Crosley Field greatest games – Page 3 – Society for American Baseball Research

July 29, 1955: Reds’ Smoky Burgess blasts 3 homers with 9 RBIs in offensive outburst

September 21, 1955: Red-hot Gus Bell has four hits, eight RBIs

August 18, 1956: Redlegs, Braves combine for record 10 “taters” on a Saturday evening

June 1, 1957: Redlegs outscore the scoreboard in 22-2 rout of Cubs

July 31, 1958: Pinch-hitter Pete Whisenant sends Reds to victory in 13th

August 16, 1958: Thomas Terror: Pirates slugger blasts last-place Redlegs

April 26, 1959: Redlegs win seesaw contest with walk-off over Braves’ Spahn

May 2, 1959: Frank Robinson’s cycle leads Reds’ bombardment

August 22, 1959: Frank Robinson blasts three consecutive homers as Reds bomb the Cardinals

May 27, 1960: Ed Bailey’s grand slam in ninth wins it for Reds

August 11, 1960: Reds’ Jim Maloney goes route for first time while Sandy Koufax fans 13

October 7, 1961: Roger Maris’s ninth-inning home run wins Game 3 for Yankees

October 8, 1961: Bobby Richardson collects three more hits in Yankees’ Game 4 shutout

October 9, 1961: Yankees blast Reds to capture 19th World Series championship

April 18, 1962: O’Toole’s pitching, Pinson’s production lead Reds to 14-0 rout

July 8, 1962: Frank Robinson’s fifth run wins it for Reds

August 20, 1962: Reds’ Frank Robinson crushes extra-inning, walk-off grand slam

May 9, 1963: Frank Robinson knocks in seven runs for Reds

July 18, 1964: Pete Rose drives in six runs as Reds hammer first-place Phillies

September 30, 1964: Reds fall out of first place in epic battle of fireballers Maloney and Veale

October 4, 1964: Reds’ pennant hopes dashed on last day of season

June 14, 1965: Reds’ Jim Maloney strikes out 18 in 10-inning no-hitter — then loses to Mets

August 8, 1965: Reds win 18-0 for most lopsided victory in modern franchise history

August 12, 1966: Art Shamsky socks three consecutive homers as Reds, Pirates combine for 11 clouts