Classic Reds
Description
The 50 most historically significant games of baseball's first all-professional team
Choosing the 50 greatest games is hard to do; ranking them is even harder. Now every Reds fan can relive memories of baseball before and after the Big Red Machine, debate about these choices, or make a list of their own.
Highlighting these moments is a unique way of telling the great story of the Cincinnati Reds. While many fans will know about Frank Robinson, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, and Tony Perez, how many will remember names like Bumpus, Bubbles, and Noodles, who each had their moments of glory in a Reds uniform? It's easy for players and moments to disappear in a history that spans 150 years, but baseball roots run deep in Reds country. Classic Reds keeps those roots strong.
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Joe Heffron worked as a local umpire for many years and attended the Bill Kinnamon Umpire School in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the game and of the Reds.
Jack Heffron has written about the Reds for Cincinnati magazine, winning two ASJA awards for sportswriting. He has edited numerous books on baseball. He works at a marketing agency in Cincinnati and teaches in the journalism department at the University of Cincinnati. Both Joe and Jack are members of the Society for American Baseball Research.
Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- #50: Base Ball Is Back!: Red Stockings 2, St. Louis Brown Stockings 1 April 25, 1876
- #49: No Bubbly for Bubbles: Reds 3, New York Giants 0 September 16, 1926
- #48: A Man Called Bumpus: Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 October 15, 1892
- #47: A Great New Ball Park: Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Reds 1 March 31, 2003
- #46: What's in a Name?: Reds 19, Philadelphia Phillies 17 August 3, 1969
- #45: Breaking Barriers: Milwaukee Braves 5, Reds 1 April 17, 1954
- #44: Win It for Hutch: Reds 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 September 21, 1964
- #43: A Great Swat Duel: Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 October 8, 1905
- #42: Nuestros Queridos Rojos: Reds 11, St. Louis Cardinals 1 September 29, 1923
- #41: Curse You, Al Leiter: New York Mets 5, Reds 0 October 4, 1999
- #40: Tom' s Terrific Day: Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 June 16, 1978
- #39: Maloney Makes Sure: Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0 August 19, 1965
- #38: Western Avenue's Bombers: Reds 13, Milwaukee Braves 4 August 18, 1956
- #37: A Great Day in Redland: Reds 10, Chicago Cubs 6 April 11, 1912
- #36: Walker to the Rescue: Reds 23, Chicago Cubs 4 July 6, 1949
- #35: A Nice Day for Noodles: Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 July 12, 1900
- #34: 30-30 Club: Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 September 22, 1996
- #33: Who Can Dream This?: Reds 3, Houston Astros 2 September 28, 2010
- #32: King Hal: Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 July 1, 1973
- #31: The Clinch: Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 September 22, 2012
- #30: Big Red Scooter: Reds 13, St. Louis Cardinals 1 June 6, 2017
- #29: Junior's 600: Reds 9, Florida Marlins 4 June 9, 2008
- #28: We Go to Cincinnati: Reds 5, Oakland Athletics 4 October 20, 1972
- #27: Defying the Odds: Reds 6, New York Yankees 2 October 5, 1961
- #26: Homer Strikes Twice: Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 0 July 2, 2013
- #25: Johnny's Big Night: Houston Astros 4, Reds 3 September 17, 1983
- #24: Good-bye, Crosley: Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 4 June 24, 1970
- #23: The Hit Streak: Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2 July 31, 1978
- #22: The Whip: Reds 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 June 22, 1947
- #21: One-in-a-Million Feeling: Reds 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 October 6, 1995
- #20: And Then There Was Light: Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 May 24, 1935
- #19: Ragamuffins to Riches: Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 August 16, 1961
- #18: Double No-No: Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0 May 2, 1917
- #17: Respect: Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 September 18, 1940
- #16: The Machine Rolls On: Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 October 12, 1976
- #15: Sort of a World Series: Red Stockings 4, Chicago White Stockings 0 October 6, 1882
- #14: Reds Take Flag: Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 September 28, 1939
- #13: Lou's Boys: Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 October 12, 1990
- #12: A Grand Feeling: Reds 4, New York Giants 3 September 16, 1919
- #11: Mr. Perfect: Reds 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 September 16, 1988
- #10: Vandy's Dandies: Reds 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 June 15, 1938
- #9: 4,192: Reds 2, San Diego Padres 0 September 11, 1985
- #8: Big Red Sweeper: Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 October 5, 1970
- #7: In the Very Beginning: Red Stockings 45, Great Westerns 9 May 4, 1869
- #6: The Shot Heard 'round Reds Country: Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 October 11, 1972
- #5: Tainted Title: Reds 10, Chicago White Sox 5 October 9, 1919
- #4: Sweep!: Reds 7, New York Yankees 2 October 21, 1976
- #3: Wire to Wire: Reds 2, Oakland Athletics 1 October 20, 1990
- #2: This Time There's No Denying: Reds 2, Detroit Tigers 1 October 8, 1940
- #1: Champions at Last: Reds 4, Boston Red Sox 3 October 22, 1975
- Bibliography
