May 19 in Cincinnati Reds History: Eric Davis debuts with no uniform (1984)

May 19, 1984 At Busch Stadium Joining the club in St. Louis, Reds’ rookie Eric Davis makes his major league debut, grounding out to short as a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning of the Reds’ 9-1 loss to the Cardinals vs Joaquin Andujar. When Cincinnati forgets to pack an extra road uniform, the 22 yea

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