Rucker, Alabama, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Birthday John Smiley, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, pitcher, for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Birthday Brian Holman, Winfield, Kansas, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners 1965 Birthday Kevin Wickander, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds 1964 Birthday Thomas Howard, born in Middletown, Ohio, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Birthday Lenny Harris, born in Miami, Florida, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Event Phils bomb Reds 10-0 as both teams finish one game behind St. Louis 1964 Event Phillies tie major league record with season's 3rd triple play (Reds) 1964 Birthday Roberto Kelly, born in Panama, outfielder, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins 1964 Event Reds Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Phillies 1-0. Phillies start a 10 game losing streak that gives Cards the pennant 1964 Birthday Barry Larkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Event Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Reds win 1-0 1964 Birthday Jose Rijo, pitcher, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Birthday Rob Dibble, Bridgeport, Connecticut, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1963 Birthday Dave Brantley, born in Florence, Alabama, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1962 Event Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for 10 yrs 1962 Birthday Mark Portugal, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1962 Event Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win 1962 Birthday Eric Davis, born in Los Angeles, California, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1962 Event 1st baseball game at LA's Dodger Stadium, they lose 6-3 to Reds 1962 Event William DeWitt buys Cincinnati Reds for $4,625,000 1962 Birthday Chris Sabo, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles 1962 Birthday Kevin Mitchell, U.S. baseball outfielder, New York Met, San Francisco Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds 1961 Birthday Randy Milligan, born in San Diego, California, professional baseball player, first baseman, played for New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds 1961 Event New York Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series 1961 Event World Series scoreless pitching streak Yankees beat Reds 4 games to 1 1961 Birthday Gary Varsho, born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Gary Andrew Varsho, baseball player, outfielder, played for Major League Baseball teams, the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, played in 1991 and 1992 National League Championship Series 1960 Event Phillies beat Reds 7-1, ending 16 consecutive Sunday loses 1960 Birthday Jack Daugherty, born in Hileyah, Florida, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos 1959 Birthday Brook Jacoby, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, third baseman, Cincinnati Reds hitting coach 1958 Birthday Ken Griffy, baseball player, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees 1957 Birthday Lee Smith, Jamestown, Louisiana, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1957 Event Reds' fans stuff ballot box, electing 8 Reds as All Star starters 1957 Event Chicago Cub pitchers walk NL record 9 Reds in 5th inning 1956 Event Cincinnati Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 home runs in a 9 inning game 1956 Event Dodgers lose to the Reds, 2-1, playing in Jesey City 1956 Event Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman and Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with 2 outs in 10th and lose to Braves in 11th, 2-1 1956 Event Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header 1956 Event Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 home runs 1955 Event Sandy Koufax fans 14 Reds, both teams combine for record 23 strikeouts 1955 Event Smokey Burgess hits 3 home runs to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5 1954 Event Reds Ted Kluszewski scores a run in record 17 consecutive games 1953 Event Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row 1953 Event 1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cincinnati Reds 2-0 1952 Event Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell, as Cincinnati Reds manager 1952 Event Brooklyn Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning and beat Cincinnati Reds, 19-1 1950 Event Longest game in Phila's Shribe Park, Phillies beat Reds 8-7 in 19 1950 Event Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park home runs 1948 Birthday David Concepcion, born in Venezuela, all star shortstop, Cincinnati Reds 1947 Birthday Johnny Bench, baseball catcher, Reds 1947 Event Cincinnati Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to New York Giants 5-4 1945 Event Phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds and wins 1944 Event Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cincinnati Reds 2-0 1944 Event Frank McCormick (Reds) home run off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH 1944 Event Joe Nuxhall, 15, of Cincinnati Reds is youngest player in major league 1944 Event Youngest baseball player, Cincinnati Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall 1943 Birthday Joe Leonard Morgan, 2nd baseman, Reds, commentator, ESPN 1943 Birthday Edward Herrmann, born in Washington D.C., actor, Day of the Dolphin, Reds 1941 Event St. Louis Card Lon Warneke no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 2-0 1941 Birthday Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Charlie hustle, most hits in majors 1940 Event Cincinnati Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series 1940 Event Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series 1940 Event Reds beat Tigers ending NL's 10-game World Series losing streak 1940 Death Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cincinnati Reds), commits suicide 1940 Event Brooklyn Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 3-0 1939 Event New York Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win 1939 Birthday Claude Osteen, baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1939 Event New York Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 home runs in 4th inning 1938 Event Reds Johnny Vander Meer extends his string of hitless innings to 21 2/3 before Debs Garms singles for Boston in 4th 1938 Event 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter 1937 Event Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6) 1936 Birthday Floyd Robinson, baseball player, White Sox, Reds, A's 1936 Event Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player 1935 Event 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Phil 1) 1934 Event NFL Philadelphia Eagles beat Cincinnati Reds 64-0 1934 Event St. Louis Cardinals defeat Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings, pitchers Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitos go the distant 1934 Birthday George "Sparky" Anderson, South Dakota, baseball manager, Reds, Tigers 1934 Event Reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500 1933 Event Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds 1932 Event Cards trade Jim Bottomley to Reds for Estel Crabtree and Ownie Carroll 1928 Birthday Marge Schott, CEO, Cincinnati Reds 1927 Birthday Joe Adcock, born in Coushatta, Louisiana, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds, homered four times in a single game against Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field 1927 Event Pirates clinch NL pennant with a 9-6 win over Reds 1924 Death Pat Moran, manager (Cincinnati Reds), dies of Bright's Disease 1923 Event Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000 1920 Event Only tripleheader of century (Reds win 13-4, 7-3 then Pirates win 6-0) 1920 Event 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 1919 Event 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 1919 Event Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series 1919 Event Cincinnati Reds are 10 games back in NL, and win World Series 1919 Event Brooklyn Dodgers score 10 runs in 13th to beat Reds 10-0 1919 Event Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert 1919 Event Reds hire Pat Moran as manager as Christy Mathewson, is still in France with U.S. Army 1918 Event Christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of Army 1918 Event Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him "for indifferent play" 1918 Event Trotsky becomes leader of Reds 1917 Event Reds Fred Toney pitches completes doubleheader victories over Pirates 1916 Event Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds 1916 Event Chicago Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds 1916 Event Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 7-6 1916 Event NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) 1914 Event Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves 1913 Event Joe Tinker fired as Cincinnati Reds manager 1912 Birthday Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player, Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves 1911 Event New York Giant Christy Mathewson loses after beating Reds 22 straight times 1907 Event Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 6-0 1905 Event Pittsburgh Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base and lose to Reds 8-3 1902 Event 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 1901 Event New York Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13 1900 Event Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds' grandstand 1894 Event Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8 1892 Event 1st Sunday NL baseball game, Reds beat Cards 5-1 1869 Event Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7 1869 Event 1st pro baseball games-Cincinnati Reds 24, Cincinnati amateurs 15 1859 Birthday William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher, New York Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds 1818 Event Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 6-0
