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by Geoff Young
July 29, 2009
I hadn't planned on this being a series, but folks seemed to enjoy the first installment (as did I), so why not keep moving backward through time? In this episode, we examine players whose careers fell within the years 1
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I think I know what the Reds were trying to do with this trade…the Reds were two years removed from their record-tying 1956 season when they hit 221 home runs and attendance soared past one million for the first time. The 1956 season had snapped an
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Sports Blogs
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February 16, 1953: Joe Adcock is traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Cincinnati Reds to the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves sent cash to the Cincinnati Reds. The Milwaukee Braves sent Earl Torgeson to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Brooklyn
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...on road trips. The Pirates were so angry they sent him to the Pacific Coast League and then dealt him to the Reds. With Ted Kluszewski hitting homers, Bell was a secondary power source, hitting more than 25 homers for the Reds three times with a high of 30....
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After winning the World Championship in 1940, the Reds remained competitive under manager Bill McKechnie through 1944. McKechnie stressed infield defense, and defense has been proven to be pretty much a young man’s game as quickness is one of the first
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Joe DiMaggio is nowhere close.
ST. LOUIS - Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg are being left behind in the dust.
When the topic turns to greatest right-handed power hitter of all time, there is only one reasonable answer: St. Louis' Albert
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At some point during their three-game series this week against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the White Sox will play the classic fight song, ''Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox,'' and you can bet manager Ozzie Guillen will get a longing feeling for a team he
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Sammy Sosa used to capture the imagination of fans with his prolific power and magnetic personality.
There is never a time -- never a time -- when I look at Sammy Sosa's page on Baseball-Reference.com and do not come away with a shock. Sure, I know
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Sports Illustrated
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I am told that if you want to be a part of today, you have to Twitter. So I am Twittering ? JPosnanski, if you want to follow ? but since I have no idea what I'm am supposed to say, I just posted this: Pete Rose's career hit total is made up of Jackie
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Sports Illustrated
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Gary Sheffield has reached the 500 home run mark, the 25th man in history to do so. But the question needs to be asked, as it will be asked many more times of many more players from this complicated era: Is he a Hall of Famer? With some pause and
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ESPN
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April 11
1907: New York Giants catcher Roger Bresnahan appeared wearing shinguards
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The Seamheads Historical League got off to a rousing start, and with four games already in the books, there’s plenty of buzz around the virtual ballparks.
Two teams jumped out to 4-0 starts, the Phillies and the surprising D-Rox (a combination of the
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White Sox first baseman Frank Thomas and pitchers Ed Walsh and Eddie Cicotte have the White Sox off to a rousing 9-2 start.
With a league leading .332 team average and 78 runs through 11 games, the White Sox offense is the class of the SHL so far.
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White Sox first baseman Frank Thomas and pitchers Ed Walsh and Eddie Cicotte have the White Sox off to a rousing 9-2 start.
With a league leading .332 team average and 78 runs through 11 games, the White Sox offense is the class of the SHL so far.
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The Seamheads Historical League got off to a rousing start, and with four games already in the books, there’s plenty of buzz around the virtual ballparks.
Two teams jumped out to 4-0 starts, the Phillies and the surprising D-Rox (a combination of the
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Cincinnati Reds History, Part X: the Tebbetts-Hutchinson era, when a contending team is built and the blueprint for success laid.
1954 marked a nummber of transitions for the Cincinnati Reds. Gruff, sullen, unapproachable manager Rogers Hornsby
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It could still happen. It just won't be Ryan Howard in 2006, Jimmy Rollins in 2007 and Chase Utley in 2008, like many had anticipated.
Utley couldn't maintain his hot start in 2008, but Howard's incredible September made him a strong candidate for
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Philly.com
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Many times over the past fifteen years of NOTES I’ve been in time warps, but rarely in a time crunch. That’s because I never have assigned myself deadlines. After doing the first seven issues in three weeks, I decided that was way too frequent. I
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1956 Cincinnati Reds as the mystery guests on WML. Ted Kluszewski was the spokesman for the team. Episode originally aired on 24 June 1956. ... Cincinnati Reds What's My Line
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Brooklyn won the World Series! The Dodgers beat the Yankees! It was one of the most improbable outcomes in history, much like Boston winning in 2004, and sparked the same kind of giddiness. The Dodgers had never won a World Series in 7 previous tries,
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Willie Mays returned from the service, and the Giants returned to the top of the NL, and also swept the World Series. That kept the trophy in the city of New York for the 6th year in a row. Mays was beginning a 12-year run as the best player in the
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Brooklyn won the pennant, their second straight, and a total of 105 games. This made the Dodgers feel it was their year in the World Series, but they lost in 6 games to the Yankees. The Braves moved to Milwaukee and jumped up to second, 13 games out.
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Adam Dunn
Big Donkey
Left fielder, 2001-2008
Ranks among the Reds all-time greatest power hitters
Stands fourth in home runs with 270; 2nd in slugging pct.;
Hit one HR every 13.8 at-bats, tops in club history.
Hit 40 or more HR four consecutive
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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2008-05-28 05:17:20 -
his job _ for now _ following a much-publicized meeting with ownership, the Mets won for only the second time in nine games.
Santana (6-3) struck out seven and worked around eight hits, allowing three runs.
Florida
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SAN DIEGO — It was a game befitting two last-place teams spinning their slick tires in a quagmire — lots of rocking and rolling without much accomplished.
It took the Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres 5 hours, 57 minutes to play a baseball game
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Middletown Journal
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The luck of the draw has a lot to do with the way baseball games — and home run streaks — turn out. Adam Dunn had connected in a franchise record-tying five straight games for the Cincinnati Reds before facing Chad Billingsley, who hasn't served up a
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San Francisco Chronicle
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=== DeWitt hits Dodgers past Reds; Dunn HRs again ===
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Blake DeWitt drove in the winning run in
the bottom of the ninth, as the Los Angeles Dodgers clipped the Cincinnati
Reds, 6-5, in the opener of a three-game set
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LOS ANGELES — In the shadow of the Hollywood Bowl, the Cincinnati Reds' six-game winning streak died a quiet death in Dodger Stadium.
Bronson Arroyo probably wishes he were playing his guitar in the Hollywood Bowl instead of frittering away a four-run
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Rookie Blake DeWitt's bases-loaded RBI single with one out in the ninth inning lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 comeback win over Cincinnati on Monday night, snapping the Reds' six-game winning streak.
Russell Martin led off the ni...
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LOS ANGELES -- Make it five in five days for Adam Dunn.
Slugger ties Reds record, sets career high with third-inning blast
In the third inning of the Reds' series opener vs. the Dodgers on Monday night, Dunn hit a booming two-run home run off
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Behind closed doors, off limits to the public site, the Reds house an impressive collection of game-worn jerseys, physical proof of the organization’s rich history and outstanding talent.
Concepcion, Rose, Griffey, Sanders, Kluszewski, Perez, Morgan
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MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks did not score a run in the Brewers' 5-4 victory over the Giants on Saturday -- snapping a streak of 17 games in which he has crossed home plate, dating back to last year.
Second baseman
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Here is a great excerpt from Wikipedia about “Big Klu”;
Soon after the 6′-2″ (1.89 m), 240-pound (108.8 kg) Ted Kluszewski joined the Reds, he cut off the sleeves of his uniform, much to the chagrin of the Reds front office. He did it because the
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BallHype
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...you could line up Ryan Howard with an impressive array of large, clean power hitters through the modern era. Start with Ted Kluszewski, the Reds' bare-armed strongman. Then add 6-7 Frank Howard and the hulking howitzers of the '60s and '70s, Willie Stargell,...
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Attytood
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...lost four of five. Dunn became the second player in Reds history to hit at least 40 home runs in three consecutive seasons. Ted Kluszewski (1953-1955) was the first.... Valentin snapped a 1-1 tie with his seventh homer of the season, an opposite-field shot...
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Kansas.com
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...leader San Diego. Dunn became the second player in Reds history to hit at least 40 home runs in three consecutive seasons. Ted Kluszewski (1953-1955) was the first. BRAVES 8, CUBS 4: Brian McCann homered and drove in three runs, leading host Atlanta past Chicago...
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Asbury Park Press
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...lost four of five. Dunn became the second player in Reds history to hit at least 40 home runs in three consecutive seasons. Ted Kluszewski (1953-1955) was the first. Valentin snapped a 1-1 tie with his seventh homer of the season, an opposite-field shot to...
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Miami.com
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...four of five. Dunn became the second player in Reds history to hit at least 40 home runs in three consecutive seasons. Ted Kluszewski (1953-1955) was the first. • Dodgers 5, Mets 0 — Nomar Garciaparra and Rafael Furcal homered to help Hong-Chih Kuo get his...
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Houston Chronicle
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...leader San Diego. Dunn became the second player in Reds history to hit at least 40 home runs in three consecutive seasons. Ted Kluszewski (1953-1955) was the first. Valentin snapped a 1-1 tie with his seventh homer of the season, an opposite-field shot to...
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...ending his streak of four straight games with a homer. The streak ended one shy of the Reds' record he shares with Ted Kluszewski and Johnny Bench. (1-1) got the victory despite giving up a run in the top of the ninth. had a solo homer that started...
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USA Today
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...a double, ending his streak of four straight games with a homer. The streak ended one shy of the Reds' record he shares with Ted Kluszewski and Johnny Bench. (1-1) got the victory despite giving up a run in the top of the ninth. had a solo homer that...
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ESPN
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...ending his streak of four straight games with a homer. The streak ended one shy of the club record he shares with Ted Kluszewski and Johnny Bench. (1-1) got the victory despite giving up a run in the top of the ninth. Rafael Belliard had a solo homer...
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...a double, ending his streak of four straight games with a homer. The streak ended one shy of the club record he shares with Ted Kluszewski and Johnny Bench. Kent Mercker (1-1) got the victory despite giving up a run in the top of the ninth. Rafael...
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ABC News
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...552nd of his career. Griffey is one game short of tying the club record for consecutive games with a home run, which was set by Ted Kluszewski in 1954 and tied by Johnny Bench in 1972 and Griffey in 2003. The Reds took a 4-1 lead on back-to-back homers...
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Kentucky.com
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/sports/14935858.htm?source=rss&channel=kentucky_sports
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...of his career. Griffey is one game short of tying the club record for consecutive games with a home run, which was set by Ted Kluszewski in 1954 and tied by Johnny Bench in 1972 and Griffey in 2003. Griffey shares the major league record for consecutive...
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CBS Sports
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...of his career. Griffey is one game short of tying the club record for consecutive games with a home run, which was set by Ted Kluszewski in 1954 and tied by Johnny Bench in 1972 and Griffey in 2003. Griffey shares the major league record for consecutive...
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MSNBC
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...days when ballplayers’ drugs of choice were Schaefer Beer and Vitalis Hair Tonic. Starting in 1953, a twenty-eight-year-old Ted Kluszewski, who had averaged just 15 home runs a season to that point in his big-league career, reeled off consecutive seasons of...
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