Opening Day : 1991 - Houston Astros v Cincinnati Reds

1991-Apr-08 Cincinnati OH

Houston Astros 2 - 6 Cincinnati Reds

HOU RBI: Steve Finley, Craig Biggio (HR)

CIN RBI: Tom Browning 3, Hal Morris, Barry Larkin (HR), Chris Sabo

HOU pitching: Mike Scott L(4-innings)

CIN pitching: Tom Browning W(8.1-innings)

Ken Griffey Jr : 2008

2008-Jul-16 Washington DC

Despite being ranked second in the National League All-Star voting for outfielders for most of the first half of the season, Griffey finished fourth with 2,907,746 ballots, 87,000 votes behind Kosuke Fukudome. He was not selected to the All-Star Game as a reserve. At the All-Star Break, Griffey was batting .239 with 12 home runs and 42 runs batted in. "I always have a backup plan... If you can't hit a tough lefty, bunt. If you can't hit a tough righty, bunt. If you can't go to the All-Star Game, go to the Bahamas," Griffey said.

2008-Jul-15 Bronx New York – Yankee Stadium - 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 79th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League and the National League, the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. 

 

Crosley Field - Cincinnati Oh

1997-Apr-11 Crosley Field 85th Anniversary - Cincinnati Oh 

Crosley Field was a Major League Baseball park in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the home field of the National League's Cincinnati Reds from 1912 through June 24, 1970, and the original Cincinnati Bengals football team, members of the second (1937) and third American Football League (1940–41). Crosley has the distinction of being the first major-league park with lights for playing night games.

The field is named after Reds owner Powel Crosley Jr. after he bought the struggling Reds in 1934

Pete Rose

1984-Apr-13 Montreal - Olympic Stadium

Opening at home after a 5-4 road start, the Expos faced the Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-1 victory

In his first home game for the Expos Pete Rose hit a double for his 4,000 career hit

1984-Jun-29 Cincinnati OH

1985-Sep-11 Cincinnati OH

1978-May-05 Cincinnati OH

1978-Jul-24/25 New York

1978-Jul-31 Atlanta GA

1978-Aug-01 Atlanta GA

1981-Jun-10 Philadelphia PA

1985-Sep-11 Cincinnati OH

Pete Rose's illustrious career highlighted through commemorative postal envelopes

In Memoriam - 2024

Cincinnati Views for more covers of Pete Rose
4192 for more covers of Pete Rose

Opening Day : 1975 Dodgers v Reds

1975-Apr-07 Cincinnati Oh - Riverfront Stadium

Los Angeles Dodgers 1-2 Cincinnati Reds

LAD RBI: Steve Garvey

CIN RBI: George Foster; Dave Concepción

Pitching: LAD Charlie Hough (L 1.2-innings) CIN Pat Darcy (W 2-innings)

 

Eric Davis

1987-May-30 Pittsburgh Pa

Three Rivers Stadium

Cincinnati Reds 6-2 Pittsburgh Pirates

Davis hits 3rd Grand Slam HR, going 1 for 4, 4RBI, 1Ks

Eric Davis - American former center fielder 1984-2001 (Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Francisco Giants). Davis was 21 years old when he made his major league debut with the Reds on May 19, 1984. 

From 1986 to 1990, Davis averaged 30 home runs and 40 stolen bases. One of Davis' most famous moments was when he homered off Oakland's Dave Stewart in his first World Series at bat in 1990. The home run triggered a World Series sweep for the Reds.

Cincinnati Reds - 1982

April 5, 1982 Cincinnati, Oh - Opening Day

Riverfront Stadium

Cincinnati Red 2-3 Chicago Cubs

Reds RBI: Mike Vail, Ron Oester

Cubs RBI: Keith Moreland 2 (HR), Bump Wills (HR)

Reds Pitching: Mario Soto (start -L 7 innings)

Cubs Pitching: Doug Bird (start - W 7 innings)

1975 World Series - Boston Red Sox v Cincinnati Reds

Oct 11-22, 1975

20th Anniversary - Boston Red Sox v Cincinnati Reds

Fenway Park (Boston) -- Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)

Reds defeat the Red Sox 4 games to 3

MVP: Pete Rose (Reds)

Cincinnati Reds - 1986

April 7, 1986 Cincinnati, Oh - Opening Day

David C cachet

Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Philadelphia Phillies

Reds RBI: Eric Davis (3 - HR), Dave Parker (HR), Ron Oester, Dave Concepcion, Bo Diaz

Phillies RBI: Von Hayes, Mike Schmidt (HR), Glenn Wilson

Reds Pitching: Mario Soto (start - W 5.2 innings)

Phillies Pitching: Steve Carlton (start - L 4 innings)

Gameday Postmark - This Day in Baseball

1952-Aug-13 Chicago, IL

machine postmark on postcard

Cincinnati Reds 11-3 Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field

Reds RBI: Roy McMillan 2, Joe Adcock 2, Grady Hatton, Willard Marshall, Bobby Adams, Ted Kluszewski

Cubs RBI: Toby Atwell, Frank Baumholtz, Tommy Brown

Pitchers: Bubba Church (Reds - Complete game W) Johnny Klippstein (7innings-L)

1988 - Tom Browning - Perfect Game

Sep 16, 1988 Cincinnati, Oh - Riverfront Stadium

Cincinnati Reds v Los Angeles Dodgers

Reds 1-0 Dodgers

Tom Browning pitched a perfect game, with 7 strikeouts

World Series - 1970 : Baltimore Orioles v Cincinnati Reds

1970 World Series - Baltimore Orioles v Cincinnati Reds

October 10-15, 1970

Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) - Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)

Orioles defeat the Reds 4 games to 1

MVP - Brooks Robinson (Baltimore)

Oct 10, 1970 Cincinnati, Oh

Sports Cover Club

1990 World Series - Reds commemorative

Dec 18, 1990 Cincinnati, Oh

Point of reference: eBay find Marge Schott, Reds owner autographed envelope postmarked Dec 18, 1990

Upper corner has typed information regarding 1990 World Series

Reds defeated the Oakland Athletics in a 4-game sweep

World Series - 1990 Cincinnati Reds v Oakland Athletics

National League Playoffs - Cincinnati Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 games to 2.

MVP - Rob Dibble and Randy Myers, Cincinnati

American League Playoffs - Oakland Athletics defeat the Boston Red Sox in 4 games

MVP - Dave Stewart, Oakland

 Colorano Silk cachet

Gateway cachets

October 16-20, 1990

Cincinnati Reds sweep the Oakland Athletics in 4 games

Jose Rijo, MVP

Homer Bailey

2012-Sep-28 Pittsburgh, Pa

Homer Bailey No-Hit game

Homer Bailey pitched for the Cincinnati Reds from 2007-2018. Bailey has pitched 2 no-hit games in his career

Sep 28, 2012 - bailey pitched the first no-hit game at PNC Park, Pittsburgh defeating the Pirates 1-0. A Todd Frazier RBI in the first inning. Bailey struck out 10 batters, and gave up 1 walk

July 2, 2013 - Bailey threw his second no-hit game defeating the San Francisco Giants at Great American Ballpark, SF. The Reds were helped with RBIs from Brandon Phillips (2, 1 home run, Joey Votto

Cincinnati Reds - Opening Day

1969-April-07 Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Oh

Opening Day signed cover (internet auction find)

Cincinnati lost to the LA Dodgers 3-2

Reds power came from Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan solo home runs

The Dodgers picked up RBI from Ron Fairly and Jim Lefebvre

Don Drysdale picked up the win for the Dodgers pitching 6 innings

Gary Nolan picked up the loss pitching 7 innings

The Reds would finish out the season in 3rd place with a record of 89-73 

Cincinnati Reds

 1940 Championship - meter

1970 schedule - meter

1983 schedule - meter

1946

1958

1964 - See the Reds at Crosley Field for Thrills! Action! Suspense!

1972 - Reds Country !

1979

1983