This Date In Reds History (9/3/10): Past Lineups

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I apologize for my tardiness. We once again had a long road trip for our high school football game tonight, and I just got home.


55 years ago (1955), a 6-5 loss at Milwaukee County Stadium vs. the Braves.

Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Smoky Burgess c
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Wally Post rf
Gus Bell cf
Chuck Harmon lf
Rocky Bridges 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Don Gross p

Milwaukee Braves
Danny O'Connell 2b
Andy Pafko cf
Eddie Mathews 3b
Hank Aaron rf
Johnny Logan ss
Bobby Thomson lf
George Crowe 1b
Del Crandall c
Lew Burdette p


WP: Phil Paine (2-0)
LP: Hersh Freeman (6-4)
HR: MIL - Del Crandall (23).

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50 years ago (1960), a 10-9 12-inning loss at Crosley Field vs. the Braves.

Milwaukee Braves
Bill Bruton cf
Del Crandall c
Eddie Mathews 3b
Hank Aaron rf
Joe Adcock 1b
Alvin Dark lf
Johnny Logan ss
Chuck Cottier 2b
Carl Willey p

Cincinnati
Roy McMillan ss
Vada Pinson cf
Gus Bell rf
Frank Robinson lf
Ed Bailey c
Gordy Coleman 1b
Cliff Cook 3b
Billy Martin 2b
Jim Maloney p


WP: Lew Burdette (16-9)
LP: Joe Nuxhall (1-8)
HR: CIN - Vada Pinson (17), Gus Bell (10).

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45 years ago (1965), a 16-7 win at Crosley Field vs. the Phillies.

Philadelphia
Cookie Rojas cf
Johnny Callison rf
Dick Allen 3b
Dick Stuart 1b
Alex Johnson lf
Tony Taylor 2b
Bobby Wine ss
Pat Corrales c
Ray Culp p

Cincinnati
Tommy Harper lf
Pete Rose 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Deron Johnson 3b
Frank Robinson rf
Johnny Edwards c
Tommy Helms ss
Jim O'Toole p


WP: Roger Craig (1-4)
LP: Grant Jackson (0-1)
HR: PHI - Dick Stuart (22). CIN - Frank Robinson (25).

Phillies rookie left-hander Grant Jackson picked up the loss in his major-league debut.

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40 years ago (1970), a 7-3 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Giants.

San Francisco
Bobby Bonds rf
Tito Fuentes 2b
Ken Henderson cf
Willie McCovey 1b
Dick Dietz c
Jim Ray Hart 3b
Frank Johnson lf
Hal Lanier ss
Skip Pitlock p

Cincinnati
Bobby Tolan cf
Pete Rose rf
Johnny Bench lf
Tony Perez 3b
Lee May 1b
Tommy Helms 2b
Pat Corrales c
Dave Concepcion ss
Tony Cloninger p


WP: Tony Cloninger (7-5)
LP: Skip Pitlock (4-5)
Sv: Clay Carroll (11)
HR: CIN - Pete Rose (13).

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35 years ago (1975), a 13-2 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Dodgers.

Los Angeles
Davey Lopes 2b
Lee Lacy lf
Jimmy Wynn cf
Steve Garvey 1b
Willie Crawford rf
Steve Yeager c
Jerry Royster 3b
Bill Russell ss
Andy Messersmith p

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


WP: Gary Nolan (13-8)
LP: Andy Messersmith (15-14)
HR: None.

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30 years ago (1980), a 4-3 10-inning loss at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Dave Collins cf
Ron Oester 2b
Dave Concepcion ss
George Foster lf
Johnny Bench c
Harry Spilman 1b
Ray Knight 3b
Paul Householder rf
Frank Pastore p

St. Louis
Ken Oberkfell 2b
Tony Scott cf
Keith Hernandez 1b
Ted Simmons c
George Hendrick rf
Dane Iorg lf
Ken Reitz 3b
Mike Phillips ss
Silvio Martinez p


WP: Jim Kaat (6-7)
LP: Tom Hume (7-9)
HR: CIN - Harry Spilman (4). STL - Ken Reitz 2 (8).

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25 years ago (1985), a 6-4 loss at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Eddie Milner cf
Max Venable lf
Dave Parker rf
Tony Perez 1b
Buddy Bell 3b
Dave Concepcion ss
Bo Diaz c
Ron Oester 2b
Jay Tibbs p

St. Louis
Vince Coleman lf
Willie McGee cf
Tom Herr 2b
Darrell Porter c
Andy Van Slyke rf
Terry Pendleton 3b
Mike Jorgensen 1b
Ozzie Smith ss
Bob Forsch p


WP: Jeff Lahti (3-2)
LP: Tom Hume (2-4)
HR: STL - Andy Van Slyke (12).

Paul O'Neill made his major-league debut for the Reds in this game, delivering a pinch-hit single in the eighth inning while batting for Dave Van Gorder. Pete Rose did not play.

Ty Cobb: 4191
Pete Rose: 4186

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20 years ago (1990), an 8-6 loss at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Cincinnati
Barry Larkin ss
Mariano Duncan 2b
Chris Sabo 3b
Eric Davis lf
Glenn Braggs rf
Todd Benzinger 1b
Joe Oliver c
Billy Hatcher cf
Tom Browning p

Atlanta
Lonnie Smith lf
Ron Gant cf
David Justice rf
Jim Presley 3b
Francisco Cabrera 1b
Andres Thomas ss
Jeff Blauser 2b
Ernie Whitt c
Steve Avery p


WP: Mark Grant (2-2)
LP: Tim Layana (5-2)
Sv: Jeff Parrett (2)
HR: CIN - Mariano Duncan (9), Glenn Braggs (4).

Rookie 1B Terry Lee made his major-league debut for the Reds in this game.

Record: 77-56, 6.5-game lead in the NL West.

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15 years ago (1995), a 7-3 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Al Martin lf
Jay Bell ss
Orlando Merced rf
Jeff King 1b
Nelson Liriano 2b
Midre Cummings cf
John Wehner 3b
Angelo Encarnacion c
Paul Wagner p

Cincinnati
Thomas Howard lf
Darren Lewis cf
Barry Larkin ss
Eric Anthony rf
Hal Morris 1b
Benito Santiago c
Bret Boone 2b
Jeff Branson 3b
Dave Burba p


WP: Paul Wagner (4-13)
LP: Dave Burba (9-3)
Sv: Dan Miceli (19)
HR: PIT - Orlando Merced (14).

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10 years ago (2000), an 8-1 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. Les Expos.

Montreal
Milton Bradley cf
Peter Bergeron lf
Jose Vidro 2b
Vladimir Guerrero rf
Lee Stevens 1b
Geoff Blum 3b
Orlando Cabrera ss
Brian Schneider c
Mike Thurman p

Cincinnati
Pokey Reese 2b
Chris Stynes 3b
Sean Casey 1b
Dmitri Young lf
Alex Ochoa rf
Michael Tucker cf
Benito Santiago c
Chris Sexton ss
Steve Parris p


WP: Steve Parris (10-14)
LP: Mike Thurman (4-5)
HR: CIN - Sean Casey (11), Benito Santiago (4).

Brady Clark made his major-league debut for the Reds in this game.

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Five years ago (2005), a 9-3 loss at Turner Field in Atlanta.

Cincinnati
Felipe Lopez ss
Austin Kearns rf
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Adam Dunn lf
Sean Casey 1b
Jason LaRue c
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Aaron Holbert 2b
Luke Hudson p

Atlanta
Rafael Furcal ss
Marcus Giles 2b
Chipper Jones 3b
Andruw Jones cf
Adam LaRoche 1b
Jeff Francoeur rf
Johnny Estrada c
Kelly Johnson lf
Jorge Sosa p


WP: Jorge Sosa (10-3)
LP: Luke Hudson (6-7)
HR: ATL - Jeff Francoeur (12).

Jorge Sosa, Blaine Boyer, John Foster, Macay McBride, and Jim Brower combined on a five-hitter for the Braves.