On this date in Reds history: A rowdy home crowd forces Reds to forfeit

The following is an excerpt taken from Redleg Journal, which is co-authored by John Snyder and current Reds historian Greg Rhodes. I highly reccommend this historical piece of literature to any Reds fan out there. "June 9, 1901 - An overflow crowd at a Reds-Giants matchup at League Park intrudes on the field and leads to a farcial game the the umpires call in the bottom of the ninth inning as a forfeit in favor of New York. The Giants led, 25-13. The grandstand at League Park was unable to handle the large crowd that assembled that Sunday afternoon. Part of the overflow crowd stood on the field along the foul line and inside the outfield fence. The Giants led from the start and piled up a 15-4 lead after six innings. The fans lost interest due to the one-sided score and during the final three innings, those in the stands and the crowd on the field amused themselves by throwing cushions at each other. The assemblage in the outfield began to edge closer and closer to the in...

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