Cincinnati and professional baseball go back a long wayto the beginningMay 4, 1869when the Red Stockings debuted as the nations first professional team. And there is quite a litany of firsts in REDS MEMORIES, an incredibly... more » detailed compilation of Cincinnati Reds history. The 1919 World Series titlethe first for the franchiseis brought to life like never before. Watch Johnny Vander Meer become the first and only man to throw back-to-back no-hitters. Return to that evening in 1935 when Cincinnati became the first Major League team to host an evening baseball game. Witness the rise and fall of the amazing Big Red Machinethe first team in the division era to sweep the postseason. And, of course, youll relive the hitting milestones of the phenomenal Pete Rose and the wire-to-wire journey of the 1990 championship team. For more than 140 years Cincinnati has been one of the bedrocks of professional baseball, featuring unparalleled players and managers from Joe Nuxhall to Frank Robinsonfrom Bid McPhee to Johnny Benchfrom Sparky Anderson to Lou Piniella. Its all right here: the Hall of Famers, the championship teams, the historic past and the promising future. REDS MEMORIES is the first complete retrospective of Cincinnati Reds history through three centuries of baseball. Just another first for the Team of Firsts. BONUS FEATURES: Tom Browning Perfect Game--Final AB; 1990 Reds Player Billy Bates Races Cheetah; Ken Griffey Jr.--500th HR AB/600th HR AB; Johnny Bench Night HR (Final of Career); Pete Rose Passes Ty Cobb Hit Record; Tom Seaver No-Hitter--Final AB Johnny Vander Meer Tribute; Johnny Bench National Baseball Hall Of Fame Speech.« less
Actor:Red Sox Memories Studio:A&E Home Video Format:DVD - Color,Widescreen - Dubbed DVD Release Date: 07/19/2011 Release Year: 2011 Run Time: 1hr 48min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English, English