Tag: Cincinnati Reds

  • 9/13-14/1989 Cincinnati at San Francisco

    9/13-14/1989 Cincinnati at San Francisco

    Another two-game series that resulted in a split, this time with the Reds at Candlestick Park. The Giants swept this one in real life. Don Robinson became the Giants’ second 20-game winner in the opener. After 147 games, San Francisco is now 13 wins ahead of pace. sim 98-49, actual 85-62September 13 — sim W…

  • 9/4-5/1989 San Francisco at Cincinnati

    9/4-5/1989 San Francisco at Cincinnati

    With a two-game sweep at Cincinnati, San Francisco has now matched the 92 wins that the Giants posted in real life (and there’s still 24 games to play). This begins a stretch with several two-game series. The Giants scored eight runs in the two games on just nine hits. After 138 games, the Giants are…

  • 8/7-10/1989 Cincinnati at San Francisco

    8/7-10/1989 Cincinnati at San Francisco

    The Giants nearly pulled off a home sweep of the Reds, but blew a seven-run lead in the finale to see their six-game winning streak come to an end. Kevin Mitchell homered twice, giving him 38 on the season. After 115 games, the Giants are now 16 wins ahead of pace. sim 82-33, actual 66-49August…

  • 6/16-18/1989 Cincinnati at San Francisco

    6/16-18/1989 Cincinnati at San Francisco

    The Giants won three close games at home against the Reds, the last two coming by one run. San Francisco won game two in 10 innings, then scored a couple of late runs to win the finale. The three victories put the Giants 30 games ahead of .500 after 68 games, and nine wins ahead…

  • 6/5-8/1989 San Francisco at Cincinnati

    6/5-8/1989 San Francisco at Cincinnati

    The Giants had a rare five-game series in Cincinnati, which was caused by a postponement from their first series in April. A doubleheader was added to the mix. Ernest Riles hit three home runs in game four of the series. As in real life, the Giants could only manage two wins out of the five.…

  • 4/7-9/1989 San Francisco at Cincinnati

    4/7-9/1989 San Francisco at Cincinnati

    A rainout turned this into a two-game series, and the Giants took both simulations and scored a bunch of runs in the process. After five games, the Giants are one game ahead of pace. 4-1 sim, 3-2 actualApril 7 — sim W 9-0 — actual L 3-4April 9 — sim W 8-3 — actual W…

  • Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1

    Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1

    QUARTERFINALS: Pittsburgh won a series by a 4-1 count for the second straight round, giving them a tournament-best .800 winning percentage at this point. Every other advancing team has had at least five losses through two rounds. The Reds won the first game in the series, but the Pirates came back with four straight victories,…

  • Cincinnati Reds defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 3

    Cincinnati Reds defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 3

    FIRST ROUND: New York fought off elimination twice to force a winner-take-all seventh game. Game seven brought the drama, with three lead changes, extra innings and a game-winning homer by Cincinnati in the top of the 10th inning. Over the course of seven games, the Reds scored 31 runs to the Giants’ 29. Pre-Expansion Greats…

  • Oakland Athletics 3, Cincinnati Reds 0

    Oakland Athletics 3, Cincinnati Reds 0

    GAME #46 (losers’ bracket): In an elimination game between the two #1 seeds, the Athletics’ Matt Keough fired a one-hit shutout. He walked two and struck out just one. The A’s scored first in the top of the third on a solo home run by Rob Picciolo. The Reds’ only hit came in the fourth…