The Date In Reds History (8/8/14): Past Lineups

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100 years ago (1914), a 4-3 loss in 10 innings at Fenway Park in Boston vs. the Braves.

Cincinnati
Bert Daniels cf
Buck Herzog ss
George Twombly lf
Bert Niehoff 3b
Heinie Groh 2b
Doc Miller rf
Fritz Mollwitz 1b
Tommy Clarke c
Phil Douglas p

Boston Braves
Josh Devore rf
Possum Whitted 2b
Joe Connolly lf
Rabbit Maranville ss
Butch Schmidt 1b
Charlie Deal 3b
Les Mann cf
Hank Gowdy c
Dick Rudolph p


WP: Paul Strand (4-2)
LP: Pete Schneider (4-5)
HR: None.

Due to the unexpected success of the Braves over the last month, some of their games had been moved to two-year-old Fenway Park (cap. 33,000+), a more modern venue than the tiny South End Grounds (cap. 6,800). On July 4, the Braves were 26-40 and in last place in the National League. Since then, they were 24-6 and had moved into fourth place.

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95 years ago (1919), a 4-2 win at Redland Field vs. the Phillies.

Philadelphia
Dave Bancroft ss
Lena Blackburne 3b
Cy Williams cf
Irish Meusel rf
Fred Luderus 1b
Possum Whitted lf
Gene Paulette 2b
Walt Tragesser c
Gene Packard p

Cincinnati
Morrie Rath 2b
Jake Daubert 1b
Heinie Groh 3b
Edd Roush cf
Greasy Neale rf
Larry Kopf ss
Sherry Magee lf
Bill Rariden c
Dutch Ruether p


WP: Dutch Ruether (12-4)
LP: Gene Packard (6-7)
Sv: Jimmy Ring (2)
HR: None.

Gene Packard pitched a complete-game seven-hitter in a losing effort for the Phillies.

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90 years ago (1924), an 8-3 loss at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan vs. the Giants.

Cincinnati
Sam Bohne 2b
Jake Daubert 1b
Edd Roush cf
Curt Walker rf
Pat Duncan lf
Babe Pinelli 3b
Ike Caveney ss
Bubbles Hargrave c
Rube Benton p

New York Giants
Jimmy O'Connell rf
Frankie Frisch 2b
Hack Wilson cf
Irish Meusel lf
High Pockets Kelly 1b
Travis Jackson ss
Heinie Groh 3b
Frank Snyder c
Virgil Barnes p


WP: Virgil Barnes (12-5)
LP: Rube Benton (4-8)
HR: None.

Virgil Barnes pitched a complete-game nine-hitter to get the win for the Giants. Reds C Gus Sandberg made his final major-league appearance in this game.

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80 years ago (1934), a 10-4 loss in 12 innings at Crosley Field vs. the Cardinals.

St. Louis
Burgess Whitehead 2b
Jack Rothrock rf
Frankie Frisch 3b
Joe Medwick lf
Ripper Collins 1b
Spud Davis c
Chick Fullis cf
Leo Durocher ss
Jesse Haines p

Cincinnati
Alex Kampouris 2b
Gordon Slade ss
Mark Koenig 3b
Jim Bottomley 1b
Chick Hafey cf
Harlin Pool lf
Ernie Lombardi c
Adam Comorosky rf
Tony Freitas p


WP: Dizzy Dean (21-4)
LP: Don Brennan (4-3)
HR: None.

The Cardinals scored six runs in the top of the twelfth inning off Don Brennan.

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75 years ago (1939), the Reds split a doubleheader at Wrigley Field in Chicago--losing the opener 7-3, and winning the nightcap 7-5 in 10 innings.

First Game
Cincinnati
Billy Werber 3b
Lonny Frey 2b
Ival Goodman rf
Frank McCormick 1b
Ernie Lombardi c
Harry Craft cf
Lee Gamble lf
Billy Myers ss
Bucky Walters p

Chicago Cubs
Stan Hack 3b
Billy Herman 2b
Augie Galan lf
Hank Leiber cf
Bill Nicholson rf
Gabby Hartnett c
Rip Russell 1b
Bobby Mattick ss
Bill C. Lee p


WP: Bill Lee (13-10)
LP: Bucky Walters (19-7)
HR: CIN - Wally Berger (7). CHI - Augie Galan (4).

In Game 1, Bill Lee pitched a complete-game seven-hitter with 7 K's to get the win for the Cubs.



Second Game
Cincinnati
Lee Gamble lf
Lonny Frey 2b
Billy Werber 3b
Frank McCormick 1b
Willard Hershberger c
Wally Berger cf
Frenchy Bordagaray rf
Billy Myers ss
Lee Grissom p

Chicago Cubs
Stan Hack 3b
Billy Herman 2b
Augie Galan lf
Hank Leiber cf
Bill Nicholson rf
Rip Russell 1b
Bobby Mattick ss
Gus Mancuso c
Larry French p


WP: Paul Derringer (15-6)
LP: Larry French (7-6)
HR: CHI - Rip Russell (5).

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65 years ago (1949), a 9-3 loss at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Harry Walker cf
Peanuts Lowrey lf
Grady Hatton 3b
Walker Cooper c
Virgil Stallcup ss
Danny Litwhiler rf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Bobby Adams 2b
Kent Peterson p

St. Louis
Chuck Diering cf
Red Schoendienst 2b
Stan Musial rf
Nippy Jones 1b
Enos Slaughter lf
Marty Marion ss
Del Rice c
Tommy Glaviano 3b
Howie Pollet p


WP: Howie Pollet (15-5)
LP: Kent Peterson (4-4)
HR: STL - Enos Slaughter 2 (10).

Howie Pollet pitched a complete-game twelve-hitter to get the win for the Cardinals. Kent Peterson, Ken Burkhart, Frank Fanovich, and Howie Fox combined on a five-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds.

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60 years ago (1954), a 20-7 loss at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

Cincinnati
Bobby Adams 2b
Nino Escalera cf
Lloyd Merriman lf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Wally Post rf
Chuck Harmon 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Hobie Landrith c
Fred Baczewski p

Brooklyn
Don Hoak 3b
Pee Wee Reese ss
Duke Snider cf
Jackie Robinson lf
Gil Hofges 1b
Carl Furillo rf
Junior Gilliam 2b
Roy Campanella c
Carl Erskine p


WP: Carl Erskine (14-10)
LP: Karl Drews (4-4)
Sv: Clem Labine (2)
HR: BRO - Roy Campanella (17), Junior Gilliam (11), Don Hoak (6).

The Dodgers scored 13 runs in the eighth inning off Howie Judson, Jackie Collum, and Frank Smith--12 of which were unearned.

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55 years ago (1959), a 9-6 win at Seals Stadium in San Francisco.

Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Gus Bell rf
Frank Robinson 1b
Frank J. Thomas lf
Willie Jones 3b
Ed Bailey c
Roy McMillan ss
Jay Hook p

San Francisco
Jim Davenport 3b
Felipe Alou cf
Willie McCovey 1b
Orlando Cepeda lf
Willie Kirkland rf
Daryl Spencer 2b
Hobie Landrith c
Eddie Bressoud ss
Mike F. McCormick p


WP: Orlando Peña (4-7)
LP: Mike McCormick (10-10)
Sv: Jim Brosnan (3)
HR: CIN - Frank Thomas (8). SF - Orlando Cepeda (22), Willie McCovey (4), Felipe Alou (9), Willie Kirkland (18).

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50 years ago (1964), a 1-0 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Giants.

San Francisco
Harvey Kuenn rf
Willie McCovey lf
Willie Mays cf
Orlando Cepeda 1b
Jim Ray Hart 3b
Del Crandall c
Hal Lanier 2b
Jose Pagan ss
Gaylord Perry p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 2b
Marty Keough rf
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson lf
Deron Johnson 1b
Johnny Edwards c
Leo Cardenas ss
Steve Boros 3b
Joe Nuxhall p


WP: Gaylord Perry (8-8)
LP: Joe Nuxhall (8-7)
HR: None.

Gaylord Perry pitched a two-hit shutout with 7 K's to get the win for the Giants. The only hits for the Reds were a one-out single by Vada Pinson in the fourth inning, and a leadoff pinch-hit single by Mel Queen Jr. in the ninth. Joe Nuxhall pitched a complete-game eight-hitter with 9 K's in a losing effort for the Reds.

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45 years ago (1969), a 12-5 win at Crosley Field vs. the Phillies.

Philadelphia
Tony Taylor 3b
Cookie Rojas 2b
Dick Allen 1b
Johnny Callison rf
Deron Johnson lf
Larry Hisle cf
Mike Ryan c
Don Money ss
Grant Jackson p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose rf
Ted Savage cf
Alex Johnson lf
Tony Perez 3b
Lee May 1b
Johnny Bench c
Woody Woodward ss
Chico Ruiz 2b
Tony Cloninger p


WP: Jack Fisher (3-2)
LP: Bill Wilson (2-5)
HR: PHI - Deron Johnson (10), Larry Hisle (16). CIN - Alex Johnson (13), Ted Savage (2), Lee May (31), Johnny Bench (15), Pete Rose (13).

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35 years ago (1979), a 3-1 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Braves.

Atlanta
Jerry Royster 2b
Gary Matthews rf
Rowland Office cf
Bob Horner 3b
Dale Murphy 1b
Barry Bonnell lf
Pepe Frias ss
Bruce Benedict c
Phil Niekro p

Cincinnati
Joe Morgan 2b
Dave Colliins lf
Ken Griffey rf
Johnny Bench c
Dave Concepcion ss
Ray Knight 3b
Dan Driessen 1b
Cesar Geronimo cf
Bill Bonham p


WP: Bill Bonham (6-5)
LP: Phil Niekro (14-15)
HR: CIN - Dave Concepcion (12), Cesar Geronimo (3).

Bill Bonham pitched a complete-game two-hitter to get the win for the Reds. The only hits for the Braves were a a one-out RBI double by Barry Bonnell in the fifth inning, and a leadoff single by Gary Matthews in the seventh. Phil Niekro pitched a complete-game seven-hitter in a losing effort for the Braves. Ken Griffey left the game in the fifth inning. Hector Cruz replaced Griffey in RF.

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30 years ago (1984), a 4-2 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Padres.

San Diego
Alan Wiggins 2b
Tony Gwynn rf
Steve Garvey 1b
Graig Nettles 3b
Terry Kennedy c
Bobby Brown cf
Carmelo Martinez lf
Garry Templeton ss
Eric Show p

Cincinnati
Gary Redus lf
Ron Oester 2b
Eric Davis cf
Dave Parker rf
Dave Concepcion 3b
Brad Gulden c
Nick Esasky 1b
Tom Foley ss
Mario Soto p


WP: Mario Soto (12-5)
LP: Goose Gossage (6-4)
HR: SD - Kevin McReynolds (17). CIN - Eric Davis (3), Tom Foley (4).

Mario Soto pitched a complete-game seven-hitter to get the win for the Reds. Tom Foley hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning off Goose Gossage.

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25 years ago (1989), a 10-4 win at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Cincinnati
Mariano Duncan ss
Luis Quiñones 2b
Eric Davis cf
Rolando Roomes rf
Joel Youngblood lf
Todd Benzinger 1b
Joe Oliver c
Scotti Madison 3b
Tom Browning p

San Francisco
Brett Butler cf
Robby Thompson 2b
Will Clark 1b
Kevin Mitchell lf
Matt Williams 3b
Candy Maldonado rf
Kirt Manwaring c
Jose Uribe ss
Russ Swan p


WP: Tom Browning (10-10)
LP: Russ Swan (0-2)
HR: CIN - Eric Davis (22), Mariano Duncan (3), Luis Quiñones (7), Scotti Madison (1). SF - Greg Litton (4).

Tom Browning pitched a complete-game eight-hitter to get the win for the Reds.

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20 years ago (1994), a 6-4 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Braves.

Atlanta
Roberto Kelly cf
Jeff Blauser ss
Ryan Klesko lf
Fred McGriff 1b
David Justice rf
Terry Pendleton 3b
Charlie O'Brien c
Rafael Belliard 2b
Steve Avery p

Cincinnati
Deion Sanders cf
Tony Fernandez 3b
Barry Larkin ss
Kevin Mitchell lf
Bret Boone 2b
Hal Morris 1b
Reggie Sanders rf
Brian Dorsett c
John Roper p


WP: Steve Avery (8-3)
LP: John Roper (6-2)
Sv: Greg McMichael (21)
HR: ATL - Fred McGriff 2 (32), David Justice (18).

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15 years ago (1999), an 8-2 win at Milwaukee County Stadium vs. the Brewers.

Cincinnati
Mike Cameron cf
Dmitri Young rf
Sean Casey 1b
Greg Vaughn lf
Eddie Taubensee c
Aaron Boone 3b
Pokey Reese ss
Chris Stynes 2b
Pete Harnisch p

Milwaukee Brewers
Mark Loretta 1b
Rich Becker rf
Jeff Cirillo 3b
Dave Nilsson c
Geoff Jenkins lf
Marquis Grissom cf
Ronnie Belliard 2b
Jose Valentin ss
Hideo Nomo p


WP: Pete Harnisch (11-6)
LP: Hideo Nomo (9-5)
Sv: Stan Belinda (1)
HR: CIN - Chris Stynes (1), Greg Vaughn (27), Eddie Taubensee (13). MIL - Rich Becker (5).