Tag: Cincinnati Reds

  • GTOP S2W4: 1925 Senators vs. 1919 Reds

    GTOP S2W4: 1925 Senators vs. 1919 Reds

    The 1925 Washington Senators posted a decisive victory in their series against the 1919 Cincinnati Reds, winning three of four contests. The Senators improved to 9-7 while the Reds fell to 3-9. The Senators won despite hitting just .190 over the four games. Muddy Ruel (4-for-11) hit a team-best .364. Stan Coveleski had a shutout…

  • GTOP S2W2: 1919 Reds vs. 1929 Cubs

    GTOP S2W2: 1919 Reds vs. 1929 Cubs

    The 1929 Chicago Cubs rebounded from a rough first week to take three of four games from the 1919 Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs (4-4) got back to .500 while sending the Reds (2-6) into the cellar for the time being. The first three games of the series were all decided by one run, and then…

  • GTOP S2W1: 1920 Indians vs. 1919 Reds

    GTOP S2W1: 1920 Indians vs. 1919 Reds

    The 1919 Cincinnati Reds got their season off to a good start with a one-run victory in game number one, but the 1920 Cleveland Indians came back with three straight victories to win the series. Elmer Smith (8-for-17, .471) and Tris Speaker (8-for-18, .444) had big weeks, with the latter providing an extra-innings walk-off hit…

  • 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…