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Cincinnati and Reds
-- The powerful New York Yankees won their 19th world series in a 5-game romp over outclassed Cincinnati, crushing the Reds in a humiliating 13-5 barrage Monday in the loosely played finale.
After winning the opening game of the season on March 31 on the road against the Cincinnati Reds, the Diamondbacks found themselves with the best record in Major League Baseball, 20 – 8, by the start of May.
The team with the best overall record in the major leagues, the Cincinnati Reds, failed to win their division in either half of that season and were controversially excluded, as were the St. Louis Cardinals, who finished with the NL's second-best record.
On December 9, 1965, the Orioles traded pitcher Milt Pappas ( and several others ) to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for slugging outfielder Frank Robinson.
After sweeping the Twins once again in the ALCS, the Orioles won the 1970 World Series by defeating the Cincinnati Reds ' Big Red Machine in five games.
Selig suspended Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott for a year in 1993 for repeated racially insensitive and prejudicial remarks and actions.
Johnson, a Cincinnati-based reporter, had been recommended by his friend Charles Comiskey, former major league star with the St. Louis Browns in the 1880s, who was then managing the Cincinnati Reds.
He ultimately chose the former when a deal between the city, Hamilton County, and Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds ( who were seeking a replacement for the obsolete Crosley Field ) was struck that resulted in an agreement to build a multipurpose stadium which could host both baseball and football games.
There was also a complication: Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds were in need of a facility to replace the antiquated, obsolete Crosley Field, which they had used since 1912.
However, Crosley was adamant that the Reds remain in Cincinnati and tolerated worsening problems with the Crosley Field location, which were exacerbated by the Millcreek Expressway ( I-75 ) project that ran alongside the park.
In 1970 the Bengals moved to play at Riverfront Stadium, a home they shared with the Cincinnati Reds until the team moved to Paul Brown Stadium in 2000.
The Ohio Cup was an annual pre-season baseball game, which pitted the Ohio rivals Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds.
Popular outfielder Dante Bichette was traded to the Cincinnati Reds.
Major losses were all to free agency ( second baseman Kaz Matsui went to the Houston Astros and pitcher Josh Fogg went to the Cincinnati Reds ).
On September 18, 1897, Young pitched the first no-hitter of his career in a game against the Cincinnati Reds.
The same day, the Fish dealt RHP Ryan Dempster to the Cincinnati Reds for OF Juan Encarnacion and LHP Ryan Snare.
In November 1971 the Astros and Cincinnati Reds made one of the most blockbuster trades in the history of the sport, and helped create The Big Red Machine of the 1970s, with the Reds getting the better end of the deal.
On April 13, Aaron made his major league debut and was hitless in five at-bats against the Cincinnati Reds ' left-hander Joe Nuxhall.
On May 17, Aaron collected his 3, 000th hit, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds, the team against which he played his first game.
* 1944 – In baseball, 15-year old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game.
Johnny Lee Bench ( born December 7, 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ) is a former professional baseball catcher who played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983 and is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bench was drafted 36th overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1965 amateur draft, playing for the minor-league Buffalo Bisons in the 1966 and 1967 seasons before being called up to the Reds in August 1967.
The Cincinnati Reds proclaimed September 17, 1983, " Johnny Bench Night " at Riverfront Stadium.

Cincinnati and temporarily
Even a baseball team, the Cincinnati Reds, temporarily renamed themselves the “ Cincinnati Redlegs ” to avoid the money-losing and career-ruining connotations inherent in being ball-playing “ Reds ” ( communists ).
During 2001 and 2002, the Green Monster's height record was temporarily beaten by the center field wall at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Coming three years after the 1991 Robert Mapplethorpe controversy in Cincinnati, Poor Super Man inspired international headlines when the board of directors of Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati temporarily canceled the production because of its anticipated obscenity.
The Cincinnati team of the mid-1950s — then temporarily nicknamed the Redlegs because of the anti-communism of the time — captured the country's imagination as a team of sluggers.

Cincinnati and retired
Three years earlier, Bench had been inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in and his uniform # 5 was retired by the team.
Bill Walsh retired as head coach after San Francisco's 20 – 16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the previous year's Super Bowl XXIII but rookie head coach George Seifert did not miss a beat as he guided the 49ers to a league best 14 – 2 regular season record.
Uniform number 14 was retired in Rose's honor by the Cincinnati Cyclones of the East Coast Hockey League.
On May 28, 2005, during pre-game ceremonies in Cincinnati, Anderson's jersey number, # 10, was retired by the Reds.
* John Vander Wal, retired pro baseball player ( Montreal, Colorado, San Diego, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, N. Y. Yankees, Cincinnati, Milwaukee ), current pro scout for San Diego Padres organization ; also holds the MLB record for pinch hits in a season ( 28 )
* Bob Trumpy, Cincinnati Bengals ( retired ), NBC and CBS broadcaster
* Norm Van Lier-A retired NBA Player and All-Star Guard with the Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, and Milwaukee Bucks.
* Gary Varsho, retired professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Phillies
Against the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth inning, Harris ( then a member of the Montreal Expos ) retired Reggie Sanders pitching right-handed, then switched to his left hand for the next two hitters, Hal Morris and Ed Taubensee, who both batted left-handed.
Oscar Palmer Robertson ( born November 24, 1938 ), nicknamed " The Big O ", is a retired American National Basketball Association player with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks.
He joined the Cleveland Indians in 1994, but left the team in August ; after an abortive attempt at a final comeback with the Cincinnati Reds, Morris retired.
Administration in Cincinnati ( retired )
After his career ended, he was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in, and his jersey number 8 was retired.
He was elected to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in, and officially retired from the Reds on October 3,, 60 years after his pitching debut, though he still made guest appearances on some game broadcasts.
On August 25, 2007 the Cincinnati Reds retired jersey number 13 in honor of Concepción's contributions to the team.
Barry Louis Larkin ( born April 28, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio ) is a retired Major League Baseball player.
By 1902 Watkin had retired from printing, the oldest practicing printer in Cincinnati, and sold his shop to Vehr.
In 1977, at the age of 36, he retired from baseball and began serving as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds for a short period of time.
Vance's play began to decline in the early 1930s, and after bouncing to the St. Louis Cardinals ( becoming a member of the team known as the Gashouse Gang ), Cincinnati Reds and back to the Dodgers, he retired after the 1935 season.
Marion Anthony ( Tony ) Trabert ( born August 16, 1930 in Cincinnati, Ohio ) is a retired American former World No. 1 tennis champion and long-time tennis author, TV commentator, instructor, and motivational speaker.
In the 1992-1993 season, Mantha played for the AHL Hershey Bears ; he subsequently retired from playing and became a hockey coach for teams in the AHL ( Hershey Bears & Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ), the East Coast Hockey League ( Columbus Chill ) and the revived World Hockey Association.
Gasquet began with a first round win over Frenchman Michaël Llodra in Cincinnati Masters, after Llodra retired, 3 – 6, 6 – 1, 1 – 0.
Tony Tubbs ( born February 15, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio ) is a retired professional heavyweight boxer who was the WBA Heavyweight Champion of the world from 1985 to 1986.
Kenneth Lance Johnson ( born July 6, 1963 in Cincinnati, Ohio ) is a retired Major League Baseball player.

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