Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum

1990 Exhibit

Exhibit Run: March 2010-February 2011

A special exhibit celebrating the 1990 World Champion Reds occupies the Museum first-floor Changing Exhibits Gallery. The exhibit features recreations of the Riverfront Stadium scoreboard, a graphic timeline of that unforgettable season, a wall of jerseys to represent each player and coach to appear in uniform for the Reds in 1990 and a recreation of Riverfront Stadium in which display cases house dozens of artifacts and pieces of memorabilia highlighted by the last out ball from the 1990 World Series and the 1990 World Series trophy. There is also an interactive kiosk that allows visitors to record personal interviews with Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman.

The Negro Leagues and Cincinnati

Exhibit Run: April 2009 - December 2010

Cincinnati's role in the Negro League story is examined through images, period artifacts and rare film footage including a number of items on loan to the Reds Hall of Fame from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown as well as artifacts from the Cincinnati-hosted 2009 and 2010 Major League Baseball Civil Rights Games.

Crosley Field Remembered

Exhibit Run: April 2009 - February 2010

A look back at the beloved ballpark that served as the home of the Reds from 1912 - 1970. The story of Crosley Field was told through images, one-of-a-kind artifacts, video presentations and a special soundtrack that recreated the unique sounds of a game day at Crosley. Visitors were able to set the Reds' lineup for the day on an 8-foot-tall replica of a portion of the massive Crosley Field scoreboard and also experience the feeling of going uphill to chase a fly ball on the Hall of Fame's recreation of the famous Crosley Field outfield terrace.

Exhibit Features:

• Remnants of Crosley Field's glass backstop, wooden foul line and outfield wall.
• The Crosley Field organ.
• Crosley Field ticket and gate signs.
• A special tribute to the 1956 Reds that included a period game-used bat from each member of that memorable team's starting lineup.
• A 16-ft-tall graphic recreation of the Crosley Field scoreboard as it appeared in 1967.

Cincinnati's Reds/Reds Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Exhibit

Exhibit Run: April 2008 - February 2009

Since 1869, the Reds have been a cherished part of the cultural and emotional fabric of Cincinnati. As the city has grown and developed, as it has confronted tides of social and economic change, the Reds have been a welcome constant. Devotion to the Reds has united generations of Cincinnatians like nothing else. The city celebrates the team's victories, mourns its failures, reveres its past and looks with hope to its future.

It is this bond between the city and the Reds that led the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce to join with the club in the establishment of the Reds Hall of Fame fifty years ago. Since the Hall of Fame's creation, 75 men have been honored with induction. They include not only some of the finest players ever to play the game but some of the game's greatest innovators as well, individuals that helped to create the game that has became the National Pastime.

The achievements of the members of the Reds Hall of Fame touch every era of Reds history. Their exploits solidified and enhanced the tie between the city and the team, a still thriving union that is celebrated anew each season.

Ultimately, the story of the Cincinnati Reds and the Reds Hall of Fame is the story of a love affair between a city and its team. If you are a Reds fan, it is the story of your team. If you are a Cincinnatian, it is the story of your team and your city. It is the story of Cincinnati's Reds.

Exhibit Highlights:

• A game used or period artifact for each of the 75 Reds Hall of Fame inductees through 2008.
• A nearly 80-ft long graphic timeline that featured key moments in Reds history and juxtaposed them with key moments in Cincinnati and world history.
• A 16-ft-tall team photo wall that included an oversized recreation of artist Bill Purdom's painting of the Reds Hall of Fame team photo, an image that depicted each member of the Reds Hall of Fame in period uniform, assembled on the field at Great American Ball Park.

The Ol' Lefthander/Joe Nuxhall Exhibit

Exhibit Run: March 2008 - February 2009

He was a local boy who became a star athlete; a phenom who made the major leagues at age 15. He was an All-Star pitcher who played sixteen years in the major leagues. He was a radio broadcaster who painted the picture of Reds baseball games for countless listeners over four decades. He was a Cincinnati icon, beloved by all who knew him or knew of him.

Most of all, he was one of us. A son and brother. A husband and father. A neighbor, a fan and a friend … Our friend.

Our Old Lefthander. Our Nuxy. Our Joe.

Exhibit Highlights:

• Dozens of plaques, awards, images and game-used items from the personal collection of the Nuxhall family including Joe's Reds Hall of Fame plaque, a pair of his cleats from his years of pitching batting practice, his complete scorebook from the 1987 season, his caps from the time he spent with the Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and the minor league San Diego Padres.
• The microphone Joe used during his last years as a Reds broadcaster.
• A memorial wall graphic that displayed quotes from Reds fans about their feelings for Joe following his death.
• A 15-minute long tribute film created specifically for this exhibit that included archival footage from Joe's career and filmed remembrances from former teammates and longtime broadcast partner Marty Brennaman.

PETE: The Exhibit

Exhibit Run: March 2007 - February 2008

The first name has long been enough. Say "Pete" in Cincinnati and you have to be talking about Peter Edward Rose, the local boy who took a bit of natural skill and worked and willed himself into becoming one of the greatest baseball players the game has ever known.

For generations of Cincinnatians, watching Pete Rose play baseball helped make them Reds fans, instilling in them a passion for the club that has never wavered. He was the captain of the greatest Reds team ever fielded and established records that likely will never be broken. He did it all with a style of play that combined joyful exuberance and fearsome intensity in a way not seen before or since.

Indeed, many men have worn the uniform of the Cincinnati Reds but no one ever wore it quite like Pete Rose and it is all but assured that no one ever will again.

Exhibit Highlights:

• Bat used by Pete to break Ty Cobb's all-time hit record along with the record-breaking hit ball.
• The largest collection of 4000+ hit baseballs known to exist.
• The uniform Pete wore the night he joined the 3000 hit club.
• Pete's World Series rings from 1975, 1976 and 1980.
• The glove used by Pete during his rookie season in 1963.

Edd Roush and the 1919 World Series

Exhibit Run: May 2006 - February 2008

They were led by a fierce competitor who was one of the best players of his time.

They were underdogs who upset an "unbeatable" team in the World Series.

Their victory was tainted when key members of the opposition were banned from baseball for throwing games during the Series.

Their leader never wavered in his belief that the better team had won.

They were the Cincinnati Reds of 1919.

This is their story.

Exhibit Highlights:

• The last out ball from the 1919 World Series.
• Edd Roush's 1919 World Series championship stickpin.
• Sherry Magee's game-used hat.
• Rube Bressler's game-used glove.
• The 1919 film featuring footage from the 1919 World Series and excerpts of an extended interview with Edd Roush recorded by author Lawrence Ritter for his classic book, "The Glory of Their Times."