1939 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees did not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending at 2,130 his streak of consecutive games. Gehrig never played again. Babe Dahlgren took his ...

The Cincinnati Reds optioned former closer Alexis Diaz to Triple-A Louisville and called up reliever Luis Mey. Diaz started the season on the injured list and has struggled since his return. The ...

1975 — Bob Watson of the Houston Astros, sensing baseball history, raced around the bases on Milt May’s home run and crossed the plate at Candlestick Park in time to score major league baseball’s 1 ...

Petty had allowed seven runs to that point and was eventually charged with nine earned runs as the Reds lost, 9-1, and were ...

The Cincinnati Reds were swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in a doubleheader on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park. The 6-0 ...