Reds Get 10,000th Win

Dayton Daily News:

Cincinnati rapped out 12 hits — nine singles — and cruised to a 9-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday for the 10,000th win in franchise history. "When you look ,at 30 different teams and being one of six, it's a pretty cool thing," said outfielder Drew Stubbs. "To be a part of it is pretty special." Harsh winds and chilly temperatures didn't slow Cincinnati's offense. Stubbs drove in three runs for the Reds, who joined the Cubs, Giants, Dodgers, Braves and Cardinals as the only teams to reach the 10,000 win plateau. The Cubs dropped their sixth straight and fell to 3-11 on the year. Winds were blowing in, gusting up to 27 mph, and the game-time temperature was 35 degrees with the wind chill.

While it is a big number, it isn't quite an exclusive club, with the Reds being the sixth of the eight teams who made up the National League from the turn of the century until expansion in 1962 (Each team has been around at least since 1883).  Only the Phillies (9,244 wins) and the Pirates (9,887), each perennial cellar dwellers (the Reds were with them many years) haven't yet reached that milestone.  The Phillies, in fact, trail the Yankees, who have 9,775 wins since 1901.

In another statistical note, the Reds are 6-2 so far in day games, and 0-6 in night games.  Good thing they're playing in Chicago this weekend.