1978 Cincinnati Reds Pocket Schedule

Distributor: Stroh's Beer

Venue: Riverfront Stadium

Attendance for the year: 2,532,497

Where Did They Finish: 92-69, 2nd in the National League West

Anything Memorable: The last season for Pete Rose as a Red before he leaves for Philadelphia.

1983 Cincinnati Reds Pocket Schedule

Distributor: Hudepohl Brewing Company

Venue: Riverfront Stadium

Attendance for the year: 1,190,419

Where Did They Finish: 74-88, 6th in the National League West

Anything Memorable: Johnny Bench retires from major league baseball.

1984 Cincinnati Reds Pocket Schedule

Distributor: Frischs'

Venue: Riverfront Stadium

Attendance for the year: 1,275,887

Where Did They Finish: 70-92, 5th in the National League West

Anything Memorable: Mario Soto was selected to the All-Star team.

1986 Cincinnati Reds Pocket Schedule

Distributor: Marathon

Venue: Riverfront Stadium

Attendance for the year: 1,692,432

Where Did They Finish: 86-76, 2nd in the National League West

Anything Memorable: Barry Larking made his major league debut on August 13th against the San Francisco Giants.

So old yet so good!

I'm a little discouraged that baseball season is coming to an end and with it another year drawing to a close. I can't believe it's already the middle of October and the holiday season is quickly approaching. It's around this time of year when I look at my collecting goals (but since I didn't set any goals this year I'll have to look at my most wanted list) to see what I've knocked off the list. Sadly, I haven't picked up a single card from my 10 most wanted. Instead, I've been focusing primarily on my Pete Rose PC as well as my 1971 and 1965 Topps sets. There are two T-206 cards I have on my Top 10 that I was hoping to purchase this year, but I still haven't been able to find any at a price I want to pay and in decent condition. I did, however, find this nice T-206 Hans Lobert the other day and I'm glad that it now resides in my collection. Sure, it's a piedmont like my other tobacco cards but I'm ok with that. I think it would be great if I could have at least one card from each of the various brands (Piedmont, Sweet Caporal, Polar Bear, Sovereign, etc.) but I'm not going to lose any sleep if I can't make that happen. This is the 8th T206 card in my collection and I'm hoping that by the end of next year I can have half of the Reds team set complete.

1988 Cincinnati Reds Pocket Schedule

Distributor: Anheuser Busch

Venue: Riverfront Stadium

Attendance for the year: 2,072,528

Where Did They Finish: 87-74, 2nd in the National League West

Anything Memorable: Chris Sabo was named National League Rookie of the Year.

1985 Cincinnati Reds Pocket Schedule

Distributor: Anheuser Busch

Venue: Riverfront Stadium

Attendance for the year: 1,834,619

Where Did They Finish: 89-72, 2nd in the National League West

Anything Memorable: Pete Rose hit his 4,192nd hit on September 11 against Eric Show of the San Diego Padres becoming baseball's new "Hit King"