R e d s 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS Pioneers in the Midwest 6 Lighting up the League 16 Building the Machine 26 A Riverfront Resurgence 34 New Stadium New Attitude 42 AROUND THE HORN Opening Day Tradition 12 Giving the 1919 Reds Their Due 20 Double No-No 24 Best Series Ever 31 All in the Family 38 A Baseball Dream 43 ALL-TIME REDS P Eppa Rixey 8 C Johnny Bench 13 1B Tony Perez 14 2B Joe Morgan 18 3B Pete Rose 23 SS Barry Larkin 28 LF George Foster 30 CF Edd Roush 35 RF Frank Robinson 39 M Bill McKechnie 40 Index 48
6 R e d s PIONEERS IN THE MIDWEST fter America’s Revolutionary War ended in the early 1780s many pioneers headed west across the Appalachian Mountains looking to farm land or help build cities One pioneering group braved the hostilities of Indian tribes to establish a settlement on the Ohio River initially called Losantiville Hoping to attract additional settlers town leaders soon decided the community needed a more distinctive name That new name came from the territory’s governor General Arthur St Clair The governor belonged to the Society of Cincinnati an organization of former Revolutionary War officers so he suggested naming the town Cincinnati Cincinnati quickly became the busiest port city on the Ohio River and traders and settlers arrived by the thousands Between 1835 and 1860 Cincinnati was the fastest-growing city in America and its grandeur earned it a lasting nickname Queen City of the West Some settlers brought the new game of baseball with them from the East and by 1869 baseball had become so popular in Cincinnati that the first all A
Although Cincinnati is also the home of the Bengals professional football team the Queen City is best known for its love of baseball
