Golden State Warriors

Bench. In 2003, the father-son combo of manager Bob Boone and third baseman Aaron Boone was broken when Bob was relieved and the upset Aaron traded to the New York Yankees. Starters. Riverfront Stadium was demolished in 2002, paving the way for the Great American Ball Park. At the 2005 trading deadline, he further added to the team by bringing in the first superstar the Warriors have had since Mullin himself, Baron Davis. In 1999 they won 96 games, but lost to the New York Mets in a one game playoff. He is building the team around Richardson, Dunleavy, and Murphy, complementing them with experience in Derek Fisher, a free agent signed by Golden State after 3 championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Calbert Cheaney, a playoff-tested sharpshooter. By 1995 the Reds were in the NLCS again, but lost to the Atlanta Braves.

Chris Mullin took over as VP of Basketball Operations, hiring Mitch Richmond as his assistant and former teammates Mario Elie as an assistant coach and Rod Higgins as the general manager. Led by Chris Sabo, Barry Larkin, Eric Davis & Billy Hatcher in the field and by Jose Rijo, Tom Browning and the Nasty Boys of Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton and Randy Myers on the mound, the Reds took out the Pirates in the NLCS & swept the shocked Oakland Athletics in four straight. With rising star Antawn Jamison leading the team, the Warriors seemed on the rise, however, a string of injuries kept them from making it on top in the competitive Western conference. They started off 35-12 and maintained their lead throughout the year. from Duke University, and Troy Murphy from University of Notre Dame. In 1990 the Reds under new manager Lou Pinella shocked baseball by leading the NL West from wire-to-wire. He did, however, draft several players who are the core of the most recent Warriors, including 2-time NBA slam dunk champion Jason Richardson from Michigan State, NCAA champion Mike Dunleavy, Jr. In 1989, Pete Rose was banned from baseball by Commissioner Bart Giamatti, who declared Rose guilty of "conduct detrimental to baseball." Controversy also swirled around Reds owner Marge Schott who was accused several times of ethnic and racial slurs.

He also drafted several busts such as Todd Fuller, Chris Porter, and Vonteego Cummings. Among the highlights, Pete Rose became the all-time hits leader, Tom Browning threw a perfect game, and Chris Sabo was the 1988 National League Rookie of the Year. Jean's team philosophy centered around "experienced veterans" and a college star when in reality, he brought in several has-been players and former standouts who were in the twilights of their career, such as Mark Price, Terry Cummings, John Starks, and Mookie Blaylock. From 1985 to 1989 the Reds finished second 4 times. GM Garry St. By the end of 1984, Pete Rose was hired to be the Reds player-manager. For eleven years, to this day, the Warriors have not made the playoffs. In 1984 Dave Parker & Tony Pérez were in Cincinnati uniforms.

The team had another successful string of wins in the late 80s/early 90s with the high scoring trio of point guard Tim Hardaway, guard Mitch Richmond, and forward Chris Mullin (collectively known as Run T-M-C). However, with then coach Don Nelson wishing to go with a bigger lineup, he made a trade that not only broke up the RUN T-M-C, core by sending Richmond to the Sacramento Kings for draft day bust Billy Owens, but also sent the Warriors into a tailspin as an organization. In 1984 the Reds began to move up, depending on trades and some minor leaguers. As a result, the home games of the Warriors' only West Coast championship were played not in Oakland but at the Cow Palace in Daly City. Johnny Bench retired in 1983. So little was felt of the team's chances in the playoffs, even by their home fans, that the Coliseum Arena scheduled other events during the dates of the NBA playoffs. In 1981 the Reds had the best overall record in baseball, but thanks to a mid-season players' strike, they finished second in the division in both of the half-seasons that were created; to commemorate this, a team photo was taken, accompanied by a banner that read "Baseball's Best Record 1981." By 1982 the Reds were a shell of the original Red Machine; they lost 100 games that year. That team was coached by former Warrior Al Attles, and led on the court by Rick Barry, Jamaal Wilkes, and Phil Smith. The Reds did manage to win the 1979 NL West behind the pitching of Tom Seaver.

In what many consider the biggest upset in the history of the NBA, the Warriors defeated the heavily-favored Washington Bullets in a four-game sweep. By 1979 Tony Pérez, Don Gullett, Pete Rose, Sparky Anderson, Gary Nolan, and others had left the Reds. As the Golden State Warriors, the franchise has only won one NBA championship, in 1974-1975. The last four years of the '70s brought turmoil and change. Six "home" games were played in San Diego during that season but more significantly, none were played in San Francisco or Daly City. The Reds became the first NL team in 50 years to win back-to-back World Series championships. They changed their name to the Golden State Warriors for the 1971-1972 season, playing almost all home games in Oakland. The New York Yankees never really caught up to the Reds, who won the series in four straight.

The 1970-1971 season would be the team's last as the San Francisco Warriors. The Reds won the NL title from the Philadelphia Phillies, winning Game 3 in their last at-bat. With the opening of the Oakland Coliseum Arena in 1966, the Warriors began scheduling increasing numbers of home games at that venue. In 1976, the Reds swept throughout the NL West and proceeded to go 9-0 in the playoffs. After several seasons in the ABA, Barry rejoined the Warriors in 1972. Joe Morgan's RBI single in Game 7 gave the Reds their first championship in 35 years. Angered by management's failure to pay him certain incentive awards he felt he was due, Barry sat out the 1967-1968 season, joining the Oakland Oaks of the rival American Basketball Association the following year. After a few close-calls either way, Carlton Fisk hit one off the foul pole in left to give the Red Sox a 7-6 win.

Barry was named NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season, then led the Warriors to the NBA finals in the 1966-1967 season, where the team lost (four games to two) to the team that replaced the Warriors in the City of Brotherly Love, the Philadelphia 76ers. The Reds were up 6-3 with 5 outs left when the Red Sox tied the game on former Red Bernie Carbo's three-run home run. In 1965, the Warriors drafted Rick Barry in the first round. Game 6 is still one of the most memorable games played. The Warriors won the 1963-1964 Western Division crown, losing the NBA championship series to the Boston Celtics, four games to one. Splitting the first four games, the Reds took Game 5. In 1962, the team moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and became the San Francisco Warriors, playing most of their home games in San Francisco and at the Cow Palace in neighboring Daly City, though occasionally playing home games in nearby cities such as Oakland and San Jose. In the World Series, the Boston Red Sox were the opponents.

On March 2, 1962, in a Warrior "home" game played in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Chamberlain scored 100 points against the Knickerbockers, a single-game record that may never be broken. They swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in three games to win the NL pennant. Known as "Wilt the Stilt," Chamberlain quickly began shattering NBA scoring records and changed the style of play forever. In 1975, the Reds won 108 games and won the NL West. In 1959, the team signed their 216-cm tall (7'1") draft pick Wilt Chamberlain. The Reds won 98 games in 1974 but finished second. The Warriors won their only other championship as a Philadelphia team in the 1955-1956 season, defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons four games to one. The Reds won a third NL West crown in 1973 but lost the NL pennant to the New York Mets.

The Warriors are one of only three original BAA/NBA teams still in existence, the others being the Boston Celtics and New York Knickerbockers. Six of the seven games were won by one run, but the A's won in seven. Gottlieb retained the ABL Sphas until that league disbanded in 1955. The 1972 Reds won the NL West and defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in an exciting five-game playoff series; the Reds played the Oakland Athletics in the World Series. (The BAA became the National Basketball Association in 1949.) The team was founded by Eddie Gottlieb, the long-time promoter of the Philadelphia Sphas, one of the mainstays of the original American Basketball League. After the disastrous 1971 season (the only season of the '70s during which the Reds finished with a losing record) the Reds reloaded by trading Lee May and Tommy Helms for Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, César Gerónimo, and Denis Menke. The Philadelphia Warriors were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America, winning the championship in the league's inaugural 1946-1947 season by defeating the Chicago Stags, four games to one. By time the club got to the World Series, however, the Reds pitching staff had run out of gas and the veteran Baltimore Orioles beat the Reds in five.

"Golden State" is the nickname of the state of California, derived from the 1849 Gold Rush. The Reds breezed through the 1970 season, won the NL West and captured the NL pennant. The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. Gary Nolan, Jim Merritt, and Jim McGlothlin led a pitching staff which also contained veteran Tony Cloninger and youngsters Wayne Simpson and Don Gullett. He is now a silent partner and talent scout for the Warriors organization. Johnny Bench, Lee May, Tony Pérez, Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan were the early Red Machine offensive leaders. Bowens went to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School and graduated from SFSU mastering in Criminology/Sociology. The Reds began the season winning 70 of their first 100 games.

Hailing from San Francisco, he was compared to the likes of Michael Jordan when he dunked on Jason Kidd at Kezar Pavillion in a charity game. Riverfront Stadium, a 52,000 seat multi-purpose venue on the shores of the Ohio River opened its doors. 28 - Nathan Bowens although he never played in the NBA due to multiple knee surgery, his number was retired by the organization for he was suppose to be the next big thing. Together with general manager Bob Howsam, the Reds began the 1970s with a bang. 42 Nate Thurmond. In 1970, little known George "Sparky" Anderson was hired to manage the Reds. 24 Rick Barry. In its place, a new stadium, and a new Reds dynasty.

16 Al Attles. The Reds' final game at Crosley Field, home to over 4500 baseball games, was played on June 24, 1970. 14 Tom Meschery. All this set up for a fantastic run known as the Big Red Machine. 13 Wilt Chamberlain. The farm system produced players such as Jim Maloney (the Reds pitching ace of the 1960s), Pete Rose, Tony Pérez, Johnny Bench and Gary Nolan. Free. In 1964, they lost the pennant by one game.

World B. They won 98 games in 1962 (paced by Purkey's 23) but finished 3rd. Bernard King. The rest of the 1960s were successful on the field, but didn't produce any championships. Manute Bol. However for the Reds, 1961 was the year New York Yankee Roger Maris hit 61 HR and they took the Reds in 5 games in the World Series. Larry Smith. The Reds captured the 1961 NL pennant, holding off the Los Angeles Dodgers & the San Francisco Giants.

Jamaal Wilkes. Pitchers Joey Jay, Jim O'Toole and Bob Purkey led the staff. Chris Webber. By 1961, Robinson was joined by Vada Pinson, Wally Post, Gordy Coleman and Gene Freese. Latrell Sprewell. Led by NL Rookie of the Year Frank Robinson, the Reds hit 221 HR to tie the NL record. Mitch Richmond. By 1956, the Reds began the most successful portion of their clubs history.

Chris Mullin. The rest of the offense was a collection of over-the-hill players & not-ready-for-prime time youngsters. Sarunas Marciulionis. Ted Kluszewski was the NL home run leader in 1954. Antawn Jamison. Ewell "The Whip" Blackwell was the main pitching stalwart before arm problems cut short his career. Tim Hardaway. In 1944, Joe Nuxhall, age 15, pitching for the Reds on loan from Hamilton High School, became the youngest person ever to play in a major league game -- a record that still stands today.

Nate Thurmond. Throughout the remainder of the 1940s and the early 1950s, Cincinnati finished mostly in the second division. Andy Phillip. World War II and age finally caught up with the Reds. Robert Parish. In 1940, they repeated as NL Champions and for the first time in 21 years, the Reds captured a World Series beating the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3. Jerry Lucas. The Reds were swept by the New York Yankees in four straight.

Neil Johnston. By 1939 they were National League champions. Tom Gola. By 1938 the Reds were out of the second division finishing fourth. Joe Fulks. Ernie Lombardi was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1938, First baseman Frank McCormick was the 1940 NL MVP. Other position players included Harry Craft, Lonny Frey, Ival Goodman and Lew Riggs. Wilt Chamberlain. The offense came around in the late 1930s.

Rick Barry. Thanks to Vander Meer, Paul Derringer, and shortstop-turned-pitcher Bucky Walters, the Reds had a solid pitching staff. Paul Arizin. Johnny Vander Meer became the only pitcher in major league history to throw back-to-back no-hitters in 1938. SF - #3 Rodney White (Charlotte). Crosley Field (formerly Redland Field) became the host of the first night game in 1935. PF - #20 Nikoloz Tskitishvili (ნიკოლოზ ცქიტიშვილი) (Republic of Georgia). The Reds throughout the 1930s became a team of "firsts".

G/F - #2 Mickael Pietrus (Guadeloupe). McPhail began to develop the Reds' minor league system and expanded the Reds' base. PG - #4 Derek Fisher (Arkansas-Little Rock). had also started WLW radio and the Crosley Broadcasting Company in Cincinnati and was doing quite well as a civic leader. G/F - #40 Calbert Cheaney (Indiana). Crosly produced radios, refrigerators and other household items, bought the Reds out of bankruptcy in 1933 and hired Larry McPhail to be the General Manager. Powell Crosley Jr. F - #11 Zarko Cabarkapa (Clemson). Powell Crosley Jr., a electronics magnate who with his brother Lewis M.

F/C - #15 Andris Biedrins (Latvia). By 1931 the team was bankrupt, thanks to the Great Depression, and Redland Field was in a state of disrepair. SF - #34 Mike Dunleavy, Jr. (Duke). Eppa Rixey, Dolf Luque and Pete Donahoe were pitching stars; the offense never quite lived up to the pitching. PF - #1 Troy Murphy (Notre Dame). In the remainder of the 1920s and early 1930s the Reds were second division dwellers for most of those years. C - #36 Adonal Foyle (Colgate). By 1920, the "Black Sox" scandal put an asterisk by the Reds first championship.

SG - #23 Jason Richardson (Michigan State). The Reds finished ahead of John McGraw's New York Giants, and then won the world championship in 8 games over the Chicago White Sox. PG - #5 Baron Davis (UCLA). The 1919 team had hitting stars led by Edd Roush and Heinie Groh while the pitching staff was led by Hod Eller and Harry "Slim" Sallee, a lefthander. The 1918 team finished 4th, and then new manager Pat Moran led the Reds to a NL pennant in 1919. By the late 1910s the Reds began to come out of the second division.

In 1912 Redland Field, built on the corner of Findlay and Western on the city's west side opened for the Reds. In 1911, Bob Bescher stole 81 bases which is still a team record. Seymour's .377 average in 1905 was the first individual batting crown won by a Red. At the turn of the century, the Reds (shortened from the Red Stockings so not to be confused with the Boston AL entry, now shortened to Red Sox) had hitting stars like Sam Crawford and Cy Seymour.

The Red Stockings wandered through the remainder of the 1890s signing local stars & aging veterans. By some accounts, the AA team switched leagues in 1890; by other accounts, the AA team folded the same year the new NL team started, and the new team simply signed many of the AA team's star players. When the American Association, a rival league, began play in 1882, it included a team from Cincinnati, which was also called the Red Stockings. (In 1871, Harry Wright took most of his best players to Boston, and founded the Boston Red Stockings, now known as the Atlanta Braves.) The Red Stockings were a charter member of the National League in 1876, but was expelled from the league later, in part for violating league rules by serving beer to fans at games.

Early stars for the Red Stockings included the Wrights, George and Harry. The Red Stockings won 130 games in a row between 1869 & 1870, before the Brooklyn Atlantics defeated the Red Stockings. The original Cincinnati Red Stockings, baseball's first openly all-professional team, was founded in 1869. They are in the Central Division of the National League.

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. Pitching saves: Jeff Brantley, 44 (1996). Pitching ERA: Harry McCormick, 1.52 (1882).

Pitching strikeouts: Mario Soto, 274 (1982). Pitching wins: Will White, 43 (1883). Strikeouts: Adam Dunn, 195 (2004) [MLB record]. Walks: Joe Morgan, 132 (1975).

Hitting streak: Pete Rose, 44 games (1978). Stolen bases: Hugh Nicol, 138 (1887). Total bases: George Foster, 388 (1977). Extra-Base hits: Frank Robinson, 92 (1962).

Triples: John Reilly, 26 (1890). Doubles: Frank Robinson and Pete Rose, 51 (1962 and 1978). Singles: Pete Rose, 181 (1973). Hits: Pete Rose, 230 (1973).

Runs: Bid McPhee, 134 (1886). Runs batted in: George Foster, 149 (1977). Home runs: George Foster, 52 (1977). Batting average: Cy Seymour, .377 (1905).

Harry Wright (2005). George Wright (2005). Will White (2004). Billy Werber (1961).

Bucky Walters (1958). Johnny Vander Meer (1958). Johnny Temple (1965). Mario Soto (2001).

Cy Seymour (1998). Edd Roush (1960). Frank Robinson (1978). Eppa Rixey (1959).

Jose Rijo (2005). Bob Purkey (1974). Wally Post (1965). Vada Pinson (1977).

Tony Perez (1998). Jim O'Toole (1970). Joe Nuxhall (1968). Gary Nolan (1983).

Billy Myers (1966). Joe Morgan (1987). Bid McPhee (2002). Roy McMillan (1971).

Bill McKechnie (1967). Mike McCormick (1966). Frank McCormick (1958). Jim Maloney (1973).

Jerry Lynch (1987). Dolf Luque (1967). Red Lucas (1965). Ernie Lombardi (1958).

Brooks Lawrence (1976). Larry Kopf (1965). Ted Kluszewski (1962). Fred Hutchinson (1965).

Dummy Hoy (2003). Bob Howsam (2004). Tommy Helms (1979). Bubbles Hargrave (1962).

Noodles Hahn (1963). Don Gullett (2002). Heinie Groh (1963). Ken Griffey (2004).

Wayne Granger (1982). Ival Goodman (1959). Giles (1969). Warren C.

Lonny Frey (1961). George Foster (2003). Bob Ewing (2001). Pete Donohue (1964).

Paul Derringer (1958). Eric Davis (2005). Jake Daubert (1966). Hughie Critz (1962).

Sam Crawford (1968). Harry Craft (1963). Dave Concepcion (2000). Gordy Coleman (1972).

Clay Carroll (1980). Leo Cardenas (1981). Smoky Burgess (1975). Rube Bressler (1963).

Ewell Blackwell (1960). Jack Billingham (1984). Johnny Bench (1986). Gus Bell (1964).

Sparky Anderson (2000). 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball). 24 Tony Pérez. 20 Frank Robinson.

18 Ted Kluszewski. 10 Sparky Anderson.   8 Joe Morgan.   5 Johnny Bench.

  1 Fred Hutchinson. 72 Mike Stefanski (bullpen catcher]]. 55 Mark Berry (third base). 41 Jerry Narron (bench).

47 Tom Hume (bullpen). 35 Don Gullett (pitching). 49 Chris Chambliss (hitting). 53 Randy Whisler (first base).

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