The 1976 Cincinnati Reds

The 1976 Cincinnati Reds
Author: Doug Feldmann
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2009-03-23
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780786452729

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The era of free agency in Major League Baseball ensured that it would be difficult to keep star teams together year after year. The 1976 Cincinnati Reds were one of the last to be considered a “dynasty,” and this book documents the season of one of the greatest teams in baseball history. During the pursuit of a second-straight world championship in 1976, the “Big Red Machine” was fueled by all-time hits leader Pete Rose, slugger George Foster, and all-stars Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan, as well as a balanced pitching staff that had seven players notching double-digit win totals. The 102-win regular season ended with a World Series sweep of the New York Yankees.

The Great Eight

The Great Eight
Author: Mark Armour
Publsiher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780803245860

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Recounts the 1975 Cincinnati Reds winning season, offering readers player biographies, essays on team management and key aspects and highlights of the season.

Making the Big Red Machine

Making the Big Red Machine
Author: Daryl Smith
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2009-05-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780786439805

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With a line-up that included future Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Pete Rose, Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" powered its way in the 1970s to six division titles, four pennants, and two World Series. Three other times in that decade they finished second in their division to the eventual pennant winner. While much has been written about the players and manager Sparky Anderson, no book until now has given adequate attention to the man behind the Machine, general manager Bob Howsam. From his hire in 1967 through the end of his first stint with the Reds in 1978, Howsam brought about a remarkable change in fortune for the Reds, who had claimed only one pennant in the 26 years before his arrival. This detailed history of baseball's last dynasty shows not only how the team performed but why, delving into the off-field strategy and moves behind the Reds' success.

Big 50 Cincinnati Reds

Big 50  Cincinnati Reds
Author: Chad Dotson,Chris Garber,Marty Brennaman
Publsiher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2018-04-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781633199897

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The Big 50: Cincinnati Reds is an amazing, full-color look at the 50 men and moments that made the Reds the Reds. Experienced sportswriters Chad Dotson and Chris Garber recount the living history of the Reds, counting down from No. 50 to No. 1. Big 50: Reds brilliantly brings to life the Reds remarkable story, from Johnny Bench and Barry Larkin to the roller coaster that was Pete Rose to the team's 1990 World Series championship and Todd Frazier's 2015 Home Run Derby win.

George Foster and the 1977 Reds

George Foster and the 1977 Reds
Author: Mike Shannon
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2019-06-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781476636641

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 The Cincinnati Reds are recognized as one of the great teams in baseball history. Left fielder George Foster, an integral part of the Reds' back-to-back 1975 and 1976 World Championships, has never received proper credit for his contribution to their legacy. In 1977, Foster became the most feared slugger in the National League, batting .320, with 52 home runs and 149 runs batted in to win the NL MVP Award, establishing a new single-season home run record for the Reds' franchise that still stands. Yet Foster's big year was not enough to stem the emergence of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who roared out of the gate and ran away with the NL West Division pennant. This book tells the story of Foster's record-setting season and puts his pre-steroid era achievements in their proper perspective. The author chronicles the subsequent decline of the Big Red Machine and the rest of Foster's big league career.

Silver Bats and Automobiles

Silver Bats and Automobiles
Author: David L. Fleitz
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780786486847

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Almost from professional baseball’s birth more than 130 years ago, the batting championship has been one of the sport’s most highly coveted awards. Since 1949, the Louisville Slugger company has presented the man with the highest batting average at season’s end with the Silver Bat Award, a regulation-sized metal bat plated in sterling silver with the winner’s name and average engraved upon it. Throughout the years, heated battles for the Silver Bat Award have featured unusual machinations by players, managers, and entire teams, including allegations of cheating, bribery, deliberate misplays, and questionable strategies, and, in one especially bitter campaign, charges of racism. Here are the stories behind these races.

The Machine

The Machine
Author: Joe Posnanski
Publsiher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2009-08-27
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780061901690

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Award-winning sports columnist Joe Posnanski hits a grand slam with The Machine—a thrilling account of the magical 1975 season of the Cincinnati Reds, baseball’s legendary “Big Red Machine,” from spring training through the final game of the ’75 World Series. Featuring a Hall of Fame lineup of baseball superstars—including Johnny Bench, George Foster, Joe Morgan, Cesar Geronimo, and “Charlie Hustle” Pete Rose himself—The Machine is a wild ride with one of the greatest baseball teams in the history of the American Pastime.

Rawlings Gold Glove Award

Rawlings Gold Glove Award
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: PediaPress
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2024
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 9182736450XXX

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