
July 1, 1917: Reds’ Fred Toney goes the distance twice in one day
The Cincinnati Reds’ Fred Toney was a big, 6-foot-2, rugged…

September 28, 1939: A trifecta for McKechnie, a pennant for Cincinnati
The Reds were on the brink. Twenty years removed from their only…

July 6, 1938: The summer of Vander Meer continues with All-Star win at Crosley Field
Johnny Vander Meer was enjoying a summer to remember. A spot…

July 8, 1924: Reds’ Rixey wrecks Phillies in 16-inning gem
After the brilliant high of winning the first World Series championship…

June 18, 1933: Rixey, Reds up-end Cardinals long before Cooperstown comes calling
A pessimistic attitude bounded about Redland Field as the Cincinnati…

May 7, 1932: Bombardi! Ernie Lombardi’s walk-off triple helps Reds sink Braves
On a warm Saturday afternoon in early May 1932,1 the day Burgoo…

July 16, 1933: Roy Parmelee, Red Lucas battle all the way in extra-inning tilt
A warm, humid Sunday afternoon hovered over the west side of…

August 18, 1924: Tom Sheehan throws 15-plus innings in relief as Reds overcome 6-run deficit in thriller
Mop-up duty and long relief. They are two of the most thankless…

May 24, 1935: Reds fans see the lights in first night game in MLB history
Many baseball fans consider Branch Rickey the greatest innovator…

April 17, 1934: Cubs’ Lon Warneke makes history with Opening Day one-hitter
Opening Day of the baseball season is always a festive occasion,…

July 1, 1934: Dizzy and Ducky lead Cardinals to marathon victory in Cincinnati
It was a “titanic struggle,” declared sportswriter Jack Ryder…

June 21, 1926: Reds’ Wally Pipp ends the longest day of 1926 in 16th inning
It began just after 3:00 in the afternoon when Cincinnati’s…

June 11, 1938: Reds’ Johnny Vander Meer tosses first no-hitter
The Cincinnati Reds were one of the surprise teams in baseball…

April 25, 1928: Red Lucas goes the distance for Reds in 17 innings
After the brilliant high of winning the first World Series championship…

October 1, 1919: Favored White Sox, Cicotte pummeled by Reds in World Series opener
When Eddie Cicotte's first pitch crossed the middle of home plate…

October 2, 1919: Reds take advantage of Lefty Williams’s wildness in Game 2
After the Cincinnati Reds stunned the “baseball dope” in…
October 7, 1919: Rookie Dickey Kerr keeps White Sox alive in Game 6
The Cincinnati Reds could be forgiven for celebrating too hard…

October 8, 1919: Eddie Cicotte returns to form in Game 7
Optimism was in short supply among Cincinnati Reds fans on the…

June 2, 1921: Pat Duncan becomes first National Leaguer to clear fences at Cincinnati’s Redland Field
Jack Ryder was the beat writer who covered the Cincinnati Reds…

April 16, 1918: Reds’ Pete Schneider tosses one-hitter on Opening Day
It was the “first opening game since our energies have been…

June 11, 1915: Reds’ Rube Benton fans 14 in extra-inning shutout
As readers scanned the morning editions of their hometown dailies…

April 26, 1915: Reds blow big lead, come back to beat Cubs, 13-12
In the long, often inglorious history of the Chicago Cubs, they…

April 12, 1912: Cincinnati’s Redland Field hosts its first game
The Cincinnati Reds started the 1912 season in a new venue, one…

May 11, 1919: Hod Eller tosses first no-hitter at Crosley Field
Hod Eller displayed a “splendid exhibition of perfect hurling,”…