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Old 09-21-2010, 10:21 PM   #466
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Old 09-21-2010, 10:21 PM   #467
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Old 09-21-2010, 10:22 PM   #468
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Old 09-21-2010, 10:24 PM   #469
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Here's a photo of Willard Hershberger (#5), played for the Reds from 1938-1940 and was the backup catcher for Ernie Lombardi. Hershberger has the distinction of being the only major league player to commit suicide during the season. During one point in the 1940 season, Hershberger got to play a few games in a row after Lombardi got banged up. Hershberger blamed himself for a few of the losses during that stretch and sadly committed suicide August 3, 1940.

The Reds ended up winning the World Series that year and donated a portion of their championship winnings to Hershberger's mother...


Just to add to it, according to Wikipedia The Cincinnati Reds #5 Jersey is one of 5 Jerseys to have been retired more than once and it was first for Mr. Hershberger in 1940. It was returned to service in 1942 and then we know the rest of the story about the number.

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Old 09-21-2010, 10:31 PM   #471
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tixe, dial back a page or three and Reds Freak has one with the backstory...
Sorry. Thought I went through all the fives.
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Old 09-21-2010, 10:57 PM   #472
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Old 09-21-2010, 10:58 PM   #474
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Seinfeld, FOUR!

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Old 09-21-2010, 10:59 PM   #475
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#4 for the 1940 World Champion Cincinnati Reds, Ernie Lombardi!

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Sorry. Thought I went through all the fives.
No worries at all... I just wanted to make sure that Reds Freak's work got read, it got buried pretty quickly. It was an interesting bit of reading.
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Ernie Lombardi with another Italian-American ballplayer...

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