All-Couldn’t-Possibly-Be-Reds Team

[Chip R]

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

"Wahoo" Sam Crawford.

[mth123]

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

Bravo. Kiki Cuyler should be on that list.

[westofyou]

C - Gabby Street
1b - Charles Comiskey
2b - Bill McKechnie
SS - Joe Tinker
3b - Don Zimmer
RF - Al Simmons
LF - Lloyd Waner
CF - Kiki Cuyler

P - Old Hoss Radbourn , Three Finger Brown, Dazzy Vance, Jesse Haines, Rube Marquad, Amos Rusie

[Bruce Berenyi]

kent tekulve - pirates
frank viola - twins
lee smith cubs
leon durham cubs
joe gibbon - pirates
joe hoernor cardinals
ken johnson colt 45s
tony gonzales phils
cookie rojas- phils
cesar tovar twins
mike cuellar orioles
mike ca;ldwell brewers
claude osteen dodgers

[WrongVerb]

CA - Jim Coombs
1B - Jim Coombs
2B - Jim Coombs
SS - Jim Coombs
3B - Jim Coombs
LF - Jim Coombs
CF - Jim Coombs
RF - Jim Coombs
PIT - Jim Coombs

[mth123]

C- Pat Corrales
1B - Fred Whitfield
2B - Cookie Rojas
SS - Billy Martin
3B - Terry Pendleton
OF - Tommy Harper
OF - Curt Flood
OF - Art Shamsky
P - Cal McLish, Tony Cloninger,

[foster15]

Haven't seen Ray Washburn mentioned. Paul Blair, Bob Bailey and Mike Lum also.

[savafan]

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.

Am I misremembering, or didn't Youngblood later become a coach for the Reds?

[redsmetz]

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

Seaver is difficult to put in this category - he neither started nor finished with the Reds. He played 30% of his career with us - he made three All Star appearances with us (caveat, his 1977 appearance was in a Reds uniform, albeit a few weeks following his trade to us). He received solid Cy Young consideration in two seasons. I still pinch myself that we had Tom Seaver during a period when he was still a good pitcher even if it was not in his prime. Plus, his sole no-hitter was with us.

[marcshoe]

Youngblood played two seasons for the Reds; he not only came up with the Reds, he played his last season with them. I honestly thought he was a Red longer as well.

I see BR has Youngblood's first year comp as Bucky Walters. Maybe they should have let him pitch.

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Seaver is difficult to put in this category - he neither started nor finished with the Reds. He played 30% of his career with us - he made three All Star appearances with us (caveat, his 1977 appearance was in a Reds uniform, albeit a few weeks following his trade to us). He received solid Cy Young consideration in two seasons. I still pinch myself that we had Tom Seaver during a period when he was still a good pitcher even if it was not in his prime. Plus, his sole no-hitter was with us.

Seaver's the guy I thought of when I saw the title. I couldn't believe it when they pulled off the trade.

[westofyou]

Seaver is difficult to put in this category - he neither started nor finished with the Reds. He played 30% of his career with us - he made three All Star appearances with us (caveat, his 1977 appearance was in a Reds uniform, albeit a few weeks following his trade to us). He received solid Cy Young consideration in two seasons. I still pinch myself that we had Tom Seaver during a period when he was still a good pitcher even if it was not in his prime. Plus, his sole no-hitter was with us.

Seaver fine tuned Mario Soto's change up, which makes him extra special as a Red

[Bruce Berenyi]

dan wilson , jesse gonder , fred kendaLL catcher
terry crowley IB
elio chacon 2b
JEFF RICHARDSON SS
CLIFF COOK 3B
LUIS ARROYO, BOBBY AYALA, camilio pascual, pedro ramos ryne duren pitchers
mike vail, larry biitner, ted savage -of

[mth123]

Haven't seen Ray Washburn mentioned. Paul Blair, Bob Bailey and Mike Lum also.

Thought about Washburn, Bailey and Lum - the only man to ever Pinch Hit for Hank Aaron. Forgot about Blair.

[foster15]

Thought about Washburn, Bailey and Lum - the only man to ever Pinch Hit for Hank Aaron. Forgot about Blair.

How about Fat Jack Fisher and Mack Jones? Ted Uhlainder, Richie Scheinblum, Phil Gagliano, Joe Hague, Al Jackson, Bo Belinski, Gerry Arrigo and George Culver(had a no hitter with the Reds)

[Bruce Berenyi]

in the no hitter a run was scored by the phils
those are great names but failed to mention dennis ribant the great mets pitcher or roger nelson the bespectacled royals ace I had mac jones mentioned earlier so sad when the expos took him along with the great dan mcginn

fat jack gave up maris 60th i think