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The History of the Cincinnati Reds

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1869: In the first game ever played by a professional baseball team (all paid players, no amateurs), the Cincinnati Red Stockings beat the Mansfield Independents, 48-14 on June 1st. The Cincinnati Base Ball Club played the entire season with all of its players under contract. The total salary outlay was approximately $11,000, with the salary of star shortstop George Wright at nearly $2,000. Thus began the era of professional baseball, and professional team sports.

1870: After 130 consecutive games without a loss, Cincinnati falls for the first time: Brooklyn Atlantics 8, Red Stockings 7 in extra innings. The 1869 Red Stockings made history not only as the first professional club, but they also ran off the longest winning streak in baseball history. Although there was no league yet established, there were some 15 teams in the upper tier of clubs. The Red Stockings defeated all of these teams, many of them twice, while they also walloped a number of lesser clubs.

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Just the Facts, Ma’am - The Reds

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Manager:
Dusty Baker 2008-

Stadium:
Great American Ballpark 2003-

Nickname:
The nickname is a shortened version of Red Stockings and Red Legs other nicknames the Reds have used in their history.

Logo:
A white wishbone C on red with black accents and Reds in the middle.

Colors:
Red
White
Black

Played As:
Cincinnati Red Stockings 1869-1877
Cincinnati Reds 1878-1953*
Cincinnati Redlegs 1954-1959
Cincinnati Reds 1960-Present
*-Didn’t play in 1881& Played in AA 1882-89

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Coach, MLB Official Scorer Dies

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The Reds said Sample died Friday at a Cincinnati hospital. The cause of death was not released.

Sample played baseball and football at the University of Cincinnati, where he became wrestling coach and assistant athletic director. His baseball teams won the Missouri Valley Conference championship twice and played in four NCAA Tournaments.

Sample was a fixture in the press box at Reds games since 1980.

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