1999 Death Joe Adcock, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds dies 1995 Event Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central 1993 Event Cincinnati Red pitcher Thomas Browning arrested for marijuana possession 1993 Event Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to racist comments 1992 Event Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks 1991 Death Shotzie, Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9 1991 Death Paul Brown, NFL founder (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals), dies at 82 1990 Event Cincinnati Reds sweep Oakland A's in 86th World Series 1990 Event Cincinnati jury acquits art gallery of obsentity (Mappelthorpe photos) 1990 Event BASF plant in Cincinnati explodes in flames, 1 person dies 1990 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion 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 Cincinnati Red Eric Davis hits for cycle 1989 Event Superbowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Jerry Rice, San Francisco, WR 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 Cincinnati Red pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month 1987 Event Cincinnati Red Eric Davis becomes 7th and earliest 30 home run - 30 steal man 1987 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Cincinnati won by Katarina Witt 1987 Event Ice Dance Championship at Cincinnati won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) 1987 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Cincinnati won by E Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS) 1987 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Brian Orser (CAN) 1985 Event Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record 1985 Event Marge Schott becomes CEO of Cincinnati Red 1985 Event Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno 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 Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning 1983 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745 1983 Event Toilet catches fire on Air Canada's DC-9, 23 die at Cincinnati 1983 Event Ken Anderson of Cincinnati completes record 20 consecutive passes 1982 Birthday Schottzie Schott, dog mascot of Cincinnati Reds 1982 Event All star MVP: Dave Conception (Cincinnati Reds) 1982 Event Superbowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21 in Pontiac, Michigan 1981 Event Cincinnati beats Bradley 75-73 in 7 OTs (NCAA record) 1981 Event 70th Davis Cup: USA beats Argentina in Cincinnati (3-1) 1980 Event All star MVP: Ken Griffey (Cincinnati Reds) 1980 Event Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 home runs in 5th inning vs New York Mets 1978 Event Major Indoor Soccer League grants 1st 6 franchises to Cincinnati, 1978 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games 1978 Birthday Jenny Keim, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, diver, Olympics-9th-96 1978 Event Cincinnati Red Tom Seaver no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 1978 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits 1977 Event NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats Kansas City 27-7 1977 Event A nightclub fire in Cincinnati killed 164 1977 Event Nightclub in Cincinnati fire kills 164 1977 Birthday Amanda Borden, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, gymnast, Silver Medal 1994 World, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1977 Event Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9 1976 Event Cincinnati Reds sweep New York Yankees, in 73rd World Series 1976 Event Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39 degrees F (until 1997) 1976 Event All star MVP: George Foster (Cincinnati Reds) 1975 Birthday Corey Dillon, HB for the Cincinnati Bengals 1975 Event Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series 1975 Event Cincinnati Reds, win earliest NL division title 1974 Birthday Tremain Mack, strong safety for the Cincinnati Bengals 1974 Birthday Mike Jenkins, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1974 Birthday Canute Curtis, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1974 Birthday Rod Payne, corner for the Cincinnati Bengals 1974 Birthday Billy Granville, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1974 Birthday Jevon Langford, defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1974 Birthday Kevin Jefferson, NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1974 Birthday Rod Jones, NFL guard for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Birthday Reinard Wilson, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Event New York Mets beat Cincinnati Reds in Game 5 of the NLCS 1973 Event Willie Mays hits 660th and last home run (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati) 1973 Birthday Sam Shade, NFL strong safety for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Birthday Joel Davis, guard for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Birthday Kathy Carboy, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, diver 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Dan Wilkinson, NFL defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Birthday Tom Tumulty, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Birthday Eric Kresser, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Birthday Marco Battaglia, tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Birthday Brian Milne, fullback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Randy Neal, NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday John Walsh, NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Jason Burns, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Trent Pollard, NFL guard for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Ken Blackman, NFL guard for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Anthony Brown, NFL tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Chris Shelling, NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Jeff Hill, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday David Bell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1972 Event All star MVP: Joe Morgan (Cincinnati Reds) 1972 Birthday Darnay Scott, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Event Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1972 Birthday David Dunn, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Tito Paul, NFL defensive back, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Event NBA's Cincinnati Royals announce they are moving to KC 1971 Birthday Thomas Bailey, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1971 Birthday Ramondo Stallings, NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1971 Birthday Melvin Tuten, NFL tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 1971 Birthday Corey Sawyer, NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1971 Birthday Willie Greene, Milledgville Georgia, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1971 Birthday Johnny Ruffin, Butler AL, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1971 Birthday Jeff Cothran, NFL fullback for the Cincinnati Bengals 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 Tony Mcgee, NFL tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1971 Birthday James Hundon, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1971 Event Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half 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 Birthday Kimo Von Oelhoffen, NFL defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Jeff Blake, NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Todd Kelly, NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Brett Wallerstedt, NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Rich Braham, tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Bracey Walker, NFL safety, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins 1970 Event Baltimore Orioles beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series 1970 Birthday Doug Pelfrey, NFL kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday John Copeland, NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Scott Brumfield, NFL guard for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cincinnati Golf Open 1970 Birthday Adrian Hardy, NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Dan Jones, NFL tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 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 Scott Brumfield, guard for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Event Cincinnati Red Stockings loses 1st game after winning 130 straight 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 Birthday Artie Smith, NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Steve Tovar, NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Event San Francisco beats Cincinnati 2-1, only day Reds aren't in 1st place in 1970 1970 Birthday Carl Pickens, NFL wide receiver, Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Event NL offices begins move from Cincinnati to San Francisco (completed February 23) 1970 Birthday Darryl Williams, NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Ricardo McDonald, NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Kevin Carrasco, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Event 1st Elvis convention, 2500 fans attend in Cincinnati 1969 Birthday Mark Brettschneider, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Jason-One Life to Live 1969 Birthday Eric Bieniemy, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Kevin Jarvis, Lexington, Kentucky, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Event Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1969 Birthday Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals 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 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 3rd no-hitter beats Houston Astros, 10-0 1969 Birthday Roger Jones, NFL center for the Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Bret Boone, born in El Cajon, California, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Birthday Kevin Sargent, NFL tackle and guard for the Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Jimmy Spencer, NFL cornerback, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Scottie Graham, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday David Klingler, NFL quarterback, Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Tim Costo, U.S. baseball infielder, Cincinnati Reds 1969 Birthday Jayhawk Owens, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the Colorado Rockies 1969 Event 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cincinnati - Detroit, San Diego - Boston 1969 Birthday Keith Gordon, U.S. baseball outfielder, Cincinnati Reds 1969 Birthday Leonard Wheeler, NFL safety/cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings 1968 Event Cincinnati trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt 1968 Birthday Keith Rucker, NFL defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 1968 Birthday Eddie Taubensee, Beeville, Texas, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1968 Birthday Reggie Jefferson, Tallahassee, Florida, 1st baseman, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Seattle, Boston 1968 Birthday James Francis, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1968 Event Cincinnati Red George Culver no hits Phillies, 6-1 1968 Birthday Andre Collins, NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1968 Birthday George Quigley, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, skeet 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Harold Green, NFL running back, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons 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 Birthday James Joseph, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1967 Birthday Derek Ware, NFL tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1967 Event San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, in 21 innings 1967 Event Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney retires 19 Pirates, then gets injured and leaves 1967 Event All star MVP: Tony Perez (Cincinnati Reds) 1967 Event Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio, 300 arrested 1967 Event AFL grants a franchise to Cincinnati Bengals 1967 Birthday Scott Service, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds 1967 Birthday Tom Waddle, NFL player, Chicago Bears/Cincinnati Bengals 1967 Birthday Tim Naehring, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Boston Red Sox 1967 Birthday Alfred Oglesby, NFL defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 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 1967 Birthday Larry Donald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1966 Event Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year 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 Event Cincinnati Red Leo Cardenas hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1966 Birthday Bo Orlando, NFL safety, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals 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 1966 Birthday Mike Brim, NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1965 Event Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati to the Orioles 1965 Birthday Greg Truitt, NFL safety/linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1965 Birthday Troy Sadowski, NFL tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1965 Event Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0 1965 Birthday Joe Oliver, born in Memphis, Tennessee, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Event Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney no-hits New York Mets but loses in 11, 1-0 1965 Birthday Todd Kalis, NFL guard for the Cincinnati Bengals 1965 Birthday Jim Terrell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, sprint canoe 1996 Olympics 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 Stephen Geoffreys, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Faternity Vacation 1964 Birthday Lenny Harris, born in Miami, Florida, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Birthday Roberto Kelly, born in Panama, outfielder, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins 1964 Birthday Barry Larkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Birthday Jose Rijo, pitcher, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Birthday Rod Jones, NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1964 Birthday Tom Lampkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Birthday Darrick Brilz, NFL center for the Cincinnati Bengals 1964 Birthday Rob Dibble, Bridgeport, Connecticut, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1963 Event Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year 1963 Birthday Amy Yasbeck, born in Cincinnati, actress, Casey Davenport-Wings, Mask 1963 Birthday Dave Brantley, born in Florence, Alabama, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1963 Birthday Lance Johnson, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, outfielder for the New York Mets 1963 Birthday Joe Walter, NFL tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 1963 Event 25th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Loyola beats Cincinnati 60-58 (OT) 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 Birthday Eric Davis, born in Los Angeles, California, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1962 Birthday Bruce Kozerski, NFL tackle and guard for the Cincinnati Bengals 1962 Event 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59 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 Lee Johnson, NFL punter/kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals 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 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 1961 Birthday Boomer Esiason, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals 1961 Birthday [Norman] Boomer Esiason, NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets 1961 Event 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 70-65 (OT) 1960 Birthday Roger McDowell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pitcher, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles 1960 Birthday Robert Harold Lohr, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1988 Walt Disney 1960 Birthday Jack Daugherty, born in Hileyah, Florida, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos 1960 Birthday Vicki Lewis, Cincinnati, actress, Beth-Newsradio 1959 Birthday Brook Jacoby, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, third baseman, Cincinnati Reds hitting coach 1959 Event Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive home runs 1958 Birthday Ken Griffy, baseball player, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees 1958 Event Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati scores a NCAA midwest region-record 56 pts 1957 Birthday Lee Smith, Jamestown, Louisiana, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1956 Event AP names Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year 1956 Birthday Darrell Pace, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, archer, Gold and Silver Medals, 1976, 1984, 1988 Olympics 1956 Event Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th home run 1956 Event Cincinnati Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 home runs in a 9 inning game 1956 Event Cincinnati Red pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins 1955 Birthday Julie Hagerty, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Airplane, Princesses 1955 Birthday Charlie Puleo, born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Major League Baseball player, pitcher, played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Red and Atlanta Braves 1981 - 1989 1954 Event Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49 1954 Event WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event 20th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati 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 1951 Birthday Patricia Wettig, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Nancy Weston-30 Something 1951 Birthday Stephen Nichols, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Witchboard, Days of our Lives 1950 Birthday Isaac Curtis, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1950 Birthday James Conlon, born in New York City, conductor, Cincinnati May Festival-1979 1949 Event WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event Cincinnati Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs 1949 Event Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0 1949 Event WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Ken Anderson, NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1948 Birthday Nate Archibald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, NBA guard 1948 Birthday David Concepcion, born in Venezuela, all star shortstop, Cincinnati Reds 1948 Event WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 Birthday Steven Spielberg, born in Cincinnati, director, ET, Close Encounters, Jaws 1947 Birthday Charlie Joiner, Many, Louisiana, NFL receiver, Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego 1947 Event Cincinnati Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to New York Giants 5-4 1947 Event Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 1945 Birthday Gary Sandy, Dayton Ohio, actor, Andy-WKRP in Cincinnati 1945 Birthday Suzanne Farrell, Cincinnati, ballerina, Don Quioxote 1945 Birthday Bill Bergey, born in South Dayton, New York, American collegiate and professional football player, played for American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals and NFL Philadelphia Eagles 1945 Birthday Sam Wyche, NFL coach for the Cincinnati Bengals 1944 Event Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cincinnati Reds 2-0 1944 Birthday Loni Anderson, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, actress, Jennifer-WKRP in Cincinnati 1944 Event Joe Nuxhall, 15, of Cincinnati Reds is youngest player in major league 1944 Event Cincinnati Red Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0 1944 Event Youngest baseball player, Cincinnati Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall 1943 Birthday Brenda Scott, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Midge-Road West 1943 Birthday David Skaggs, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Colorado 1987 - 1999 1943 Birthday Tom Van Arsdale, NBA all-star, Detroit, Cincinnati, KC-Omaha, Phil 1942 Birthday Fred Hetzel, NBA star, SF, Cincinnati, Milwaukee Bucks 1942 Birthday Marty Balin, Cincinnati, singer, Jefferson Starship-Miracles 1941 Event St. Louis Card Lon Warneke no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 2-0 1941 Birthday Ronald Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, singer, Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout 1941 Birthday Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Charlie hustle, most hits in majors 1941 Birthday Joel Crothers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Edge of Night 1940 Event Cincinnati Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series 1940 Death Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cincinnati Reds), commits suicide 1940 Event Brooklyn Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 3-0 1939 Birthday David S. Mann, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 1995 1939 Birthday Claude Osteen, baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1939 Birthday Rudolph Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, rocker, Isley Brothers-Shout 1938 Birthday Oscar Robertson, NBA guard, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1938 Event 6th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati 1938 Event Cincinnati Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader 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 1938 Event Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0 1937 Birthday O'Kelly Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, singer, Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout 1936 Birthday Dave Hobson, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1991 - 2009 1935 Birthday Jim Dine, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pop artist, St. John the Divine 1935 Event 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Phil 1) 1935 Event 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati) 1935 Event Cincinnati Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th beat Phils 15-4 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 Event Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beats Cincinnati 18-0 1933 Event Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds 1932 Birthday Hari Rhodes, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Mike-Daktari, Roots 1931 Event Cincinnati Red Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6 1930 Birthday Andy Ireland, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-R-Florida 1981 - 1993 1930 Event Sarah Dickson becomes 1st woman Presbyterian elder in U.S., Cincinnati 1930 Birthday Dotty Mack, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Paul Dixon Show 1928 Birthday Marge Schott, CEO, Cincinnati Reds 1928 Birthday Mitchell Ryan, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Chase, Executive Suite 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 1926 Birthday Karl Gordon Henize, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, astronaut, STS-51-F 1926 Event Cincinnati Red Curt Walker ties record of 2 triples in an inning 1926 Birthday Vera-Ellen, Westmeyr Rohe, Cincinnati, actress/dancer, Wonder Man 1925 Birthday Tom Luken, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1977-1983 and 1983 - 1991 1924 Birthday Doris Day, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, girl next door actress, Pillow Talk 1924 Death Pat Moran, manager (Cincinnati Reds), dies of Bright's Disease 1922 Event WLW-AM in Cincinnati OH begins radio transmissions 1919 Event Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant 1919 Event Cincinnati Reds are 10 games back in NL, and win World Series 1917 Event Cincinnati Fred Tooney and Chicagos's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up 2 hits and a run in 10th, so Cincinnati wins 1-0 1917 Birthday Robert Taft, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1971 - 1976 1916 Event Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds 1916 Event Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 7-6 1915 Event Organized baseball and Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati 1914 Birthday Lee Bowman, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover 1914 Death Martha, last known passenger pigeon, dies at Cincinnati Zoo 1913 Event Joe Tinker fired as Cincinnati Reds manager 1913 Birthday Thor Johnson, Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin, conductor, Cincinnati Symphony 1958 1911 Birthday Roy Rogers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, cowboy, Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show 1908 Event Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council and announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles" 1907 Event Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 6-0 1906 Event Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game 1903 Birthday William Dehart Hubbard, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, long jumper 1924 Olympics gold 1902 Birthday Gertrude Short, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus 1901 Event New York Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13 1901 Event Cincinnati Enquirer reports Baltimore manager John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant 1900 Event Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds' grandstand 1899 Event Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 and 19-3 victories over Cleveland Spiders 1899 Event Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati 1898 Event Cincinnati Red Theodore Breitenstein no-hits Pirates 11-0 1898 Birthday Louise Beavers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other 1895 Event National Association of Manufacturers organized in Cincinnati 1894 Event Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8 1891 Event Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3 1889 Birthday Robert Taft, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1939 - 1953, Taft-Hartley Act 1888 Birthday Nana Bryant, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Ladies of the Chorus 1888 Birthday Porter Hall, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Half-Breed, Double Indenity 1887 Birthday Walter Connolly, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl 1887 Event Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati 1885 Birthday Theda Bara, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress 'Camille', 'Cleopatra', '2 Orphans', dies at 62 1882 Event 1st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0 1882 Event 1st World Series game, Cincinnati (AA) beats Chicago (NL) 4-0 1882 Birthday Leopold Stokowski, born in London, England, conductor, Cincinnati Symphony 1879 Event Cincinnati Enquirer publishes 1st report on baseball reserve clause 1877 Event 1st U.S. municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations 1876 Event Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis 1870 Event All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games 1870 Event Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1st pro BB team, begin 8-mo tour of Midwest and East 1869 Event Cleveland's Forest City play their 1st game, vs Cincinnati Red Stockings 1869 Event Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7 1869 Event 1st pro baseball games-Cincinnati Reds 24, Cincinnati amateurs 15 1869 Event Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st pro baseball team 1869 Event Cincinnati Red Stockings beat Antioch 41-7 1866 Event Cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms 1859 Birthday William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher, New York Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds 1853 Event Cincinnati became 1st U.S. city to pay fire fighters a regular salary 1848 Event Cincinnati Turngemeinde founded 1827 Event Race riots in Cincinnati (1,000 blacks leave for Canada) 1824 Birthday Phoebe Cary, born in Cincinnati, American poet, Poems of Alice and Phoebe Cary 1820 Birthday Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet, Cincinnati Sentinel 1818 Event Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 6-0 1793 Event 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Kentucky to Cincinnati 1788 Event Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded
