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