Reds win

[terjung]

Seems like as good a place as any to post cards of Reds that have won the World Series.

I'll start with this one... anybody else wanna join in?

[rc4157]

I'll try to keep it pre-war
RC

[terjung]

Hmmm... keeping it pre-war will be quite a bit tougher (but I suppose appropriate for this side of the board).

That limits it to the 1919 winners over the Black Sox and would depend on your "pre-war" definition in order to include the 1940 winners over the Tigers. Excluding post-war eliminates 1975, 1976, and 1990 Reds.

How about we bend the rules on this thread and include post-war since it is really an O/T thread anyway?

Any Reds from 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, or 1990 World Series winning teams...

If someone posts for the 1990 team, lets try to keep the shine to a minimum and go with more vintage looking cards for them - lest we blind anyone here.

Some great players on the 75 and 76 teams to pick from! Have at it!

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by terjung

That limits it to the 1919 winners over the Black Sox...

And you have to ask, did they really "win" 1919 after all?

[FrankWakefield]

Edd Roush was the 1919 National League batting average leader, hitting .321.

[tedzan]

Have you read...."RED LEGS and BLACK SOX"....by Susan Roush Dellinger ?

Susan is Ed Roush's Grandaughter; and, she presents a case in her book dispelling the story that the White Sox
threw the 1919 World Series. But, that the Reds won it "fair & square"....as, related to her by Ed Roush.

It makes for an interesting and alternative perspective on this event....as told by a ballplayer who was part of it.


TED Z

[terjung]

I never knew of that book and will have to check that one out. Thanks for posting that!


Here are a few more from the Big Red Machine years...

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Have you read...."RED LEGS and BLACK SOX"....by Susan Roush Dellinger ?

Susan is Ed Roush's Grandaughter; and, she presents a case in her book dispelling the story that the White Sox
threw the 1919 World Series. But, that the Reds won it "fair & square"....as, related to her by Ed Roush.

It makes for an interesting and alternative perspective on this event....as told by a ballplayer who was part of it.


TED Z

I'd like to read that...I don't believe it one bit..there is too much evidence showing the Sox threw the series. Of course I've also read some stuff saying that the Reds were trying to throw some of the games too. It sucks that guys like Buck Weaver and Joe Jackson were banned from baseball, but the overall effect of KML's harsh actions may have saved the National Pastime from becoming a total farce.