*** THIS DATE IN #REDS HISTORY! MAY 15 *** May 15, 1944 - CLYDE SHOUN FIRES NO-HITTER! A day after the Reds pitch a one-hitter, Reds reliever Clyde Shoun, making his first start of the season, throws a no-hitter to nip the Boston Braves, 1 - 0. Only 1,014 are at Crosley Field to see the 32-year-old lefty Shoun top Jim Tobin, who had thrown a no-hitter of his own back in April. Reds reserve 3B Chuck Aleno accounts for the sole run with his only home run of the season. Clyde Shoun helped his own cause, slugging 2 hits including a double.....and the Game time? 1:19!!!!!! Lol. baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN194405150.shtml May 15, 2010 - Cincinnati Reds defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 - 3, in the annual Civil Rights Game, which honors those who have worked for racial equality in the country. For the occasion, both teams sport their 1947 uniforms. Skip Schumaker is thrown out at the plate by a relay from LF Chris Heisey to SS Orlando Cabrera to C Ramon Hernandez to end the game. The Reds Mike Leake, in his first professional season, is now 4-0. *** the relay throw from LF to nail schumaker was a real highlight that season, i was there and enjoyed this particular game a lot ***** baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN201005150.shtml May 15, 1951 - EWELL BLACKWELL TOSSES 1 HITTER! At Crosley Field, Braves P Vern Bickford pitches a two-hitter, but Ewell Blackwell WHIPS him by allowing one hit, in a complete game victory (5 Ks, 3 walks) as the Reds win, 1 - 0. Connie Ryans 6th-inning hit is the first off Bickford, and C Johnny Pramesas homer in the 7th is the other. The only Boston hit is a 5th-inning double by Bob Elliott. The Reds tie the National League record (set in 1911) for nine innings by going to bat just 24 times. baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN195105150.shtml And the rest......... May 15, 2002 - Cincinnati Reds sent Anthony Sanders to Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal. May 15, 2000 - Cincinnati Reds traded a player to be named later and Mark Sweeney to Milwaukee Brewers for Alex Ochoa. Reds sent Gene Altman (minors) (May 15, 2000) to Brewers to complete trade................in the actual May 15, 2000 game, CF Ken Griffey Jr. Hit a Home Run & Double (2 RBIS) REDS WIN over Astros 4-3 in Houston.. 3B Aaron Boone also homered! (2 RBIs)....Starter Ron Villone a surprising 5-1 record in 2000, with the Victory (7 IP, 1 ER, 5 BB, 3 Ks) baseball-reference/boxes/HOU/HOU200005150.shtml May 15, 1995 - Seattle Mariners traded Roger Salkeld to Cincinnati Reds for Tim Belcher. May 15, 1994 - REDS win a wild one @ Candlestick , scoring 3 runs in the top of the 10th to beat Giants 9-6. LF Kevin Mitchell (solo) & 2B Bret Boone (2 run shot) both homered to account for the 3 runs in the 10th. Jeff Brantley with the Win in relief....Mgr. Davey Johnsons REDS are in first place with a 23-13 record. baseball-reference/boxes/SFN/SFN199405150.shtml May 15, 1993 - Mgr. Tony Perezs REDS reach .500!!!! Record now squared at 18-18. Beat Rockies 5-3 @ Riverfront. Reliever Milt Hill with the Win! Game tied 3-3 in bottom of 7th, LF Kevin Mitchell hits a 2 run single giving REDS lead they hold onto. Jeff Reardon with the SAVE. ....1B Randy Milligan & RF Reggie Sanders both homered earlier in this titanic struggle! baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN199305150.shtml May 15, 1990 - @ Riverfront, Reds defeat Pirates, 5-4, in 11 innings. Third baseman Chris Sabo scored three runs and recorded two hits, including his team leading seventh home run. First baseman Todd Benzinger had two RBIs, including the game winner in the bottom of the 11th. (Benzinger singled to CF, driving in Sabo!)... Pitcher Tim Layana maintained his perfect record, picking up his third win in relief. Lou Piniellas Club is 23-7! First Place all the way, BABY! baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN199005150.shtml May 15, 1989 - REDS come back vs. Jim Leylands Pirates @ Riverfront, score 2 in bottom of 8th, then 3 in the 9th for a dramatic 6-5 win! CF Herm Winninghams 2 run single to right pushed across the game winner.... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN198905150.shtml May 15, 1988 - C Bo Diazs sacrifice fly driving in CF Eric Davis in the top of the 12 inning gives REDS a 7-6 victory over Pirates in Pittsburgh...John Franco with the Win tossed 3 shutout innings to close the game....Jose Rijo making a rare relief appearance also had 3 shutout innings,right before Franco....SS Barry Larkin had 3 hits ...3B Chris Sabo 3 RBIs.... baseball-reference/boxes/PIT/PIT198805150.shtml May 15, 1986 - REDS score 3 runs in top of 9th on a 2B Ron Oester 3 run homer, beat Phillies in Philly 6-5!...Ron Robinson gets the W with 3 shutout innings to close the game as REDS came back to take lead.....Mgr. Pete Rose hit second, played 1B, went 1 for 4 with an RBI..... baseball-reference/boxes/PHI/PHI198605150.shtml May 15, 1985 - Lefty Joe Price (W, 8 IP, 1 ER, 8 Ks) & Ted Power (S, 1 IP) hold the Expos in check in Montreal, REDS win 2-1. Cincinnati scores 2 in the 5th on RBI singles by CF Eddie Milner & RF Dave Parker....Player-Manager 1B Pete Rose went 2 for 4....2B Ron Oester hit 2 doubles! baseball-reference/boxes/MON/MON198505150.shtml May 15, 1981 - REDS rally late, score 3 in top of the 9th beat Pirates 4-1 in Pittsburgh! Joe Price pitches to one batter, (a strikeout!) and lucks into the W....Tommy Hume with the Save..... baseball-reference/boxes/PIT/PIT198105150.shtml May 15, 1976 - At Cincinnati, nearly 35,000 watch rookie Santo Alcala fire a 4 hit complete game SHUTOUT win (9 Ks!) over the Mets & Ace Tom Seaver, final score 2 - 0....Reds stole 4 bases off Seaver & C Jerry Grote. (2B Joe Morgan, LF Dan Driessen, 1B Tony Perez, SS Dave Concepcion)....the first run came in the bottom of the 2nd on a double steal (!) Driessen stole home and Perez stole 2nd!...Lol.....one batter later Concepcion tripled, scoring Perez.... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN197605150.shtml May 15, 1974 - At Riverfront Stadium, Reds pitcher Roger Nelson has his no-hitter broken up by Bobby Bonds, who clubs a two-run homer in the 8th. Chris Speier homers in the 9th for the other Giants hit and Nelson finishes with a 4 - 3 win. C Johnny Bench had a homer, a double, a Sacrifice Fly for 3 RBIs..... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN197405150.shtml May 15, 1973 - 1B Tony Perez slams 2 Home Runs with 3 RBIs, REDS top Rival Dodgers 4-1 @ Riverfront. Don Gullett (W, 6.1 IP, 1 ER) & Pedro Borbon (S, 2.2 IP, 0 ER) out pitch local Cincinati native Claude Osteen (L, 6 IP, 3 ER) & Terre Haute, Indianas Tommy John (2 IP, 0 ER) baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN197305150.shtml May 15, 1968 - George Culver with a 7 hit complete game SHUTOUT vs Mets & Shea. Reds win 3-0, Culver outduels Jerry Koosman...2B Tommy Helms had 3 hits.. baseball-reference/boxes/NYN/NYN196805150.shtml May 15, 1967 - Tony Perz doubles in Pete Rose with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th @ Crosley....Reds over Pirates 8-7..i am going to turn it over to baseball-reference for a synopsis here...... (I DID NOT WRITE THIS ONE! LOL>>>>>) Roberto Clemente clubs three homers to all fields plus a double off the scoreboard in left-center, driving in all seven Pittsburgh runs in the process. All this, alas, in a losing cause as all of Clementes contributions cant quite keep pace with the Pirate pitchers even more generous contributions to their opponents final tally. After Bob Veale, Pete Mikkelsen and Juan Pizarro combine to give back every one of those seven runs, the 12-time Gold Glover comes up big in the 9th, scaling the right-field fence to prevent a walk-off homer from Reds reliever Gerry Arrigo, against whom Clemente himself has just gone deep. These heroics, however, only prolong the agony: before he can get one more crack at Arrigo, Clemente will watch Tony Perezs shot to right center carry far beyond his outstretched glove, carrying with it any hope of a Pirate win, as Pete Rose scores easily from first, giving Cincinnati the 10-inning, 8 - 7 decision. (YEAH! WHAT HE SAID! ).....somewhere in all this wordy prose, it was lost that 1B Lee May homered, had 3 hits, 4 RBIS...... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN196705150.shtml May 15, 1966 - Milt Pappas with a complete game win (7 Ks, 2 ER, 9 hits, 2 walks) , REDS over Cubs 9-2 @ Wrigley....Cincinnati Home Runs by C Don Pavletich, LF Art Shamsky & 1B Deron Johnson....2B Pete Rose had 3 hits, 3 RBIS! baseball-reference/boxes/CHN/CHN196605150.shtml May 15, 1965 - REDS win slugfest 12-7 @ Shea over Mets. 3B Deron Johnson with 5 RBIs on a triple & 2 doubles.....2B Pete Rose & CF Vada Pinson each had 4 hits. Pete scored 4 runs.... baseball-reference/boxes/NYN/NYN196505150.shtml May 15, 1964 - Cincinnati Reds released Chet Nichols....in the actual May 15, 1964 game , REDS declaw Cubbies 10-5. Bob Purkey with a complete game, RF Frank Robinson homered, CF Vada Pinson had 3 RBIs, 2B Pete Rose had 4 hits..... baseball-reference/boxes/CHN/CHN196405150.shtml May 15, 1963 - Cincinnati Reds signed Daryl Spencer as free agent. May 15, 1960 - @ Crosley, REDS Raul Sanchez successfully plunks 3 Phillies batters in the 8th inning during the first game of a double header. REDS get totally stomped 14-3 baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN196005151.shtml Cincinnati wins 2nd Game 5-1, behind Don Newcombe (W, 6.1 IP, 1 ER, 9 Ks) & Bill Henry (S, 2.2 IP) ....1B Frank Robinson (2 RBIs) & LF Gus Bell (3 RBIS, 2 doubles) both homer.... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN196005152.shtml May 15, 1959 - Don Newcombe stars! Throws a complete game for the WIN, (7 Ks, 2 ER, 7 hits, 0 walks) at the plate Don slams a Homer, a Double, has 3 hits, scores a run, w/ 3 RBIs! ....Cincinnati victory! 5-2 over Giants in San Fransisco.... baseball-reference/boxes/SFN/SFN195905150.shtml May 15, 1958 - REDS comeback late, take the lead for good over Pirates in top of 8th when 1B George Crowe slams a 2 run homer for the lead, REDS add on to it in the 9th, win 9-4 in Pittsburgh. Crowe had 5 RBIs.... baseball-reference/boxes/PIT/PIT195805150.shtml May 15, 1957 - Brooks Lawrence is the star hurling a complete game victory (11 Ks, 2 ER, 5 hits, 1 walk) over Phillies @ Crosley, REDS win 7-2. Lawrence also contributes at the plate with 2 sacrifice hits....Batterymate C Smoky Burgess Homered, also had a Sacrifice Fly....... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN195705150.shtml May 15, 1940 - Cincinnati hurler Gene Thompson fired a complete game WIN, (2 ER, 5 hits, 3 walks. 5 Ks ) and at the plate, hit a triple, had 2 sacrifice hits, and walked...! REDS over Dodgers 5-2 in Brooklyn....C Willard Hershberger tripled, had 3 RBIs....3B Bill Werber Homered....REDS record 16-5..... baseball-reference/boxes/BRO/BRO194005150.shtml May 15, 1926 - Behind Ace Pete Donohue, pitching in a rare relief appearance, the Reds whip NY Giants, 11 - 6, @ Redland Field and move into first place. CF Edd Roush had 3 hits, 4 RBIS....Cincinnati, Led by the National Leagues two top contact hitters - C Bubbles Hargrave at .353 and OF Cuckoo Christensen at .350 - and the pitching of Donohue, Carl Mays and Eppa Rixey, will stay in first until mid-July. baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN192605150.shtml May 15, 1919 - After 12 scoreless innings, (!!!) Cincinnati scored 10 runs off Al Mamaux in the top of the13th to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers @ Ebbets Field 10-0.... Cincys Ace Hod Eller with a 13 inning complete game 5 hit SHUTOUT! His 1919 record is already 4-0 ..Ellers scoreless string will end at 22, but he will go on to win 10 in a row. ...Reds RF Alfred Greasy Neale has a record 10 putouts...CF Edd Roush had 3 hits, 4 RBIS.......Mgr. Pat Morans REDS are 12-6. baseball-reference/boxes/BRO/BRO191905150.shtml May 15, 1913 - 2 moves! Cincinnati Reds purchased Red Nelson from Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.) & Louisville (American Association) purchased Hank Severeid from the Cincinnati Reds. May 15, 1906 - NY Giants Hooks Wiltse becomes 1st pitcher of modern era to fan 4 batters in single inning, striking out the side in the 5th inning after first Cincinnati batter, Jim Delahanty, reaches base on Roger Bresnahans third-strike error. Wiltse also fans the side in the 4th inning to total seven batters punched out in just two innings, the first time this happens. Hooks Ks 12 Reds overall en route to a 4 - 1 victory. However, the Giants suffer a major loss when Turkey Mike Donlin, breaks his leg sliding into second base after getting three hits. May 15, 1902 - Cincinnati Reds released Harry Bay. May 15, 1893 - After tagging out St. Louis Browns OF Steve Brodie in a collision at the plate, Cincinnati Reds C Harry Farmer Vaughn throws a bat at Brodie, hitting him on the shoulder. Vaughn is ejected and fined $25 as St. Louis wins, 10 - 6, and moves past the Cleveland Spiders and the Pittsburgh Pirates into first place. BONUS GAME! (Always a REDS loss, lol ) : May 15, 1982 – Pirate pitcher Rick Rhoden makes his 12 - 9 win over the Reds a little easier when he doubles and homers in the Bucs nine-run 3rd inning. Johnny Ray drives in five runs in the big inning. Our Reds make it close with 8 runs in the 8th & 9th! Mike Vail homered & doubled for Cincy (3 RBIS) .... baseball-reference/boxes/PIT/PIT198205150.shtml
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