*** THIS DATE IN #REDS HISTORY! JUNE 6 *** June 6, 1988 - Tom Browning fired a 1 hit SHUTOUT, REDS crush Padres 12-0 @ San Diego...Tom even had a 2 run RBI Double at the plate!.....CF Eric Davis slammed 2 Home Runs....LF Kal Daniels Homered (3 hits, reached base 5 times!) ..RF Paul ONeill had 3 hits.... baseball-reference/boxes/SDN/SDN198806060.shtml June 6, 2004 - Mgr. Dave Mileys 1st place REDS (! 34-22!) come from behind, score 3 runs off Mgr. Frank Robinsons Expos in Bottom of 9th @ GABP for a dramatic 6-5 walkoff win in front of 31,000 as Dangelo Jimenez singled in Barry Larkin with the winning run....in his 1st two at bats, CF Ken Griffey Jr. Slammed 2 Home Runs (3 RBIS) which put him @ 498 HRs for his career....pinch hitter Jacob Cruz slammed 2 run Homer in bottom of 9th, which tied game, before the Jimenez hit..... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN200406060.shtml Article from 2004 about this game and Griffeys chase for 500!!! utsandiego/uniontrib/20040607/news_1s7nlsep.html June 6, 2002 - Bob Boones 1st place REDS (!!: 34-24) beat the 2nd place Cardinals @ GABP behind Home Runs By SS Barry Larkin (2 RBis) & CF Ken Griffey Jr..... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN200206060.shtml June 6, 2010 - 1st place REDS losing 2-1 in top of 9th, pinch hitter Jonny Gomes doubles in CF Drew Stubbs to tie game, then pinch hitter Scott Rolen his a 2 run Homer to give REDS 4-2 lead, which they (Fransisco Cordero!) blow in bottom of 9th....REDS score gamewinner in top of 10th when Drew Stubbs drives in RF Jay Bruce, Cincinnati victory 5-4 over Washington on the road. baseball-reference/boxes/WAS/WAS201006060.shtml Mlb VIDEO from this game! mlb.mlb/mlb/gameday/y2010/index.jsp?gid=2010_06_06_cinmlb_wasmlb_1&mode=video And the rest........ June 6, 2012 - Cincinnati Reds signed free agent Ryan Feierabend. June 6, 2011 - Reds send Cubs to their 7th consecutive loss with an 8 - 2 win powered by Jonny Gomes three-run homer, part of a 4-RBI night. Mike Leake prevails against Matt Garza, who gives up four runs in his return from the disabled list. baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN201106060.shtml MLB VIDEO from this game! mlb.mlb/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?mode=video&gid=2011_06_06_chnmlb_cinmlb_1 June 6, 2009 - in front of 40,000, REDS win in bottom of 11th when pinch hitter Adam Rosales knocks in RF Jay Bruce with a fielders choice to 3B....No joke. Lol. REDS beat Cubs 4-3. baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN200906060.shtml June 6, 2008 - REDS crush Marlins 14-3 in Florida. Johnny Cueto the W, (6 IP, 3 ER) Rookie CF-RF Jay Bruce had a big game (3 hits, 3 RBis, 2 runs), along with RF Ken Griffey jr. (reached base 4 times, 1 run), SS-2B Jerry Hairtson jr. (3 hits, 2 runs, 2 doubles,2 RBIs) & 1B Joey Votto! (2 hits, 2 runs, 1 rbi, 1 stolen base).....johhny cueto also added a hit, rbi & run scored! baseball-reference/boxes/FLO/FLO200806060.shtml June 6, 2006 - Eric Milton, Chris Hammond & Rick White combine on a 5 hit SHUTOUT of 1st place Cardinals 7-0, in STL....yes, i know!!! ...LF Adam Dunn Homered, doubled, had 3 RBIs...2B Brandon Phillips & 1B Scott Hatteburg each had 3 hits...SS Felipe Lopez Homered.....CF Ken Griffey Jr, reached base 5 times, scored twice......Shockingly, Mgr. Jerry Narrons REDS were in 2nd place,(34-24), 1 game behind STL...... ! GOOD TIMES NEVER FELT THIS GOOD!!!!!!! baseball-reference/boxes/SLN/SLN200606060.shtml June 6, 2006 - DRAFT DAY!! (Wayne Krivsky) Cincinnati Reds drafted Drew Stubbs in 1st round (8th pick) of 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2006. Cincinnati Reds drafted Chris Valaika in 3rd round of 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2006. Cincinnati Reds drafted Jordan Smith in 6th round of 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2006. Cincinnati Reds drafted Justin Turner in 7th round of 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2006. Cincinnati Reds drafted Josh Roenicke in 10th round of 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2006. Cincinnati Reds drafted Chris Heisey in 17th round of 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2006. Cincinnati Reds drafted Eddy Rodriguez in 20th round of 2006 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 2006. June 6, 2003 - two moves! Cincinnati Reds released Pete Harnisch & purchased Mark Budzinski from Milwaukee Brewers. baseball-reference/players/h/harnipe01.shtml June 6, 2002 - Cincinnati Reds sent Craig Dingman to New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal. June 6, 2001 - Cincinnati Reds signed free agent Chris Peters. June 6, 1999 - REDS stomp Royals 14-3 in Kansas City....1B Sean Casey had 5 hits (3 runs, 2 RBIS)....DH Greg Vaghan Homered (4 RBIs).....SS Barry Larkin had 4 hits (1 RBi, 1 RUN) .....Scott Sulivan with the W in relief (3.1 IP, 0 ER, 5 Ks)......Jack McKeons REDS had won 8 games in a row...But were still in 2nd place, but comin fast! baseball-reference/boxes/KCA/KCA199906060.shtml ENQUIRER archival beat writer story & pics! reds.enquirer/1999/06/07/red_reds_14_royals_3.html June 6, 1995 - @ Riverfront, 1st place Reds (24-13) win in bottom of 10th, beat Pirates 2-1! 3B Eric Owens singles in LF Thomas Howard with the winner! baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN199506060.shtml June 6, 1992 - Lou Piniellas 1st place REDS (30-22) win on the road in LA, beating Dodgers 6-5. The Big Star was leadoff hitter CF-LF Reggie Sanders with 4 hits, homered, doubled, stole a base, scored 2 runs, had 1 RBI.....Cincinnati scored go-ahead run in top of 8th when 2B Freddie Benavides Doubled to right field, scoring RF Glenn Braggs..... baseball-reference/boxes/LAN/LAN199206060.shtml June 6, 1991 - losing 3-2 in Bottom of 8th vs. Mets @ Riverfront, RF Paul ONeill slams a 3 run Homer, then 1B Todd Benzinger follows with another Homer, making it back-to-back Dingers, 27,667 go home happy, REDS win 5-3! baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN199106060.shtml June 6, 1987 - REDS with 5 runs in 3rd off Ace Fernando Valenzuela hang on to BEAT LA, 5-2 @ Riverfront. Converted Closer Ted Power with a complete game 3 hitter! (2 ER, 6 Ks)..Ted even had a single and scored a run!...Mgr. Pete Roses REDS had won 4 in a row and were in 1st place (32-22) baseball-reference/boxes/SFN/SFN198606060.shtml June 6, 1986 - ST. X high school alum & REDS Starter Chris Creeper Welsh (W, 6 IP, 3 ER) soft tossed a REDS 5-3 victory over Giants in SF....! Ron Robinson with the 3 inning SAVE! baseball-reference/boxes/SFN/SFN198606060.shtml June 6, 1983 - DRAFT DAY! (Dick Wagner) ***Say what you want about Dick Wagner, --and most of that would be true!--but right before he got fired in 1983, he had one of the best drafts in REDS history...several core 1990 guys...*** Cincinnati Reds drafted Kurt Stillwell in 1st round (2nd pick) of 1983 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Rob Dibble in 1st round (20th pick) of 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary). Cincinnati Reds drafted Joe Oliver in 2nd round of 1983 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Chris Sabo in 2nd round of 1983 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Lenny Harris in 5th round of 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983. Cincinnati Reds drafted Jeff Montgomery in 9th round of 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983. June 6, 1981 - Ace Tom Seaver runs record out to 6-1, Tom Terrific hurled complete game 5 hitter, (3 ER), REDS win 9-3 over Montreal @ Riverfront ...3B Ray Knight & 1B Dan Driessen hit back-to-back home runs in bottom of 3rd..... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN198106060.shtml June 6, 1978 - DRAFT DAY! (Dick Wagner) Cincinnati Reds drafted Brad Lesley in 1st round (9th pick) of 1978 amateur draft (June Secondary). Cincinnati Reds drafted Nick Esasky in 1st round (17th pick) of 1978 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Ralph Citarella in 2nd round of 1978 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed. Cincinnati Reds drafted Dave Van Gorder in 2nd round of 1978 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Jeff Lahti in 5th round of 1978 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Charlie Leibrandt in 9th round of 1978 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Gary Redus in 15th round of 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1978. Cincinnati Reds drafted Skeeter Barnes in 16th round of 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1978. Cincinnati Reds drafted Tom Lawless in 17th round of 1978 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Otis Nixon in 21st round of 1978 amateur draft, but was not signed. June 6, 1976 - 1st place REDS (32-19) crush Cardinals 13-2 in St.Louis! 2nd String C Bill Plummer had his career best game slamming a Homer, a Triple & 7 RBIS (on 3 total hits)! ...Rookie Pat Zachry with the easy W (7 ip, 1 ER) baseball-reference/boxes/SLN/SLN197606060.shtml June 6, 1975 - Don Gullett tossed a 5 hit complete game (1 ER), REDS over Cubs 5-1 @ Riverfront, in front of 38,030.....LF George Foster Homered....3B Pete Rose had 3 hits..... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN197506060.shtml June 6, 1972 – DRAFT DAY! (Bob Howsam) Cincinnati Reds drafted Dan Dumoulin in 21st round of 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed. Cincinnati Reds drafted Ron Hassey in 23rd round of 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed June 6, 1971 - down 1-0, 1B Lee May Homered (3 Run shot) in bottom of 3rd, it powered REDS to a 4-2 victory over Cards @ Riverfront...RF Pete Rose had 4 hits....CF George Foster had a triple & a double!....20 year old Starter Don Gullett with the W, (7 IP, 2 ER), Joe Gibbon the Save (2 IP, 0 ER).... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN197106060.shtml June 6, 1970 - Jim Merritt moves 1970 record to 11-3 on way to 20 wins, today, he tossed complete game Win,(1 ER, 6 hits, 5 Ks).... C Johnny Bench homered & doubled (3 RBIS)....LF Hal McRae Homered......REDS beat Mets 5-1 @ Crosley. Sparkys REDS were 39-15. baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN197006060.shtml June 6, 1967 - DRAFT DAY! (Bob Howsam) Cincinnati Reds drafted Frank Duffy in 1st round (6th pick) of 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary). Cincinnati Reds drafted Wayne Simpson in 1st round (8th pick) of 1967 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Fred Kendall in 4th round of 1967 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Danny Thompson in 4th round of 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed. Cincinnati Reds drafted Kurt Bevacqua in 12th round of 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary). Cincinnati Reds drafted Terry Wilshusen in 22nd round of 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed. Cincinnati Reds drafted John Young in 27th round of 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed. Cincinnati Reds drafted Dave Tomlin in 29th round of 1967 amateur draft. Cincinnati Reds drafted Chris Chambliss in 31st round of 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed. June 6, 1967 - 0-0, bottom of 6th, REDS score 3 on Home Runs by CF Vada Pinson (solo) & 3B Tony Perez (2 run shot) to power the REDS, they hold on to a tight 3-2 WIN @ Crosley. Starter Milt Pappas with the Victory (7.1 IP, 2 ER). Don Nottebart the Save. (1.2 IP, 0 ER)....mgr. Dave Bristols REDS were 1st in NL (35-18)! baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN196706060.shtml June 6, 1965 - Sammy Ellis runs his record to 9-2 on way to 20 Wins in 1965, firing a 5 hit SHUTOUT of Giants 6-0 @ Crosley....... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN196506060.shtml June 6, 1964 - @ Crosley, a Combined 6 hit SHUTOUT of Cardinals 3-0 by John Tsitouris (W, 7 IP) & Sammy Ellis (S, 2 IP) baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN196406060.shtml June 6, 1963 - Reds sweep doubleheader in Pittsburgh, win 1st game 7-5, then take 2nd game 10-5. In game one, LF Frank Robinson Homered twice, rookie 2B Pete Rose had 4 hits. baseball-reference/boxes/PIT/PIT196306061.shtml In game two, 1B Gordy Coleman had 5 RBIS....Joey Jay held steady behind the heavy run support for the complete game WIN..... baseball-reference/boxes/PIT/PIT196306062.shtml June 6, 1958 - REDS come from behind, with 5 in top of 6th, the big hit being a RF Jerry Lynch 3 run Homer, REDS beat Giants in San Fransisco 5-4. Williard Schmidt with the W, ol Will fired 5.2 shutout innings in relief of Harvey Haddix. baseball-reference/boxes/SFN/SFN195806060.shtml June 6, 1956 - losing 3-1 in bottom of 7th, LF Frank Robinson (3 RBIs) & CF Gus Bell hit back-to-back Homers! Robinsons was a 3 run shot, giving Cincinnati the lead.... Starter Brooks Lawrence with the W. (7 ip, 3 ER), REDS beat Phillies 7-3 @ Crosley. Lawrence was on a top 5 club record winning streak and his 1956 record was now 7-0! ....REDS were in 1st place in NL 26-18..... baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN195606060.shtml June 6, 1943 - Cincinnati Reds traded Charlie Brewster to Philadelphia Phillies for Dain Clay. June 6, 1938 - New York Giants traded Wally Berger to Cincinnati Reds for Alex Kampouris. baseball-reference/players/b/bergewa01.shtml June 6, 1937 - Cincinnati Reds purchased Jumbo Brown from New York Yankees. June 6, 1932 - Cincinnati Reds released Harry Heilmann. *** Heilmann would become a Cooperstown Hall Of Famer, he had one great REDS season, in 1930.*** baseball-reference/players/h/heilmha01.shtml June 6, 1919 - tied 4-4, REDS erupt for 3 runs in bottom of 7th, CF Edd Roush hit a 2 run Homer in this rally, Cincinnati beats Brooklyn Dodgers 7-6 @ REDLAND field.....3B Heinie Groh had 2 Triples! retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1919/B06060CIN1919.html baseball-reference/boxes/CIN/CIN191906060.shtml June 6, 1905 - Boston Beaneaters purchased Cozy Dolan from Cincinnati Reds & Cincinnati Reds loaned Gabby Street to the Boston Beaneaters. June 6, 1884 - Cincinnati Red Stockings released Podge Weihe. Jun 6, 1892 - Benjamin Harrison became the first U.S. President to attend a major league game as he watches the Cincinnati Reds defeat the hometown Washington Senators in 11 innings, 6 - 5. BONUS GAME - (usually a REDS loss) - june 6, 1939 - New York Giants hit five home runs in the 4th inning to defeat Cincinnati Reds, 17 - 3, at Polo Grounds. With two out, Harry Danning, Al Demaree, Burgess Whitehead, Manny Salvo and Jo-Jo Moore connect as the Giants score eight runs in the inning. -- REDS were still in 1st place in NL, @ 29-15. baseball-reference/boxes/NY1/NY1193906060.shtml
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