This Date In Reds History (9/19/08): Past Lineups

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50 years ago (1958), a 7-1 win at Crosley Field vs. the Braves.

Milwaukee Braves
Bill Bruton cf
Red Schoendienst 2b
Eddie Mathews 3b
Hank Aaron rf
Wes Covington lf
Frank Torre 1b
Del Crandall c
Johnny Logan ss
Carl Willey p

Cincinnati
Alex Grammas 2b
Jerry Lynch rf
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson 3b
Smoky Burgess c
George Crowe 1b
Chuck Coles lf
Roy McMillan ss
Don Newcombe p


WP: Don Newcombe (7-13)
LP: Carl Willey (9-6)
HR: CIN - Jerry Lynch (16).

Don Newcombe pitched a complete-game eight-hitter to get the win, and Jerry Lynch led the Reds with a homer, triple, and double. Reds rookie OF Chuck Coles made his major-league debut in this game. Vada Pinson left the game in the second inning with an injured ankle, and was replaced in CF by Gus Bell.

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40 years ago (1968), a 3-1 loss at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose rf
Vada Pinson cf
Alex Johnson lf
Johnny Bench c
Tony Perez 3b
Lee May 1b
Chico Ruiz 2b
Leo Cardenas ss
George Culver p

Los Angeles
Willie Crawford lf
Willie Davis cf
Tom Haller c
Len Gabrielson rf
Bill Sudakis 3b
Wes Parker 1b
Paul Popovich ss
Bart Shirley 2b
Alan Foster p


WP: Alan Foster (1-0)
LP: George Culver (11-16)
Sv: Mudcat Grant (2)
HR: None.

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35 years ago (1973), a 5-1 win at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose lf
Joe Morgan 2b
Dan Driessen 3b
Tony Perez 1b
Johnny Bench c
Ken Griffey rf
Cesar Geronimo cf
Darrel Chaney ss
Fred Norman p

San Francisco
Bobby Bonds rf
Tito Fuentes 2b
Garry Maddox cf
Willie McCovey 1b
Gary Matthews lf
Chris Speier ss
Dave Kingman 3b
Mike Sadek c
Tom Bradley p


WP: Fred Norman (12-12)
LP: Tom Bradley (13-12)
HR: CIN - Joe Morgan (24).

Fred Norman pitched a two-hit shutout with 7 K's to get the win for the Reds. The only hits for the Giants were a leadoff single by Gary Matthews in the second inning, and a two-out single by Tito Fuentes in the eighth.

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30 years ago (1978), an 8-0 loss at Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 3b
Joe Morgan 2b
Ken Griffey cf
George Foster lf
Johnny Bench c
Dan Driessen 1b
Dave Concepcion ss
Champ Summers rf
Fred Norman p

Los Angeles
Davey Lopes 2b
Bill North cf
Dusty Baker lf
Steve Garvey 1b
Ron Cey 3b
Joe Ferguson c
Lee Lacy rf
Bill Russell ss
Rick Rhoden p


WP: Rick Rhoden (10-7)
LP: Fred Norman (10-9)
HR: None.

Rick Rhoden pitched a three-hit shutout to get the win for the Dodgers. The only hits for the Reds were a one-out single by Johnny Bench in the second inning, a two-out infield single by Pete Rose in the third, and a one-out single by George Foster in the fourth.

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20 years ago (1988), a 7-2 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Padres.

San Diego
Dickie Thon ss
Roberto Alomar 2b
Tony Gwynn cf
Carmelo Martinez rf
Keith Moreland 1b
Benito Santiago c
Randy Ready lf
Chris Brown 3b
Ed Whitson p

Cincinnati
Barry Larkin ss
Lenny Harris 3b
Kal Daniels lf
Paul O'Neill 1b
Van Snider rf
Herm Winningham cf
Jeff Reed c
Ron Oester 2b
Danny Jackson p


WP: Danny Jackson (22-7)
LP: Ed Whitson (12-11)
HR: SD - Roberto Alomar (8). CIN - Paul O'Neill (14).

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15 years ago (1993), a 7-3 loss at Riverfront vs. the Giants.

San Francisco
Darren Lewis cf
Robby Thompson 2b
Todd Benzinger 1b
Matt Williams 3b
Barry Bonds lf
Willie McGee rf
Royce Clayton ss
Kirt Manwaring c
Scott Sanderson p

Cincinnati
Thomas Howard lf
Jacob Brumfield cf
Hal Morris 1b
Chris Sabo 3b
Joe Oliver rf
Juan Samuel 2b
Jeff Branson ss
Dan Wilson c
Bobby Ayala p


WP: Scott Sanderson (4-2)
LP: Bobby Ayala (6-9)
HR: SF - Matt Williams 2 (37). CIN - Keith Kessinger (1), Thomas Howard (4).

Reds rookie SS Keith Kessinger hit his first (and only) major-league home run in the bottom of the fifth inning off Giants starter Scott Sanderson.

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10 years ago (1998), a 7-2 win at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Cincinnati
Reggie Sanders cf
Barry Larkin ss
Sean Casey 1b
Dmitri Young lf
Bret Boone 2b
Jon Nunnally rf
Aaron Boone 3b
Brook Fordyce c
Jason Bere p

Chicago Cubs
Lance Johnson cf
Mickey Morandini 2b
Sammy Sosa rf
Mark Grace 1b
Henry Rodriguez lf
Gary Gaetti 3b
Tyler Houston c
Jose Hernandez ss
Mark Clark p


WP: Jason Bere (2-2)
LP: Mark Clark (8-14)
HR: CIN - Jon Nunnally 2 (7).

Jason Bere and Danny Graves combined on a three-hitter for the Reds. The only hits for the Cubs were a leadoff infield single by Lance Johnson in the first inning, an RBI pinch-hit triple by Pedro Valdes with one out in the sixth, and a one-out infield single by Mickey Morandini in the ninth.

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Five years ago (2003), a 7-3 loss at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Cincinnati
Ryan Freel cf
Juan Castro 3b
D'Angelo Jimenez 2b
Sean Casey 1b
Wily Mo Peña lf
Jason LaRue c
Ruben Mateo rf
Ray Olmedo ss
Josh Hall p

Philadelphia
Marlon Byrd cf
Placido Polanco 3b
Bobby Abreu rf
Jim Thome 1b
Mike Lieberthal c
Jimmy Rollins ss
Pat Burrell lf
Chase Utley 2b
Randy Wolf p


WP: Randy Wolf (16-9)
LP: Josh Hall (0-1)
HR: CIN - Wily Mo Peña (5). PHI - Mike Lieberthal 2 (13).