Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / by Gregory H. Wolf -- Memories of Crosley Field / by Johnny Edwards, as told to Gregory H. Wolf -- My reflections on Crosley Field / by Art Shamsky -- Crosley Field / by Lon Garber -- Goat run ; The laundry ; Crosley Terrace ; Home run dimensions / by Greg Rhodes --Tigers, and crescents and clowns - oh my! - negro baseball at Crosley Field / by Alan Cohen -- Jim Brosnan's the long season / by Greg Erion -- April 11, 1912. First game at Redland Field / by Richard Cuicchi -- April 26, 1915. Reds blow it, win it / by Norm King -- June 11, 1915. Rube Benton fans 14 in extra-inning shutout / by Joe Wancho -- July 1, 1917. Toney goes the distance twice in one day ; April 16, 1918. Schneider tosses one-hitter on opening day ; May 11, 1919. A shining performance: Hod Eller tosses first no-hitter at Redland Field / by Gregory H. Wolf -- October 1, 1919. Favored White Sox pummeled by Reds in World Series opener ; October 2, 1919. Reds take advantage of Lefty Williams's wildness ; October 7, 1919. Rookie Kerr keeps White Sox alive ; October 8, 1919. Cicotte returns to form / by Jacob Pomrenke -- June 2, 1921. Pat Duncan first big leaguer to clear fences at Redland Field / by Joseph Wancho -- July 8, 1924. Rixey wrecks Phils / Chad Dotson --

August 18, 1924. Sheehan hurls 15 2/3 innings of relief as Reds overcome six-run deficit in thriller / by Gregory H. Wolf -- June 21, 1926. The longest day of 1926 / by Paul E. Doutrich -- April 25, 1928. Still standing after 17: Red Lucas goes the distance / by Gregory H. Wolf -- May 7, 1932. "Bombardi" walk-off triple sinks Braves / by Tom Pardo -- June 18, 1933. Reds upend Cardinals long before Cooperstown comes calling / by Russ Lake -- July 16, 1933. Parmelee and Lucas battle all the way in extra-inning tilt / by Doug Feldmann -- April 17, 1934. Warneke makes history with opening day one-hitter / by Tom Pardo -- July 1, 1934. Dizzy and Ducky lead Redbirds to marathon victory / by Gregory H. Wolf -- May 24, 1935. Reds fans see the light(s) / by Norm King -- Crosley Field and the 1937 flood in the Queen City / by Greg Rhodes -- June 11, 1938. Vander Meer tosses first no-hitter / by Gregory H. Wolf -- July 6, 1938. The summer of Vander Meer continues; September 28, 1939. A trifecta for McKechnie, an pennant for Cincinnati / by John Bauer -- October 7, 1939. Kin Kong Keller's two round-trippers help Bombers to push Reds to brink ; October 8, 1939. DiMaggio's 10th-inning single secures Yankees' fourth straight title / by Mark S. Sternman -- April 30, 1940. Tex Carleton's no-hitter gives Brooklyn record-tying ninth victory to start season / by Gregory H. Wolf -- May 13, 1940. Mize mashes three as all square in the Ladies' Day darkness / by John Bauer -- May 26, 1940. Derringer dazzles as a pennant is hoisted / by Chad Dotson -- June 8, 1940. Craft hits for cycle as "our lads annihilate Dodgers" / by Mike Huber -- October 2, 1940. Jittery Reds lose opener to Bobo and the Tigers; Derringer routed early / by Leo Bradley ; October 3, 1940. Ripple's homer vaults Redlegs to win / by Kellen Nielson --

October 7, 1940. Walters hurls shutout to force deciding game / by Kirk Jenkins -- October 9, 1940. Twenty-one year wait over: Reds pitching prevails. Cincinnati Reds champions of baseball / by Leo Bradley -- August 30, 1941. The sweet sound of the Arkansas hummingbird: Lon Warneke fires a no-hitter ; September 12, 1943. Riddle mows 'em down / by Gregory H. Wolf -- April 26, 1944. Thirteen innings, one memorable run, and a historic pitching performance / by Chad Dotson -- May 15, 1944. Clyde Shoun showin' his stuff in 79-minute no-hitter / by Gregory H. Wolf -- June 10, 1944. 15-year-old Nuxhall youngest-ever to appear in Major-League game / by Greg Erion -- June 19, 1945. Joe Bowman bests Red Barrett in "Titanic Hill Duel" / by Mike Huber -- June 18, 1947. The whip's no-no / by Gregory H. Wolf -- July 25, 1947. Blackwell wins NL-record 16th straight victory / by Greg Erion -- July 6, 1949. Big Coop's career day powers Reds over hapless Cubs / by Tom Pardo -- August 26, 1950. Campy's three homers sink Reds / by Gregory H. Wolf -- September 25, 1951. Pramesa's walk-off grand slam saves Raffensberger's extra-inning gem / by Mike Huber -- April 13, 1953. Surkont spins shutout in Milwaukee Braves first game / by Bob Buege -- July 14, 1953. The country boy stepped in to fill the vacuum ; July 19, 1954. An overnight success eight years in the making / by Alan Cohen -- July 29, 1955. Burgess blasts three round-trippers and plates nine in offensive outburst / by Gordon Gattie -- September 21, 1955. A Red hot bell ; August 18, 1956. A lot of "Taters" on a Saturday evening / by Rick Schabowski -- June 1, 1957. Redlegs outscore the scoreboard / by Mike Whiteman --

Vote early, vote often, vote Redlegs: Cincinnati fans dominate the 1957 All-Star game balloting / by John Bauer -- July 31, 1958. You were hoarse when you left the barn after this one / by Norm King -- August 16, 1958. Thomas Terror: Pirates slugger blasts last-place Redlegs / by John Bauer -- April 26, 1959. Redlegs win seesaw contest with walk-off over Spahn ; May 2, 1959. Frank Robinson's cycle leads Redlegs' bombardment / by Mike Huber -- August 22, 1959. Robinson blasts three consecutive homers as Redlegs bomb the Cardinals / by Russ Lake -- May 27, 1960. Bailey's slam in the ninth wins it / by Phillip Bolda -- August 11, 1960. Maloney goes route for first time in career while Koufax fans 13 / by Joe Schuster -- October 7, 1961. Maris's ninth-inning home runs wins it / by C. Paul Rogers III -- October 8, 1961. Richardson collects three more hits / by Alan Cohen -- October 9, 1961. Yankees blast Reds to capture 19th championship / by Mark Miller -- April 18, 1962. O'Toole's pitching and Pinson's production / by Russ Lake -- July 8, 1962. FRobby's fifth run wins it / by C. Paul Rogers III -- August 20, 1962. Robinson crushes extra-inning walk-off grand slam / by Mike Huber -- May 9, 1963. Frank Robinson knows in seven / by Brian P. Wood -- September 30,1964. Reds fall out of first place in epic battle of fireballers, Maloney and Veale ; October 4, 1964. Bunning slams the doors on Reds with overpowering shutout ; June 14, 1965. Maloney holds Mets hitless for 10 innings and fans 18 - then loses / by Gregory H. Wolf -- August 8, 1965. The most lopsided shutout in modern Reds history / by Mark Miller --

August 12, 1966. Shamsky socks three consecutive homers; Reds, Pirates combine for 11 clouts / by Russ Lake -- May 15, 1967. Clemente blasts three homers and knocks in all seven runs in Bucs' loss / by Gregory H. Wolf -- June 7, 1967. 19-year-old Gary Nolan strikes out 15 / by Joe Schuster -- June 11, 1967. Pavletich hits walk-off slam / by Mark S. Sternman -- July 14, 1967. Youngsters Nolan, Perez key walk-off victory / by Bill Schneider -- September 1, 1967. Giants' marathon man goes unrewarded / by Alan Cohen -- July 14, 1968. Don Wilson fans 18, ties two records / by Michael Lynch -- April 15, 1969. Reds stage comebacks in 9th and 10th and win in 12th / by Luke Miller and Gregory H. Wolf -- April 30, 1969. Maloney fires second no-hitter / by Gregory H. Wolf -- May 1, 1969. Astros revenge is Wilson's no-no / by Norm King -- July 19, 1969. Ain't no mountain high enough: Reds overcome nine-run deficit / by Richard A. Cuicchi -- April 6, 1970. Ending one era on the brink of another / by John Bauer -- May 16, 1970. McGlothlin pitches last shutout at Crosley / by Gordon Gattie -- May 17, 1970. Hamerin' Hank collects 3,000th hit / by Gregory H. Wolf -- June 24, 1970. Last game played at Crosley Field / by Richard Cuicchi -- Crosley Field by the numbers / by Dan Fields -- A cast of hall-of-fame contributors.