This Date In Reds History (5/30/09): Past Lineups

[Big Klu]

55 years ago (1954), the Reds split a doubleheader at Wrigley Field in Chicago--losing the opener 7-5, and winning the nightcap (daycap) 6-5 in eight innings.

First Game
Cincinnati
Bobby Adams 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Gus Bell cf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Jim Greengrass lf
Johnny Temple 2b
Wally Post rf
Andy Seminick c
Herm Wehmeier p

Chicago Cubs
Frank Baumholtz cf
Dee Fondy 1b
Ralph Kiner lf
Hank Sauer rf
Randy Jackson 3b
Ernie Banks ss
Gene Baker 2b
Joe Garagiola c
Hal Jeffcoat p


WP: Hal Jeffcoat (2-0)
LP: Herm Wehmeier (0-3)
Sv: Warren Hacker (2)
HR: CIN - Ted Kluszewski (13). CHI - Frank Baumholtz (2).



Second Game
Cincinnati
Chuck Harmon 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Gus Bell cf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Jim Greengrass lf
Johnny Temple 2b
Wally Post rf
Ed Bailey c
Corky Valentine p

Chicago Cubs
Frank Baumholtz cf
Dee Fondy 1b
Ralph Kiner lf
Hank Sauer rf
Randy Jackson 3b
Ernie Banks ss
Eddie Miksis 2b
Joe Garagiola c
Johnny Klippstein p


WP: Corky Valentine (4-5)
LP: Warren Hacker (2-3)
Sv: Frank Smith (8)
HR: CIN - Ed Bailey (3). CHI - Randy Jackson (8).

Retrosheet.org gives no reason why Game 2 was called after eight innings.

[Big Klu]

50 years ago (1959), a 3-1 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Joe Christopher rf
Dick Groat ss
Smoky Burgess c
Dick Stuart 1b
Bob Skinner lf
Bill Mazeroski 2b
Don Hoak 3b
Bill Virdon cf
Bennie Daniels p

Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Jerry Lynch lf
Frank Robinson 1b
Gus Bell rf
Frank J. Thomas 3b
Ed Bailey c
Roy McMillan ss
Jim O'Toole p


WP: Bennie Daniels (3-3)
LP: Jim O'Toole (0-1)
Sv: Elroy Face (4)
HR: PIT - Bob Skinner (8).

Bennie Daniels and Elroy Face combined on a four-hitter for the Pirates. The only hits for the Reds were a leadoff single by Johnny Temple in the first inning, a one-out infield single by Jerry Lynch in the first, a two-out single by Gus Bell in the seventh, and a one-out pinch-hit RBI double by John Powers in the eighth.

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45 years ago (1964), a 7-1 loss at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 2b
Tommy Harper lf
Vada Pinson cf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Frank Robinson rf
Leo Cardenas ss
Johnny Edwards c
Steve Boros 3b
Sammy Ellis p

St. Louis
Curt Flood cf
Doug Clemens lf
Dick Groat ss
Ken Boyer 3b
Bill White 1b
Tim McCarver c
Carl Warwick rf
Julian Javier 2b
Ernie Broglio p


WP: Ernie Broglio (3-4)
LP: Sammy Ellis (3-2)
HR: CIN - Gordy Coleman (4). STL - Ken Boyer (8).

Ernie Broglio pitched a complete-game seven-hitter with 6 K's to get the win for the Cardinals.

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40 years ago (1969), a 4-3 10-inning win at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Jimmy Stewart cf
Bobby Tolan rf
Alex Johnson lf
Tony Perez 3b
Lee May 1b
Johnny Bench c
Tommy Helms 2b
Darrel Chaney ss
Jim Maloney p

St. Louis
Lou Brock lf
Curt Flood cf
Vada Pinson rf
Joe Torre 1b
Tim McCarver c
Mike Shannon 3b
Julian Javier 2b
Steve Huntz ss
Bob Gibson p


WP: Clay Carroll (6-3)
LP: Bob Gibson (6-3)
HR: CIN - Johnny Bench (9), Clay Carroll (1). STL - Joe Torre (7).

Johnny Bench hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to tie the game at 3-3, and winning pitcher Clay Carroll hit a solo homer with two outs in the top of the tenth off Bob Gibson to give the Reds the lead. Gibson pitched a ten-inning complete-game eight-hitter with 9 K's in a losing effort for the Cardinals.

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30 years ago (1979), a 6-3 loss at the Astrodome in Houston.

Cincinnati
Ken Griffey rf
Junior Kennedy 2b
Dave Concepcion ss
Dan Driessen 1b
Johnny Bench c
Ray Knight 3b
Dave Collins lf
Cesar Geronimo cf
Tom Seaver p

Houston
Terry Puhl cf
Craig Reynolds ss
Cesar Cedeño 1b
Jose Cruz lf
Jeffrey Leonard rf
Art Howe 3b
Alan Ashby c
Rafael Landestoy 2b
Joe Niekro p


WP: Joe Niekro (7-2)
LP: Tom Seaver (2-4)
Sv: Joe Sambito (4)
HR: HOU - Cesar Cedeño (4).

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25 years ago (1984), a 6-4 14-inning win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Marvell Wynne cf
Lee Lacy rf
Johnny Ray 2b
Bill Madlock 3b
Tony Peña c
Lee Mazzilli lf
Benny Distefano 1b
Dale Berra ss
John Tudor p

Cincinnati
Gary Redus lf
Eric Davis cf
Dave Parker rf
Tony Perez 1b
Dave Concepcion ss
Nick Esasky 3b
Ron Oester 2b
Dann Bilardello c
Tom Hume p


WP: Bob Owchinko (2-1)
LP: Don Robinson (0-1)
HR: CIN - Wayne Krenchicki (2), Brad Gulden (2).

Brad Gulden hit a game-winning three-run homer in the bottom of the fourteenth inning off losing pitcher Don Robinson to give the Reds a 6-4 win.

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20 years ago (1989), a 2-0 loss at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati
Chris Sabo 3b
Ken Griffey lf
Barry Larkin ss
Eric Davis cf
Paul O'Neill rf
Todd Benzinger 1b
Jeff Reed c
Ron Oester 2b
Rick Mahler p

Pittsburgh
Barry Bonds lf
Jose Lind 2b
Andy Van Slyke cf
Bobby Bonilla 3b
R.J. Reynolds rf
Gary Redus 1b
Junior Ortiz c
Rafael Belliard ss
Doug Drabek p


WP: Doug Drabek (3-5)
LP: Rick Mahler (6-5)
Sv: Randy Kramer (1)
HR: PIT - Bobby Bonilla (7).

Doug Drabek and Randy Kramer combined on a six-hit shutout for the Pirates.

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15 years ago (1994), a 7-3 win at Riverfront vs. Les Expos.

Montreal
Marquis Grissom cf
Juan Bell 2b
Moises Alou lf
Larry Walker rf
Darrin Fletcher c
Cliff Floyd 1b
Wil Cordero ss
Mike Lansing 3b
Ken Hill p

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


WP: Jose Rijo (3-3)
LP: Ken Hill (8-3)
HR: MON - Wil Cordero (3). CIN - Kevin Mitchell 2 (14), Reggie Sanders (7).

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10 years ago (1999), a 6-4 win at Pro Player Stadium in Miami.

Cincinnati
Pokey Reese 2b
Hal Morris lf
Sean Casey 1b
Dmitri Young rf
Barry Larkin ss
Michael Tucker cf
Eddie Taubensee c
Mark Lewis 3b
Steve Parris p

Florida
Luis Castillo 2b
Alex L. Gonzalez ss
Cliff Floyd lf
Kevin Millar 1b
Mark Kotsay rf
Preston Wilson cf
Mike lowell 3b
Jorge Fabregas c
Dennis Springer p


WP: Danny Graves (4-3)
LP: Brian Edmondson (2-3)
HR: CIN - Jeffrey Hammonds (4).

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Five years ago (2004), a 6-2 loss at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Cincinnati
Ryan Freel 3b
Juan Castro ss
Sean Casey 1b
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Adam Dunn lf
D'Angelo Jimenez 2b
Jacob Cruz rf
Jason LaRue c
Joe Valentine p

Montreal
Brad Wilkerson rf
Endy Chavez cf
Orlando Cabrera ss
Tony Batista 3b
Nick Johnson 1b
Terrmel Sledge lf
Brian Schneider c
Tomo Ohka p
Jamey Carroll 2b


WP: Tomo Ohka (3-5)
LP: Joe Valentine (0-1)
Sv: Chad Cordero (1)
HR: CIN - Wily Mo Peña (3). MON - Brad Wilkerson (6), Endy Chavez (4).

[MrCinatit]

45 years ago (1964), a 7-1 loss at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 2b
Tommy Harper lf
Vada Pinson cf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Frank Robinson rf
Leo Cardenas ss
Johnny Edwards c
Steve Boros 3b
Sammy Ellis p

St. Louis
Curt Flood cf
Doug Clemens lf
Dick Groat ss
Ken Boyer 3b
Bill White 1b
Tim McCarver c
Carl Warwick rf
Julian Javier 2b
Ernie Broglio p


WP: Ernie Broglio (3-4)
LP: Sammy Ellis (3-2)
HR: CIN - Gordy Coleman (4). STL - Ken Boyer (8).

Ernie Broglio pitched a complete-game seven-hitter with 6 K's to get the win for the Cardinals.

I wonder if Brolgio ever started a game against Milt Pappas?