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MARCH 27, 1951: Walker Cooper, left, Boston Braves’ catcher, and Hobie Landrith, Reds’ backstop, talk things over at spring training camp.
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MARCH 27, 1951: Walker Cooper, left, Boston Braves’ catcher, and Hobie Landrith, Reds’ backstop, talk things over at spring training camp.
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MARCH 21, 1954: Catcher Ed Bailey and his wife.
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APRIL 3, 1956: NUXHALL: Joe Nuxhall with wife, Donzetta and sons, Phil and Kim at spring training in Tampa, Fla.
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FEBRUARY 28, 1957: Ted Kluszewski stepping into a pitch during a batting drill.
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MARCH 5, 1959: Ed Bailey working on his shoes.
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FEBRUARY 24, 1961: Among the runners above are, from left, pitcher Marv Fodor (No. 45), pitcher Dave Stenhouse (No. 61), catcher Jerry Zimmerman (No. 8), infielder Lou Skizas (No. 21), pitcher Joey Jay (hatless), catcher Larry Rancourt (No. 33), and pitcher Ken Hunt (No. 50), leading the charge.
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MARCH 12, 1961: Eddie Kasko, right, is diagramming some future Reds plays in the sands at Tampa, Fla., while a couple of his teammates, Gene Freese, left, and rookie Jim Baumer, look on during a spring training session.
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MARCH 17, 1961: Reds pitchers Jim Maloney, left, and Jim O’Toole ham it up in anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
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MARCH 26, 1961: Reds manager Fred Hutchinson talks a little business with Hank Greenberg, vice president and treasurer of the Chicago White Sox, during a meeting at the Reds’ spring training camp in Tampa, Fla.
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MARCH 5, 1962: Gene Freese, Cincinnati Reds’ third baseman, gets first aid from assistant trainer, Joe Carroll, after he broke his right ankle during the team’s first intra-squad game of the spring training season in Tampa. Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson looks on at left.
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MARCH 1963: Al Lopez Field, winter home of the Cincinnati Reds in Tampa, Fla.
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MARCH 24, 1963: Don Blasingame and daughter Dawn at spring training in Tampa.
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MARCH 5, 1967: Reds’ veteran Jim Maloney, left, chats with rookie Gary Nolan at spring training camp in Tampa, Fla.
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MARCH 7, 1973: Joe Morgan and Bobby Tolan.
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APRIL 1976: Pete Rose during Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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1977: Rawly Eastwick, left, and Larry Shepard during Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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1977: Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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MARCH 2, 1977: Pete Rose sharpens his skills at table tennis in the clubhouse.
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MARCH 1978: Visitors watch batting practice during Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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MARCH 1978: Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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MARCH 6, 1978: Jack Billingham cleans out his locker at the Reds’ spring training headquarters.
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MARCH 12, 1978: Spectators line the roped-off edge of the ball field to watch Reds go through a routine.
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1979: Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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MARCH 18, 1979: Joe Morgan greets fans near the backstop before a recent exhibition game.
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1981: Johnny Bench signs autographs during Spring Training 1981.
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1981: Johnny Bench gives an interview during Spring Training 1981.
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MARCH 2, 1982: Cincinnati Reds manager John McNamara, right, talking baseball with Notre Dame head football coach Gerry Faust, left, as he visited the Reds’ spring training camp in Tampa, Fla. Richard Wagner, president and chief executive officer of the Reds, center, joined the discussion.
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MARCH 9, 1982: Jose Brito’s fastball is a fuzzy blur in the camera’s eye as it speeds plateward during a spring training workout in Tampa, Fla. Watching the Reds rookie are Charlie Leibrandto (left), Mike LaCross (51) and Rick O’Keeffe (58).
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MARCH 8, 1983: Johnny Bench , center, practices some casting in a giant Redsland mud puddle in Tampa. Looking on are catcher Steve Christmas, left, and pitcher Tommy Hume.
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FEBRUARY 26, 1984: Tony Perez returned to a familiar position, crashing line drives all over the Redsland spring training complex during the first workout for Cincinnati’s position players.
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MARCH 1984: Left to right: Mark Stowe, Jim Stockelman, and Mike Burkhart play cards in Redsland where they sleep during spring training.
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MARCH 1984: Running workout during Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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MARCH 10, 1984: Infielders Wade Rowden, Skeeter Barnes and Nick Esasky ham it up for the photographer during break in Reds’ spring training activities at Tampa. Barnes, a Cincinnatian, is up from Indianapolis; Rowden from Waterbury.
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FEBRUARY 22, 1986: Trainer Larry Starr (in shorts) leads the 28 Reds in camp through running drills. Among those in action are pitchers John Franco (31), Frank Pastore (35) and Ted Power (48), and player-manager Pete Rose (in dark jacket behind Rastore).
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MARCH 9, 1988: Tom Browning came to spring training with an attitude shaped by last year’s performance.
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MARCH 12, 1988: Pitching coach Scott Breeden shows starter Danny Jackson a couple of ways to grip the ball during spring training workouts in Florida.
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UNDATED: Cincinnati Reds player Chris Sabo signs autographs in Plant City, Florida during spring training.
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Lou Piniella’s theory of hitting begins with the feet. Piniella was very active working with hitters during spring training in 1990. Here, he offers advice to catcher Terry McGriff.
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MARCH 23, 1990: Cincinnati Reds catcher Joe Oliver at spring training camp in Florida.
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MARCH 27, 1991: Glenn Braggs.
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February 17, 1996: Reds outfielder Eric Davis works on his bunting during batting practice on the first day of spring training in Plant City.
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February 21, 1996: Reds pitchers John Smiley, Dave Burba, and Trevor Wilson walk from the clubhouse to the field for warmups at spring training in Plant City.
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February 14, 1998: Reds players Damian Jackson, left, and Reggie Sanders play around during a pepper drill during the first day of Reds spring training workouts at the Sarasota Sports Complex.
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February 23, 1998: ESPN sports analyst Dick Vitale talks to Willie Greene as Vitale visited the Reds spring training camp in Sarasota.
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February 23, 1998: Gary Pagano, a server at the Cafe L’Europe restaurant in Sarasota, throws to a Reds player during a pepper game at the start of the Reds spring training camp. Pagano is living every baseball fan’s dream, being able to participate in the camp of a major league baseball team.
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February 27, 1998: Reds owner Marge Schott gets a hug from manager Jack McKeon at the Reds new spring training camp in Sarasota.
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March 14, 1998: Reds first baseman Eduardo Perez (left) and shortstop Barry Larkin (right) watch a potential home run from the batting cages at the Reds spring training camp in Sarasota.
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February 21, 1999: Reds pitchers work out with medicine balls, bouncing them of a wall at the Reds spring training facility in Sarasota.
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February 22, 1999: Reds pitcher Dennys Reyes slides during a drill at spring training camp in Sarasota.
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February 23, 1999: Reds infielder Pokey Reese gets a greeting from broadcaster Joe Nuxall at the Reds spring training facility in Sarasota.
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February 26, 1999: Reds infielder Aaron Boone checks out his batting position as he speaks to coach Buddy Bell at the Reds spring training facility in Sarasota.
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February 26, 1999: Reds infielder Barry Larkin smiles during warmups at the Reds spring training facility in Sarasota.
The start of spring training is officially underway for the Cincinnati Reds, with the first full squad workout on Feb. 16 in Goodyear, Arizona.
Before the Reds moved to Goodyear Ballpark in 2010, the team made its home in Tampa, Plant City and Sarasota, Florida. We went through The Enquirer archives and picked some of our favorite photos from that time from the 1950s through the 1990s.
1981: Johnny Bench signs autographs during Spring Training 1981.
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In the photo gallery above, you’ll see Reds legends like Joe Nuxhall hanging out with his family, pitchers Jim Maloney and Jim O’Toole hamming it up for St. Patrick’s Day and the stars from the Big Red Machine on and off the field.
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