Significant Riverfront Stadium Games

Below is a list of Significant Games played by the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium (1970 to 1995) /Cinergy Field (1996 to 2002). Some of the most significant events in baseball happened there such as: Hank Aaron HR #714 tying Babe Ruth; Pete Rose 3k Hit; Start of Pete Rose 44 Game Hit Streak; Nolan Ryan's 3k Strikeout; Tom Seaver's 3k Strikeout; Pete Rose Breaks Ty Cobb's record for most MLB hits at 4192; Perfect Game Browning; Pete Rose's final hit for for the record #4,256.

*Jun 30, 1970 Opening Game

*Aug 11, 1970 First upper deck home run: Tony Perez (Grand-Slam)

Jun 03, 1971 First no-hitter: Ken Holtzman

*Jul 11, 1971 Jon Matlack (3x All-Star, RoY) debut

Jun 23, 1971 No-hitter: Rick Wise

Jul 26, 1973 Game 2 Pete Rose 5 hit game

Aug 25, 1973 Ken Griffey (3x All-Star) debut

*Apr 04, 1974 Hank Aaron HR #714 ties Babe Ruth

Jul 07, 1974 Bob Forsch (2x No-Hitter, 2x SS) debut

April 9, 1975 Doug Flynn debut

*Apr 08, 1976 Joaquin Andujar (4x All-Star, GG) debut

*Apr 11, 1976 Pat Zachry (All-Star, RoY) debut

Jul 02, 1976 Game 1 Pete Rose 5 hit game

*Jun 27, 1977 Willie McCovey 2 HRs in one inning (Grand-Slam)

*May 05, 1978 Pete Rose's 3k Hit

Jun 14, 1978 Start of Pete Rose 44 Game Hit Streak (ends in Atlanta: July 31, 1979)

Jun 16, 1978 Tom Seaver's No-Hitter

Jun 23, 1979 Pedro Borbon Immaculate Inning (9th)

May 11, 1980 Pete Rose Steals 2nd, 3rd & Home

May 13, 1980 Ray Knight 2 HRs in one inning

Jun 12, 1980 Hit for the Cycle: Mike Easler

*Jul 04, 1980 Ryan 3k Strikeout

Apr 18, 1981 Seaver 3k Strikeout

Sep 17, 1983 Johnny Bench Night, Final HR #389

Jun 29, 1984 Pete Rose Passes Carl Yastrzemski for most games played 3308

May 03, 1985 Lenny Dykstra (3x All-Star, SS) debut

Jun 27, 1985 Jeffrey Leonard Cycle

*Sep 11, 1985 Pete Rose Breaks Ty Cobb's record for most MLB hits at 4192

Jun 27, 1986 First player ever to be caught stealing four times in one game: Robby Thompson

Jul 22, 1986 BaseBrawl - Ray Knight/Eric Davis brawl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQLZaVIXFJM

Aug 11, 1986 Pete Rose 5 hit game

Aug 13, 1986 Barry Larkin (HoF) Debut

Aug 14, 1986 Pete Rose final hit for 4,256

Aug 17, 1986 Pete Rose sets record for most games played, 3,562 and final game

Aug 01, 1987 Jeff Montgomery (3x All-Star) debut

Apr 04, 1988 Chris Sabo (3x All-Star, RoY) debut

Jun 29, 1988 Rob Dibble (2x All-Star) debut

*Sep 16, 1988 Perfect Game Browning

Jun 02, 1989 Eric Davis Cycle

Jun 04, 1989 Rob Dibble Immaculate Inning (8th)

Aug 25, 1989 Gary Redus Cycle

*Apr 08, 1991 Jeff Bagwell (HoF) & Darryl Kile (3x All-Star) debut

Jun 10, 1991 Andy Ashby (2x All-Star) debut

Sep 14, 1991 Kenny Lofton (6x All-Star, 4x GG) debut

Aug 30, 1991 David Cone Immaculate Inning (5th)

*Sep 07, 1993 Mark Whiten 4 HRs in a game

*Apr 01, 1996 Umpire John McSherry collapsed and died

Apr 30, 1996 Jeff King 2 HRs in one inning

Jul 03, 1998 Placido Polanco debut (2x All-Star, 3x GG)

May 05, 2000 Longest home run, 473': Mark McGwire

Aug 09, 2002 Aaron Boone 2 HRs in one inning

Sep 22, 2002 Final Game