All-Couldn’t-Possibly-Be-Reds Team

[BCubb2003]

When it comes to our favorite Reds players, I naturally think of these guys, the faces of the franchise:

1B Jeff Conine

2B Julian Javier

3B Tony Fernandez

SS Leo Durocher

C Clint Hurdle

OF Cesar Cedeno, Vince Coleman, Jim Edmonds

Bench Wally Pipp, Vince DiMaggio, Frenchy Bordagaray

P Old Hoss Radbourn, Bo Belinsky, Kent Tekulve, Ryne Duren, Pedro Martinez (the other one)

[mth123]

When it comes to our favorite Reds players, I naturally think of these guys, the faces of the franchise:

1B Jeff Conine

2B Julian Javier

3B Tony Fernandez

SS Leo Durocher

C Clint Hurdle

OF Cesar Cedeno, Vince Coleman, Jim Edmonds

Bench Wally Pipp, Vince DiMaggio, Frenchy Bordagaray

P Old Hoss Radbourn, Bo Belinsky, Kent Tekulve, Ryne Duren, Pedro Martinez (the other one)

Good thread. Hurdle wasn't a Catcher. He was an alleged outfielder. I'd put Benito Santiago there.

[klw]

Manager Rogers Hornsby

1b Paul Konerko or Leon Durham
2b Tony Womack
SS Royce Clayton
3b Jolbert Cabrera
C Ryan Jorgensen
OF Vince Coleman, Ruben Sierra, John Vander Wal's snow shovel, Quinton McCracken, Wladimir Balentien
P- Christy Mathewson,Milt Wilcox, Steve Avery, Bill Gullickson, Greg Swindell, Trevor Hoffman, John Wettland, Lee Smith, BJ Ryan, Ryan Madson


All-Time Captain Jim Edmonds

[Griffey012]

When it comes to our favorite Reds players, I naturally think of these guys, the faces of the franchise:

1B Jeff Conine

2B Julian Javier

3B Tony Fernandez

SS Leo Durocher

C Clint Hurdle

OF Cesar Cedeno, Vince Coleman, Jim Edmonds

Bench Wally Pipp, Vince DiMaggio, Frenchy Bordagaray

P Old Hoss Radbourn, Bo Belinsky, Kent Tekulve, Ryne Duren, Pedro Martinez (the other one)

C - Lloyd McClendon
1B- Paul Konerko
2B - Todd Walker
3B - Terry Pendleton
SS - Edgar Renteria
OF - Jim Thorpe (that Jim Thorpe), Matt Kemp, Ruben Sierra
P - Amos Rusie, Frank Viola, Shawn Estes, Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown, Christy Mathewson (who was traded for Amos Rusie at the beginning of his career)

[redsmetz]

Interesting take on the Wally Pipp tale. He was certainly at the end of major league career when he was purchased by the Reds. He had a very good 1st season with them in 1926. We finished second with was an older ballclub, I'd say.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/...he-was-benched

[Bruce Berenyi]

wow my favorite

1B Terry Lee
2B Junior Kennedy
SS Keith Kessinger
3B Craig Worthington
C Jerry Zimmerman
OF Joel Youngblood, Floyd Robinson, Mac Jones
P- Curt Lyons, Butch Henry, Mike McQueen, Pete Smith

[redsmetz]

wow my favorite

1B Terry Lee
2B Junior Kennedy
SS Keith Kessinger
3B Craig Worthington
C Jerry Zimmerman
OF Joel Youngblood, Floyd Robinson, Mac Jones
P- Curt Lyons, Butch Henry, Mike McQueen, Pete Smith

A couple of things about Joel Youngblood: in my mind, I thought he played more seasons for the Reds and not just one. Likewise, for some reason, I always thought that he was with the Reds when he had hits for two different teams on the same day. It wasn't. It was the Mets trading him to the Expos that he did that (hit in day game at Wrigley, then got to Philly and got a hit in the 7th for Montreal). Finally, I did not recall that he returned to the Reds and closed his career here in his final season.

Likewise, with regards to Youngblood, we received Bill Caudill from the Redbirds for Joel, but he never played for us in the majors. I thought for sure he did. Dang, I'm slipping.

[Bruce Berenyi]

caudill like Bill Dawley was a closer that the reds got no utility out of , but at least we had Ben Hayes and Brad lesley and Xavier Hernandez

[redsfanmia]

I would put Jerry Reuss in the rotation.

[klw]

I would put Jerry Reuss in the rotation.

Thank you, I knew there was a starter around then who showed up but I could not remember who it was. Reuss it was.

[BCubb2003]

Good thread. Hurdle wasn't a Catcher. He was an alleged outfielder. I'd put Benito Santiago there.

Hurdle did do a little catching in his career, though not with the Reds. I fudged a little to get a Reds lineup with both Hurdle and Edmonds. The chemistry should be awesome.

[Roy Tucker]

How can we forget Mike de la Hoz?

[Bruce Berenyi]

yes he had one at bat with t he reds and whiffed ,, very sad
he certain;ly was no dallas williams or steve christmas,, excellent point

[BCubb2003]

Rather than just obscure Reds, I was intrigued by the number of players who are so identified with another team, but must be included in the Reds pantheon. Kind of like how Eric Davis was once a Baltimore Oriole.

[RedlegJake]

Made their bones elsewhere but started or ended up in Cincinnati

1B Jim Bottomley, Johnny Mize
2B Miller Huggins
SS Leo Durocher
3B Joe Adcock
CF King Kelly
RF Chick Hafey, Ken Williams
LF Al Simmons

P Christy Mathewson, Tom Seaver, Don Newcombe, Orville Overall, Jesse Haines