This Date In Reds History (4/19/08): Past Lineups

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50 years ago (1958), a 9-6 win at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Vada Pinson rf
Frank Robinson lf
Steve Bilko 1b
Don Hoak 3b
Gus Bell cf
Roy McMillan ss
Ed Bailey c
Harvey Haddix p

Pittsburgh
Bill Virdon cf
Dick Groat ss
Bob Skinner lf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Frank Thomas 3b
Roberto Clemente rf
Bill Mazeroski 2b
Hank Foiles c
Bob Smith p


WP: Harvey Haddix (1-0)
LP: Bob Smith (0-1)
Sv: Hal Jeffcoat (2)
HR: CIN - Steve Bilko (1). PIT - Frank Thomas (1), R.C. Stevens (1).

Frank Robinson stole home in the seventh inning of this game.

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40 years ago (1968), a 3-0 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Braves.

Atlanta
Felipe Alou cf
Sonny Jackson ss
Hank Aaron rf
Sandy Valdespino lf
Clete Boyer 3b
Deron Johnson 1b
Bob Tillman c
Felix Millan 2b
Jim Britton p

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


WP: Jim Britton (1-0)
LP: John Tsitouris (0-2)
HR: ATL - Hank Aaron (3), Sandy Valdespino (1).

Jim Britton pitched a seven-hit shutout to get the win for the Braves.

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30 years ago (1978), a 5-4 loss at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 3b
Ken Griffey rf
Joe Morgan 2b
George Foster lf
Johnny Bench c
Dan Driessen 1b
Rick Auerbach ss
Cesar Geronimo cf
Tom Hume p

Los Angeles
Davey Lopes 2b
Bill Russell ss
Reggie Smith rf
Ron Cey 3b
Steve Garvey 1b
Dusty Baker lf
Rick Monday cf
Steve Yeager c
Tommy John p


WP: Tommy John (3-0)
LP: Tom Hume (2-1)
HR: LA - Reggie Smith (2), Rick Monday 2 (6).

Tommy John pitched a complete-game ten-hitter to get the win for the Dodgers.

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25 years ago (1983), a 6-5 loss at the Astrodome in Houston.

Cincinnati
Cesar Cedeño rf
Eddie Milner cf
Dave Concepcion ss
Johnny Bench 3b
Dan Driessen 1b
Ron Oester 2b
Jeff Jones lf
Alex Treviño c
Bruce Berenyi p

Houston
Omar Moreno cf
Bill Doran 2b
Dickie Thon ss
Phil Garner 3b
Jose Cruz lf
Ray Knight 1b
Terry Puhl rf
John Mizerock c
Joe Niekro p


WP: Bill Dawley (2-0)
LP: Tom Hume (0-1)
HR: CIN - Dan Driessen (2). HOU - Dickie Thon (2), Harry Spilman (1).

Former Red Harry Spilman hit a three-run pinch-hit homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to win the game for the Astros.

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20 years ago (1988), an 8-0 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Giants.

San Francisco
Bret Butler cf
Kevin Mitchell 3b
Will Clark 1b
Candy Maldonado rf
Jeffrey Leonard lf
Robby Thompson 2b
Jose Uribe ss
Bob Melvin c
Mike LaCoss p

Cincinnati
Barry Larkin ss
Chris Sabo 3b
Kal Daniels lf
Eric Davis cf
Nick Esasky 1b
Bo Diaz c
Paul O'Neill rf
Jeff Treadway 2b
Dennis Rasmussen p


WP: Dennis Rasmussen (1-1)
LP: Mike LaCoss (1-1)
HR: CIN - Barry Larkin (2), Nick Esasky (1).

Dennis Rasmussen pitched a four-hit shutout to get the win for the Reds.

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10 years ago (1998), a 14-0 loss at Riverfront vs. the Mets.

New York Mets
Edgardo Alfonzo 3b
Luis Lopez 2b
Bernard Gilkey lf
John Olerud 1b
Butch Huskey rf
Brian McRae cf
Tim Spehr c
Rey Ordoñez ss
Al Leiter p

Cincinnati
Chris Stynes lf
Dmitri Young rf
Barry Larkin ss
Eduardo Perez 1b
Willie Greene 3b
Bret Boone 2b
Reggie Sanders cf
Brook Fordyce c
Gabe White p


WP: Al Leiter (3-1)
LP: Gabe White (0-2)
HR: None.

Al Leiter, Turk Wendell, and John Hudek combined on a four-hit shutout for the Mets.

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Five years ago (2003), the Reds were swept in a doubleheader at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico vs. Les Expos--losing the opener 8-7 in 10 innings, and the nightcap 9-5.

First Game
Cincinnati
Aaron Boone 2b
Felipe Lopez ss
Sean Casey 1b
Austin Kearns cf
Adam Dunn lf
Ruben Mateo rf
Brandon Larson 3b
Kelly Stinnett c
Ryan Dempster p

Montreal
Endy Chavez cf
Jose Vidro 2b
Vladimir Guerrero rf
Orlando Cabrera ss
Ron Calloway lf
Fernando Tatis 3b
Jeff Liefer 1b
Brian Schneider c
Zach Day p


WP: Luis Ayala (1-0)
LP: Scott Williamson (2-1)
HR: CIN - Austin Kearns (7), Ruben Mateo (1). MON - Brian Schneider 2 (3).



Second Game
Cincinnati
Aaron Boone 2b
Felipe Lopez ss
Sean Casey 1b
Austin Kearns cf
Adam Dunn lf
Ruben Mateo rf
Jason LaRue c
Juan Castro 3b
Jimmy Anderson p

Montreal
Ron Calloway lf
Jose Vidro 2b
Vladimir Guerrero rf
Orlando Cabrera ss
Fernando Tatis 3b
Brad Wilkerson cf
Jeff Liefer 1b
Michael Barrett c
Javier Vazquez p


WP: Javier Vazquez (2-1)
LP: Jimmy Anderson (1-2)
HR: CIN - Austin Kearns (8), Juan Castro (1). MON - Fernando Tatis (1), Vladimir Guerrero (4).

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Austin Kearns had a great day, going 4-for-8 with 2 HR's, 6 RBI's and a HBP in the doubleheader. At this point, I think a lot of fans believed the Reds had a right-handed potential 40+ HR complement to Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey, Jr.