The phone rang tonight just as the Reds were about to start a game. I answered it and an authoritative voice said, “Bristol here.”
It was Dave Bristol calling me. I can only imagine how a young Tony Perez or Johnny Bench would have responded to that voice during the 1967 season at their early age. Dave Bristol was the manager of the Cincinnati Reds from 1966-1969.
Dave Bristol was hired as the manager of the Reds after Don Heffner was fired during the All Star break of the 1966 season. That season was an unmitigated disaster.