This Date In Reds History (4/21/12): Past Lineups

[Big Klu]

90 years ago (1922), an 8-3 loss at Cubs Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago.

Cincinnati
George Burns cf
George Harper rf
Pat Duncan lf
Sam Bohne 2b
Jake Daubert 1b
Wally Kimmick ss
Babe Pinelli 3b
Ivey Wingo c
Eppa Rixey p

Chicago Cubs
Jigger Statz cf
Charlie Hollocher ss
John Kelleher 3b
Ray Grimes 1b
Bernie Friberg rf
Hack Miller lf
Marty Krug 2b
Bob O'Farrell c
Virgil Cheeves p


WP: Virgil Cheeves (1-1)
LP: Eppa Rixey (0-3)
HR: CHI - Hack Miller (1).

Virgil Cheeves pitched a complete-game six-hitter to get the win for the Cubs.

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85 years ago (1927), a 3-2 loss at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati
Billy Zitzmann cf
Chuck Dressen 3b
Wally Pipp 1b
Rube Bressler lf
High Pockets Kelly 2b
Curt Walker rf
Bubbles Hargrave c
Hod Ford ss
Eppa Rixey p

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
Ray Kremer p


WP: Ray Kremer (3-0)
LP: Eppa Rixey (0-2)
HR: PIT - Ray Kremer (1).

Ray Kremer pitched a complete-game four-hitter to get the win for the Pirates. Eppa Rixey pitched a complete-game nine-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds.

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80 years ago (1932), a 3-2 loss at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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
Si Johnson p

Chicago Cubs
Stan Hack 3b
Billy Herman 2b
Kiki Cuyler cf
Vince Barton rf
Riggs Stephenson lf
Rollie Hemsley c
Charlie Grimm 1b
Billy Jurges ss
Bob E. Smith p


WP: Bob E. Smith (1-1)
LP: Si Johnson (1-1)
HR: None.

Bob Smith pitched a complete-game five-hitter to get the win for the Cubs. Si Johnson pitched a complete-game four-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds.

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70 years ago (1942), an 8-0 loss at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Cincinnati
Eddie Joost ss
Lonny Frey 2b
Bert Haas lf
Gee Walker rf
Frank McCormick 1b
Chuck Aleno 3b
Harry Craft cf
Rollie Hemsley c
Bucky Walters p

St. Louis
Creepy Crespi 2b
Stan Musial lf
Terry Moore cf
Enos Slaughter rf
Ray Sanders 1b
Jimmy Brown 3b
Walker Cooper c
Marty Marion ss
Mort Cooper p


WP: Mort Cooper (1-1)
LP: Bucky Walters (0-2)
HR: STL - Stan Musial (2).

Mort Cooper pitched a three-hit shutout with 7 K's to get the win for the Cardinals. 19-year-old RHP Ewell Blackwell made his major-league debut for the Reds in this game, pitching the final 1.2 innings in relief of Bucky Walters.

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65 years ago (1947), a 3-0 loss at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Cincinnati
Frank Baumholtz rf
Bobby Adams 2b
Grady Hatton 3b
Augie Galan lf
Ray Lamanno c
Chuck Kress 1b
Clyde Vollmer cf
Eddie Miller ss
Kent Peterson p

Chicago Cubs
Stan Hack 3b
Peanuts Lowrey lf
Andy Pafko cf
Phil Cavarretta 1b
Bob Scheffing c
Bill Nicholson rf
Don Johnson 2b
Lennie Merullo ss
Hank Wyse p


WP: Hank Wyse (1-1)
LP: Kent Peterson (1-1)
HR: None.

Hank Wyse pitched a three-hit shutout to get the win for the Cubs.

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55 years ago (1957), a 3-1 loss at Milwaukee County Stadium vs. the Braves.

Cincinnati
Frank Robinson lf
Don Hoak 3b
Gus Bell cf
Wally Post rf
Johnny Temple 2b
George Crowe 1b
Ed Bailey c
Roy McMillan ss
Johnny Klippstein p

Milwaukee Braves
Danny O'Connell 2b
Hank Aaron rf
Eddie Mathews 3b
Joe Adcock 1b
Bobby Thomson lf
Johnny Logan ss
Bill Bruton cf
Del Crandall c
Warren Spahn p


WP: Warren Spahn (2-0)
LP: Johnny Klippstein (0-2)
HR: CIN - Ed Bailey (1).

Warren Spahn pitched a complete-game nine-hitter to get the win for the Braves.

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50 years ago (1962), an 8-6 loss at Crosley Field vs. the Giants.

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
Billy O'Dell p

Cincinnati
Leo Cardenas ss
Eddie Kasko 3b
Vada Pinson cf
Frank Robinson rf
Wally Post lf
Gordy Coleman 1b
Johnny Edwards c
Cookie Rojas 2b
Bob Purkey p


WP: Don Larsen (2-0)
LP: Jim Brosnan (0-1)
Sv: Dick LeMay (1)
HR: SF - Ed Bailey (2), Felipe Alou (4). CIN - Vada Pinson (2).

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45 years ago (1967), a 3-1 10-inning win at the Astrodome in Houston.

Cincinnati
Tommy Harper rf
Vada Pinson cf
Pete Rose lf
Tony Perez 3b
Lee May 1b
Tommy Helms 2b
Leo Cardenas ss
Don Pavletich c
Billy McCool p

Houston
Aaron Pointer lf
Sonny Jackson ss
Jim Landis rf
Jimmy Wynn cf
Bob Aspromonte 3b
Joe Morgan 2b
John Bateman c
Chuck Harrison 1b
Mike Cuellar p


WP: Ted Abernathy (1-0)
LP: Claude Raymond (0-1)
Sv: Darrell Osteen (1)
HR: None.

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40 years ago (1972), a 4-3 win at Atlanta Stadium.

Cincinnati
Pete Rose lf
Joe Morgan 2b
Bobby Tolan cf
Johnny Bench c
Tony Perez 1b
Denis Menke 3b
Cesar Geronimo rf
Dave Concepcion ss
Gary Nolan p

Atlanta
Felix Millan 2b
Ralph Garr rf
Darrell Evans 3b
Rico Carty lf
Earl Williams 1b
Mike Lum cf
Paul Casanova c
Marty Perez ss
Ron Reed p


WP: Gary Nolan (2-0)
LP: Ron Reed (1-1)
Sv: Tom Hall (1)
HR: CIN - Joe Morgan (1). ATL - Rico Carty (1), Darrell Evans (2).

Joe Morgan hit his first home run as a Red in this game.

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30 years ago (1982), a 4-3 loss at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Cincinnati
Eddie Milner cf
Dan Driessen 1b
Ron Oester 2b
Dave Concepcion ss
Larry Biittner rf
Mike Vail lf
Wayne Krenchicki 3b
Mike O'Berry c
Mario Soto p

Atlanta
Brett Butler cf
Glenn Hubbard 2b
Claudell Washington rf
Bob Horner 3b
Dale Murphy lf
Chris Chambliss 1b
Bruce Benedict c
Rafael Ramirez ss
Rick Mahler p


WP: Rick Camp (2-0)
LP: Bob Shirley (0-1)
HR: CIN - Larry Biittner (1). ATL - Chris Chambliss (3).

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25 years ago (1987), a 3-2 loss at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego.

Cincinnati
Kal Daniels lf
Kurt Stillwell ss
Dave Parker rf
Eric Davis cf
Buddy Bell 3b
Bo Diaz c
Dave Concepcion 1b
Ron Oester 2b
Mario Soto p

San Diego
Joey Cora 2b
James Steels cf
Tony Gwynn rf
John Kruk lf
Steve Garvey 1b
Benito Santiago c
Tim Flannery 3b
Garry Templeton ss
Eric Show p


WP: Lance McCullers (2-1)
LP: Rob Murphy (2-1)
HR: CIN - Eric Davis (5).

Eric Show and Lance McCullers combined on a five-hitter with 10 K's for the Padres.

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20 years ago (1992), a 4-3 win at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Cincinnati
Bip Roberts 3b
Billy Hatcher lf
Dave Martinez 1b
Paul O'Neill rf
Reggie Sanders cf
Bill Doran 2b
Joe Oliver c
Freddie Benavides ss
Chris Hammond p

Los Angeles
Brett Butler cf
Mike Sharperson 3b
Eric Karros 1b
Darryl Strawberry rf
Eric Davis lf
Juan Samuel 2b
Mike Scioscia c
Jose Offerman ss
Kevin Gross p


WP: Scott Ruskin (1-1)
LP: Kevin Gross (0-2)
Sv: Rob Dibble (1)
HR: None.

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10 years ago (2002), a 5-3 win at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Cincinnati
Juan Encarnacion cf
Wilton Guerrero ss
Sean Casey 1b
Adam Dunn lf
Aaron Boone 3b
Todd Walker 2b
Austin Kearns rf
Corky Miller c
Jose Rijo p

Chicago Cubs
Delino DeShields 2b
Corey Patterson cf
Sammy Sosa rf
Fred McGriff 1b
Roosevelt Brown lf
Chris Stynes 3b
Robert Machado c
Augie Ojeda ss
Juan Cruz p


WP: Jose Rijo (1-0)
LP: Juan Cruz (0-4)
Sv: Danny Graves (6)
HR: CIN - Austin Kearns (1).

Jose Rijo pitched five innings, allowing three hits and one unearned run to get his first win since 1995. RF Austin Kearns hit his first major-league home run in this game.

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Five years ago (2007), a 4-1 loss at Great American Ball Park vs. the Phillies.

Philadelphia
Shane Victorino rf
Aaron Rowand cf
Jimmy Rollins ss
Chase Utley 2b
Pat Burrell lf
Wes Helms 1b
Abraham Nuñez 3b
Rod Barajas c
Cole Hamels p

Cincinnati
Ryan Freel cf
Adam Dunn lf
Brandon Phillips 2b
Jeff Conine 1b
Alex Gonzalez ss
Josh Hamilton rf
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
David Ross c
Eric Milton p


WP: Cole Hamels (2-0)
LP: Eric Milton (0-3)
HR: PHI - Chase Utley (3), Aaron Rowand (2). CIN - Jeff Conine (2).

Cole Hamels pitched a complete-game five-hitter with 15 K's to get the win for the Phillies. Reds C David Ross grounded into a 5-4-3 triple play in the fifth inning. I was at this game. I got my first-ever foul ball in the fourth inning off the bat of Jeff Conine.

I also discovered my eternal loathing of all things Philadelphia in this game, as I got into a verbal altercation with a Phillies fan who was saying some incredibly horrible things about Josh Hamilton in the presence of some little kids. Things started to escalate, but security eventually came and took him away. As he was escorted out, all I had to say was, "Bye." (I am also an Ohio Bobcats football season ticket holder, and the only problems I have ever had with opposing fans have been when the Cats play Temple.)

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Originally Posted by Big Klu

85 years ago (1927), a 3-2 loss at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati
Billy Zitzmann cf
Chuck Dressen 3b
Wally Pipp 1b
Rube Bressler lf
High Pockets Kelly 2b
Curt Walker rf
Bubbles Hargrave c
Hod Ford ss
Eppa Rixey p

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
Ray Kremer p


WP: Ray Kremer (3-0)
LP: Eppa Rixey (0-2)
HR: PIT - Ray Kremer (1).

Ray Kremer pitched a complete-game four-hitter to get the win for the Pirates. Eppa Rixey pitched a complete-game nine-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds.

High Pockets Kelly has to be my 2nd favorite nickname right after Vinegar Bend Mizell. They sure don't have nicknames today like they did back in the day.
Also you gotta like Creepy Crespi.