Sunday, September 24, 2000
Greatest Moments In Stadium History
1. 1972 Johnny Bench homers in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the fifth and final game of the National League Championship Series. It is regarded as the most dramatic single moment in Reds and Cincinnati sports history.
2. 1985 Pete Rose singles off San Diego Padres' Eric Show for hit No.4,192, breaking Ty Cobb's all-time hit record.
3. 1982 In the infamous Freezer Bowl of the American Football Conference Championship, the Bengals whipped the San Diego Chargers in minus-59 degree wind chill en route to Cincinnati's first Super Bowl.
4. 1970 Pete Rose runs over American League catcher Ray Fosse in the Major League All-Star game at brand-new Riverfront Stadium.
5. 1984 Pete Rose takes over as player-manager of the Reds in mid-season after a 41/2-year absence. He smashes a double (with an error by centerfielder) and launches his famous head-first slide into third base as the crowd goes nuts.
6. 1988 Reds pitcher Tom Browning throws a perfect game.
7. 1988 Bengals beat the Washington Redskins to win the AFC Central Division title, on a game-winning field goal by Jim Breech in overtime, 20-17.
8. 1975 The Bengals win an offensive show (QB Ken Anderson connects on 30-of-46 passes for 447 yards) against the O.J. Simpson-led Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football before millions of TV viewers and 56,666 fans. (Score: 33-24).
9. 1975 The Reds bounce back to win Game 5 of the World Series, with Tony Perez busting out of a huge slump with two home runs to give Cincinnati a 3-games-to-2 lead going to Boston.
10. 1990 The Reds shock the heavily favored Oakland A's in the World Series by winning Game 1 (Eric Davis first-inning home run) and Game 2 (Joe Oliver doubles home Billy Bates).
John Erardi (From 50 Moments of Magic, The Enquirer, Jan.2, 2000.)
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