This Date In Reds History (9/4/10): Past Lineups

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55 years ago (1955), a 5-2 loss at Milwaukee County Stadium vs. the Braves.

Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Hobie Landrith c
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Wally Post rf
Gus Bell cf
Chuck Harmon lf
Rocky Bridges 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Johnny Klippstein p

Milwaukee Braves
Bill Bruton cf
Danny O'Connell 2b
Eddie Mathews 3b
Hank Aaron rf
Johnny Logan ss
George Crowe 1b
Bobby Thomson lf
Del Crandall c
Chet Nichols Jr. p


WP: Chet Nichols Jr. (9-6)
LP: Johnny Klippstein (6-9)
HR: CIN - Wally Post (35). MIL - Hank Aaron 2 (27), Eddie Mathews (36).

Chet Nichols Jr. pitched a complete-game nine-hitter to get the win for the Braves.

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50 years ago (1960), a 9-5 win 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
Juan Pizarro p

Cincinnati
Roy McMillan ss
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson lf
Wally Post rf
Willie Jones 3b
Ed Bailey c
Gordy Coleman 1b
Billy Martin 2b
Jay Hook p


WP: Marshall Bridges (4-2)
LP: Juan Pizarro (6-7)
Sv: Bill Henry (17)
HR: CIN - Wally Post (18).

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45 years ago (1965), a 5-4 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
Clay Dalrymple c
Bobby Wine ss
Jim Bunning p

Cincinnati
Tommy Harper lf
Pete Rose 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Deron Johnson 3b
Frank Robinson rf
Tony Perez 1b
Johnny Edwards c
Tommy Helms ss
John Tsitouris p


WP: Joey Jay (9-5)
LP: Jim Bunning (16-8)
HR: PHI - Dick Allen (19), Alex Johnson (8).

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40 years ago (1970), a 15-2 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Padres.

San Diego
Jose Arcia 2b
Rafael Robles ss
Cito Gaston cf
Al Ferrara lf
Ollie Brown rf
Nate Colbert 1b
Ed Spiezio 3b
Ron Slocum c
Mike Corkins p

Cincinnati
Bobby Tolan cf
Pete Rose rf
Johnny Bench lf
Tony Perez 3b
Lee May 1b
Dave Concepcion ss
Pat Corrales c
Darrel Chaney 2b
Jim Merritt p


WP: Mike Corkins (5-6)
LP: Jim Merritt (20-12)
Sv: Paul Doyle (1)
HR: SD - Mike Corkins (1), Cito Gaston (22), Nate Colbert (29). CIN - Bobby Tolan (13).

Mike Corkins and Paul Doyle combined on a five-hitter for the Padres. SS Frank Duffy made his major-league debut for the Reds in this game.

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35 years ago (1975), a 3-2 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Dodgers.

Los Angeles
Davey Lopes 2b
Lee Lacy lf
Willie Crawford rf
Steve Garvey 1b
Ron Cey 3b
John Hale cf
Steve Yeager c
Ivan DeJesus ss
Doug Rau p

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


WP: Doug Rau (13-9)
LP: Clay Kirby (9-5)
HR: LA - Willie Crawford (8). CIN - George Foster (22).

Doug Rau pitched a complete-game four-hitter with 6 K's to get the win for the Dodgers. The only hits for the Reds were a two-out solo homer by George Foster in the second inning, and back-to-back-to-back singles by Pete Rose, Merv Rettenmund, and Joe Morgan with one out in the sixth.

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25 years ago (1985), a 4-3 loss at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Eddie Milner cf
Max Venable lf
Pete Rose 1b
Dave Parker rf
Buddy Bell 3b
Dave Concepcion ss
Bo Diaz c
Ron Oester 2b
Andy McGaffigan 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
Kurt Kepshire p


WP: Todd Worrell (1-0)
LP: Ron Robinson (5-4)
HR: CIN - Dave Parker (25).

Pete Rose was 1-for-3 with a walk in this game.

Ty Cobb: 4191
Pete Rose: 4187

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20 years ago (1990), a 7-4 loss at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Cincinnati
Billy Hatcher cf
Mariano Duncan 2b
Barry Larkin ss
Eric Davis lf
Chris Sabo 3b
Todd Benzinger 1b
Paul O'Neill rf
Joe Oliver c
Danny Jackson p

Atlanta
Lonnie Smith lf
Ron Gant cf
David Justice rf
Jim Presley 3b
Francisco Cabrera 1b
Andres Thomas ss
Jeff Blauser 2b
Greg Olson c
Tom Glavine p


WP: Tom Glavine (7-11)
LP: Danny Jackson (5-3)
Sv: Kent Mercker (6)
HR: ATL - Ron Gant (26), David Justice 2 (22).

Record: 77-57, 6.5-game lead in the NL West.

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15 years ago (1995), a 6-1 win at the Astrodome in Houston.

Cincinnati
Thomas Howard rf
Darren Lewis cf
Barry Larkin ss
Ron Gant lf
Hal Morris 1b
Benito Santiago c
Bret Boone 2b
Jeff Branson 3b
Mark Portugal p

Houston
Brian L. Hunter cf
Craig Biggio 2b
Jeff Bagwell 1b
Derrick May rf
Tony Eusebio c
Dave Magadan 3b
John Cangelosi lf
Ricky Gutierrez ss
Shane Reynolds p


WP: Mark Portugal (9-9)
LP: Shane Reynolds (9-10)
HR: CIN - Ron Gant (29), Benito Santiago (10), Jerome Walton (7).

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10 years ago (2000), a 6-2 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Mets.

New York Mets
Timo Perez rf
Mike Bordick ss
Edgardo Alfonzo 2b
Mike Piazza c
Robin Ventura 3b
Todd Zeile 1b
Jay Payton cf
Darryl Hamilton lf
Al Leiter p

Cincinnati
Pokey Reese 2b
Chris Stynes 3b
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Dmitri Young 1b
Alex Ochoa rf
Benito Santiago c
Brian L. Hunter lf
Chris Sexton ss
Elmer Dessens p


WP: Elmer Dessens (7-5)
LP: Al Leiter (14-7)
HR: NY - Mike Piazza (34). CIN - Ken Griffey Jr. (37).

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Five years ago (2005), an 8-3 12-inning win at Turner Field in Atlanta.

Cincinnati
Felipe Lopez ss
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Austin Kearns rf
Sean Casey 1b
Wily Mo Peña lf
Javier Valentin c
Aaron Holbert 2b
Ramon Ortiz p

Atlanta
Rafael Furcal ss
Marcus Giles 2b
Chipper Jones 3b
Andruw Jones cf
Adam LaRoche 1b
Jeff Francoeur rf
Ryan Langerhans lf
Brian McCann c
Horacio Ramirez p


WP: Matt Belisle (3-6)
LP: Dan Kolb (3-7)
HR: CIN - Ken Griffey Jr. (35), Javier Valentin (12), Jason LaRue (11). ATL - Marcus Giles 2 (10).

Ramon Ortiz, David Weathers, Kent Mercker, Matt Belisle, and Brian Shackelford combined on a five-hitter for the Reds.

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It's only been 5 years ago but I don't remember Aaron Holbert at all.

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It's only been 5 years ago but I don't remember Aaron Holbert at all.

Career minor-leaguer. He played one game for the Cardinals in 1996 as a 23-year-old former first-round pick, then knocked around the minors for nine years until earning a 22-game cup of coffee with the Reds in 2005.