Pirate teammates Lloyd and Paul Waner become the first pair of brothers to both homer in the same game when they go deep in the teamâs 8-4 victory over Cincinnati at Redland Field. The siblings, who will also accomplish the feat in 1929 and 1938, each hit a bounce round-tripper.
On June 19, 1927 Jack Scott  performs an ironman feat and becomes the last pitcher to go the distance in both ends of a doubleheader. The 35 year-old Phillies right-hander, who will compile a 9-20 record, beats Cincinnati in the opener, 3-1, but loses the nightcap, 3-0, in the Redlands Field twin bill. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@
At Redland Fieldâ Pittsburghâs Clyde Barnhart hits a 9th-inning line drive down the right field line that gets lost in the tarp in front of the grandstand. By the time RF Pat Duncanfinds the ballâ Barnhart scores his first major league homer inside-the-park to tie the match at 2 â 2. Eppa Rixey gives up the homer but holds on for a 4 â 3â 13-inning victory. It is the only homer Rixey will allow in 301 innings pitchedâ and just one of two homers Reds pitchers will allow at home this season. Except for thisâ Rixey would have set the record for post-dead ball pitchersâ a record that Allen Sothoron will post this year in fewer innings.
1919 â The Chicago White Sox lose the second game of the World Series, 4 â 2, to the Cincinnati Reds. Lefty Williams, one of eight Sox players involved in a Series-fixing scandal, walks three men in the fourth inning. After the game, he is confronted and attacked by Sox catcher Ray Schalk.
Hod Eller throws a no-hitter, defeating St. Louis, 6-0. The Redsâ right-hander, who is the ace of the eventual world champs, strikes out eight Cardinals on a cold day at Cincinnatiâs Redland Field.
August 19, 1918 â At Redland Field Cincinnati Reds outfielder Edd Roush hits a grand slamâ off Rube Marquard in the 7thâ to lead the Reds to an 8-4 win over visiting Brooklyn. Roush drives in 5 of the 8 Redâs runs. Pete Schneider picks up the win and improves to (9-15), Marquard drops toâŠ
On July 1, 1917, At Redland Field, Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds pitches complete game victories in both ends of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Toney fires a pair of three-hitters in winning 4-1 and 5-1. The 28 year-old Nashville native Toney, who hurled a no-hitter earlier in the season, sets a recordâŠ
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Gavvy Cravath ties a major league record with four doubles against the Cincinnati Reds. Philadelphia wins, 14 â 7. Two of Gavvyâs doubles come with the bases loadedâ a major league recordâ and the only time this century that someone has doubled with the sacks full twice in a game. Grover Cleveland Alexander coasts home to the win.
Redland Field, the steel and concrete ballpark named to match the teamâs moniker and hue, makes its debut with the hometown Reds beating Chicago, 10-6. In 1934, the Cincinnati ballpark will become known as Crosley Field in honor of the team owner Powel Crosley.
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