55 years ago (1955), a 5-4 loss at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Sam Mele lf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Wally Post rf
Gus Bell cf
Smoky Burgess c
Bobby Adams 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Art Fowler p
Brooklyn
Don Hoak 3b
Pee Wee Reese ss
Duke Snider cf
Gil Hodges 1b
Carl Furillo rf
Junior Gilliam lf
Don Zimmer 2b
Rube Walker c
Billy Loes p
WP: Clem Labine (9-2)
LP: Hersh Freeman (3-2)
HR: CIN - Wally Post (22). BRO - Duke Snider 2 (30).
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
50 years ago (1960), a 6-5 loss at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati
Eddie Kasko 3b
Vada Pinson cf
Gus Bell rf
Wally Post lf
Frank Robinson 1b
Ed Bailey c
Roy McMillan ss
Billy Martin 2b
Jay Hook p
Pittsburgh
Bill Virdon cf
Dick Groat ss
Bob Skinner lf
Rocky Nelson 1b
Roberto Clemente rf
Smoky Burgess c
Don Hoak 3b
Bill Mazeroski 2b
Vinegar Bend Mizell p
WP: Earl Francis (1-0)
LP: Jim Brosnan (3-1)
HR: PIT - Bill Mazeroski (9), Dick Stuart (13).
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
45 years ago (1965), a 5-1 win at Crosley Field vs. the Phillies.
Philadelphia
John E. Briggs cf
Cookie Rojas 2b
Johnny Callison rf
Dick Allen 3b
Tony Gonzalez lf
Dick Stuart 1b
Bobby Wine ss
Pat Corrales c
Jim Bunning p
Cincinnati
Tommy Harper lf
Pete Rose 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson rf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Deron Johnson 3b
Johnny Edwards c
Leo Cardenas ss
Sammy Ellis p
WP: Sammy Ellis (13-4)
LP: Jim Bunning (10-6)
HR: PHI - Johnny Callison (18).
Sammy Ellis pitched a complete-game five-hitter with 7 K's to get the win for the Reds. Tommy Harper left the game in the fourth inning after injuring his leg during a failed steal attempt in the second. Art Shamsky replaced Harper in LF.
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
40 years ago (1970), a 3-2 win at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati
Ty Cline rf
Bobby Tolan cf
Tony Perez 3b
Johnny Bench c
Lee May 1b
Bernie Carbo lf
Tommy Helms 2b
Woody Woodward ss
Gary Nolan p
Pittsburgh
Matty Alou cf
Richie Hebner 3b
Roberto Clemente rf
Al Oliver 1b
Willie Stargell lf
Manny Sanguillen c
Gene Alley ss
Bill Mazeroski 2b
Dock Ellis p
WP: Clay Carroll (6-1)
LP: Dock Ellis (9-7)
HR: CIN - Tony Perez (30). PIT - Willie Stargell (17).
Gary Nolan and Clay Carroll combined on a five-hitter for the Reds. This was the first game ever played at Three Rivers Stadium.
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
30 years ago (1980), a 6-4 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. Les Expos.
Montreal
Ron LeFlore lf
Rodney Scott 2b
Andre Dawson cf
Ellis Valentine rf
Warren Cromartie 1b
Gary Carter c
Larry Parrish 3b
Chris Speier ss
Steve Rogers p
Cincinnati
Sam Mejias cf
Dave Concepcion ss
Ken Griffey rf
George Foster lf
Dan Driessen 1b
Ray Knight 3b
Joe Nolan c
Junior Kennedy 2b
Mario Soto p
WP: Steve Rogers (11-6)
LP: Mario Soto (2-4)
Sv: Stan Bahnsen (2)
HR: MON - Larry Parrish (9). CIN - Ray Knight (10), Joe Nolan (2), Sam Mejias (1).
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
20 years ago (1990), an 8-3 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. Les Expos.
Montreal
Delino DeShields 2b
Otis Nixon cf
Tim Raines lf
Tim Wallach 3b
Mike Fitzgerald c
Andres Galarraga 1b
Larry Walker rf
Spike Owen ss
Zane Smith p
Cincinnati
Billy Hatcher lf
Mariano Duncan 2b
Barry Larkin ss
Eric Davis cf
Glenn Braggs rf
Chris Sabo 3b
Todd Benzinger 1b
Joe Oliver c
Chris Hammond p
WP: Tim Layana (4-0)
LP: Zane Smith (5-7)
HR: MON - Larry Walker (11). CIN - Eric Davis (12), Joe Oliver (6), Barry Larkin (5), Chris Sabo (17).
Chris Hammond made his major-league debut in this game. Eric Davis hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, winning a new car for a lucky fan.
Record: 54-31, 7.5 game lead in the NL West.
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
15 years ago (1995), a 7-5 loss at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Cincinnati
Jerome Walton cf
Thomas Howard lf
Barry Larkin ss
Reggie Sanders rf
Hal Morris 1b
Eddie Taubensee c
Bret Boone 2b
Jeff Branson 3b
Tim Pugh p
Chicago Cubs
Brian McRae cf
Shawon Dunston ss
Mark Grace 1b
Sammy Sosa rf
Todd Zeile 3b
Luis Gonzalez lf
Jose Hernandez 2b
Todd Pratt c
Kevin Foster p
WP: Kevin Foster (7-5)
LP: Tim Pugh (5-2)
Sv: Randy Myers (22)
HR: CIN - Reggie Sanders (16), Eddie Taubensee (6), Bret Boone 2 (8). CHI - Brian McRae (8).
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
10 years ago (2000), a 6-2 loss at Comerica Park in Detroit.
Cincinnati
Chris Stynes 3b
Barry Larkin ss
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Dante Bichette rf
Sean Casey 1b
Dmitri Young dh
Michael Tucker lf
Pokey Reese 2b
Eddie Taubensee c
Steve Parris p
Detroit
Luis Polonia dh
Rich Becker rf
Bobby Higginson lf
Dean Palmer 3b
Deivi Cruz ss
Juan Encarnacion cf
Brad Ausmus c
Damion Easley 2b
Shane Halter 1b
Jeff Weaver p
WP: Jeff Weaver (6-7)
LP: Steve Parris (5-12)
HR: DET - Bobby Higginson (18).
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
Five years ago (2005), a 7-6 win at Great American Ball Park vs. the Rockies.
Colorado
Aaron Miles 2b
Luis A. Gonzalez ss
Todd Helton 1b
Garrett Atkins 3b
Eric Byrnes lf
Dustan Mohr cf
Ryan Spilborghs rf
Danny Ardoin c
Jeff Francis p
Cincinnati
Felipe Lopez ss
Rich Aurilia 2b
Sean Casey 1b
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Joe Randa 3b
Adam Dunn lf
Wily Mo Peņa rf
Jason LaRue c
Eric Milton p
WP: Jason Standridge (1-0)
LP: Dan Miceli (0-1)
Sv: David Weathers (5)
HR: CIN - Rich Aurilia (8), Ken Griffey Jr. (19).
Rockies OF Ryan Spilborghs made his major-league debut in this game.
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
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