This Date In Reds History (4/15/10): Past Lineups

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45 years ago (1965), a 10-4 win at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 2b
Tommy Harper lf
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson rf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Johnny Edwards c
Leo Cardenas ss
Chico Ruiz 3b
John Tsitouris p

St. Louis
Curt Flood cf
Lou Brock lf
Bill White 1b
Ken Boyer 3b
Dick Groat ss
Bob Skinner rf
Julian Javier 2b
Dave Ricketts c
Bob Purkey p


WP: John Tsitouris (1-0)
LP: Bob Purkey (0-1)
HR: CIN - Vada Pinson (1), Gordy Coleman (1). STL - Curt Flood (1).

John Tsitouris pitched a complete-game five-hitter to get the win for the Reds.

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40 years ago (1970), a 3-2 win at Crosley Field vs. the Dodgers.

Los Angeles
Maury Wills ss
Manny Mota lf
Willie Davis cf
Andy Kosco rf
Wes Parker 1b
Jim Lefebvre 3b
Billy Grabarkewitz 2b
Jeff Torborg c
Claude Osteen p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose rf
Tommy Helms 2b
Bobby Tolan cf
Tony Perez 3b
Johnny Bench c
Lee May 1b
Hal McRae lf
Dave Concepcion ss
Jim Merritt p


WP: Jim Merritt (2-1)
LP: Claude Osteen (0-3)
Sv: Clay Carroll (2)
HR: LA - Andy Kosco (2).

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35 years ago (1975), a 3-1 loss at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose lf
Joe Morgan 2b
Johnny Bench c
Tony Perez 1b
Dave Concepcion ss
Cesar Geronimo cf
Ken Griffey rf
John Vukovich 3b
Clay Kirby p

Los Angeles
Davey Lopes 2b
Bill Buckner lf
Jimmy Wynn cf
Steve Garvey 1b
Willie Crawford rf
Joe Ferguson c
Ron Cey 3b
Rick Auerbach ss
Don Sutton p


WP: Don Sutton (2-0)
LP: Clay Kirby (0-1)
HR: CIN - Johnny Bench (1). LA - Jimmy Wynn (3).

Don Sutton pitched a no-hitter through 6.2 innings, and finished with a complete-game one-hitter with 8 K's to get the win for the Dodgers. The only hit for the Reds was a two-out solo homer by Johnny Bench in the seventh inning. Clay Kirby pitched a complete-game five-hitter with 8 K's in a losing effort for the Reds.

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30 years ago (1980), an 8-3 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Giants.

San Francisco
Larry Herndon cf
Darrell Evans 3b
Jack Clark rf
Willie McCovey 1b
Terry Whitfield lf
Rennie Stennett 2b
Milt May c
Johnnie LeMaster ss
Ed Whitson p

Cincinnati
Dave Collins cf
Ken Griffey rf
Dave Concepcion ss
George Foster lf
Dan Driessen 1b
Johnny Bench c
Ray Knight 3b
Junior Kennedy 2b
Tom Seaver p


WP: Tom Seaver (1-0)
LP: Ed Whitson (0-1)
Sv: Tom Hume (1)
HR: None.

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25 years ago (1985), a 9-8 win at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Cincinnati
Eric Davis cf
Pete Rose 1b
Dave Parker rf
Cesar Cedeño lf
Nick Esasky 3b
Dave Concepcion ss
Ron Oester 2b
Dave Van Gorder c
John Stuper p

Atlanta
Claudell Washington rf
Rafael Ramirez ss
Brad Komminsk lf
Dale Murphy cf
Bob Horner 3b
Gerald Perry 1b
Rick Cerone c
Glenn Hubbard 2b
Pascual Perez p


WP: John Stuper (1-0)
LP: Pascual Perez (0-1)
Sv: Ted Power (1)
HR: CIN - Nick Esasky (1). ATL - Rick Cerone (1).

Pete Rose was 1-for-4 with a single, a walk, and a run scored.

Ty Cobb: 4191
Pete Rose: 4105

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20 years ago (1990), a 13-6 win at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Cincinnati
Chris Sabo 3b
Billy Hatcher lf
Barry Larkin ss
Eric Davis cf
Todd Benzinger 1b
Rolando Roomes rf
Joe Oliver c
Mariano Duncan 2b
Rick Mahler p

Atlanta
Oddibe McDowell cf
Jeff Treadway 2b
Lonnie Smith lf
Nick Esasky 1b
Dale Murphy rf
Ernie Whitt c
Jim Presley 3b
Jeff Blauser ss
Tom Glavine p


WP: Tim Birtsas (1-0)
LP: Tom Glavine (0-2)
HR: CIN - Billy Hatcher (1), Eric Davis (1), Chris Sabo (3). ATL - Oddibe McDowell (1).

Record: 5-0, 1 game lead in NL West.

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10 years ago (2000), a 5-4 win at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Cincinnati
Pokey Reese 2b
Barry Larkin ss
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Eddie Taubensee c
Dante Bichette rf
D.T. Cromer 1b
Michael Tucker lf
Mark Lewis 3b
Denny Neagle p

Los Angeles
Devon White cf
Mark Grudzielanek 2b
Shawn Green rf
Gary Sheffield lf
Eric Karros 1b
Adrian Beltre 3b
Todd Hundley c
Kevin Elster ss
Eric Gagne p


WP: Scott Williamson (1-1)
LP: Alan Mills (0-1)
Sv: Danny Graves (1)
HR: CIN - Eddie Taubensee (1). LA - Gary Sheffield (4).

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Five years ago (2005), an 11-2 loss at Great American Ball Park vs. the Astros.

Houston
Adam Everett ss
Craig Biggio 2b
Jeff Bagwell 1b
Morgan Ensberg 3b
Jason Lane rf
Luke Scott lf
Raul Chavez c
Willy Taveras cf
Roy Oswalt p

Cincinnati
D'Angelo Jimenez 2b
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Sean Casey 1b
Joe Randa 3b
Adam Dunn lf
Austin Kearns rf
Rich Aurilia ss
Jason LaRue c
Paul Wilson p


WP: Roy Oswalt (2-1)
LP: Paul Wilson (0-1)
HR: HOU - Jason Lane 2 (3).

Roy Oswalt, Russ Springer, and Brad Lidge combined on a five-hitter with 13 K's for the Astros.