Redleg Nation · May 10, 2019
Three TD’s and a Field Goal for the ’99 Reds
[This is the second installment of John’s monthly columns on the 1999 Reds – a team celebrating its 20th anniversary this season. The first column “The Opening Day Meltdown” can be found here.]
On May 14, 1999, the San Diego Padres defeated the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 5-2 in front of a crowd of a little over 20,000 fans at Riverfront Stadium.
The Reds record fell to 14-18. Denny Neagle took the loss and he was winless (0-3) on the year. Slugger Greg Vaughn’s batting average dipped to .208 but he was in good company. Barry Larkin was at .236 and Dmitri Young was struggling with a .191 average.