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Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, presented by Dinsmore - Executive Director Rick Walls

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July 6, 1933: #OTD in Reds history, Cincinnati outfielder Chick Hafey appeared in the inaugural All-Star Game at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Hafey was the only Reds player selected for the game and has the distinction of getting the first hit in All-Star play, a second-inning single off the Yankees’ Lefty Gomez.

#RedsMuseumArchives Chick Hafey’s Cap, c. 1934-35. The bespectacled National Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder spent the last five seasons of his Major League career with the Reds after starring with the “Gas House Gang” Cardinals from 1924–1931. This cap is an extremely rare example of a cap that had sunglasses affixed to it that Hafey would flip down as needed. The original glass that was mounted inside the frames has been lost, but the spring mechanism that allowed the glasses to raise and drop is still fully functional.

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Step into History today! Author James L. Farmer Sr. will sign copies of his new book, “Cincinnati Sports Chronicle Volume 3 – 1930 to 1959” from 3-5 p.m. The book is the third installment in a five-volume series chronicling professional sports in Cincinnati from 1869 to 2019. This volume explores the middle decades of the 20th century, an era that saw the Reds capture two National League pennants and one World Series championship, the debuts of the original Bengals football club and the National Basketball Association’s Royals, and the Mohawks hockey club emerge as Cincinnati’s first sports dynasty.

Copies of the book are available now at the Hall of Fame and will also be sold during the event.

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July 1, 1973: #OTD in Reds history, backup catcher Hal King hit a ninth-inning, pinch-hit, three-run home run to give the Reds a 4-3 victory over the Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds were 11 games out of first place at the start of the game, and King’s home run served as a turning point as the Reds posted a 60-26 record from July 1 to the end of the season en route to capturing their third division title in four seasons.

#RedsMuseumArchives: Rhodes/Klumpe Reds Hall of Fame Collection image of Hal King approaching home plate after hitting his season-altering home run.

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The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, presented by Dinsmore, is thrilled to participate in the Museums for All program. Through this program, individuals and families presenting a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card and a valid form of photo ID are eligible for complimentary general admission to the museum. Up to four individuals can take advantage of this offer per EBT card. More details at https://t.co/4SkAy047Yi.

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A limited number of tickets are available for the 2026 edition of the @JohnnyBench_5 Awards Luncheon, an annual event featuring the Hall of Fame catcher honoring the best collegiate baseball and softball catchers of the year, as well as the top high school baseball and softball catchers from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia. Details: https://t.co/mFZj2cUD6Z

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Ohio Historical Marker dedicated at the site of Crosley Field today. The Hall partnered with @CGMCincinnati to make this happen adding another marker to this historic site where you will find a light standard, mural, base markers, and more.

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Two weeks out from the @JohnnyBench_5 Awards. Be there! https://t.co/MlFuDtDbSW

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History has a funny way of repeating itself. This weekend, it's happening with the return of the Clowns, a Negro Leagues team with their own tricks and hijinks brought back to life for the world to see.

Tonight, they're returning to Cincinnati. https://t.co/SSoe5p7sXw

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Looking for something to do on Father's Day?

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When you watch the Savanah Bananas this weekend playing the Indianapolis Clowns, know that the Clowns' journey includes a connection to Cincinnati. @TheSavBananas
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June 15, 1938: On this date in Reds history, in the first night game played in New York City, Johnny Vander Meer pitched his second consecutive no-hitter, beating the Dodgers at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field, 6-0. Four days prior, the Reds' southpaw had held the Braves hitless in a 3-0 victory at Crosley Field. His back-to-back no-hitters are a feat that still has not been matched.
#RedsMuseumArchives: Light bulb-shaped ticket stub from the June 15, 1938, Reds vs. Dodgers game at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field and a period Ebbets Field usher’s hat. Both artifacts are part of the Johnny Vander Meer display in the Hall of Fame’s Reds Timeline exhibit.

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Scott Williamson Signing Sunday, June 14, 11:00 – 1:00.
Meet and obtain an autograph from Scott Williamson, the 1999 National League Rookie of the Year and one of only two Reds pitchers to ever win the ROY Award. Autographs are free with museum admission. #autograph

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Step Into History Saturday: Make plans to attend a Q&A with former Reds pitcher Joe Price or attend a short pitching instructional clinic. #StepIntoHistory Details: https://t.co/y7qJZJsrqB

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June 9, 2008: #OTD in Reds history, Ken Griffey, Jr. became the sixth player in major league history to hit 600 career home runs. He hit the historic blast in the first inning of the Reds’ 9-4 victory over the Marlins in Miami.
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June 9, 1990: #OTD in Reds history, the @Reds acquired outfielder Glenn Braggs and infielder Billy Bates from the @Brewers in exchange for pitchers Ron Robinson and Bob Sebra. Both Braggs and Bates were key players in pivotal postseason moments for the Reds’ wire-to-wire championship team.

#RedsMuseumArchives: Glenn Braggs game-used bat, a 2020 Reds Hall of Fame bobblehead that depicts Braggs making his game-saving catch in Game 6 of the 1990 NLCS, and a Billy Bates road jersey from the 1990 World Series.

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June 8, 1940: #OTD in Reds history, outfielder Harry Craft hit for the cycle in a 23-2 rout of the Dodgers at Crosley Field. Craft went 5-for-5 in the game with two singles, a double, a triple, and a three-run home run.

RedsMuseumArchives: Craft’s card from the 1939 Val Decker set and his card from the 1940 Reds team-issued set.

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June 5, 2023: #OTD in Reds history, in his major-league debut, the 24-year-old left-handed pitcher Andrew Abbott held the Brewers to one hit in six innings as the Reds defeated Milwaukee, 2-0. Abbott is the first Reds pitcher since 1893 when the mound was moved to its current distance, to record at least six scoreless innings, while allowing no more than one hit in a Major League debut. https://t.co/XrEavFzO8z

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June 2, 1989: On this date in Reds history, Eric Davis became the sixth player in Reds history to hit for the cycle in a 9-4 victory over the Padres at Riverfront Stadium. Davis hit a double in the first inning, a single in the third, a homer in the fourth, and a triple in the seventh. #RedsMuseumArchives: Front and back of Eric Davis’s All-Star card from the 1990 Topps set. The back of the card highlights Davis’s cycle.

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June 2, 1921: #OTD in Reds history, the deadball era came to an end at Redland Field. Imagine the moment when, after nine and a half years of playing at Cincinnati's Redland Field, Pat Duncan hit the first over-the-fence home run by a National League player in a regular season game at Cincinnati's Redland Field. Duncan’s shot cleared the left field fence and hit an unsuspecting police officer patrolling York Street.

The first over-the-fence homer in game action had been hit on May 22 by John Beckwith of the Chicago Giants in a Negro National League game against the Cincinnati Cuban Stars. #RedsMuseumArchives: American Caramel Pat Duncan card from 1922.

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June 2, 1940: On this date in Reds history in 1940, Reds Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Maloney is born in Fresno, CA.
#RedsMuseumArchives: Picture of Maloney taken during spring training in 1961. Image is from the Rhodes/Klumpe Reds Hall of Fame Collection.