Table of Contents
Foreword Jeff Brantley xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
#50 Base Ball Is Back!: Red Stockings vs. St. Louis Brown Stockings, April 25, 1876 1
#49 No Bubbly for Bubbles: Reds vs. New York Giants, September 16, 1926 5
#48 A Man Called Bumpus: Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, October 15, 1892 9
#47 A Great New Ball Park: Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, March 31, 2003 13
#46 What's in a Name?: Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies, August 3, 1969 17
#45 Breaking Barriers: Reds vs. Milwaukee Braves, April 17, 1954 22
#44 Win It for Hutch: Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies, September 21, 1964 27
#43 A Great Swat Duel: Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, October 8, 1905 32
#42 Nuestros Queridos Rojos: Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 29, 1923 36
#41 Curse You, Al Leiter: Reds vs. New York Mets, October 4, 1999 40
#40 Tom's Terrific Day: Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals, June 16, 1978 44
#39 Maloney Makes Sure: Reds vs. Chicago Cubs, August 19, 1965 48
#38 Western Avenue's Bombers: Reds vs. Milwaukee Braves, August 18, 1956 52
#37 A Great Day in Redland: Reds vs. Chicago Cubs, April 11, 1912 56
#36 Walker to the Rescue: Reds vs. Chicago Cubs, July 6, 1949 60
#35 A Nice Day for Noodles: Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies, July 12, 1900 64
#34 30-30 Club: Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 22, 1996 68
#33 Who Can Dream This?: Reds vs. Houston Astros, September 28, 2010 73
#32 King Hal: Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, July 1, 1973 77
#31 The Clinch: Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, September 22, 2012 81
#30 Big Red Scooter: Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals, June 6: 2017 85
#29 Junior's 600: Reds vs. Florida Marling June 9, 2008 90
#28 We Go to Cincinnati: Reds vs. Oakland Athletics, October 20, 1972 95
#27 Defying the Odds: Reds vs. New York Yankees, October 5, 1961 100
#26 Homer Strikes Twice: Reds vs. San Francisco Giants, July 2, 2013 104
#25 Johnny's Big Night: Reds vs. Houston Astros, September 17, 1983 108
#24 Good-bye, Crosley: Reds vs. San Francisco Giants, June 24, 1970 112
#23 The Hit Streak: Reds vs. Atlanta Braves, July 31, 1978 116
#22 The Whip: Reds vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, June 22, 1947 121
#21 One-in-a- Million Feeling: Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, October 6, 1995 125
#20 And Then There Was Light: Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies, May 24, 1935 130
#19 Ragamuffins to Riches: Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers. August 16, 1961 134
#18 Double No-No: Reds vs. Chicago Cubs, May 2, 1917 138
#17 Respect: Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies, September 18, 1940 142
#16 The Machine Rolls On: Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies, October 12, 1976 147
#15 Sort of a World Series: Red Stockings vs. Chicago White Stockings, October 6, 1882 152
#14 Reds Take Flag: Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 28, 1939 156
#13 Lous Boys: Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, October 12, 1990 160
#12 A Grand Feeling: Reds vs. New York Giants, September 16, 1919 165
#11 Mr. Perfect: Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, September 16, 1988 170
#10 Vandy's Dandies: Reds vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, June 15, 1938 174
#9 4,192: Reds vs. San Diego Padres, September 11, 1985 179
#8 Big Red Sweeper: Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, October 5, 1970 184
#7 In the Very Beginning: Red Stockings vs. Great Westerns, May 4, 1869 188
#6 The Shot Heard 'round Reds Country: Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, October 11, 1972 192
#5 Tainted Title: Reds vs. Chicago White Sox, October 9, 1919 196
#4 Sweep!: Reds vs. New York Yankees, October 21, 1976 201
#3 Wire to Wire: Reds vs. Oakland Athletics, October 20, 1990 205
#2 This Time There's No Denying: Reds vs. Detroit Tigers, Octobers, 1940 209
#1 Champions at Last: Reds vs. Boston Red Sox, October 22, 1975 213
Bibliography 218