Rookie Parade: 1995-1999

Continuing new running theme where we check out some Reds rookie cards. Here are the rookie card rules. 1) The player must have played his first major league game with the Reds. 2) The card must have been issued after the player debuted in the majors, whether it be issued late in the debut year or any time the year after. None of this Bowman first year stuff. None of this multiple rookie year stuff. I'm gonna list every player who got his first major league appearance with the Reds and pray that I have his RC.

I'm doing this in groups of a few years every few days. So it should take me about a decade to finish. Rookie year stats are given. Let's roll.

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1995 Rookies

John Courtright - 1 game, 1 IP, 0 K, 9.00 ERA, 0-0 record

Steve Gibralter - 4 games, 3 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .333 BA

Matt Grott (no RC) - 2 games, 1.2 IP. 2 K, 21.60 ERA, 0-0 record

C.J. Nitkowski - 9 games, 32.1 IP, 18 K, 6.12 ERA, 1-3 record

Eric Owens - 2 games, 3 PA, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1.000 BA

Scott Sullivan - 3 games, 3.2 IP, 2 K, 4.91 ERA, 0-0 record

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1996 Rookies

Tim Belk - 7 games, 16 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .200 BA

Curt Lyons - 3 games, 16 IP, 14 K, 4.50 ERA, 2-0 record

Chad Mottola - 35 games, 85 PA, 3 HR, 6 RBI, .215 BA

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1997 Rookies

Aaron Boone - 16 games, 52 PA, 0 HR, 5 RBI, .245 BA

Jim Crowell (no RC) - 2 games, 6.1 IP, 3 K, 9.95 ERA, 0-1 record

Pokey Reese - 128 games, 437 PA, 4 HR, 36 RBI, .219 BA

Pete Rose Jr. - 11 games, 16 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .143 BA

Bret Tomko - 22 games, 126 IP, 95 K, 3.43 ERA, 11-7 record

Pat Watkins - 17 games, 30 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .207 BA

Scott Winchester - 5 games, 6 IP, 3 K, 6.00 ERA, 0-0 record

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1998 Rookies

Mike Frank - 28 games, 98 PA, 0 HR, 7 RBI, .225 BA

Guillermo Garcia - 12 games, 38 PA, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .194 BA

Ketih Glauber - 3 games, 7,2 IP, 4 K, 2.35 ERA, 0-0 record

Stephen Larkin (no RC) - 1 game, 3 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0-0 record

Eddie Priest - 2 games, 6 IP, 1 K, 10.50 ERA, 0-1 record

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1999 Rookies

Gookie Dawkins - 7 games, 8 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .143 BA

Rick Greene (no RC) - 1 game, 5.2 IP, 3 K, 4.76, 0-0 record

Jason LaRue - 36 games, 103 PA, 3 HR, 10 RBI, .211 BA

B.J. Ryan (no RC) - 1 game, 2 IP, 1 K, 3.10 ERA, 1-0 record

Scott Willliamson - 62 games, 93.1 IP, 107 K, 2.41 ERA, 12-7 record, Rookie of the Year

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Go Reds.