This Date In Reds History (4/5/12): Past Lineups

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30 years ago (1982), a 3-2 loss on Opening Day at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Cubs in a game called after eight innings due to rain.

Chicago Cubs
Bump Wills 2b
Larry Bowa ss
Bill Buckner 1b
Leon Durham rf
Keith Moreland c
Steve Henderson lf
Ryne Sandberg 3b
Ty Waller cf
Doug Bird p

Cincinnati
Ron Oester 2b
Dan Driessen 1b
Dave Concepcion ss
Cesar Cedeño cf
Johnny Bench 3b
Paul Householder rf
Clint Hurdle lf
Alex Treviño c
Mario Soto p


WP: Doug Bird (1-0)
LP: Mario Soto (0-1)
Sv: Guillermo Hernandez (1)
HR: CHI - Bump Wills (1), Keith Moreland (1).

This was the first game I ever attended. I was 12 years old, and we had red seats right down the LF line. Reds manager John McNamara was ejected in the top of eighth inning. This was also Ryne Sandberg's first game in a Cubs uniform. (He had been a September callup with the Philliies in 1981.)

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15 years ago (1997), a 4-3 loss in 11 innings at Pro Player Stadium ini Miami.

Cincinnati
Deion Sanders cf
Willie Greene 3b
Barry Larkin ss
Reggie Sanders rf
Ruben Sierra lf
Hal Morris 1b
Bret Boone 2b
Brook Fordyce c
Mike Morgan p

Florida
Luis Castillo 2b
Edgar Renteria ss
Gary Shefield rf
Bobby Bonilla 3b
Moises Alou lf
Devon White cf
Jeff Conine 1b
Gregg Zaun c
Tony Saunders p


WP: Robb Nen (1-0)
LP: Kevin Jarvis (0-1)
HR: FLO - Edgar Renteria (1).

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10 years ago (2002), an 8-7 loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. Les Expos.

Montreal
Peter Bergeron cf
Jose Vidro 2b
Vladimir Guerrero rf
Orlando Cabrera ss
Lee Stevens 1b
Chris Truby 3b
Brian Schneider c
Brad Wilkerson lf
Masato Yoshii p

Cincinnati
Todd Walker 2b
Barry Larkin ss
Ken Griffey Jr. cf
Sean Casey 1b
Aaron Boone 3b
Adam Dunn lf
Juan Encarnacion rf
Kelly Stinnett c
Jimmy Haynes p


WP: Masato Yoshii (1-0)
LP: Jimmy Haynes (0-1)
Sv: Graeme Lloyd (1)
HR: CIN - Aaron Boone (1).

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Five years ago (2007), a 5-2 win at Great American Ball Park vs. the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs
Alfonso Soriano cf
Matt Murton lf
Derrek Lee 1b
Aramis Ramirez 3b
Jacque Jones rf
Michael Barrett c
Mark DeRosa 2b
Cesar Izturis ss
Jason Marquis p

Cincinnati
Ryan Freel cf
Adam Dunn lf
Brandon Phillips 2b
Ken Griffey Jr. rf
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Scott Hatteberg 1b
Alex Gonzalez ss
Javier Valentin c
Kyle Lohse p


WP: Victor Santos (1-0)
LP: Bobby Howry (0-1)
Sv: David Weathers (1)
HR: CHI - Mark DeRosa (1). CIN - Scott Hatteberg (1).