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In memoriam: Louise Nippert

Louise Nippert, a part-owner of the Cincinnati Reds since 1966 and widow of Louis Nippert, passed away yesterday. She was 100 years old. The Nipperts joined 12 other Cincinnati investors to purchase the Reds and began a 46-year ownership interest in the club that is the longest in franchise history. The Nipperts received the team’s […]

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Crosley Field / Cincinnati Reds

When baseball fans think about Cincinnati, they think about firsts. The first professional baseball team. Charter members of the National League and the American Association. The first night game. The first pitch of the season. For six decades this city of baseball firsts played its games at the “old boomerang at Findlay and Western,” Crosley […]

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