This Date In Reds History (4/14/12): Past Lineups

[Big Klu]

85 years ago (1927), a 6-2 loss at Redland Field vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
George Grantham 1b
Lloyd Waner lf
Kiki Cuyler cf
Paul Waner rf
Glenn Wright ss
Pie Traynor 3b
Hal Rhyne 2b
Earl Smith c
Lee Meadows p

Cincinnati
Cuckoo Christensen cf
Chuck Dressen 3b
Curt Walker rf
Ethan Allen lf
High Pockets Kelly 1b
Bubbles Hargrave c
Hod Ford ss
Pinky Pittenger 2b
Carl Mays p


WP: Lee Meadows (1-0)
LP: Carl Mays (0-1)
HR: None.

Lee Meadows pitched a complete-game eight-hitter to get the win for the Pirates. Carl Mays pitched a complete-game twelve-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds.

[Big Klu]

80 years ago (1932), a 5-3 win at Redland Field vs. the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs
Stan Hack 3b
Billy Herman 2b
Kiki Cuyler cf
Vince Barton rf
Marv Gudat lf
Gabby Hartnett c
Charlie Grimm 1b
Billy Jurges ss
Bob E. Smith p

Cincinnati
Taylor Douthit cf
Wally Gilbert 3b
Babe Herman rf
Estel Crabtree lf
Mickey Heath 1b
Jo-Jo Morrissey 2b
Leo Durocher ss
Clyde Manion c
Red Lucas p


WP: Red Lucas (1-0)
LP: Bob Smith (0-1)
HR: None.

Red Lucas pitched a complete-game eight-hitter to get the win for the Reds.

[Big Klu]

70 years ago (1942), a 4-2 loss on Opening Day at Crosley Field vs. the Pirates.

Pittsburgh
Pete Coscarart ss
Johnny Barrett rf
Bob Elliott 3b
Vince DiMaggio cf
Elbie Fletcher 1b
Bud Stewart lf
Frankie Gustine 2b
Al Lopez c
Max Butcher p

Cincinnati
Eddie Joost ss
Lonny Frey 2b
Ival Goodman rf
Gee Walker lf
Frank McCormick 1b
Bert Haas 3b
Mike W. McCormick cf
Rollie Hemsley c
Bucky Walters p


WP: Max Butcher (1-0)
LP: Bucky Walters (0-1)
HR: None.

Max Butcher pitched a complete-game six-hitter to get the win for the Pirates. Bucky Walters pitched a complete-game seven-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds. Pirates RF Johnny Barrett made his major-league debut in this game.

[Big Klu]

50 years ago (1962), a 13-6 loss at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Cincinnati
Don Blasingame 2b
Eddie Kasko ss
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson rf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Wally Post lf
Johnny Edwards c
Tommy Harper 3b
Sammy Ellis p

San Francisco
Harvey Kuenn lf
Chuck Hiller 2b
Willie Mays cf
Orlando Cepeda 1b
Felipe Alou rf
Ed Bailey c
Jose Pagan ss
Jim Davenport 3b
Gaylord Perry p


WP: Don Larsen (1-0)
LP: Sammy Ellis (0-1)
HR: CIN - Gordy Coleman (1). SF - Orlando Cepeda 2 (3), Felipe Alou 2 (2).

Don Larsen pitched 6.1 innings of three-hit relief to get the win for the Giants. Reds RHP Sammy Ellis and Giants RHP Gaylord Perry both made their major-league debuts in this game.

[Big Klu]

45 years ago (1967), an 8-2 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Astros.

Houston
Sonny Jackson ss
Jim Landis rf
Joe Morgan 2b
Jimmy Wynn cf
Eddie Mathews 1b
Bob Aspromonte 3b
Aaron Pointer lf
John Bateman c
Don Wilson p

Cincinnati
Tommy Harper rf
Vada Pinson cf
Pete Rose lf
Deron Johnson 3b
Tony Perez 1b
Tommy Helms 2b
Leo Cardenas ss
Johnny Edwards c
Sammy Ellis p


WP: Don Wilson (1-0)
LP: Sammy Ellis (0-1)
Sv: Claude Raymond (1)
HR: HOU - Aaron Pointer (1), Eddie Mathews (1).

[Big Klu]

30 years ago (1982), a 5-2 10-inning loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Braves.

Atlanta
Brett Butler cf
Glenn Hubbard 2b
Dale Murphy rf
Bob Horner 3b
Chris Chambliss 1b
Rufino Linares lf
Bruce Benedict c
Rafael Ramirez ss
Tommy Boggs p

Cincinnati
Eddie Milner rf
Rafael Landestoy 2b
Dan Driessen 1b
Johnny Bench 3b
Cesar Cedeño cf
Ron Oester ss
Clint Hurdle lf
Mike O'Berry c
Frank Pastore p


WP: Rick Camp (1-0)
LP: Jim Kern (0-2)
HR: None.

Reds OF Eddie Milner made his first major-league start in this game, and Johnny Bench made his only appearance of the 1982 season behind the plate in this game when he caught the tenth inning.

[Big Klu]

25 years ago (1987), a 6-3 win at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Cincinnati
Kal Daniels lf
Terry Francona 1b
Dave Parker rf
Eric Davis cf
Buddy Bell 3b
Bo Diaz c
Kurt Stillwell ss
Ron Oester 2b
Ted Power p

Atlanta
Dion James cf
Ken Oberkfell 3b
Gerald Perry 1b
Dale Murphy rf
Ken Griffey lf
Andres Thomas ss
Ozzie Virgil Jr. c
Glenn Hubbard 2b
David Palmer p


WP: Ted Power (1-0)
LP: David Palmer (0-2)
Sv: John Franco (2)
HR: CIN - Eric Davis (3), Kal Daniels (2).

Ted Power, Ron Robinson, and John Franco combined on a five-hitter for the Reds.

[Roy Tucker]

Big Klu, I love these This Date In Reds History notes, but I wouldn't be broken-hearted if you just skipped the whole 1982 season

I had season tickets for this year and we drank a lot of Hudey to make the losing a little more palatable. That was one bad Reds year.

30 years ago (1982), a 5-2 10-inning loss at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Braves.

Atlanta
Brett Butler cf
Glenn Hubbard 2b
Dale Murphy rf
Bob Horner 3b
Chris Chambliss 1b
Rufino Linares lf
Bruce Benedict c
Rafael Ramirez ss
Tommy Boggs p

Cincinnati
Eddie Milner rf
Rafael Landestoy 2b
Dan Driessen 1b
Johnny Bench 3b
Cesar Cedeño cf
Ron Oester ss
Clint Hurdle lf
Mike O'Berry c
Frank Pastore p


WP: Rick Camp (1-0)
LP: Jim Kern (0-2)
HR: None.

Reds OF Eddie Milner made his first major-league start in this game, and Johnny Bench made his only appearance of the 1982 season behind the plate in this game when he caught the tenth inning.

[Big Klu]

20 years ago (1992), a 5-4 win at Riverfront Stadium vs. the Braves.

Atlanta
Deion Sanders rf
Jeff Blauser 2b
Terry Pendleton 3b
Ron Gant cf
Lonnie Smith lf
Brian R. Hunter 1b
Greg Olson c
Rafael Belliard ss
Steve Avery p

Cincinnati
Bip Roberts 3b
Billy Hatcher lf
Barry Larkin ss
Glenn Braggs rf
Reggie Sanders cf
Joe Oliver c
Bill Doran 1b
Freddie Benavides 2b
Greg Swindell p


WP: Scott Bankhead (1-0)
LP: Marvin Freeman (0-1)
HR: ATL - Brian R. Hunter (2), Francisco Cabrera (1). CIN - Freddie Benavides (1), Paul O'Neill (2).

Reds INF Freddie Benavides hit his first major-league home run in this game. Reds RF Glenn Braggs was ejected in the fourth inning by home plate umpire Charlie Reliford after being called out on strikes. Paul O'Neill replaced Braggs in RF, and eventually won the game with a game-winning leadoff home run in the ninth inning.

[Big Klu]

Big Klu, I love these This Date In Reds History notes, but I wouldn't be broken-hearted if you just skipped the whole 1982 season

I had season tickets for this year and we drank a lot of Hudey to make the losing a little more palatable. That was one bad Reds year.

I went to my first Reds game in 1982, and I followed them more closely than I ever had before. (I had always been a Reds fan, even before I was a baseball fan.) I had started following the Reds more closely in 1980--listening to a lot of the games on the radio, and then 1981 turned out to be a washout. So I was a hardcore Reds fan in 1982, listening or watching almost every game.

[Big Klu]

15 years ago (1997), a 15-5 loss at Turner Field in Atlanta.

Cincinnati
Deion Sanders cf
Pokey Reese 3b
Barry Larkin ss
Reggie Sanders rf
Eduardo Perez lf
Bret Boone 2b
Hal Morris 1b
Brook Frodyce c
Pete Schourek p

Atlanta
Kenny Lofton cf
Michael Tucker lf
Chipper Jones 3b
Fred McGriff 1b
Andruw Jones rf
Javy Lopez c
Mark Lemke 2b
Jeff Blauser ss
Denny Neagle p


WP: Denny Neagle (1-0)
LP: Pete Schourek (0-2)
HR: ATL - Javy Lopez (2).

Deion Sanders stole four bases in this game.

[Big Klu]

10 years ago (2002), a 3-1 loss at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Cincinnati
Reggie Taylor lf
Wilton Guerrero 3b
Juan Encarnacion cf
Adam Dunn 1b
Todd Walker 2b
Ruben Mateo rf
Gookie Dawkins ss
Corky Miller c
Elmer Dessens p

Philadelphia
Jimmy Rollins ss
Marlon Anderson 2b
Bobby Abreu rf
Scott Rolen 3b
Travis Lee 1b
Pat Burrell lf
Todd Pratt c
Doug Glanville cf
Vicente Padilla p


WP: Vicente Padilla (2-1)
LP: Elmer Dessens (0-3)
Sv: Jose Mesa (4)
HR: None.

The bottom third of the Reds' lineup had names that would have fit in with the lineups of the 20's and 30's.

[Big Klu]

Five years ago (2007), a 7-0 loss at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Cincinnati
Ryan Freel cf
Brandon Phillips 2b
Adam Dunn lf
Jeff Conine 1b
Ken Griffey Jr. rf
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Juan Castro ss
David Ross c
Bronson Arroyo p

Chicago Cubs
Alfonso Soriano cf
Ryan Theriot 3b
Jacque Jones rf
Derrek Lee 1b
Michael Barrett c
Cliff Floyd lf
Ronny Cedeño 2b
Cesar Izturis ss
Rich Hill p


WP: Rich Hill (2-0)
LP: Bronson Arroyo (0-2)
HR: None.

Rich Hill, Bobby Howry, and Ryan Dempster combined on a six-hit shutout with 9 K's for the Cubs.