An already dismal, depressing off-season for Reds fans got worse the day after Christmas.
Our family– Redleg Nation– lost Jim O’Toole. He passed away at the age of 78 after a long bout with cancer.
Most of you know about the former Reds left-handed starting pitcher. How he spent just one season in the minor leagues with the Nashville Vols and led the league in wins, innings pitched, strikeouts and walks. How he and Bob Purkey and Joey Jay were “The Big Three” of the Reds pitching staff that propelled Cincinnati to a National league pennant in 1961.