Word: cincinnati
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Bench jockeys heckled him from across the diamond and shirtsleeved kibitzers shouted advice from the stands, but the burly, ruddy man alongside the Cincinnati bat rack gave no sign that he heard. The center-field Scoreboard reminded him that he was a front runner in a National League pennant race so close that the loss of a single game might mean the difference between first place and fourth, but beyond pawing abstractedly at his red-sleeved uniform shirt, he appeared unmoved. All week long, alone in the shouting crowd with his furious concentration, the Redlegs' Manager George Robert ("Birdie...
...Redlegs were the sad sacks of the second division when Birdie took them over in 1954; by 1956 they had surprised themselves and come within two games of stealing the pennant. The big difference was Birdie. Sportswriters named him "Manager of the Year," but Cincinnati ball fans amended that, hailed him as "best manager in the majors...
Fast Start. There is something about the Redlegs' current cockiness that perks up the whole town.(pop. 525,000). Rooting for them reminds Cincinnati fans that, in a way, they own big-league baseball. The 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings-were the first professional baseball team ever-the first team, that is, on which every member freely admitted that he was being paid to play. They were also the best; they had a 130-game winning streak before the Brooklyn Atlantics finally beat them in June...
...ninth inning of a game with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Johnny Temple, Cincinnati Redleg second baseman, let a hot grounder sizzle through his legs, looked up to see the Scoreboard flash "error." and began a slow burn. After the Redlegs lost in the 11th, 3-2. Temple spotted the official scorer, Sportswriter Earl Lawson, in the clubhouse. "What was I supposed to do with that ball?" snapped Temple. "Shove it in my ear?" Said Lawson: "Grow up, John." Temple started swinging. The brief fracas cost Lawson one black eye. Temple a temper-cooling $100 fine...
...Drysdale was nicked for only $40. But the final score, Braves 8, Dodgers 5, was a far more important statistic. It left last year's pennant-winning Dodgers in fourth place, one game behind the league-leading Braves, and a half game back of both the heavy-hitting Cincinnati Redlegs and the surprisingly potent Philadelphia Phillies...