Titanic Struggle Recap — Redleg Nation Dream Series

123456789RHE 1990 Reds000011000281 1975 Reds08000100X9100 Time for a recap of tonight’s titanic Strat-O-Matic Dream struggle…. FINAL 1990 Cincinnati Reds 2 1975 Cincinnati Reds 9 WP: Gullett (1-0) LP: Rijo (0-1) PLAY BY PLAY Player of the Game –Johnny Bench. Bench went 3-4 with a double, a homer, an RBI, and a BB. Heroes –Also vying for player of the game honors, obviously, was 1975 Reds starting pitcher Don Gullett. Gullett defied his manager’s “Captain Hook” tendencies by tossing a complete game, scattering 8 hits and giving up only two runs. Gullett struck out 5, as well. –Ken Griffey had an outstanding game: 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI. –Pete Rose went 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI. ETC. –For the 1990 Reds, only Eric Davis (2-4) and Joe Oliver (204, HR, RBI) had more than one hit. –Miserable outing by 1990 starter Jose Rijo. Rijo, who was utterly dominant in the actual 1990 World Series, was knock...