This Date In Reds History (8/18/10): Past Lineups

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55 years ago (1955), a 2-1 win at Crosley Field vs. the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs
Dee Fondy 1b
Gene Baker 2b
Jim King rf
Ernie Banks ss
Randy Jackson 3b
Hank Sauer lf
Eddie Miksis cf
Walker Cooper c
Paul Minner p

Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Smoky Burgess c
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Wally Post rf
Gus Bell cf
Chuck Harmon lf
Rocky Bridges 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Art Fowler p


WP: Art Fowler (9-7)
LP: Paul Minner (8-7)
HR: None.

Art Fowler pitched a complete-game six-hitter with 5 K's to get the win for the Reds.

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50 years ago (1960), a 3-2 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Bill Virdon cf
Dick Groat ss
Bob Skinner lf
Rocky Nelson 1b
Roberto Clemente rf
Smoky Burgess c
Don Hoak 3b
Bill Mazeroski 2b
Vern Law p

Cincinnati
Billy Martin 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Gus Bell rf
Frank Robinson lf
Ed Bailey c
Gordy Coleman 1b
Cliff Cook 3b
Leo Cardenas ss
Cal McLish p


WP: Vern Law (18-5)
LP: Cal McLish (4-8)
Sv: Elroy Face (17)
HR: PIT - Dick Stuart (14).

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40 years ago (1970), a 7-4 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. Les Expos.

Montreal
Gary Sutherland 2b
Rusty Staub rf
Adolfo Phillips cf
Bob Bailey lf
Coco Laboy 3b
Ron Brand ss
John Bateman c
John Boccabella 1b
Steve Renko p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose rf
Bobby Tolan cf
Tony Perez 3b
Johnny Bench c
Bernie Carbo lf
Lee May 1b
Tommy Helms 2b
Woody Woodward ss
Mel Behney p


WP: Steve Renko (8-8)
LP: Mel Behney (0-2)
Sv: Claude Raymond (22)
HR: None.

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35 years ago (1975), a 3-2 win at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 3b
Ken Griffey rf
Joe Morgan 2b
Johnny Bench c
Tony Perez 1b
George Foster lf
Cesar Geronimo cf
Darrel Chaney ss
Don Gullett p

St. Louis
Lou Brock lf
Bake McBride cf
Reggie Smith 1b
Ted Simmons c
Buddy Bradford rf
Ted Sizemore 2b
Ken Reitz 3b
Mike Tyson ss
Bob Forsch p


WP: Don Gullett (10-3)
LP: Bob Forsch (11-9)
Sv: Rawly Eastwick (15)
HR: None.

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30 years ago (1980), a 10-1 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Cardinals in a game called in the middle of the seventh inning due to rain.

St. Louis
Bobby Bonds rf
Garry Templeton ss
Keith Hernandez 1b
Ted Simmons c
George Hendrick cf
Ken Reitz 3b
Keith Smith lf
Ken Oberkfell 2b
Bob Forsch p

Cincinnati
Dave Collins cf
Ray Knight 3b
Ken Griffey rf
George Foster lf
Dan Driessen 1b
Johnny Bench c
Dave Concepcion ss
Ron Oester 2b
Charlie Leibrandt p


WP: Bob Forsch (9-7)
LP: Charlie Leibrandt (10-8)
HR: STL - Ted Simmons 2 (17).

Bob Forsch pitched a complete-game four-hitter to get the win for the Cardinals. The only hits for the Reds were a two-out triple by Ken Griffey in the first inning, a one-out single by Johnny Bench in the second, a leadoff single by Ron Oester in the third, and a one-out RBI double by Dave Collins in the third.

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25 years ago (1985), an 8-3 win at the Astrodome in Houston.

Cincinnati
Eddie Milner cf
Pete Rose 1b
Dave Parker rf
Buddy Bell 3b
Nick Esasky lf
Dave Concepcion ss
Bo Diaz c
Ron Oester 2b
Jay Tibbs p

Houston
Bill Doran 2b
Terry Puhl rf
Denny Walling 3b
Jose Cruz lf
Jerry Mumphrey cf
Glenn Davis 1b
Mark Bailey c
Dickie Thon ss
Nolan Ryan p


WP: Jay Tibbs (6-13)
LP: Nolan Ryan (8-11)
Sv: John Franco (5)
HR: None.

Pete Rose was 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored.

Ty Cobb: 4191
Pete Rose: 4177

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20 years ago (1990), a 3-1 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Gary Redus 1b
Jay Bell ss
Andy Van Slyke cf
Bobby Bonilla rf
Barry Bonds lf
Jeff King 3b
Don Slaught c
Jose Lind 2b
Zane Smith p

Cincinnati
Barry Larkin ss
Mariano Duncan 2b
Chris Sabo 3b
Eric Davis cf
Glenn Braggs rf
Hal Morris 1b
Billy Hatcher lf
Joe Oliver c
Chris Hammond p


WP: Zane Smith (8-7)
LP: Chris Hammond (0-1)
Sv: Bob Kipper (2)
HR: PIT - Barry Bonds (24). CIN - Joe Oliver (7).

Record: 68-50, 6.5-game lead in the NL West.

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15 years ago (1995), an 8-3 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Astros.

Houston
Brian L. Hunter cf
Jame Mouton lf
Craig Biggio 2b
Derek Bell rf
Tony Eusebio c
Mike Simms 1b
Craig Shipley 3b
Ricky Gutierrez ss
Mike Hampton p

Cincinnati
Jerome Walton cf
Barry Larkin ss
Ron Gant lf
Reggie Sanders rf
Benito Santiago c
Bret Boone 2b
Hal Morris 1b
Mark Lewis 3b
David Wells p


WP: David Wells (2-1)
LP: Mike Hampton (8-5)
HR: HOU - Mike Simms (4). CIN - Ron Gant (25).

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10 years ago (2000), a 6-3 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Adrian Brown cf
Jason Kendall c
Brian Giles lf
John Vander Wal 1b
Aramis Ramirez 3b
Warren Morris 2b
Alex Ramirez rf
Enrique Wilson ss
Todd Ritchie p

Cincinnati
Michael Tucker lf
Barry Larkin ss
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Dante Bichette rf
Sean Casey 1b
Chris Stynes 3b
Juan Castro 2b
Jason LaRue c
Scott Williamson p


WP: Todd Ritchie (6-6)
LP: Scott Sullivan (2-5)
Sv: Mike Williams (17)
HR: PIT - Jason Kendall (11). CIN - Ken Griffey Jr. (35).

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Five years ago (2005), a 4-2 win at Great American Ball Park vs. the Giants.

San Francisco
Randy Winn cf
Omar Vizquel ss
J.T. Snow 1b
Pedro Feliz 3b
Ray Durham 2b
Todd Linden lf
Michael Tucker rf
Yamid Haad c
Brett Tomko p

Cincinnati
Felipe Lopez ss
Rich Aurilia 2b
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Adam Dunn lf
Sean Casey 1b
Austin Kearns rf
Javier Valentin c
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Ramon Ortiz p


WP: Ramon Ortiz (8-8)
LP: Brett Tomko (7-13)
Sv: David Weathers (10)
HR: SF - J.T. Snow (3). CIN - Ken Griffey Jr. (29), Felipe Lopez (17).

[oneupper]

Mel Behney? (1970).

[cumberlandreds]

Mel Behney? (1970).

I remember him being on a Topps baseball rookie card. But that is my only recollection of him.