This Date In Reds History (6/11/08): Past Lineups

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50 years ago (1958), a 3-2 12-inning loss at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Jerry Lynch rf
Smoky Burgess c
George Crowe 1b
Don Hoak 3b
Gus Bell cf
Frank Robinson lf
Roy McMillan ss
Joe Nuxhall p

St. Louis
Don Blasingame 2b
Eddie Kasko ss
Stan Musial 1b
Ken Boyer 3b
Gene Green rf
Del Ennis lf
Curt Flood cf
Hal R. Smith c
Sam Jones p


WP: Morrie Martin (2-1)
LP: Hal Jeffcoat (3-3)
HR: CIN - Frank Robinson (4). STL - Ken Boyer (11).

Ken Boyer led off the bottom of the twelfth inning with the game-winning home run off Hal Jeffcoat.

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45 years ago (1963), an 8-3 win at the Polo Grounds vs. the Mets.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 2b
Tommy Harper rf
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson lf
Daryl Spencer 3b
Don Pavletich 1b
Leo Cardenas ss
Johnny Edwards c
Jim Maloney p

New York Mets
Charlie Neal 3b
Chico Fernandez ss
Ron Hunt 2b
Duke Snider rf
Frank Thomas lf
Tim Harkness 1b
Choo Choo Coleman c
Jimmy Piersall cf
Al Jackson p


WP: Jim Maloney (9-2)
LP: Al Jackson (5-6)
Sv: Jim Owens (1)
HR: CIN - Vada Pinson (5), Tommy Harper (1).

Jim Maloney and Jim Owens combined on a five-hitter to get the win. Maloney pitched eight innings of four-hit baseball with 12 K's to get the win. Tommy Harper hit his first major-league home run in the sixth inning against Ken MacKenzie.

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40 years ago (1968), a 9-7 win at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose rf
Tommy Helms 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Alex Johnson lf
Lee May 1b
Tony Perez 3b
Johnny Bench c
Leo Cardenas ss
George Culver p

Chicago Cubs
Don Kessinger ss
Glenn Beckert 2b
Billy Williams lf
Ron Santo 3b
Ernie Banks 1b
Al Spangler rf
Randy Hundley c
Adolfo Phillips cf
Joe Niekro p


WP: Billy McCool (2-3)
LP: Joe Niekro (5-5)
Sv: Ted Abernathy (5)
HR: CIN - Tony Perez (7), Lee May (6).

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35 years ago (1973), a 12-4 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Cardinals.

St. Louis
Lou Brock lf
Ted Sizemore 2b
Joe Torre 1b
Ted Simmons c
Luis Melendez cf
Ken Reitz 3b
Jose Cruz rf
Mike Tyson ss
Bob Gibson p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose lf
Joe Morgan 2b
Bobby Tolan rf
Johnny Bench c
Tony Perez 1b
Dan Driessen 3b
Dave Concepcion ss
Cesar Geronimo cf
Don Gullett p


WP: Bob Gibson (5-6)
LP: Don Gullett (6-4)
HR: STL - Ken Reitz (4), Lou Brock (3), Jose Cruz (6). CIN - Joe Morgan (8).

Bob Gibson pitched a complete-game five-hitter with 9 K's to get the win for the Cardinals.

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30 years ago (1978), a 3-1 loss at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose lf
Ken Griffey rf
Joe Morgan 2b
George Foster cf
Dave Concepcion ss
Dan Driessen 1b
Ray Knight 3b
Don Werner c
Tom Hume p

Pittsburgh
Frank Taveras ss
Omar Moreno cf
Dave Parker rf
Bill Robinson lf
Willie Stargell 1b
Ed Ott c
Phil Garner 3b
Mario Mendoza 2b
Jim Rooker p


WP: Grant Jackson (2-2)
LP: Manny Sarmiento (5-3)
Sv: Ed Whitson (1)
HR: CIN - George Foster (13).

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25 years ago (1983), a 3-2 loss at Riverfront vs. the Dodgers.

Los Angeles
Rafael Landestoy 2b
Ken Landreaux cf
Dusty Baker lf
Pedro Guerrero 3b
Greg Brock 1b
Rick Monday rf
Bill Russell ss
Gil Reyes c
Joe Beckwith p

Cincinnati
Gary Redus lf
Eddie Milner cf
Dave Concepcion ss
Johnny Bench 1b
Duane Walker rf
Ron Oester 2b
Wayne Krenchicki 3b
Dann Bilardello c
Frank Pastore p


WP: Tom Niedenfuer (3-0)
LP: Ben Hayes (1-1)
Sv: Dave Stewart (7)
HR: LA - Bill Russell (1).

Bill Russell hit a two-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth inning off Ben Hayes. Joe Beckwith, Ricky Wright, Tom Niedenfuer, and Dave Stewart combined on a six-hitter for the Dodgers. Frank Pastore, Bill Scherrer, and Ben Hayes combined on a six-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds.

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20 years ago (1988), a 7-2 win at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Cincinnati
Barry Larkin ss
Chris Sabo 3b
Kal Daniels lf
Eric Davis cf
Nick Esasky 1b
Paul O'Neill rf
Bo Diaz c
Dave Concepcion 2b
Tom Browning p

San Francisco
Brett Butler cf
Robby Thompson 2b
Will Clark 1b
Candy Maldonado rf
Kevin Mitchell 3b
Mike Aldrete lf
Matt Williams ss
Kirt Manwaring c
Atlee Hammaker p


WP: Tom Browning (4-3)
LP: Craig Lefferts (1-4)
HR: CIN - Chris Sabo (7). SF - Matt Williams (3).

Tom Browning, Rob Murphy, and John Franco combined on a six-hitter for the Reds.

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15 years ago (1993), a 6-5 11-inning loss at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Cincinnati
Bip Roberts 2b
Hal Morris 1b
Barry Larkin ss
Kevin Mitchell lf
Roberto Kelly cf
Reggie Sanders rf
Joe Oliver c
Jeff Branson 3b
Jose Rijo p

Atlanta
Deion Sanders cf
Jeff Blauser ss
Terry Pendleton 3b
David Justice rf
Ron Gant lf
Sid Bream 1b
Damon Berryhill c
Mark Lemke 2b
Greg Maddux p


WP: Mike Stanton (2-2)
LP: Tim Pugh (3-8)
HR: CIN - Kevin Mitchell (7). ATL - Damon Berryhill (3).

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Five years ago (2003), a 7-6 win at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

Cincinnati
Sean Casey 1b
Jose Guillen rf
Ken Griffey Jr. dh
Austin Kearns cf
Aaron Boone 3b
Adam Dunn lf
Kelly Stinnett c
Felipe Lopez ss
Ray Olmedo 2b

John Riedling p


Tampa Bay
Carl Crawford lf
Marlon Anderson 2b
Rocco Baldelli cf
Aubrey Huff rf
Toby Hall c
Travis Lee 1b
Ben Grieve dh
Jared Sandberg 3b
Julio Lugo ss

Dewon Brazelton p


WP: Chris Reitsma (6-2)
LP: Jesus Colome (1-3)
Sv: Scott Williamson (15)
HR: CIN - Kelly Stinnett (2).