This Date In Reds History (10/11/10): Past Lineups--1970, 1975 WS & 1995 NLCS

[Big Klu]

40 years ago (1970), a 6-5 loss in Game 2 of the World Series at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Orioles.

Baltimore
Don Buford lf
Paul Blair cf
Boog Powell 1b
Frank Robinson rf
Brooks Robinson 3b
Elrod Hendricks c
Davey Johnson 2b
Mark Belanger ss
Mike Cuellar p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose rf
Bobby Tolan cf
Tony Perez 3b
Johnny Bench c
Lee May 1b
Hal McRae lf
Tommy Helms 2b
Woody Woodward ss
Jim McGlothlin p


WP: Tom Phoebus (1-0)
LP: Milt Wilcox (0-1)
Sv: Dick Hall (1)
HR: BAL - Boog Powell (2). CIN - Bobby Tolan (1), Johnny Bench (1).

The Reds scored three runs in the first inning and one more in the third, but the Orioles scored one run in the fourth and five in the fifth to overcome a 4-0 deficit and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Series.

[Big Klu]

35 years ago (1975), a 6-0 loss in Game 1 of the World Series at Fenway Park in Boston.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 3b
Joe Morgan 2b
Johnny Bench c
Tony Perez 1b
George Foster lf
Dave Concepcion ss
Ken Griffey rf
Cesar Geronimo cf
Don Gullett p

Boston
Dwight Evans rf
Denny Doyle 2b
Carl Yastrzemski lf
Carlton Fisk c
Fred Lynn cf
Rico Petrocelli 3b
Rick Burleson ss
Cecil Cooper 1b
Luis Tiant p


WP: Luis Tiant (1-0)
LP: Don Gullett (0-1)
HR: None.

Luis Tiant pitched a five-hit shutout, and the Red Sox scored all six of their runs in the bottom of the seventh inning off Don Gullett, Clay Carroll, and Will McEnaney to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Series.

[Big Klu]

15 years ago (1995), a 6-2 10-inning loss in Game 2 of the NLCS at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Braves.

Atlanta
Marquis Grissom cf
Mark Lemke 2b
Chipper Jones 3b
Fred McGriff 1b
David Justice rf
Mike Devereaux lf
Javy Lopez c
Rafael Belliard ss
John Smoltz p

Cincinnati
Thomas Howard cf
Barry Larkin ss
Ron Gant lf
Reggie Sanders rf
Hal Morris 1b
Benito Santiago c
Bret Boone 2b
Jeff Branson 3b
John Smiley p


WP: Greg McMichael (1-0)
LP: Mark Portugal (0-1)
HR: ATL - Javy Lopez (1).

Javy Lopez hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run tenth inning, leading the Braves to their second straight extra-inning win and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

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35 years ago (1975), a 6-0 loss in Game 1 of the World Series at Fenway Park in Boston.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 3b
Joe Morgan 2b
Johnny Bench c
Tony Perez 1b
George Foster lf
Dave Concepcion ss
Ken Griffey rf
Cesar Geronimo cf
Don Gullett p

Boston
Dwight Evans rf
Denny Doyle 2b
Carl Yastrzemski lf
Carlton Fisk c
Fred Lynn cf
Rico Petrocelli 3b
Rick Burleson ss
Cecil Cooper 1b
Luis Tiant p


WP: Luis Tiant (1-0)
LP: Don Gullett (0-1)
HR: None.

Luis Tiant pitched a five-hit shutout, and the Red Sox scored all six of their runs in the bottom of the seventh inning off Don Gullett, Clay Carroll, and Will McEnaney to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Series.

I watched this game at my sisters house in Kingsport Tn. They had just built this house and me and my parents had just helped them move in. It was really dark and cloudy day in Boston. The Reds played like it as they just couldn't do anything with Tiant and his different gyrations to home plate.