This Date In Reds History (6/28/11): Past Lineups

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90 years ago (1921), a 7-3 loss at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Sam Bohne 2b
Jake Daubert 1b
Heinie Groh 3b
Edd Roush cf
Pat Duncan lf
Larry Kopf ss
Rube Bressler rf
Ivey Wingo c
Hod Eller p

St. Louis
Jack Smith rf
Jack Fournier 1b
Joe Schultz 3b
Rogers Hornsby 2b
Austin McHenry lf
Doc Lavan ss
Verne Clemons c
Cliff Heathcote cf
Bill Doak p


WP: Bill Doak (5-3)
LP: Rube Marquard (6-9)
HR: STL - Jack Smith (3), Austin McHenry (7).

Bill Doak pitched a complete-game ten-hitter to get the win for the Cardinals.

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85 years ago (1926), a 6-1 win at Redland Field vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Eddie Moore 3b
Max Carey cf
Paul Waner rf
Kiki Cuyler lf
Pie Traynor ss
Stuffy McInnis 1b
Johnny Rawlings 2b
Roy Spencer c
Vic Aldridge p

Cincinnati
Chuck Dressen 3b
Curt Walker rf
Edd Roush cf
Rube Bressler lf
Wally Pipp 1b
Hughie Critz 2b
Val Picinich c
Frank Emmer ss
Eppa Rixey p


WP: Eppa Rixey (6-1)
LP: Vic Aldridge (6-7)
HR: None.

Eppa Rixey pitched a complete-game four-hitter to get the win for the Reds.

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80 years ago (1931), the Reds were swept at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan vs. the Giants--losing the opener 17-5, and the nightcap 5-2.

First Game
Cincinnati
Taylor Douthit cf
Estel Crabtree rf
Joe Stripp 3b
Harvey Hendrick 1b
Edd Roush lf
Tony Cuccinello 2b
Leo Durocher ss
Clyde Sukeforth c
Red Lucas p

New York Giants
Chick Fullis 2b
Freddy Leach lf
Freddie Lindstrom rf
Bill Terry 1b
Mel Ott cf
Travis Jackson ss
Johnny Vergez 3b
Shanty Hogan c
Freddie Fitzsimmons p


WP: Freddie Fitzsimmons (9-5)
LP: Red Lucas (4-9)
Sv: Tiny Chaplin (1)
HR: CIN - Joe Stripp (2). NY - Mel Ott (9), Freddy Leach (3), Freddie Lindstrom (3).



Second Game
Cincinnati
Taylor Douthit cf
Estel Crabtree rf
Joe Stripp 3b
Harvey Hendrick 1b
Nick Cullop lf
Tony Cuccinello 2b
Leo Durocher ss
Lena Styles c
Si Johnson p

New York Giants
Chick Fullis 2b
Freddy Leach lf
Freddie Lindstrom rf
Bill Terry 1b
Mel Ott cf
Travis Jackson ss
Johnny Vergez 3b
Shanty Hogan c
Bill Morrell p


WP: Bill Morrell (4-0)
LP: Si Johnson (7-6)
Sv: Bill Walker (3)
HR: CIN - Estel Crabtree (2).

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65 years ago (1946), a 4-3 10-inning win at Crosley Field vs. the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs
Stan Hack 3b
Lou Stringer 2b
Peanuts Lowrey cf
Phil Cavarretta rf
Frank Secory lf
Eddie Waitkus 1b
Clyde McCullough c
Bobby Sturgeon ss
Hank Borowy p

Cincinnati
Dain Clay cf
Lonny Frey 2b
Grady Hatton 3b
Al Libke rf
Ray Mueller c
Bert Haas 1b
Eddie Lukon lf
Claude Corbitt ss
Johnny Vander Meer p


WP: Johnny Vander Meer (3-5)
LP: Hank Wyse (6-6)
HR: CHI - Frank Secory (2). CIN - Eddie Miller (6).

Johnny Vander Meer pitched a complete-game six-hitter to get the win for the Reds. Eddie Miller led off the bottom of the tenth inning with a game-winning home run off Hank Wyse.

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60 years ago (1951), a 7-5 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Pete Castiglione 3b
Erv Dusak cf
Gus Bell rf
Ralph Kiner lf
Jack Phillips 1b
Danny Murtaugh 2b
George Strickland ss
Clyde McCullough c
Bill Werle p

Cincinnati
Bobby Adams 2b
Bob Usher cf
Johnny Wyrostek rf
Joe Adcock lf
Connie Ryan 1b
Virgil Stallcup ss
Grady Hatton 3b
Bob Scheffing c
Ken Raffensberger p


WP: Bill Werle (4-1)
LP: Ken Raffensberger (7-8)
HR: CIN - Grady Hatton (4).

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55 years ago (1956), a 4-3 win at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Wally Post rf
Gus Bell cf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Frank Robinson lf
Smoky Burgess c
Ray Jablonski 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Johnny Klippstein p

Pittsburgh
Spook Jacobs 2b
Bill Virdon cf
Lee Walls rf
Frank J. Thomas lf
Dale Long 1b
Gene Freese 3b
Dick Groat ss
Hank Foiles c
Red Munger p


WP: Tom Acker (1-0)
LP: Luis Arroyo (2-2)
Sv: Art Fowler (1)
HR: CIN - Smoky Burgess (5). PIT - Frank Thomas (13).

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50 years ago (1961), the Reds were swept in a doubleheader at Wrigley Field in Chicago--losing the opener 16-5, and the nightcap 7-2.

First Game
Cincinnati
Eddie Kasko ss
Don Blasingame 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson rf
Gus Bell lf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Gene Freese 3b
Johnny Edwards c
Bob Purkey p

Chicago Cubs
Al Heist cf
Don Zimmer 2b
Ron Santo 3b
George Altman rf
Billy Williams lf
Ed Bouchee 1b
Sammy Taylor c
Jerry Kindall ss
Glen Hobbie p


WP: Glen Hobbie (5-9)
LP: Bob Purkey (9-4)
HR: CIN - Gordy Coleman 2 (14), Johnny Edwards (1). CHI - Ron Santo 2 (7), George Altman (10).

In Game 1, Glen Hobbie pitched a complete-game ten-hitter to get the win for the Cubs. Reds rookie C Johnny Edwards hit his first major-league home run to lead off the seventh inning.



Second Game
Cincinnati
Don Blasingame 2b
Eddie Kasko ss
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson rf
Gene Freese 3b
Wally Post lf
Dick Gernert 1b
Jerry Zimmerman c
Jim O'Toole p

Chicago Cubs
Al Heist cf
Don Zimmer 2b
Ron Santo 3b
George Altman rf
Billy Williams lf
Ed Bouchee 1b
Jerry Kindall ss
Moe Thacker c
Jack Curtis p


WP: Jack Curtis (4-2)
LP: Jim O'Toole (6-7)
HR: CHI - George Altman (11), Jerry Kindall (6).

In Game 2, Jack Curtis pitched a complete-game four-hitter to get the win for the Cubs. The only hits for the Reds were a two-out single by Vada Pinson in the fourth inning, a single by Gene Freese followed by a double by Wally Post to lead off the fifth, and a leadoff single by Don Blasingame in the ninth.

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45 years ago (1966), a 3-1 win at Crosley Field vs. the Dodgers.

Los Angeles
Maury Wills ss
Junior Gilliam 3b
Willie Davis cf
Lou Johnson lf
Jim Lefebvre 2b
Ron Fairly 1b
Wes Parker rf
Jeff Torborg c
Claude Osteen p

Cincinnati
Tommy Harper rf
Pete Rose 2b
Vada Pinson cf
Tony Perez 1b
Deron Johnson lf
Don Pavletich c
Chico Ruiz 3b
Leo Cardenas ss
Sammy Ellis p


WP: Sammy Ellis (5-11)
LP: Claude Osteen (9-6)
HR: CIN - Tommy Harper (4).

Sammy Ellis pitched a complete-game five-hitter to get the win for the Reds. Claude Osteen pitched a complete-game nine-hitter in a losing effort for the Dodgers.

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40 years ago (1971), the Reds swept a doubleheader at Parc Jarry in Montreal--winning the opener 4-3, and the nightcap 5-4.

First Game
Cincinnati
Pete Rose rf
George Foster cf
Lee May 1b
Johnny Bench lf
Tony Perez 3b
Tommy Helms 2b
Pat Corrales c
Woody Woodward ss
Don Gullett p

Montreal
Ron Hunt 2b
Stan Swanson lf
Clyde Mashore cf
Bob Bailey 1b
John Bateman c
Coco Laboy 3b
Rusty Staub rf
Gary Sutherland ss
Bill Stoneman p


WP: Don Gullett (9-2)
LP: Bill Stoneman (9-7)
Sv: Joe Gibbon (7)
HR: CIN - Lee May (19), George Foster (5). MON - Coco Laboy (1).



Second Game
Cincinnati
Pete Rose rf
George Foster cf
Lee May 1b
Johnny Bench c
Tony Perez 3b
Bernie Carbo lf
Tommy Helms 2b
Dave Concepcion ss
Ross Grimsley p

Montreal
Ron Hunt 2b
Stan Swanson lf
Clyde Mashore cf
Bob Bailey 1b
Coco Laboy 3b
John Boccabella c
Rusty Staub rf
Gary Sutherland ss
Carl Morton p


WP: Clay Carroll (4-2)
LP: Claude Raymond (1-5)
Sv: Joe Gibbon (8)
HR: CIN - Lee May (20). MON - Ron Hunt (3).

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35 years ago (1976), a 7-3 win at San Diego Stadium.

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

San Diego
Johnny Grubb lf
Tito Fuentes 2b
Willie Davis cf
Willie McCovey 1b
Dave Winfield rf
Doug Rader 3b
Hector Torres ss
Fred Kendall c
Alan Foster p


WP: Santo Alcala (7-2)
LP: Alan Foster (2-4)
Sv: Pedro Borbon (3)
HR: CIN - Joe Morgan (13). SD - Willie McCovey (5).

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25 years ago (1986), a 5-1 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Giants.

San Francisco
Randy Kutcher cf
Robby Thompson 2b
Joel Youngblood lf
Chili Davis rf
Chris Brown 3b
Mike Aldrete 1b
Bob Brenly c
Jose Uribe ss
Mike Krukow p

Cincinnati
Eddie Milner cf
Pete Rose 1b
Dave Parker rf
Eric Davis lf
Buddy Bell 3b
Dave Concepcion ss
Bo Diaz c
Ron Oester 2b
John Denny p


WP: Frank Williams (1-0)
LP: John Denny (5-7)
HR: CIN - Eric Davis (9).

The Giants scored four runs in the ninth inning off John Denny, John Franco, and Ron Robinson to break a 1-1 tie.

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20 years ago (1991), an 8-5 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Astros.

Houston
Craig Biggio c
Steve Finley cf
Jeff Bagwell 1b
Luis Gonzalez lf
Ken Caminiti 3b
Eric Anthony rf
Rafael Ramirez ss
Casey Candaele 2b
Jim Deshaies p

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


WP: Tom Browning (10-4)
LP: Jim Deshaies (2-7)
Sv: Rob Dibble (21)
HR: HOU - Rafael Ramirez (1). CIN - Barry Larkin 3 (14), Eric Davis (8).

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15 years ago (1996), a 7-4 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs
Brian McRae cf
Doug Glanville lf
Mark Grace 1b
Sammy Sosa rf
Leo Gomez 3b
Ryne Sandberg 2b
Scott Servais c
Jose Hernandez ss
Frank Castillo p

Cincinnati
Thomas Howard lf
Bret Boone 2b
Barry Larkin ss
Reggie Sanders rf
Eric Davis cf
Hal Morris 1b
Chris Sabo 3b
Eddie Taubensee c
John Smiley p


WP: John Smiley (8-6)
LP: Frank Castillo (2-10)
Sv: Lee Smith (2)
HR: CIN - Reggie Sanders 2 (7), Hal Morris (7).

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10 years ago (2001), a 5-2 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs
Eric Young 2b
Ricky Gutierrez ss
Sammy Sosa rf
Matt Stairs 1b
Roosevelt Brown lf
Miguel Cairo 3b
Gary Matthews Jr. cf
Joe Girardi c
Kevin Tapani p

Cincinnati
Alex Ochoa rf
Barry Larkin ss
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Sean Casey 1b
Aaron Boone 3b
Dmitri Young lf
Jason LaRue c
Pokey Reese 2b
Elmer Dessens p


WP: Elmer Dessens (6-4)
LP: Kevin Tapani (8-5)
HR: CHI - Gary Matthews Jr. (7). CIN - Alex Ochoa (7).

Elmer Dessens, Justin Atchley, Mark Wohlers, Scott Sullivan, Hector Mercado, and Danny Graves combined on a five-hitter with 6 K's for the Reds.

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Five years ago (1006), a 7-2 win at Great American Ball Park vs. the Royals.

Kansas City
David DeJesus lf
Mark Grudzielanek 2b
Doug Mientkiewicz 1b
Reggie Sanders rf
Mark Teahen 3b
John Buck c
Angel Berroa ss
Joey Gathright cf
Scott Elarton p

Cincinnati
Ryan Freel rf
Felipe Lopez ss
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Rich Aurilia 3b
Adam Dunn lf
Scott Hatteberg 1b
Brandon Phillips 2b
Jason LaRue c
Aaron Harang p


WP: Aaron Harang (9-5)
LP: Scott Elarton (3-9)
HR: KC - John Buck (7). CIN - Felipe Lopez (8), Rich Aurilia (10), Scott Hatteberg (6), Ken Griffey Jr. (15).