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Johnny Bench was the Hall of Fame catcher for the Big Red Machine of the 1970's. He played for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 thru 1983. Bench won 10 Gold Gloves for his incredible defense and lead the National League in Home Runs 2 times and he lead in Runs Batted In 3 times. He was the Rookie of the Year in 1968 and the Most Valuable Player in 1970 and 1972.
Bench was a member of the 1975 and 1976 World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds that also featured Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Dave Conception, Ken Griffey, George Foster, Don Gullett and Manager Sparky Anderson. Johnny was the 1976 World Series MVP.
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
Johnny Bench was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 7, 1947.
New York Mets third baseman David Wright (5) in the on deck circle during action against the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the Corona neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens.
Photo by Bruce Adler
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Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman (54) in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field in the Corona neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens.
Photo by Bruce Adler
Mr. Redlegs is a mascot of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He was reintroduced in 2007 to play a supporting role, along with Mr. Red. Mr. Redlegs appeared as a patch on the Reds' uniforms for two seasons in the 1950s (the team briefly assumed the nickname as a response to the second red scare).
Cincinnati Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton (6) smiles as he runs back to the dugout following a leaping catch turned for a double play to end the top of the fourth inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. After three innings, the Reds and Cardinals were tied 1-1.
Fireworks show following the Reds Game. It was Hall of Fame night at Great American Ballpark celebrating the induction of the latest former Reds players into the Reds Hall of Fame. The bright orb to the top right of the fireworks is the Super Moon peaking through.
Opening Night 2016 at a rainy, windy and cold Great American Ballpark.Scott Schebler delivered a walk-off double with the bases loaded to give the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Phillies and the first two games of the season-opening series. Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan also had a strong night with two earned runs on three hits. Finnegan walked one and tied a career-high with nine strikeouts.
The Cincinnati Reds take batting practice prior to a game against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, March 7 at the Las Vegas Ballpark as a part of Big League Weekend.
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[Charlie See, Cincinnati NL (baseball)]
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(multiple exposure) Cincinnati Reds first base coach Freddie Benavides (45) takes his position in the top of the fifth inning of the MLB Spring Training game between the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Ariz., on Thursday, March 3, 2016. The Reds won the series with a 9-1 win over the Indians, taking it 2-1 in the preseason opener.
Ángel Alfonso Bravo Urdaneta (b. August 4, 1942) is a former Venezuelan Major League Baseball center fielder. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1963 season, and played for the White Sox, Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres. A native of Maracaibo Zulia, he batted and threw left-handed.
Highlights - Minor League:
Led Midwest League outfielders with a .973 fielding percentage while playing for the Clinton C-Sox in 1964
Led Southern League outfielders with a .995 fielding percentage while playing for the Evansville White Sox in 1967
Led the Pacific Coast League with a .342 batting average while playing for the Tucson Toros in 1969
Major League:
Hit his only home run on September 12, 1969, against Lew Krausse, Jr. at Comiskey Park
MLB debut - June 6, 1969, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance - September 4, 1971, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics:
Batting average - .248
Home runs - 1
RBI - 12
Teams:
Chicago White Sox (1969)
Cincinnati Reds (1970–1971)
San Diego Padres (1971)
Career highlights and awards:
Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction (2010)
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/658/col/1/yea/0/Ange...
Edwin Karger (May 6, 1883 – September 9, 1957) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1911. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and Boston Red Sox. Karger finished his career with a 48–67 win–loss record and a 2.79 earned run average.
On August 11, 1907 in a game against the Boston Braves, Karger was given credit for a seven inning perfect game.
MLB statistics:
Win–loss record - 48-67
ERA - 2.79
Strikeouts - 415
Pittsburgh Pirates (1906)
St. Louis Cardinals (1906–1908)
Cincinnati Reds (1909)
Boston Red Sox (1909–1911)
Link to - Ed Karger - This SABR article was written by John F. Green - sabr.org/bioproj/person/f953fa14
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Cincinnati Reds Fantasy Camp on January 17, 2017 at Goodyear Ballpark Complex in Goodyear, Arizona. (Mike Janes/Reds Hall of Fame)
On the spot where Pete Rose's record-breaking hit landed , south of the Reds Hall of Fame, stands a rose garden. Pete Rose's 4,192nd hit came on Sept. 11, 1985, off Eric Show and is regarded as one of the team's most memorable moments
This historical photo is a time machine for me. This photo in the San Diego Padres Museum near the Gift shop brought back memories. I was a San Diego Padres fan back in the late 1950's and early 1960's when I was a kid growing up and the Padres were a Minor League Triple AAA Pacific Coast League farm club for the Cincinnati Reds. I remember going to games in this ballpark - Westgate Park - with my Dad. I remember listening to Padres games on my 6 transistor radio.
We attended an Arizona Diamondbacks versus San Diego Padres MLB Baseball game on Sunday July 7, 2024. The Dbacks beat the Padres 9-1. I am a big Diamondbacks fan now.
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In this photo, as I see the scoreboard, it looks like San Diego is playing Phoenix.
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"The '58 Pacific Coast League was an eight-team circuit with long-time members teams San Diego (since 1936), Portland (1927), Seattle (1922) and Sacramento (1927), joined by new-comers Vancouver (1956), Phoenix (received the San Francisco franchise) and the other two rookie cities of Spokane (got the Los Angeles franchise) and Salt Lake City (purchased the Hollywood club).
"Since the San Francisco Giants were interested in having their top farm team closer to their home then Minneapolis (who was their top farm club in 1957), they "traded" the farm team rights at Minneapolis for Phoenix. Thus the Millers of Minneapolis went to the Red Sox and Phoenix became a Giants affiliate. The Phoenix club adopted their parent team's nickname and played their games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium (I) located at South Central and Mohave where general admission tickets cost $1.25, hot dogs were 25 cents and beer 35 cents. Ten players from the '57 Millers (third place in the American Association) played on the '58 Phoenix club."
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Frank Robinson (b. August 31, 1935) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played for five teams from 1956 to 1976, and became the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues. He won the Triple Crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles), and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement (he is ninth as of July 2016). Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
He was the first African-American hired to serve as manager in MLB history. He managed the Cleveland Indians during the last two years of his playing career, compiling a 186–189 record. He went on to manage the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals. He is the honorary President of the American League.
MLB statistics:
Batting average - .294
Hits - 2,943
Home runs - 586
RBI - 1,812
Managerial record 1,065–1,176
Winning % - .475
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/4996/col/1/yea/0/Fra...
Straight from Camera, taken at Krohn Conservatory this afternoon, en route to the Cincinnati Reds Rally downtown. More from 'This Year belongs to the Reds' to follow.
The Great American Insurance building, one of Cincinnati's iconic architectural structures, towers over the home of the Cincinnati Reds, Great American Ballpark.
Yashica Electro 35CCN Wide, Kodak Portra 400, FPP C-41 kit.
Patrick Corrales (b. March 20, 1941 in Los Angeles, California), is a former catcher and manager in MLB who played from 1964 to 1973, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds, but also for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres.
Corrales spent nine years as a major league manager and finished with an overall record of 572–634 with the Texas Rangers, Phillies and Cleveland Indians.
In 1986 Corrales received media attention for charging Oakland A's pitcher Dave Stewart during a game and subsequently being knocked to the ground by Stewart's use of martial arts. Here is a link to it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WtoZimFZH4
MLB debut - August 2, 1964, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance - ,September 21, 1973, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics:
Batting average - .216
Home runs - 4
RBI - 54
Teams - As Player:
Philadelphia Phillies (1964–1965)
St. Louis Cardinals (1966)
Cincinnati Reds (1968–1972)
San Diego Padres (1972–1973)
As Manager:
Texas Rangers (1978–1980)
Philadelphia Phillies (1982–1983)
Cleveland Indians (1983–1987)
As Coach:
Texas Rangers (1976–1978)
New York Yankees (1989)
Atlanta Braves (1990–2006)
Washington Nationals (2007–2008; 2009; 2011)
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/1235/col/1/yea/0/Pat...
Cincinnati Reds Fantasy Camp on January 19, 2017 at Goodyear Ballpark Complex in Goodyear, Arizona. (Mike Janes/Reds Hall of Fame)
One of the best hitters in all of baseball, Castellanos is having an amazing year for the Reds, hitting .331 with 111 hits so far, and they are inching closer to the first place Milwaukee Brewers. 4 games back at the break.
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1970 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Card - signed by 5 players / coaches...
The 1970 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West title with a record of 102–60, 14½ games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games in the 1970 National League Championship Series to win their first National League pennant since 1961. The team then lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the 1970 World Series in five games. The Reds were managed by first-year manager George "Sparky" Anderson and played their home games at Crosley Field during the first part of the year, before moving into the then-new Riverfront Stadium on June 30.
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#3 - Geaorge Richard Scherger - first base coach (b. 10 Nov 1920 – d. 13 Oct 2011 at age 90) - nicknamed "'Sugar Bear", was a professional baseball coach, player and manager. He was a coach in Major League Baseball for 13 years, all with the Cincinnati Reds, and a longtime minor league infielder and manager. Scherger played as an infielder from 1940 to 1956, but never made it higher than the low minor leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers' Class C California League team in Santa Barbara from 1951 to 1953. Scherger also spent three years in the U.S. armed forces in World War II. When Sparky Anderson was named manager of the Reds for the 1970 season, Scherger—who had managed the young Sparky in the Brooklyn organization—was hired as first base coach.
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#16 - Jim (Jimmy) Stewart - outfielder (b. 11 Jun 1939 - d. 24 Nov 2012 at age 73) - On November 29, 1971, Stewart was part of a trade that brought Joe Morgan, César Gerónimo, Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, and Denis Menke to the Reds from the Houston Astros for Stewart, Lee May and Tommy Helms. After his playing days, Stewart served as a longtime scout for the Philadelphia Phillies.
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#17 - Ty Cline - outfielder - He was instrumental in helping the Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the 1970 National League pennant, tripling and scoring the winning run in the 10th inning of the first game of the National League Championship Series, and scoring the game-winning and pennant-clinching run after an eighth-inning walk in game three. In the 1970 World Series versus the Baltimore Orioles, Cline recorded one hit, a single, in three appearances; his lone safety coming against veteran reliever Moe Drabowsky in the seventh inning of game two.
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#2 - Alex Grammas - coach - Grammas then returned to the Cincinnati Reds as third base coach under Sparky Anderson, spending six seasons in that post during the "Big Red Machine" era, including service on Cincinnati's 1970 and 1972 National League champions and the 1975 world champions.
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#11 - Hal McRae - outfielder - McRae was selected by the Reds in the 6th round of the 1965 draft with the 117th overall pick. In 1972, McRae was traded to the Royals along with Wayne Simpson in exchange for Roger Nelson and Richie Scheinblum. McRae developed as a consistent designated hitter in the American League. His playing career spanned 23 years, including 14 seasons with Kansas City. He was selected a three-time All-Star, he hit over .300 six times for the Royals and was named Designated Hitter of the Year three times both by The Sporting News and the Associated Press.
Kyle Schwarber wears #12 for the Cubs and is on the disabled list. Reds bench coach and former Cubs manager Jim Riggleman represents the visitors. Sean Barber is the plate umpire.
Elly has been in the big leagues for just over a month, and has already shown how phenomenal a player he is. In today's game, the third baseman made a fantastic catch in shallow left field with his back facing the play.
But in yesterday's game between the Brewers and Reds, he did something only done one other time since 1961: after reaching first base with a single, he stole second base, then on the next pitch stole third base, and then stole home. He stole all three bases in one plate appearance. Incredible!
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
John Alban Edwards (b: June 10, 1938 in Columbus, Ohio is a former professional baseball player. Known for his excellent defensive skills, he played as a catcher in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds (1961–67), St. Louis Cardinals (1968) and Houston Astros (1969–74).
During Edwards' rookie season, he backed up Zimmerman and helped the Reds win the 1961 National League pennant. In the 1961 World Series Edwards had 4 hits and 2 RBI in a losing cause, as the New York Yankees defeated the Reds in 5 games.
With the Cardinals, he played backup catcher to Tim McCarver, helping them win the National League pennant, however, they would subsequently lose to the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series.
Career statistics:
Batting average - .242
Home Runs - 81
Hits - 1,106
RBI - 524
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/1668/col/1/yea/0/Joh...
Robert Thomas Purkey (b: July 14, 1929 – d: March 16, 2008 at age 78) was a right-handed pitcher in MLB known for his use of the knuckleball. From 1954 through 1966, Purkey played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1954–57, 1966), Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds (1958–64) and St. Louis Cardinals (1965).
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Purkey signed with his hometown Pirates before the 1948 season. He reached the major leagues in 1954, but after four seasons in which he was used largely in relief, posting a combined record of 16-29, he was traded in December 1957 to the Reds for left-hander Don Gross.
Installed in the Reds' starting rotation, Purkey enjoyed a great deal of success over the next seven seasons, peaking with a 23-5 season in 1962, finishing 8th in voting for the National League's MVP award. He had won 16 games with the Reds' 1961 pennant winners, and was named to the NL All-Star team in 1958, 1961 and 1962, starting the second 1961 game. He started Game 3 of the 1961 World Series against the New York Yankees, and pitched a complete game but took the 3-2 loss after allowing solo home runs by Johnny Blanchard and Roger Maris in the 8th and 9th innings.
Over a 13-season career, Purkey posted a 129-115 record with 793 strikeouts and a 3.79 ERA in 386 appearances, including 276 starts, 92 complete games, 13 shutouts, nine saves, and 2114⅔ innings of work.
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/4750/col/1/yea/0/Bob...
Not to be confused with baseball player and R&B singer Lee Maye.
Lee Andrew May (b. March 23, 1943 – d. July 29, 2017 at age 74) was a Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter who played 18-seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals. He batted and threw right-handed. He was the older brother of former Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees outfielder Carlos May.
May, nicknamed "The Big Bopper", hit 20 or more home runs and 80 or more runs batted in, in 11 consecutive seasons. He led the American League in RBI in 1976. He also made three All-Star Game appearances including as the starting first baseman for the National League team in 1972.
MLB debut - September 1, 1965, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance - September 24, 1982, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics: (18 seasons)
Games played - 2,071
Batting average - .267
Hits - 2,031
Home runs - 354
RBI - 1,244
Teams:
Cincinnati Reds (1965–1971)
Houston Astros (1972–1974)
Baltimore Orioles (1975–1980)
Kansas City Royals (1981–1982)
Career highlights and awards:
3× All-Star (1969, 1971, 1972)
World Series champion (1985)
AL RBI leader (1976)
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/3753/col/1/yea/0/Lee...
Cincinnati Reds Fantasy Camp on January 15, 2017 at Goodyear Ballpark Complex in Goodyear, Arizona. (Mike Janes/Reds Hall of Fame)
Cincinnati Reds Fantasy Camp on January 16, 2017 at Goodyear Ballpark Complex in Goodyear, Arizona. (Mike Janes/Reds Hall of Fame)
Cincinnati Reds Fantasy Camp on January 20, 2017 at Goodyear Ballpark Complex in Goodyear, Arizona. (Mike Janes/Reds Hall of Fame)
Ronald John Oester (b. May 5, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played his entire MLB career with the Cincinnati Reds from 1978 to 1990. He is a native of Cincinnati. Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 9th round of the 1974 MLB amateur draft. He finished fourth in the Rookie of the Year voting in 1980.
Oester was one of the few major leaguers who did not wear batting gloves. He perpetually developed blisters on his hands, and according to teammates, they would develop into deep wounds on his palms.
In 1984 Oester had a career best 21 game hitting streak. In 1985 he had a .295 batting average, a career high.
On July 5, 1987, during a Mets-Reds game at Riverfront Stadium, the New York Mets' Mookie Wilson slid hard into second base during a double-play attempt. During the slide, Oester, who was playing second, collided with Wilson. His cleats got caught in the turf, and he tore his left ACL. Oester did not return to action until July 16, 1988. For his comeback from this injury, Oester earned the Hutch Award.
Oester was a member of the Cincinnati Reds team that defeated the Oakland Athletics in the 1990 World Series. Although he lost the starting second baseman job to Mariano Duncan that season, Oester was one of the team's top pinch hitters, hitting .299 that season and going 2-for-4 (.500) in the postseason.
In 2001, while serving as the Reds third base coach, Oester was offered the job of manager of the club. As the offer was below the market average, Oester turned it down.
MLB debut - September 10, 1978, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance - October 3, 1990, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics:
Batting average - .265
Home runs - 42
RBI - 344
Teams:
Cincinnati Reds (1978–1990)
Career highlights and awards:
World Series champion (1990)
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/4344/col/1/yea/0/Ron...
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Mario Melvin Soto (b. July 12, 1956 in Baní, Dominican Republic), is a former Major League pitcher, mostly as a starter, for the Cincinnati Reds from 1977 through 1988.
From 1980 to 1985, Soto struck out 1,063 batters. No pitcher had more during this five-year period. In 1983, Soto finished second in voting for the National League's Cy Young Award. Philadelphia's John Denny was the winner. Statistically, 1983 and 1984 were Soto's best seasons. He compiled a 35-20 record with a 2.92 earned run average and he established himself as the ace of the Cincinnati Reds' rotation.
For all his pitching skills, Soto was known to give up quite a few home runs. On April 29, 1986, against the Montreal Expos, Soto became the 11th pitcher in major league history to surrender four home runs in an inning. The homers were hit by Andre Dawson, Hubie Brooks, Tim Wallach, and Mike Fitzgerald. (This has since been accomplished by 13 more major league pitchers, John Smoltz being among them.)
In 2001, Soto was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum along with Long Bob Ewing. He has also worked off and on with the team as a pitching coach, specifically helping several Reds pitchers develop a change-up.
In a twelve-season career, all for Cincinnati, he was 100-92 with a 3.47 ERA in 297 games, 224 of them starts. He had 72 career complete games and 13 shutouts. He allowed 667 earned runs and struck out 1,449 batters in 1730 and 1/3 innings pitched.
MLB debut - July 21, 1977, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance - June 16, 1988, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 100–92
ERA - 3.47
Strikeouts - 1,449
Teams:
Cincinnati Reds (1977–1988)
Career highlights and awards:
3× All-Star (1982–1984)
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
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Bernardo "Bernie" Carbo (b. August 5, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former outfielder and designated hitter who played from 1969 through 1980 for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Carbo was a journeyman outfielder who started his career with Cincinnati. He had been the Reds' number-one draft pick in the inaugural 1965 draft, ahead of Johnny Bench. In his 1970 rookie season, Carbo posted career highs in batting average (.310), home runs (21), runs batted in (63) and hits (113). He was selected Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News. But he slumped in the next two seasons and was sent to the Cardinals. Then, he landed in Boston in 1973 in a trade.
In the 1975 World Series, the huge favorite Cincinnati Reds were looking for their first title since 1940. Boston also suffered a drought by not winning a Series since 1918. Both clubs battled back and forth, with the Reds winning three of the first five games. Carbo was excited to see some of his old teammates. Carbo would be on the bench, and his former teammates were sympathetic. Clay Carroll inscribed a picture for him and it read "Good luck in the World Series.". After Game 3, when Carbo hit a home run off him, Carbo said "They told me Carroll was in here and just went crazy, ripping up the picture into little pieces." Game 6 was postponed three days because of rain. In Game 6 (October 21), with two outs and two batters on base in the 8th inning, Roger Moret was up at bat. Darrell Johnson told Carbo to get ready. Carbo's pinch 3-run home run tied the score at 6-all, paving the way for Carlton Fisk's legendary game-winning homer in the bottom of the twelfth for a 7-6 Red Sox victory. Carbo's pinch homer was his second of the Series, tying Chuck Essegian's 16-year-old record for most in a World Series. Game 7, watched by an estimated 71 million TV viewers, saw the Reds triumph in the ninth inning on a bloop single by Joe Morgan for a 4-3 win.
On April 1, 2010, in an interview with the Boston Globe, Carbo admitted to doing drugs during the 1975 World Series. He states, "I probably smoked two joints, drank about three or four beers, got to the ballpark, took some amphetamines, took a pain pill, drank a cup of coffee, chewed some tobacco, had a cigarette, and got up to the plate and hit." It was not just a one-time binge, however. In the same article, Carbo states, "I played every game high. I was addicted to anything you could possibly be addicted to. I played the outfield sometimes where it looked like the stars were falling from the sky." "I threw away my career", said Carbo. "If I knew Jesus Christ was my savior at 17, I would have been one heck of a ballplayer, a near Hall of Famer. Instead, I wanted to die." Carbo was out of baseball by age 33.
He has since become a born again Christian. In 1993, he founded the evangelical organization "Diamond Club Ministry." and now spends his time ministering to families and their children through his love for the game. He says he has not used drugs or alcohol in over fifteen years.
MLB debut - September 2, 1969, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance - September 29, 1980, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics:
Batting average - .264
Home runs - 96
RBI - 358
Teams:
Cincinnati Reds (1969–1972)
St. Louis Cardinals (1972–1973)
Boston Red Sox (1974–1976)
Milwaukee Brewers (1976)
Boston Red Sox (1977–1978)
Cleveland Indians (1978)
St. Louis Cardinals (1979–1980)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1980)
Career highlights and awards:
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
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June 26, 2016: Daytona Tortugas designated hitter Brian O'Grady squares to bunt during a Florida State League game at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. Daytona is the Class A Advanced affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.
Don Lee Blasingame (b: March 16, 1932 – d: April 13, 2005 at age 73) was a second baseman in MLB who played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1955–1959), San Francisco Giants (1960–1961), Cincinnati Reds (1961–1963), Washington Senators (1963–1966) and Kansas City Athletics (1966).
Blasingame was a .258 career hitter with 21 home runs and 308 RBI in 1444 games. A classic line drive hitter, Blasingame was also a skilled bunter and a fast and smart runner -- he hit into fewer double plays (one in every 123 at-bats) than anyone in major league history except Don Buford.
Blasingame enjoyed his best season in 1957, when he hit .271 and posted career-highs in home runs (8), RBI (58), runs (101), hits (176) and stolen bases (21). In 1958, he followed with .274, 19 doubles, 10 triples and 20 steals, and also was named to the National League All-Star team. In 1959, Blasingame hit .289 with 26 doubles, both career highs.
He finished his major league career at the end of the 1966 season.
MLB statistics:
Batting average - .258
Home runs - 21
RBI - 308
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/517/col/1/yea/0/Don-...