Reds trivia

[BigDDude]

Sideline trivia

I had to look this one up. Who wore No. 14 before Pete Rose got it?
Actually, 2 players are listed.

No clue.

 

[JohnU]

Ray Knight ... yes ... terrible manager, not a bad ballplayer.


A hint on who wore No. 14: Obviously an infielder because in those days, the Reds numbering system said infielders wore numbers 10-19. Another clue: He is also a longtime manager/bench coach, in recent years in the Boston and Yankees systems.

I looked it up and clarified which of the 2 players actually wore the number last.

 

[chico ruiz]

tommy harper and don zimmer. i thought we did this ? on SH. may have been a different site.

 

[JohnU]

We did Geronimo with No. 20.

 

[Redsfan1507]

I'd forgotten Knight. Did Narron play for the Reds ?

Bill Plummer,Pat Corrales and Lloyd McClendon were the catchers I was thinking of.

Hal McRae also managed. I'm sure I've forgotten others. Corky may manage one day.

 

[BigDDude]

Sideline trivia

I had to look this one up. Who wore No. 14 before Pete Rose got it?
Actually, 2 players are listed.

Well, now that the question is closed, I found something in my research. First, that Curt Flood had 2 cups of coffee with the Reds as a teenager in the late 1950's.

And, that he wore # 14.

 

[BigDDude]

We did Geronimo with No. 20.

Though Frank Robinson wore it to more acclaim, I think Ted Zluszewski probably wore it best ( rookie year only )

 

[JohnU]

Well, now that the question is closed, I found something in my research. First, that Curt Flood had 2 cups of coffee with the Reds as a teenager in the late 1950's.

And, that he wore # 14.

Flood was part of the McClymonds connection that dated all the way back to Lombardi.
Quite a group of big-leaguers from that school in Oakland.

 

[JohnU]

Recalling the Frank Robinson years, and the game I remember, being 10 years old.
We got seats almost directly behind home plate for this one. I don't recall how we got the tickets but I think my uncle knew somebody who knew somebody who had the seats.

I didn't remember who pitched (wow, Koufax!) but I do recall Robby getting a home run that hit the top of the CF wall and hopped along, finally went over the fence.
20,000 at Crosley was a monster crowd.
Brooks got his 13th in a row.

This was an amazing year for NL baseball.


July 17, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers at Cincinnati Redlegs Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com

 

[JohnU]

Here's a game from that 1956 season that we probably ought to still be talking about.

Look who got the save!

July 1, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com

 

[BigDDude]

As this trivia thread died, let me just add this here as a did you know item.

It was on this date back in 1967 that, in the ninth inning of a Reds’ 3-2 loss to Philadelphia at Crosley Field, Chico Ruiz becomes the only major leaguer ever to pinch-hit for Johnny Bench. The 28-year old Cuban infielder, with a runner on second, flies out to left field standing in for the future Hall of Famer, who goes 0-for-3 in his first big league game.

 

[JohnU]

Reds announcers through the years.

"Oatmeal" Brown?

Reds All-Time Broadcasters | reds.com: History