A complete player, Larkin ranks second or third with the Reds in games played, runs scored, hits, doubles, stolen bases and bases on balls. He ranks fourth in at-bats and singles and was the first shortstop in baseball history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a season. In , Larkin's leadership skills came to the fore as he was one of the driving forces behind that special season. The Reds did not spend a day out of first place all year, and they won their first division title since , defeated the Pirates in the National League Championship Series and swept the Oakland A's in the World Series to claim the franchise's first title since Cincinnati won the division again in , and in the Division Series victory against the Dodgers, Larkin hit.
In , the Reds made him team captain, a rank he held until his retirement after the season. Larkin was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in Four years later, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and became the eleventh player in Reds history to have his number retired. How Acquired : Drafted by the Reds in the first round fourth pick of the amateur draft.
In a year best remembered for a record-setting display of home- run power, Brooks Lawrence enjoyed one of the finest seasons by a pitcher in Reds history. The edition of the Cincinnati Reds boasted baseball's most feared lineup. Collectively the club blasted home runs -- a total that tied the Major League record for home runs by a team in a season.
Buoyed by the powerful bats of players such as Frank Robinson, Ted Kluszewski and Wally Post, the Reds surged to their first winning record since , and enjoyed their first serious pennant race since the club captured the World Championship. Amidst the thunder of the Reds' power-hitting, Lawrence established himself as the ace of the Reds' pitching staff.
Acquired in a trade with the Cardinals prior to the season, Lawrence won his first 13 decisions -- a streak that ranks second in club history to the 16 consecutive victories recorded by Ewell Blackwell during the season.
Lawrence's streak came to end on July 21 when the Pirates' Roberto Clemente hit a three-run home run in the 9 th inning to erase a Reds lead. Lawrence's remarkable first-half performance resulted in his selection to the National League All-Star team - he was one of eight Reds to make the National League squad that year.
For the season, Lawrence won 19 games, the most by a Reds pitcher since Blackwell won 22 in Lawrence enjoyed another strong campaign in with 16 victories and a career-best 3.
Injuries began to hamper Lawrence's effectiveness beginning in , and ultimately contributed to a premature end to his career in Following his playing career, Lawrence eventually returned to the Reds organization, where he worked for many years in a variety of roles.
He flourished in his first year with the Reds, batting. Lombardi's large nose won him the nickname "Schnozz" and his ferocious line drives, strong arm that allowed him to throw out runners without leaving his crouch position, and his ability to call a game made him a fan favorite. Lombardi's lack of foot speed further endeared him to the hometown faithful.
Baseball pundit Bill James described Lombardi as "the slowest man to ever play major-league baseball well. An All-Star each season from to , Lombardi caught more than games for ten consecutive seasons, hitting. He caught Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back no-hitters in , and he was a mainstay of the Reds pennant-winners and the World Champions. Following a subpar season, Lombardi was sold to the Braves. In his lone season in Boston, Lombardi won his second career batting title, setting a record for catchers that stood until the Twins' Joe Mauer won his third title in In , Lombardi was one of four Crosley Field-era greats selected by fans to be honored with a statue at the entrance to Great American Ball Park.
Charles Fred "Red" Lucas was the best pinch-hitter in the National League during his caree,r and one of the great pinch- hitters to ever play for the Cincinnati Reds. In his career that spanned from , Lucas registered pinch hits, which once stood as the Major League record and still ranks as the 11 th highest total of all-time. His best season was , when he appeared in 68 games as a pinch-hitter with 15 pinch-hits.
He compiled a. Surprisingly, Red Lucas was a pitcher, not a position player. As a pitcher, Lucas had the misfortune of being a good pitcher on poor teams for most of his career. Lucas defined the word "workhorse. He again led the National League in complete games in and Between August 13, and July 15, , Red pitched a remarkable 27 consecutive games, consecutive innings, without being relieved -- a streak difficult to imagine ever being repeated.
In he walked only 39 batters in innings. The Reds dealt Lucas to the Pittsburgh Pirates in , where he played five years, with two winning seasons and three losing seasons. Lucas finished 68 percent of his career starts, thanks to his precise control and hitting ability. His major-league career resulted in a win-loss mark, 79 points higher than his team's win-loss percentage.
He ranks among the all-time leaders in walks per game, with a 1. Considering the poor record of his teams, his career 3. All the while he continued his clutch hitting. The Cuban native was the first Latin to pitch in a World Series, win 20 games in a season, win games in a career and lead either the American or National leagues in wins, winning percentage, and ERA in a season.
His season is arguably the greatest single season for a pitcher in Reds history, as he led the NL with a club record 27 wins and posted a league-best 1. In his six-and-a-half seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Jerry Lynch played as a regular in the outfield in only three of those years, and he batted over. He is a member of the Reds Hall of Fame because he excelled at one of the game's most difficult tasks: Jerry Lynch was one of the greatest pinch-hitters in Reds history.
When the Reds won the National League championship in , he hit. As a pinch-hitter, Lynch had 19 hits in 47 at-bats, good for a staggering.
His slugging percentage of. More than that, Lynch had big, big hits; game after game, when the Reds were in danger of falling short, Lynch came up the big hit to put them back in front, and the Reds, picked to finish sixth, won the pennant.
Traded back to the Pirates in , Lynch finished his career there three years later. In his career, he collected hits in at-bats, the tenth-highest pinch-hit total in baseball history. In he partnered with former teammate Dick Groat in operating the Champion Lakes golf course in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, and he later retired to Georgia. He died April 1, at the age of Jim Maloney was born in Fresno, California, in , and he appeared in his first major-league game with the Reds in Sporting a blazing fastball, Maloney would go down in history as one of the greatest pitchers ever to wear a Reds uniform.
In , he tied a Reds record by striking out 16 batters in one game. Two years later, he fanned 18 Mets in an inning game. However, that game was a heartbreaker for Maloney. He no-hit the Mets through 10 innings, but the Reds could not dent the plate that night at Crosley Field. Maloney surrendered a lead-off 11 th inning home run and lost the game Later that same season, he found himself in a similar spot against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Through nine innings, Maloney had not given up a hit, and the Reds had not been able to score. But in the top of the 10 th , Leo Cardenas hit a solo home run, staking Maloney to a lead. After giving up a leadoff walk in the bottom of the inning, Maloney got Billy Williams to fly out, then induced Ernie Banks to ground into a double play, giving Maloney his first unblemished no-hitter. On April 30, , Maloney showed that he still could bring it with the best of them, taking a no-hitter into the ninth at Crosley Field against the Houston Astros.
This time, his teammates provided ample help by staking Maloney to an lead after four innings, and a lead after eight. After walking Jimmy Wynn with two outs in the ninth, Maloney fanned Doug Rader for yet another no-hit game. The Reds were no-hit by the Astros' Don Wilson the next night.
Maloney led the Reds in strikeouts for five seasons, complete games for three seasons, and tied for the league lead in shutouts with five in Among his other accomplishments were team highs in wins with 23 in and 16 in and Maloney is the all-time Reds leader in career strikeouts with 1, and ranks seventh on the club's all-time victory list with Jim Maloney was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in Lee May was an integral part of the first incarnation of the Big Red Machine -- the club that stormed to 70 victories in the first games of the season.
May was signed by the Reds out of Birmingham, AL in He enjoyed a stellar rookie season in , belting 12 home runs and driving in 57 in only at-bats.
During the next two seasons, May blossomed into one of the league's top power hitters, and the Reds inched ever closer to a title. May lead the club in home runs in and , and the Reds finished just four games off the pace in the newly formed National League Western Division.
Led by new manager Sparky Anderson, the Reds' domination of the National League cemented the "Big Red Machine" label that had been affixed to the club the previous year. May batted an impressive. His three-run home run in the eighth inning of Game 4 lifted the Reds to their only victory in the Series.
In , May had another outstanding season, taking home team MVP honors, but the team stumbled to a finish. General Manager Bob Howsam determined that a reworking of the club was in order. The trade reenergized the Machine; the club went on to win three pennants and two World Series during the next five seasons. Lee May went on to many more productive seasons playing for the Astros, Orioles and Royals. He retired following the season and was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in Frank McCormick was signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent in Playing most of the season in the minor leagues, he wasted no time making an impression.
He batted. He made his Reds debut in September of that year and hit. Despite the promise he displayed, he was sent back to the minors, where he remained for most of the next three seasons.
He returned to the Reds to stay in and became a star. In his first full season, McCormick led the league in hits and at-bats. He drove in runs and batted a superb. McCormick also made his first of seven career All-Star teams. The following season, the Reds captured their first league pennant since , and McCormick's powerful bat helped lead the way.
McCormick hit an impressive. McCormick and the Reds came back strong in the season, capturing another pennant and a World Championship as Cincinnati defeated Detroit in seven games. McCormick took home league MVP honors after leading the league in at-bats, hits and doubles to go with a. McCormick remained one the league's most productive hitters into the middle of the s. He was sold to Philadelphia after the season, and split his remaining three years in the majors with the Phillies and the Boston Braves.
After his playing career, McCormick enjoyed a long tenure as a Reds television broadcaster and was part of the Reds Hall of Fame's inaugural induction class in He died in Manhasset, New York in at the age of Prior to the arrival of the Big Red Machine in the s, the and Reds represented the high point of Reds history.
The club won back-to-back National League pennants and the World Championship. Following a sweep at the hands of the Yankees in the World Series, the club made some changes, with an eye toward improving its October fortunes.
Notable among these changes was the promotion of year old Mike McCormick from the Indianapolis farm club to play left field. A strong season -- his first in the Reds' system -- prompted the Reds to insert the rookie into their starting lineup for The decision turned out to be an inspired one; McCormick put together a career year, batting an even.
McCormick followed his impressive campaign with a club-best. They finished third in the National League with an record, 12 victories short of the then-franchise record victories from the year before.
A member of the Army Air Force, McCormick played for a variety of military teams in the Pacific, entertaining troops throughout the theater of operations until he was discharged in Upon his return, he played a partial season in Cincinnati before being traded to Brooklyn. He played with four other Major League clubs through the season, when he appeared on a Major League diamond as a player for the last time on September He died in Los Angeles April 13, Bill McKechnie was born in in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, and he managed the Reds from to In his first season, the Reds finished in fourth place, only six games behind the Cubs -- no small feat, considering that the closest the Reds had come to first place in the NL in the 11 seasons prior to his arrival was sixteen games In his second season, the Reds were second to no one in the National League.
They won the pennant, but fell to the Yankees in the World Series. In , everything came together for McKechnie and the Reds. They steamrolled through the NL, and captured the pennant by 12 games. The club then ousted Detroit in a seven-game World Series, winning the deciding game at Crosley Field. Prior to the Big Red Machine teams of the s, the and Reds clubs were considered to be the best teams in franchise history. McKechnie was a quiet man, sang in his church choir, and did not smoke, drink, or use profanity.
Because of this, McKechnie was nicknamed "The Deacon," and he amassed a then-record wins as Reds manager Sparky Anderson would later tally He was the first manager to win the World Series with two different teams the first came with the Pirates in , and he is one of only two managers to win pennants with three teams St.
Louis Cardinals in He died in at age 79, and he was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in Roy McMillan, the 5-foot inch, pound Cincinnati Reds shortstop whose highest season batting average was. It was not a fluke. In McMillan's 10 years with the Reds , had earned the reputation of being the best defensive shortstop in the major leagues and the title "Mr.
McMillan was signed by the Reds after participating in a tryout camp in Texas in McMillan made his Reds debut in , and proceeded to play in consecutive games. He led the National League in fielding percentage four times, putouts three times, assists four times, and double plays four consecutive years from to The Reds' best finish during McMillan's years was , when they finished third with a won-lost record.
The Reds tied a then-Major League record by hitting home runs. National recognition of McMillan would continue in , when The Sporting News named him to its All-Star Fielding team, and he was the recipient of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award in the first year the award was presented.
McMillan was a Gold Glove winner again in and He was the only inductee that year. He died of a heart attack in at the age of The season not only marked the first pennant for the Reds franchise but also the start of one of the most illustrious careers of any player to wear a Reds uniform -- that of John Alexander "Bid" McPhee.
Upon his retirement after the season, McPhee ranked first in nearly every statistical category in the Reds' record book, establishing career totals that would stand for more than half a century. McPhee led his league the Reds moved from the American Association to the National League in in fielding percentage nine times never finishing lower than third in any of his 18 seasons ; putouts, eight times; and assists, six times.
At the plate, he was also among league leaders in walks, stolen bases and triples multiple times. McPhee's defensive prowess is even more impressive considering that, as his career progressed, more and more of his contemporaries adopted the use of gloves.
McPhee remained steadfastly "gloveless" until his career was almost at an end. McPhee joined the Reds Hall of Fame in , two years after the selection process was broadened to include players who played the majority of their careers in the 19 th century. McPhee remained a passionate supporter of the Reds throughout his retirement years. In letters to friends and family written by McPhee in , he never failed to mention his close monitoring of the Reds' progress during that championship season from his home in California.
He died in in San Diego at the age of 84 -- a Reds fan until the end. His uniform 8 was retired by the Reds in HIs arrival ushered in the apex of the Big Red Machine era. The Reds' modern-era leader in career stolen bases with , Morgan stole a total of bases during his year career. His career home runs as a second baseman is the third-highest total for the position in Major League history.
Morgan's statue was the second honoring players from the Big Red Machine era to be dedicated at Great American Ball Park when it was unveiled September 7, Tony Mullane was one of the most colorful players during a volatile time in the game's history. Mullane was also one of the best pitchers of his day, and was known for being able to get hitters out with regularity throwing with his right or left arm.
In Reds history, only one pitcher -- Reds and National Baseball Hall of Famer Eppa Rixey -- won more games than the occasionally ambidextrous Mullane, who was credited with victories in his eight years in Cincinnati. After signing with the Reds in , the American Association forced him to sit out the entire season in response to his constant contract-jumping.
In , when he was reinstated, he was dominant from the start. It was a losing season for the Reds, but Mullane tallied 33 victories and led the league in games finished.
The following season, Mullane racked up 31 more wins and led the league in shutouts. In he won 23 games, and he tallied 21 more victories in A dashing man, Mullane's good looks combined with his strong play made him a favorite of the Reds' female fans and helped inspire Ladies' Days at the ballpark.
Mullane's effectiveness began to slip in , and the Reds traded him to Baltimore in the middle of that season. He retired from baseball a year later. In addition to placing second on the Reds' all-time leaderboard with victories, Mullane ranks third all-time in innings pitched and eleventh in strikeouts.
His strikeouts in stood as the club's single-season record for almost eight decades. Tony Mullane died April 25, in Chicago at the age of Only once has a Reds team clinched a World Series in Cincinnati.
That victory occurred in Game 7 of the World Series against the Tigers as the Reds overcame a Detroit lead in the bottom of the seventh inning with two runs. The go-ahead run was driven in by shortstop Billy Myers, who lofted a deep fly ball to centerfield that allowed Jimmy Ripple to tag up and score from third base.
Reds pitcher Paul Derringer set the Tigers down in order in the ninth inning for the complete-game victory, and the Reds were World Champions for the first time since Myers was acquired from the New York Giants in , and he became the Reds' starting shortstop the next season.
McKechnie immediately turned the Reds into a contender and Frey teamed with Myers to form one of the best middle-infield combinations in baseball. The Reds won 86 games, posting the club's first winning record in a decade.
The season was but a prelude of the glory to come in and when the Reds won consecutive National League pennants and the World Championship. Myers' triumph in the seventh inning of Game 7 proved to be his final at-bat in a Reds uniform; he was traded to the Cubs that December.
His stay in Chicago was brief, and after playing for Chicago's minor league club in Milwaukee in , Myers retired from baseball. In , year-old Gary Nolan authored one of the finest seasons of any rookie pitcher in Reds history.
Nolan won 14 games, finished fourth in the National League with strikeouts, led the league in strikeouts per innings pitched, and his 2. On June 7, Nolan struck out all-time great Willie Mays four times -- the only pitcher ever to do so.
The fireballing Nolan's explosive debut was the first of many fine seasons he enjoyed as a member of the Big Red Machine's starting rotation. Nolan won 18 games in the Reds' pennant-winning season of After a career-threatening shoulder injury resulted in Nolan missing most of the and all of the seasons, he enjoyed a triumphant return in , helping the Reds to the club's first World Championship since He was honored with the Hutch Award for his courageous comeback.
In Nolan was the club's winningest pitcher with 15 victories as the Reds won their second consecutive world title,. A recurrence of arm problems in forced Nolan to retire when he was only years-old.
The Norman family moved to Miami shortly after Fred's birth and it was there that his baseball talents were first put on display. A fixture on the roster of Little League All-Star teams, Norman was also a member of select teams that were comprised of the finest youth talent in the Miami area.
It was his blistering fastball that attracted Major League scouts. Shortly after his high school graduation in , Norman was signed by the Kansas City Athletics and embarked on a professional baseball odyssey that found him playing for five different Major League organizations over the next ten years.
Along the way, Norman benefitted from the tutelage of Roger Craig and Warren Spahn each of whom coached Norman at different stops on his baseball journey.
It was Spahn, the legendary Braves Hall of Famer, who helped Norman refine his screwball, the pitch that became the critical factor in Norman establishing himself as a successful Major League pitcher. In , Norman was acquired by the San Diego Padres, a struggling club trying to find its way in the early years of its existence. While his won-lost record didn't reflect it, Norman pitched well for the Padres and was particularly tough on the Reds.
Impressed by Norman's performance against them, the Reds traded for the left-hander on June 12, It was a deal that transformed the Reds' season. At the time of the trade, the Reds were in fourth place in the division race, fighting to stay above. Norman's arrival was a difference maker as the Reds posted a record for the remainder of the season and secured their third division championship in four seasons.
Norman posted a record with three shutouts and a 3. Over the next six seasons, Norman was one of the Reds' most durable and reliable hurlers. He posted double-digit victory totals in each of his seasons with the Reds and was the team leader in strikeouts in and again in For his career, Norman ranks 19 th on the club's career strikeout list with and his career mark of 5.
Overall, Norman won 85 games with a 3. On June 10, , Hamilton, Ohio native Joe Nuxhall set a Major League record when he pitched in a game for the at age 15, becoming the youngest player to appear in a big-league contest. Nuxhall's initial stint with the Reds was brief, but after his return to Cincinnati from the minors in , he became one of the best left-handed pitchers in club history.
A two-time National League All-Star, Nuxhall pitched in 15 seasons for the Reds and struck out batters -- the most by a left-handed pitcher in Reds history. His career victories are the second-most by a left-handed Reds pitcher. Nuxhall retired as a player in the spring of when he was offered a broadcasting job in the Reds' radio booth.
Thus began a year radio career during which "The Ol' Lefthander" became one of the most beloved personalities in franchise history. Inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame for his on-field achievements in , Nuxhall's microphone was retired by the club in He passed away November 15, Nuxhall's statue was the second installed on Crosley Terrace, joining Ted Kluszrewski's bronze July 18, How Acquired : Signed by Reds as an amateur free agent in Feb.
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We have dramatically expanded our coverage of the Negro Leagues and historical Black major league players. Read our Announcement. Batting Pitching. Hall of Fame Inductees. More Reds Pages. Full Site Menu Return to Top. Louis Cardinals. From , Pinson wasn't even the best outfielder on his own team, Frank Robinson was. However, Pinson shouldn't be denied admission into the Hall of Fame because of these factors. In career games, Pinson compiled a.
Pinson is one of only 21 other players to post a season in which he compiled hits, 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases per baseball-reference. Pinson is the youngest player to accomplish this feat in a single season 20 years old and also the only of those 22 players to do it more than once. Pinson actually did this three times over the course of his career , '65, ' Another interesting fact about Pinson, there are only 11 players in Major League Baseball history to reach hits doubles, triples and home runs.
Though Pinson is 15 doubles short of this milestone, he is in rare company with his stat line. Pinson is one of only two players with at least hits, doubles, triples and home runs. Whether or not Pinson ever gets in the Hall of Fame is certainly up for debate.
However, there's no denying that he could've been inducted had he not played in an era dominated by some of the all-time great outfielders. Concepcion played his entire 19 year career with the Reds and finished with a. Concepcion retired with the seventh most hits among shortstops in MLB history. This is where Concepcion ranked in several key statistics among shortstops at the time of his retirement.
Voters have never been keen on electing multiple members of a team who played in the same era. In his day, Concepcion was a Gold Glove winning shortstop.
Once Smith hit the scene in , the chances of winning a Gold Glove at shortstop decreased greatly. Concepcion had the seasons to win at least eight Gold Glove Awards. Jeter and Vizquel are not Hall of Fame eligible and Belanger's offensive statistics are horrible. Compared to other shortstops, Concepcion is certainly a Hall of Famer, but the additional Gold Gloves he could have won would have sealed it for him. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox!
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