This Date In Reds History (6/2/09): Past Lineups

[Big Klu]

55 years ago (1954), a 7-0 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Phillies.

Philadelphia
Willie Jones 3b
Richie Ashburn cf
Earl Torgeson 1b
Del Ennis lf
Granny Hamner 2b
Smoky Burgess c
Johnny Wyrostek rf
Bobby Morgan ss
Curt Simmons p

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


WP: Curt Simmons (5-4)
LP: Art Fowler (4-1)
HR: None.

Curt Simmons pitched a six-hit shutout with 5 K's to get the win for the Phillies.

[Big Klu]

50 years ago (1959), a 5-4 win at Crosley Field vs. the Dodgers.

Los Angeles
Junior Gilliam 3b
Charlie Neal 2b
Wally Moon lf
Duke Snider rf
Gil Hodges 1b
Ron Fairly cf
Johnny Roseboro c
Don Zimmer ss
Don Drysdale p

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


WP: Bob Mabe (4-2)
LP: Clem Labine (2-6)
Sv: Tom Acker (2)
HR: LA - Johnny Roseboro (1). CIN - Vada Pinson (8).

[Big Klu]

45 years ago (1964), a 7-5 win at Milwaukee County Stadium vs. the Braves.

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

Milwaukee Braves
Rico Carty lf
Eddie Mathews 3b
Hank Aaron rf
Joe Torre c
Gene Oliver 1b
Felipe Alou cf
Denis Menke ss
Frank Bolling 2b
Warren Spahn p


WP: Billy McCool (1-0)
LP: Bob Sadowski (2-5)
Sv: Ryne Duren (1)
HR: MIL - Gene Oliver 2 (3), Denis Menke (4).

[Big Klu]

35 years ago (1974), a 5-1 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Rennie Stennett 2b
Manny Sanguillen c
Al Oliver cf
Willie Stargell lf
Richie Zisk rf
Bob Robertson 1b
Kurt Bevacqua 3b
Frank Taveras ss
Bruce Kison p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose lf
Joe Morgan 2b
Dan Driessen 3b
Tony Perez 1b
Terry Crowley rf
Cesar Geronimo cf
Dave Concepcion ss
Bill Plummer c
Fred Norman p


WP: Fred Norman (5-5)
LP: Bruce Kison (2-3)
HR: CIN - Tony Perez (10).

Fred Norman and Pedro Borbon combined on a five-hitter for the Reds.

[Big Klu]

30 years ago (1979), a 4-2 win at Riverfront vs. the Phillies.

Philadelphia
Bake McBride rf
Tim McCarver c
Pete Rose 1b
Greg Luzinski lf
Mike Schmidt ss
Garry Maddox cf
Bob Boone 3b
Bud Harrelson 2b
Randy Lerch p

Cincinnati
Ken Griffey rf
Junior Kennedy 2b
Dave Concepcion ss
George Foster lf
Johnny Bench c
Ray Knight 3b
Dan Driessen 1b
Paul Blair cf
Mike LaCoss p


WP: Mike LaCoss (6-0)
LP: Randy Lerch (2-4)
Sv: Doug Bair (7)
HR: CIN - George Foster (7), Ken Griffey (6).

[Big Klu]

25 years ago (1984), a 9-3 loss at Riverfront vs. the Braves.

Atlanta
Albert Hall lf
Alex Treviño c
Rafael Ramirez ss
Dale Murphy cf
Bob Watson 1b
Brad Komminsk rf
Glenn Hubbard 2b
Randy G. Johnson 3b
Pascual Perez p

Cincinnati
Gary Redus lf
Eddie Milner cf
Dan Driessen 1b
Dave Parker rf
Brad Gulden c
Dave Concepcion 3b
Ron Oester 2b
Tom Foley ss
Bob Owchinko p


WP: Pascual Perez (5-1)
LP: Bob Owchinko (2-2)
Sv: Terry Forster (4)
HR: ATL - Glenn Hubbard (6). CIN - Eddie Milner (3).

[Big Klu]

20 years ago (1989), a 9-4 win at Riverfront vs. the Padres.

San Diego
Bip Roberts rf
Roberto Alomar 2b
Tony Gwynn cf
Jack Clark 1b
Carmelo Martinez lf
Benito Santiago c
Luis Salazar 3b
Garry Templeton ss
Walt Terrell p

Cincinnati
Chris Sabo 3b
Todd Benzinger 1b
Barry Larkin ss
Eric Davis cf
Paul O'Neill rf
Rolando Roomes lf
Jeff Reed c
Ron Oester 2b
Tom Browning p


WP: Tom Browning (5-5)
LP: Walt Terrell (4-6)
HR: SD - Luis Salazar (4). CIN - Eric Davis (8).

Eric Davis hit for the cycle in this game, becoming the first Reds to hit for the cycle since Frank Robinson in 1959. Davis had an RBI double in the first inning off Walt Terrell, an RBI single in the third off Terrell, a three-run homer in the fourth off Terrell, and an RBI triple in the seventh off Dave Leiper.

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10 years ago (1999), an 8-7 win at Shea Stadium in Queens.

Cincinnati
Pokey Reese 2b
Michael Tucker rf
Sean Casey 1b
Greg Vaughn lf
Barry Larkin ss
Eddie Taubensee c
Mike Cameron cf
Aaron Boone 3b
Steve Avery p

New York Mets
Rickey Henderson lf
Luis Lopez 2b
John Olerud 1b
Mike Piazza c
Bobby Bonilla rf
Robin Ventura 3b
Benny Agbayani cf
Rey Ordoñez ss
Jason Isringhausen p


WP: Scott Williamson (4-1)
LP: John Franco (0-1)
Sv: Scott Sullivan (1)
HR: CIN - Greg Vaughn (11). NY - Bobby Bonilla (4).

[Big Klu]

Five years ago (2004), a 3-1 win at Pro Player Stadium in Miami.

Cincinnati
Ryan Freel 3b
Felipe Lopez ss
Sean Casey 1b
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
D'Angelo Jimenez 2b
Adam Dunn lf
Wily Mo Peña rf
Javier Valentin c
Cory Lidle p

Florida
Luis Castillo 2b
Juan Pierre cf
Mike Lowell 3b
Miguel Cabrera rf
Jeff Conine lf
Hee-Seop Choi 1b
Alex L. Gonzalez ss
Matt Treanor c
Dontrelle Willis p


WP: Brian Reith (2-1)
LP: Ben Howard (0-1)
Sv: Danny Graves (26)
HR: CIN - Sean Casey (10).

Sean Casey hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to break a 1-1 tie. Marlins C Matt Treanor made his major-league debut in this game.

[Bob Borkowski]

55 years ago (1954), a 7-0 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Phillies.

Philadelphia
Willie Jones 3b
Richie Ashburn cf
Earl Torgeson 1b
Del Ennis lf
Granny Hamner 2b
Smoky Burgess c
Johnny Wyrostek rf
Bobby Morgan ss
Curt Simmons p

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


WP: Curt Simmons (5-4)
LP: Art Fowler (4-1)
HR: None.

Curt Simmons pitched a six-hit shutout with 5 K's to get the win for the Phillies.

Seeing the names Earl Torgeson and Roy McMillan in these lineups reminded me that these guys, along with a few others in the big leagues, wore eye-glasses (as Waite Hoyt called them) in the 50's and 60's. McMillan wore them for only part of his career.

Eventually, of course, contacts and surgery came to be a common solution for less than perfect vision.

When I get a chance I'd like to make a list of guys who wore glasses and played in the bigs. By the way, didn't I read recently here on the Zone that there is someone who currently wears them?