This Date In Reds History (7/26/11): Past Lineups

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Sorry I'm late again. Things have been a little crazy lately. I'll try to get caught up.



80 years ago (1931), the Reds split a doubleheader at Redland Field vs. the Robins--winning the opener 4-0, and losing the nightcap 5-0.

First Game
Brooklyn
Johnny Frederick cf
Neal Finn 2b
Babe Herman rf
Lefty O'Doul lf
Del Bissonette 1b
Wally Gilbert 3b
Gordon Slade ss
Al Lopez c
Sloppy Thurston p

Cincinnati
Estel Crabtree rf
Edd Roush lf
Harvey Hendrick 1b
Tony Cuccinello 2b
Taylor Douthit cf
Clyde Beck 3b
Leo Durocher ss
Clyde Sukeforth c
Larry Benton p


WP: Larry Benton (5-8)
LP: Sloppy Thurston (4-5)
HR: None.

In Game 1, Larry Benton pitched a ten-hit shutout to get the win for the Reds. Sloppy Thurston pitched a complete-game seven-hitter in a losing effort for the Robins.



Second Game
Brooklyn
Johnny Frederick cf
Neal Finn 2b
Babe Herman rf
Lefty O'Doul lf
Del Bissonette 1b
Wally Gilbert 3b
Gordon Slade ss
Val Picinich c
Dazzy Vance p

Cincinnati
Estel Crabtree rf
Edd Roush lf
Harvey Hendrick 1b
Tony Cuccinello 2b
Taylor Douthit cf
Clyde Beck 3b
Leo Durocher ss
Casper Asbjornson c
Eppa Rixey p


WP: Dazzy Vance (9-6)
LP: Eppa Rixey (3-3)
HR: None.

In Game 2, Dazzy Vance pitched a three-hit shutout with 7 K's to get the win for the Robins.

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75 years ago (1936), the Reds split a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan vs. the Giants--losing the opener 5-4, and winning the nightcap 5-2.

First Game
Cincinnati
Samuel Byrd cf
Tommy Thevenow 3b
Kiki Cuyler rf
Les Scarsella 1b
Ernie Lombardi c
Babe Herman lf
Billy Myers ss
Alex Kampouris 2b
Paul Derringer p

New York Giants
Jo-Jo Moore lf
Burgess Whitehead 2b
Mel Ott rf
Hank Leiber cf
Sam Leslie 1b
Eddie Mayo 3b
Gus Mancuso c
Dick Bartell ss
Carl Hubbell p


WP: Slick Castleman (2-7)
LP: Paul Derringer (12-12)
HR: None.

In Game 1, the Giants scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning off Paul Derringer to overcome a 4-2 deficit.



Second Game
Cincinnati
Hub Walker cf
Tommy Thevenow 3b
Kiki Cuyler lf
Les Scarsella 1b
Ival Goodman rf
Gilly Campbell c
Billy Myers ss
Alex Kampouris 2b
Al Hollingsworth p

New York Giants
Jo-Jo Moore lf
Burgess Whitehead 2b
Kiddo Davis rf
Hank Leiber cf
Sam Leslie 1b
Travis Jackson 3b
Gus Mancuso c
Dick Bartell ss
Frank Gabler p


WP: Al Hollingsworth (9-4)
LP: Frank Gabler (4-3)
HR: CIN - Hub Walker (1), Ival Goodman (11), Billy Myers (6).

In Game 2, Al Hollingsworth pitched a complete-game ten-hitter to get the win for the Reds. CF Hub Walker hit his first major-league home run in this game.

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70 years ago (1941), a 6-2 win at Crosley Field vs. the Phillies.

Philadelphia
Danny Murtaugh 2b
Joe Marty cf
Johnny Rizzo rf
Nick Etten 1b
Danny Litwhiler lf
Pinky May 3b
Bobby Bragan ss
Mickey Livingston c
Si Johnson p

Cincinnati
Billy Werber 3b
Mike W. McCormick lf
Lonny Frey 2b
Frank McCormick 1b
Jim Gleeson rf
Ernie Lombardi c
Harry Craft cf
Eddie Joost ss
Jim Turner p


WP: Jim Turner (4-2)
LP: Si Johnson (2-6)
HR: None.

Jim Turner pitched a complete-game ten-hitter to get the win for the Reds.

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65 years ago (1946), a 3-2 loss at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan vs. the Giants.

Cincinnati
Dain Clay cf
Lonny Frey rf
Bobby Adams 2b
Grady Hatton 3b
Bert Haas 1b
Ray Mueller c
Bob Usher lf
Claude Corbitt ss
Ewell Blackwell p

New York Giants
Bill Rigney 3b
Mickey Witek 2b
Willard Marshall cf
Johnny Mize 1b
Jack Graham rf
Ernie Lombardi c
Sid Gordon lf
Buddy Kerr ss
Johnny Gee p


WP: Johnny Gee (2-0)
LP: Ewell Blackwell (5-7)
HR: None.

Johnny Gee pitched a complete-game seven-hitter to get the win for the Giants. Ewell Blackwell pitched a complete-game eleven-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds. The Giants scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning off Blackwell to overcome a 2-1 deficit.

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60 years ago (1951), a 6-2 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Braves.

Boston Braves
Roy Hartsfield 2b
Sam Jethroe cf
Earl Torgeson 1b
Bob Elliott 3b
Sid Gordon lf
Willard Marshall rf
Walker Cooper c
Johnny Logan ss
Vern Bickford p

Cincinnati
Bobby Adams 3b
Connie Ryan 2b
Johnny Wyrostek rf
Joe Adcock lf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Lloyd Merriman cf
Virgil Stallcup ss
Dixie Howell c
Ewell Blackwell p


WP: Vern Bickford (11-7)
LP: Ewell Blackwell (9-10)
Sv: Bob Chipman (3)
HR: BOS - Bob Elliott (12).

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55 years ago (1956), a 5-3 loss at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Frank Robinson lf
Bob Thurman rf
Ted Kluszewski 1b
Ed Bailey c
Gus Bell cf
Ray Jablonski 3b
Roy McMillan ss
Tom Acker p

Brooklyn
Junior Gilliam 2b
Pee Wee Reese ss
Duke Snider cf
Carl Furillo rf
Randy Jackson 3b
Gil Hodges 1b
Sandy Amoros lf
Roy Campanella c
Roger Craig p


WP: Roger Craig (10-5)
LP: Tom Acker (1-2)
HR: CIN - Frank Robinson (23), Ted Kluszewski (25). BRO - Roy Campanella (12).

Roger Craig pitched a complete-game six-hitter to get the win for the Dodgers.

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50 years ago (1961), a 3-2 win at Milwaukee County Stadium vs. the Braves.

Cincinnati
Don Blasingame 2b
Leo Cardenas ss
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson rf
Jerry Lynch lf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Gene Freese 3b
Johnny Edwards c
Ken Johnson p

Milwaukee Braves
Mack Jones cf
Frank Bolling 2b
Eddie Mathews 3b
Hank Aaron rf
Joe Adcock 1b
Lee Maye lf
Roy McMillan ss
Sammy White c
Don Nottebart p


WP: Ken Johnson (1-0)
LP: Don Nottebart (3-5)
Sv: Jim Brosnan (14)
HR: CIN - Gus Bell (3), Frank Robinson (30). MIL - Hank Aaron (25).

Ken Johnson and Jim Brosnan combined on a seven-hitter with 9 K's for the Reds. Don Nottebart pitched a complete-game seven-hitter with 8 K's in a losing effort for the Braves. Gus Bell led off the eighth inning with a pinch-hit homer for his final home run as a Red.

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45 years ago (1966), a 9-6 win at Crosley Field vs. the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs
Adolfo Phillips cf
Glenn Beckert 2b
Billy Williams rf
Ron Santo 3b
George Altman lf
Ernie Banks 1b
Randy Hundley c
Don Kessinger ss
Dick Ellsworth p

Cincinnati
Tommy Harper rf
Vada Pinson cf
Pete Rose 2b
Tony Perez 1b
Tommy Helms 3b
Deron Johnson lf
Jimmie Coker c
Leo Cardenas ss
Milt Pappas p


WP: Don Nottebart (3-2)
LP: Dick Ellsworth (4-16)
HR: CHI - Billy Williams 2 (20), Randy Hundley (11). CIN - Tony Perez (3), Jimmie Coker (2), Deron Johnson (11).

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35 years ago (1976), a 9-3 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Giants.

San Francisco
Larry Herndon cf
Marty Perez 2b
Gary Matthews lf
Bobby Murcer rf
Ken Reitz 3b
Darrell Evans 1b
Chris Speier ss
Marc Hill c
John Montefusco p

Cincinnati
Pete Rose 3b
Ken Griffey rf
Joe Morgan 2b
George Foster lf
Dan Driessen 1b
Cesar Geronimo cf
Bill Plummer c
Doug Flynn ss
Fred Norman p


WP: Fred Norman (9-2)
LP: John Montefusco (9-9)
HR: CIN - Pete Rose (9).

Fred Norman pitched a complete-game seven-hitter with 6 K's to get the win for the Reds.

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25 years ago (1986), a 7-6 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. Les Expos.

Montreal
Tomy Foley ss
Mitch Webster cf
Timi Raines lf
Andre Dawson rf
Tim Wallach 3b
Wayne Krenchicki 1b
Al Newman 2b
Tom Nieto c
Andy McGaffigan p

Cincinnati
Ron Oester 2b
Eddie Milner cf
Dave Parker rf
Eric Davis lf
Bo Diaz c
Buddy Bell 3b
Nick Esasky 1b
Kurt Stillwell ss
Mario Soto p


WP: Ron Robinson (8-1)
LP: Bob Sebra (1-1)
HR: MON - Tim Raines (8). CIN - Dave Parker (23), Bo Diaz (5).

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20 years ago (1991), a 5-1 loss at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Barry Larkin ss
Billy Hatcher lf
Hal Morris 1b
Eric Davis cf
Paul O'Neill rf
Chris Sabo 3b
Bill Doran 2b
Jeff Reed c
Chris Hammond p

St. Louis
Bernard Gilkey lf
Ozzie Smith ss
Todd Zeile 3b
Gerald Perry 1b
Felix Jose rf
Ray Lankford cf
Tom Pagnozzi c
Jose Oquendo 2b
Bob Tewksbury p


WP: Bob Tewksbury (7-6)
LP: Chris Hammond (7-7)
HR: CIN - Chris Sabo (16).

Bob Tewksbury pitched a complete-game eight-hitter to get the win for the Cardinals.

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

New York Mets
Lance Johnson cf
Jose Vizcaino 2b
Bernard Gilkey lf
Butch Huskey 1b
Todd Hundley c
Jeff Kent 3b
Alex Ochoa rf
Rey Ordoñez ss
Paul Wilson p

Cincinnati
Thomas Howard lf
Lenny Harris 1b
Barry Larkin ss
Eric Davis cf
Reggie Sanders rf
Willie Greene 3b
Bret Boone 2b
Joe Oliver c
John Smiley p


WP: John Smiley (9-9)
LP: Paul Wilson (4-6)
HR: NY - Todd Hundley (28). CIN - Eric Davis (18).

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Five years ago (2006), an 8-5 loss at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

Cincinnati
Ryan Freel rf
Royce Clayton ss
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Rich Aurilia 1b
Adam Dunn lf
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Brandon Phillips 2b
David Ross c
Bronson Arroyo p

Houston
Craig Biggio 2b
Chris Burke cf
Lance Berkman 1b
Aubrey Huff 3b
Preston Wilson lf
Luke Scott rf
Brad Ausmus c
Adam Everett ss
Andy Pettitte p


WP: Andy Pettitte (9-10)
LP: Bronson Arroyo (9-7)
Sv: Dan Wheeler (2)
HR: CIN - Rich Aurilia (13). HOU - Craig Biggio (10), Lance Berkman 2 (28).