According to Baseball Reference there have been 1,891 different players who got into a major league game as a Cincinnati Red/Red Stocking/Redleg as of the end of the 2014 season. So I threw them all into a randomizer and off we go.
Get To Know... Jeff "The Terminator" Reardon
Born: October 1, 1955, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Signed: 1977 by the Mets
Reds Debut: 1993, acquired via free agency
Reds Stats: 1 season at RP, 58 games, 61.2 IP, 35 K, 4.09 ERA, 8 saves, 4-6 record
Final Major League Season: 1994, with the Yankees
Was initially drafted by the Expos at age 17, but went to college at UMass-Amherst instead.
Was a 4-time All Star (1985, 1986, 1988, 1991).
Became the all-time saves leader in 1992 with his 342nd save. He would finish with 367, currently 8th all-time.
Rolaids Relief Man of the Year in 1985 while leading the league in saves.
Pitched in 4 games for the Twins in a 1987 World Series win.
Number of cards: 319
Number of cards as a Red: 15
Number of cards in my collection: 14 (93%)
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