This Date In Reds History (7/26/10): Past Lineups

[Big Klu]

55 years ago (1955), a 4-2 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Dodgers.

Brooklyn
Don Hoak 3b
Pee Wee Reese ss
Duke Snider cf
Roy Campanella c
Gil Hodges 1b
Junior Gilliam lf
Carl Furillo rf
Don Zimmer 2b
Don Newcombe p

Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Smoky Burgess c
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Wally Post rf
Gus Bell cf
Stan Palys lf
Milt Smith 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Rudy Minarcin p


WP: Don Newcombe (17-1)
LP: Rudy Minarcin (4-9)
HR: None.

Don Newcombe pitched a complete-game seven-hitter to get the win for the Dodgers. Prior to the game, the Reds sold the contract of 3B Bobby Adams to the Chicago White Sox.

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50 years ago (1960), a 4-1 win at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Cincinnati
Eddie Kasko 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson lf
Wally Post rf
Cliff Cook 3b
Dutch Dotterer c
Gordy Coleman 1b
Leo Cardenas ss
Bob Purkey p

Los Angeles
Junior Gilliam 3b
Wally Moon lf
Norm Larker 1b
Frank Howard rf
Duke Snider cf
Charlie Neal 2b
Maury Wills ss
Joe Pignatano c
Johnny Podres p


WP: Bob Purkey (10-6)
LP: Johnny Podres (8-8)
HR: CIN - Frank Robinson (19). LA - Duke Snider (12).

Bob Purkey pitched a complete-game four-hitter to get the win for the Reds. The only hits for the Dodgers were a one-out solo homer by Duke Snider in the second inning, a leadoff single by Wally Moon in the fourth, a leadoff pinch-hit single by Irv Noren in the sixth, and a leadoff single by Maury Wills in the eighth.

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45 years ago (1965), a 5-4 loss at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Cincinnati
Tommy Harper lf
Pete Rose 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson rf
Deron Johnson 3b
Tony Perez 1b
Johnny Edwards c
Leo Cardenas ss
Jim Maloney p

Los Angeles
Maury Wills ss
Junior Gilliam 3b
Willie Davis cf
Ron Fairly rf
Johnny Roseboro c
Lou Johnson lf
Jim Lefebvre 2b
Wes Parker 1b
Johnny Podres p


WP: Johnny Podres (4-5)
LP: Jim Maloney (11-5)
Sv: Ron Perranoski (7)
HR: CIN - Leo Cardenas (7). LA - Willie Davis (5), Wes Parker (4).

Jim Maloney and Ted Davidson combined on a five-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds.

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40 years ago (1970), a 12-5 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Cardinals.

St. Louis
Lou Brock lf
Milt Ramirez ss
Joe Torre c
Dick Allen 3b
Jose Cardenal cf
Leron Lee rf
Joe Hague 1b
Dal Maxvill 2b
Steve Carlton p

Cincinnati
Bobby Tolan cf
Pete Rose rf
Hal McRae 3b
Johnny Bench lf
Lee May 1b
Tommy Helms 2b
Pat Corrales c
Dave Concepcion ss
Wayne Simpson p


WP: Wayne Simpson (14-2)
LP: Steve Carlton (5-14)
Sv: Wayne Granger (23)
HR: CIN - Johnny Bench 3 (33).

Johnny Bench was 4-for-5 with three homers and a single, and 7 RBI's.

[Always Red]

40 years ago (1970), a 12-5 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Cardinals.

St. Louis
Lou Brock lf
Milt Ramirez ss
Joe Torre c
Dick Allen 3b
Jose Cardenal cf
Leron Lee rf
Joe Hague 1b
Dal Maxvill 2b
Steve Carlton p

Cincinnati
Bobby Tolan cf
Pete Rose rf
Hal McRae 3b
Johnny Bench lf
Lee May 1b
Tommy Helms 2b
Pat Corrales c
Dave Concepcion ss
Wayne Simpson p


WP: Wayne Simpson (14-2)
LP: Steve Carlton (5-14)
Sv: Wayne Granger (23)
HR: CIN - Johnny Bench 3 (33).

Johnny Bench was 4-for-5 with three homers and a single, and 7 RBI's.

That was Simpson's last win of the 1970 season, and he never pitched effectively again after that. I wonder if he was hurt in this game?

This was the 100th game of the year for the 1970 Reds, and they were an incredible 70-30.

Johnny Bench absolutely wore out Steve Carlton throughout their careers.

Good memories, Klu!

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35 years ago (1975), a 5-3 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Dodgers.

Los Angeles
Davey Lopes 2b
Bill Buckner lf
John Hale cf
Steve Garvey 1b
Willie Crawford rf
Ron Cey 3b
Steve Yeager c
Bill Russell ss
Doug Rau p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 3b
Dave Concepcion ss
Joe Morgan 2b
Johnny Bench c
Tony Perez 1b
George Foster lf
Merv Rettenmund rf
Cesar Geronimo cf
Jack Billingham p


WP: Jack Billingham (11-5)
LP: Doug Rau (8-8)
Sv: Rawly Eastwick (9)
HR: LA - John Hale (5).

[Big Klu]

That was Simpson's last win of the 1970 season, and he never pitched effectively again after that. I wonder if he was hurt in this game?

This was the 100th game of the year for the 1970 Reds, and they were an incredible 70-30.

Johnny Bench absolutely wore out Steve Carlton throughout their careers.

Good memories, Klu!

There was no indication of any injury on Retrosheet. After pitching seven shutout innings, he left the game with one out in the eighth inning after allowing four runs (three earned). A fifth run (unearned) later scored and was also charged to Simpson. A quick look ahead showed that he made his next scheduled start, so maybe something happened then.

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30 years ago (1980), a 5-1 win at Shea Stadium in Queens.

Cincinnati
Dave Collins cf
Dave Concepcion ss
Ken Griffey rf
George Foster lf
Dan Driessen 1b
Ray Knight 3b
Joe Nolan c
Junior Kennedy 2b
Bill Bonham p

New York Mets
Lee Mazzilli cf
Frank Taveras ss
Steve Henderson lf
Mike Jorgensen 1b
John Stearns c
Joel Youngblood 3b
Jerry Morales rf
Doug Flynn 2b
Roy Lee Jackson p


WP: Bill Bonham (2-1)
LP: Roy Lee Jackson (1-1)
Sv: Tom Hume (17)
HR: None.

Bill Bonham made his final major-league appearance in this game.

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25 years ago (1985), a 7-6 11-inning win at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Cincinnati
Gary Redus cf
Dave Concepcion ss
Dave Parker rf
Buddy Bell 3b
Tony Perez 1b
Cesar Cedeño lf
Ron Oester 2b
Dann Bilardello c
Mario Soto p

Montreal
Tim Raines lf
Vance Law 2b
Andre Dawson rf
Hubie Brooks ss
Dan Driessen 1b
Tim Wallach 3b
Herm Winningham cf
Sal Butera c
Dan Schatzeder p


WP: Bob Buchanan (1-0)
LP: Jeff Reardon (2-4)
HR: CIN - Nick Esasky (8).

Pete Rose was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter in this game, and was ejected for arguing after being called out for not running in the baseline from home to first.

Ty Cobb: 4191
Pete Rose: 4161

[Always Red]

There was no indication of any injury on Retrosheet. After pitching seven shutout innings, he left the game with one out in the eighth inning after allowing four runs (three earned). A fifth run (unearned) later scored and was also charged to Simpson. A quick look ahead showed that he made his next scheduled start, so maybe something happened then.

From a 1981 NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/07/sp...rsistence.html

And no one even began a major league career more sensationally than Wayne Simpson. At 21 in 1970, pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, Simpson won 10 straight games, 13 of his first 14 decisions, including a one-hitter against the Giants, and he made the National League all-star team.

A few weeks later, he injured his right arm while throwing a fast ball. The arm would never be the same. For the next nine years, he pitched with mediocre results (36-31 lifetime) for three other major league teams and with several minor league teams, always pitching in pain, taking cortisone shots to reduce the swelling to allow him to play, and being told by doctors that they could see nothing wrong - ''except maybe a strain'' - and told by various team executives that his problems were psychological.

The manager of the Reds, Sparky Anderson, was quoted in a newspaper at the time as saying, ''Simpson's problem is mental.'' Arm and Shoulder Cramps

It wasn't mental, it was a rotator cuff tear suffered during his next start on July 31, 1970, that went undiagnosed for years (medical diagnostics were in the dark ages back then). Anything that couldn't be diagnosed was considered "in your head," of course.

Simpson eventually lost circulation to his right hand, and underwent 4 separate by-pass surgeries to regain circulation in his hand. He still has problems writing and using his right arm at all.

I had opportunity to ask Johnny Bench, at a fundraiser a few years ago (I did not ask him to sign anything, and he could not have been more cordial and friendly ) who threw the hardest of all Red's pitchers he ever caught. He simply said "Wayne Simpson wore me out."

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20 years ago (1990), a 4-3 loss at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Cincinnati
Chris Sabo 3b
Billy Hatcher lf
Eric Davis cf
Glenn Braggs rf
Hal Morris 1b
Luis Quiñones ss
Joe Oliver c
Ron Oester 2b
Jose Rijo p

San Francisco
Brett Butler cf
Rick Leach rf
Will Clark 1b
Kevin Mitchell lf
Matt Williams 3b
Terry Kennedy c
Robby Thompson 2b
Jose Uribe ss
Trevor Wilson p


WP: Mark Thurmond (2-2)
LP: Jose Rijo (6-4)
Sv: Jeff Brantley (16)
HR: SF - Rick Leach (1).

Jose Rijo pitched a complete-game eleven-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds.

Record: 59-37, 8.5 game lead in the NL West.

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15 years ago (1995), a 4-1 loss at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Cincinnati
Darren Lewis cf
Lenny Harris 1b
Barry Larkin ss
Ron Gant lf
Reggie Sanders rf
Benito Santiago c
Bret Boone 2b
Jeff Branson 3b
Pete Schourek p

San Francisco
Deion Sanders cf
Robby Thompson 2b
Barry Bonds lf
Mark Carreon 1b
Glenallen Hill rf
Royce Clayton ss
Steve Scarsone 3b
Kirt Manwaring c
Mark Leiter p


WP: Mark Leiter (5-6)
LP: Pete Schourek (10-5)
HR: CIN - Ron Gant (22). SF - Barry Bonds (21).

Mark Leiter pitched a complete-game two-hitter with 8 K's to get the win for the Giants. The only hits for the Reds were a leadoff single by Bret Boone in the sixth inning, and a leadoff homer by Ron Gant in the eighth.

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10 years ago (2000), a 3-2 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Astros.

Houston
Bill Spiers 2b
Julio Lugo ss
Jeff Bagwell 1b
Daryle Ward lf
Moises Alou rf
Richard Hidalgo cf
Mitch Meluskey c
Chris Truby 3b
Scott Elarton p

Cincinnati
Chris Stynes 3b
Barry Larkin ss
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Dante Bichette rf
Sean Casey 1b
Michael Tucker lf
Eddie Taubensee c
Pokey Reese 2b
Steve Parris p


WP: Scott Elarton (10-4)
LP: Steve Parris (5-13)
Sv: Octavio Dotel (2)
HR: HOU - Julio Lugo (2), Jeff Bagwell (28), Moises Alou (16). CIN - Michael Tucker (11).

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Five years ago (2005), a 7-4 loss at Dodger Stadium in Los angeles.

Cincinnati
Ryan Freel 2b
Rich Aurilia ss
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Austin Kearns rf
Sean Casey 1b
Wily Mo Peña lf
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Jason LaRue c
Eric Milton p

Los Angeles
Cesar Izturis ss
Antonio Perez 2b
Milton Bradley cf
Jeff Kent 1b
Jason Phillips c
Mike Edwards 3b
Jayson Werth lf
Jason Repko rf
Odalis Perez p


WP: Odalis Perez (6-5)
LP: Eric Milton (4-11)
Sv: Yhency Brazoban (19)
HR: CIN - Eric Milton (2), Ken Griffey Jr. (22). LA - Jeff Kent (18), Olmedo Saenz (9).