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.

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.

The Helsinki Guard, the strongest Red unit with its crucial strategic position in the capital of Finland had already become active on 23 – 25 January, aiming to secure a major power base for the Reds.

On April 13, Aaron made his major league debut and was hitless in five at-bats against the Cincinnati Reds ' left-hander Joe Nuxhall.

In 1973, Bench slumped to 25 home runs and 104 RBI, but helped the Reds rally from a 10 1 / 2 game deficit in July to the Los Angeles Dodgers to win a major league-high 99 games and claim another National League West Division.

* May 5 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 3, 000th major league hit.

The following year, he was a major force in helping the Reds repeat as World Series champions.

Those critical of Rose's behavior, including Ohio's own Hall of Fame baseball reporter Hal McCoy, have observed that " the major problem with Rose betting on baseball, particularly the Reds, is that as manager he could control games, make decisions that could enhance his chances of winning his bets, thus jeopardizing the integrity of the game.

* Tim Hummel, former major league baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds.

He matched the feat in 1986, as did the Reds ' Eric Davis ; they remain the only players in major league history who are in the " 80 / 20 club ".

* Tom Browning, former major league pitcher, threw perfect game and while with the Cincinnati Reds, won a World Series.

His final major league appearance came on September 12 against the Cincinnati Reds ; he came into a tied game in the ninth and promptly gave up three runs without retiring a batter, taking the loss ( coincidentally, the last batter McLain ever faced in the major leagues was none other than Pete Rose, who would also be ensnared in a gambling scandal years later ).

* Kid Durbin — major league baseball player, with Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Pittsburgh Pirates in the early 20th century.

* Todd Frazier ( born 1986 ) is a major league baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds.

He made his major league baseball debut on April 5, 2000 for the Cincinnati Reds.

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.

In September, the Cardinals purchased Hornsby's contract from Denison and added him to their major league roster, although his only professional baseball experience had been in Class D. Hornsby's first game came on September 10, when he relieved Art Butler at shortstop in a 7 – 1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

Beatty felt indebted to May, who in addition to cowriting his 1978 hit Heaven Can Wait had done a major uncredited rewrite on the script of his Academy Award-winning Reds and helped immensely with its postproduction.

Playing baseball over the objections of his father, who wanted him to be a doctor, Rojas signed his first major league contract with the Cincinnati Reds as a 17-year-old amateur free agent prior to the start of the 1956 season.

Rojas would finally go north with the Reds at the beginning of the 1962 season and would make his major league debut on April 10.

While playing with the Reds, Heilmann also became the first player to hit a home run in every major league park used during his career.

The Reds ( Rousioi ) and the Whites ( Leukoi ) gradually weakened and were absorbed by the other two major factions ( the Blues and Greens ).

After that the team used the name of the major league franchise it affiliated with: the Cardinals ( 1965 – 1972 ), the Astros ( 1973 – 1974 ), the Giants ( 1975 – 1979 ), and the Reds ( 1980 – 1992 ).

In the seven-game series against the Cincinnati Reds, the 38 year old Averill went 0-for-3 in three pinch-hit attempts.

Willie McCovey attempts to tag Cincinnati Reds ' shortstop Dave Concepcion out at first base in McCovey's final game at Candlestick Park, Copyright 1980 Sheldon DunnConcepción returned in 1974 and played 160 games.

Willie McCovey attempts to tag Cincinnati Reds ' shortstop Dave Concepcion out at first base at McCovey's last game at Candlestick Park

Multiple exhibition games featuring Major League teams were held at the Met at this time ; a game between the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds was held at the Met in 1957, and a matchup between the Senators and the Philadelphia Phillies was held shortly after the 1958 All-Star break.

He scored a goal for each side as his Liverpool team beat Everton XI 4 – 1, first by scoring from the spot for the Reds before converting a penalty own goal for the club he had supported as a boy after the break.

Leeds had conceded just 2 goals during their run to the final but so had Lawrence so a tight game was predicted, this turned out to be the case with Tommy keeping a clean-sheet during the 90 minutes of normal time, unfortunately the Reds frontmen couldn't break through Gary Sprake's net so the 1965 FA Cup Final went into extra-time.

He returned to a National League dugout in 1959 at the helm of the Cincinnati Reds, but a poor start ( 35 – 45 and seventh place ) cost him his job and Fred Hutchinson replaced him at the All-Star break.

The Reds scored the first try and after 40 minutes had earned a 10 – 18 lead, which was quickly extended to 10 – 24 after the break.

As part of its coverage of Mark McGwire's bid to break Roger Maris's single-season home run record in 1998, Fox aired a Sunday afternoon Cincinnati Reds / St.

The Reds created air units in Helsinki, Tampere, Kouvola, and Viipuri.

White forces headed by General Carl Mannerheim controlled the northernmost five-sixths of Finland, while the Reds controlled the Southernmost region, containing approximately half of the country's population and including the cities of Pori, Turku, Tampere, Riihimäki, Helsinki, Kotka, and Viipuri.

The war was fought from 27 January to 15 May 1918 between the forces of the Social Democrats led by the People's Deputation of Finland, commonly called the " Reds " (, ), and the forces of the non-socialist, conservative-led Senate, commonly called the " Whites " (, ).

The Reds ( whose Guards ' total force was approximately 85, 000 troops ) carried out a general offensive from mid-February to early March ; it ended in failure.

On the left, the vanguard of the war of 1918 was the most radical urban Red Guards and Workers ' Security Guards from Helsinki, Kotka and Turku ; they led the rural Reds, and convinced those leaders of the Social Democrats who wavered between peace and war to support revolution.

In addition, the White Guard leadership were uncertain whether common troopers drafted from the small-sized and poor farms of central and northern Finland had strong enough motivation to fight the Finnish Reds.

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.

The Brewers did have some bright moments during the season with pitcher Ben Sheets striking out 18 Atlanta Braves in one game and the Brewers coming back from a 9-run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds.

He played from 1956 to 1976, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles.

In August 1989, three years after he retired as an active player, Rose agreed to permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games while playing for and managing the Reds, including claims that he bet on his own team.

The game was nearly called off when, after the Reds took the field, the Shea Stadium crowd threw objects from the stands at Rose, causing Reds manager Sparky Anderson to pull his team off the field until order was restored.

What tends to get overlooked was that in 1975 and 1976, it was the successful changing of Rose's primary position from the outfield to fill the void at third base ( 3B ) that seemed to solidify the Reds team for these 2 championship seasons as this move enabled the Reds to use power hitting outfielder George Foster more.

On November 11, Rose was dropped from the Reds ’ 40-man roster to make room for pitcher Pat Pacillo, and he unofficially retired as a player, however, he began his career as a manager.

Rose managed the Reds from August 15, 1984, to August 24, 1989, with a 426 – 388 record.

Rose's ban has prevented the Reds from formally retiring his No. 14 jersey.

However, aside from his son Pete Jr .' s brief stint with the team in 1997, the Reds have not issued that number since Rose's ban.

On September 22, with the Reds out of playoff contention, the team decided to bench him for the rest of the season so he could immediately have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and a separate operation to repair scars from his 2004 hamstring operation.

Following the Cincinnati Reds versus Seattle Mariners series from June 22 – 24, 2007, a fan movement emerged petitioning Mariners ' management to bring Griffey back.

* 1970 ( Orioles – Reds )-Games 1-4 were preserved by the CBC on kinescope, while Game 5 exists on its original color videotape from the " truck feed ".

Plant City was also the spring training home of the Cincinnati Reds who played at Plant City Stadium from 1988 to 1997.

* Ted Uhlaender, Major League Baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds from –.

He played with the Cincinnati Reds from 1970 – 1976 and with the New York Yankees from 1976 – 1978.