This Date In Reds History (7/20/11): Past Lineups

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Sorry about my tardiness--I was unable to post yesterday, so I will try to get caught up today.



90 years ago (1921), a 2-1 win at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan vs. the Giants.

Cincinnati
Greasy Neale rf
Sam Bohne 2b
Heinie Groh 3b
Edd Roush cf
Jake Daubert 1b
Pat Duncan lf
Bubbles Hargrave c
Sam Crane ss
Eppa Rixey p

New York Giants
George J. Burns lf
Dave Bancroft ss
Frankie Frisch 3b
Ross Youngs rf
George Kelly 1b
Eddie Brown cf
Johnny Rawlings 2b
Frank Snyder c
Fred Toney p


WP: Eppa Rixey (11-10)
LP: Fred Toney (9-7)
HR: None.

Eppa Rixey pitched a complete-game eight-hitter to get the win for the Reds.

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85 years ago (1926), a 5-4 win at Redland Field vs. the Robins.

Brooklyn
Chick Fewster 2b
Merwin Jacobson rf
Jack Fournier 1b
Zack Wheat lf
Gus Felix cf
William Marriott 3b
Johnny Butler ss
Charlie Hargreaves c
Burleigh Grimes p

Cincinnati
Cuckoo Christensen lf
Curt Walker rf
Edd Roush cf
Val Picinich c
Wally Pipp 1b
Hughie Critz 2b
Babe Pinelli 3b
Frank Emmer ss
Dolf Luque p


WP: Pete Donohue (14-8)
LP: Rube Ehrhardt (2-5)
HR: None.

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70 years ago (1941), the Reds swept a doubleheader at Shibe Park in Philadelphia--winning the opener 7-1, and the nightcap 3-2.

First Game
Cincinnati
Lloyd Waner rf
Mike W. McCormick lf
Lonny Frey 2b
Frank McCormick 1b
Billy Werber 3b
Ernie Lombardi c
Harry Craft cf
Eddie Joost ss
Paul Derringer p

Philadelphia
Danny Murtaugh 2b
Heinie J. Mueller 3b
Danny Litwhiler lf
Nick Etten 1b
Johnny Rizzo rf
Joe Marty cf
Bobby Bragan ss
Bennie Warren c
Ike Pearson p


WP: Paul Derringer (8-12)
LP: Ike Pearson (2-9)
HR: CIN - Mike McCormick (3).

In Game 1, Paul Derringer pitched a complete-game thirteen-hitter to get the win for the Reds.



Second Game
Cincinnati
Ernie Koy rf
Mike W. McCormick lf
Lonny Frey 2b
Frank McCormick 1b
Billy Werber 3b
Dick West c
Harry Craft cf
Eddie Joost ss
Jim Turner p

Philadelphia
Danny Murtaugh 2b
Joe Marty cf
Johnny Rizzo rf
Nick Etten 1b
Danny Litwhiler lf
Bennie Warren c
Pinky May 3b
Bobby Bragan ss
Lee Grissom p


WP: Jim Turner (3-2)
LP: Lee Grissom (0-9)
Sv: Joe Beggs (3)
HR: PHI - Johnny Rizzo (3).

In Game 2, Lee Grissom and Si Johnson combined on a four-hitter in a losing effort for the Phillies.

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65 years ago (1946), a 2-1 win at Crosley Field vs. the Giants.

New York Giants
Buddy Blattner 2b
Willard Marshall cf
Buddy Kerr ss
Johnny Mize 1b
Ernie Lombardi c
Sid Gordon lf
Goody Rosen rf
Bill Rigney 3b
Bill Voiselle p

Cincinnati
Dain Clay cf
Lonny Frey rf
Bobby Adams 2b
Grady Hatton 3b
Bert Haas 1b
Ray Mueller c
Eddie Lukon lf
Claude Corbitt ss
Johnny Vander Meer p


WP: Johnny Vander Meer (7-5)
LP: Bill Voiselle (7-8)
HR: None.

Johnny Vander Meer pitched a complete-game three-hitter to get the win for the Reds.

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60 years ago (1951), an 11-5 loss at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan vs. the Giants.

Cincinnati
Lloyd Merriman cf
Connie Ryan 2b
Johnny Wyrostek rf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Grady Hatton 3b
Joe Adcock lf
Roy McMillan ss
Dixie Howell c
Ewell Blackwell p

New York Giants
Eddie Stanky 2b
Whitey Lockman 1b
Don Mueller rf
Monte Irvin lf
Willie Mays cf
Alvin Dark ss
Bobby Thomson 3b
Sal Yvars c
Sal Maglie p


WP: Sal Maglie (13-4)
LP: Ewell Blackwell (9-8)
HR: CIN - Ted Kluszewski (6). NY - Sal Yvars (2), Willie Mays (14).

Sal Maglie pitched a complete-game eleven-hitter to get the win for the Giants.

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55 years ago (1956), a 6-4 12-inning win at Crosley Field vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente rf
Dick Groat ss
Lee Walls lf
Frank J. Thomas 3b
Dale Long 1b
Jack Shepard c
Bill Virdon cf
Bill Mazeroski 2b
Ron Kline p

Cincinnati
Alex Grammas 2b
Wally Post rf
Gus Bell cf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Frank Robinson lf
Smoky Burgess c
Ray Jablonski 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Don Gross p


WP: Johnny Klippstein (8-6)
LP: Fred Waters (0-1)
HR: CIN - Ted Kluszewski (24), Wally Post (17), Smoky Burgess (7).

Smoky Burgess hit a game-winning two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the twelfth inning off Fred Waters.

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50 years ago (1961), a 10-1 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Dodgers.

Los Angeles
Maury Wills ss
Willie Davis cf
Johnny Roseboro c
Wally Moon lf
Tommy Davis 3b
Duke Snider rf
Norm Larker 1b
Charlie Neal 2b
Sandy Koufax p

Cincinnati
Don Blasingame 2b
Eddie Kasko ss
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson rf
Gene Freese 3b
Wally Post lf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Jerry Zimmerman c
Joey Jay p


WP: Sandy Koufax (12-6)
LP: Joey Jay (13-5)
HR: LA - Duke Snider (5), Willie Davis (11), Wally Moon (15), Norm Larker (4).

Sandy Koufax pitched a complete-game seven-hitter with 7 K's to get the win for the Dodgers.

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45 years ago (1966), the Reds swept a doubleheader at Wrigley Field in Chicago--winning the opener 5-4, and the nightcap 5-1 in a game called after seven innings.

First Game
Cincinnati
Tommy Harper lf
Pete Rose 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Art Shamsky rf
Tommy Helms 3b
Johnny Edwards c
Leo Cardenas ss
Sammy Ellis p

Chicago Cubs
Adolfo Phillips cf
Glenn Beckert 2b
Billy Williams rf
Ron Santo 3b
Ernie Banks 1b
Byron Browne lf
Randy Hundley c
Don Kessinger ss
Cal Koonce p


WP: Sammy Ellis (6-14)
LP: Don Lee (4-1)
Sv: Mel Queen Jr. (1)
HR: None.



Second Game
Cincinnati
Tommy Harper cf
Dick Simpson rf
Pete Rose 2b
Tony Perez 1b
Don Pavletich c
Tommy Helms 3b
Deron Johnson lf
Leo Cardenas ss
Jim O'Toole p

Chicago Cubs
Adolfo Phillips cf
Glenn Beckert 2b
Billy Williams rf
Ron Santo 3b
Ernie Banks 1b
Byron Browne lf
Don Bryant c
Don Kessinger ss
Ken Holtzman p


WP: Jim O'Toole (2-3)
LP: Ken Holtzman (4-10)
HR: CIN - Don Pavletich (9).

In Game 2, Jim O'Toole pitched a seven-inning complete-game five-hitter to get the win for the Reds.

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40 years ago (1971), a 7-1 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Dodgers.

Los Angeles
Maury Wills ss
Manny Mota lf
Willie Davis cf
Dick Allen 3b
Wes Parker 1b
Bobby Valentine rf
Joe Ferguson c
Bill Russell 2b
Don Sutton p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose rf
Bernie Carbo lf
Lee May 1b
Tony Perez 3b
Johnny Bench c
George Foster cf
Tommy Helms 2b
Woody Woodward ss
Don Gullett p


WP: Don Gullett (10-3)
LP: Don Sutton (9-9)
Sv: Clay Carroll (10)
HR: CIN - Johnny Bench (19).

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35 years ago (1976), a 2-1 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Mets.

New York Mets
Del Unser cf
Felix Millan 2b
John Milner lf
Ed Kranepool 1b
Mike Vail rf
Mike Phillips 3b
Jerry Grote c
Bud Harrelson ss
Jerry Koosman p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 3b
Dave Concepcion ss
Joe Morgan 2b
George Foster rf
Johnny Bench c
Tony Perez 1b
Bob Bailey lf
Cesar Geronimo cf
Gary Nolan p


WP: Jerry Koosman (11-6)
LP: Gary Nolan (8-5)
HR: CIN - Pete Rose (7).

Jerry Koosman pitched a complete-game five-hitter with 8 K's to get the win for the Mets.

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25 years ago (1986), a 9-3 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Phillies.

Philadelphia
Gary Redus lf
Jeff Stone cf
Juan Samuel 2b
Mike Schmidt 3b
Von Hayes 1b
Ron Roenicke rf
John Russell c
Steve Jeltz ss
Charles Hudson p

Cincinnati
Eddie Milner cf
Pete Rose 1b
Dave Parker rf
Eric Davis lf
Buddy Bell 3b
Wade Rowdon ss
Sal Butera c
Ron Oester 2b
John Denny p


WP: Charles Hudson (5-9)
LP: John Denny (6-9)
HR: CIN - Eric Davis (14), Dave Parker (20).

Charles Hudson and Kent Tekulve combined on a five-hitter with 7 K's for the Phillies.

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20 years ago (1991), a 3-2 win at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati
Billy Hatcher lf
Bill Doran 2b
Hal Morris 1b
Eric Davis cf
Paul O'Neill rf
Chris Sabo 3b
Jeff Reed c
Luis Quiñones ss
Kip Gross p

Pittsburgh
Orlando Merced 1b
Jay Bell ss
Andy Van Slyke cf
Bobby Bonilla 3b
Barry Bonds lf
Gary Varsho rf
Mike LaValliere c
Jose Lind 2b
Bob Walk p


WP: Kip Gross (3-1)
LP: Bob Walk (7-2)
Sv: Ted Power (1)
HR: CIN - Eric Davis (10).

Bob Walk and Bob Kipper combined on a five-hitter with 8 K's in a losing effort for the Pirates.

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15 years ago (1996), a 9-3 win at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati
Lenny Harris lf
Barry Larkin ss
Hal Morris 1b
Reggie Sanders rf
Willie Greene 3b
Eddie Taubensee c
Thomas Howard cf
Jeff Branson 2b
Roger Salkeld p

Pittsburgh
Carlos Garcia 2b
Al Martin cf
Jeff King 1b
Orlando Merced rf
Mark P. Johnson lf
Charlie Hayes 3b
Jay Bell ss
Jason Kendall c
Dan Miceli p


WP: Roger Salkeld (5-3)
LP: Dan Miceli (1-6)
HR: CIN - Hal Morris (8). PIT - Jeff King (23).

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10 years ago (2001), a 5-3 loss at Pro Player (formerly Joe Robbie) Stadium in Miami.

Cincinnati
Todd Walker 2b
Dmitri Young rf
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Sean Casey 1b
Aaron Boone 3b
Adam Dunn lf
Jason LaRue c
Pokey Reese ss
Jose Acevedo p

Florida
Luis Castillo 2b
Alex Gonzalez ss
Cliff Floyd lf
Mike Lowell 3b
Kevin Millar rf
Derrek Lee 1b
Charles Johnson c
Eric Owens cf
Matt Clement p


WP: Matt Clement (6-6)
LP: Jose Acevedo (2-2)
Sv: Antonio Alfonseca (18)
HR: CIN - Todd Walker (13). FLO - Cliff Floyd (26), Mike Lowell (13), Derrek Lee (13).

Prior to the game, the Reds traded OF Michael Tucker to the Cubs for RHP Chris Booker and minor-leaguer Ben Shaffar. Reds OF Adam Dunn made his major-league debut in this game.

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Five years ago (2006), a 4-2 loss at Great American Ball Park vs. the Mets.

New York Mets
Jose Reyes ss
Endy Chavez rf
Carlos Beltran cf
Carlos Delgado 1b
David Wright 3b
Cliff Floyd lf
Jose Valentin 2b
Ramon Castro c
Tom Glavine p

Cincinnati
Ryan Freel cf
Chris Denorfia rf
Adam Dunn lf
Rich Aurilia 1b
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Brandon Phillips 2b
Royce Clayton ss
Jason LaRue c
Bronson Arroyo p


WP: Pedro Feliciano (4-2)
LP: Gary Majewski (3-3)
Sv: Billy Wagner (19)
HR: NY - Cliff Floyd (10), Carlos Delgado (23).