Letters in the Cincinnati Reds Lineup

Starts with A on 8/1/1976, vs SDN, 2 (Alcala, Armbrister)
  on 29 occasions, most recently on 9/25/2006, vs CHN, 2 (Arroyo, Aurilia)
Contains A on 4/7/1988, vs SLN, 8 (Daniels, Davis, Diaz, Esasky, Jackson, Larkin, Sabo, Treadway)
  on 29 occasions, most recently on 8/9/2003, at SDN, 8 (Casey, Castro, Harang, LaRue, Larkin, Larson, Mateo, Pena)
Ends with A on 6/14/2005, at BOS, 4 (Aurilia, Pena, Randa, Sardinha)
Starts with B on 5/10/1992, at CHN, 4 (Belcher, Benavides, Braggs, Brumfield)
Contains B on 4/19/1956, vs SLN, 5 (Bell, Burgess, Jablonski, Robinson, Scantlebury)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 7/24/1993, at FLO, 5 (Branson, Brumfield, Luebbers, Roberts, Sabo)
Starts with C on 7/20/1970, at SLN, 5 (Carbo, Chaney, Cloninger, Concepcion, Corrales)
Contains C on 8/9/1970, at LAN, 6 (Bench, Carbo, Chaney, Concepcion, Corrales, McGlothlin)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 6/10/2001, at CLE, 6 (Casey, Castro, Clark, Cromer, Ochoa, Tucker)
Starts with D on 4/11/1986, at SDN, 4 (Daniels, Davis, Denny, Diaz)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 7/3/1988, at PHI, 4 (Daniels, Davis, Diaz, Durham)
Contains D on 7/10/1982, at CHN, 5 (Driessen, Householder, Landestoy, Leibrandt, Van Gorder)
  on 20 occasions, most recently on 7/24/1994, at CHN, 5 (Brumfield, Dorsett, Fernandez, Howard, Sanders)
Ends with D on 7/6/1968, at LAN, 2 (Whitfield, Woodward)
  on 65 occasions, most recently on 9/10/1996, at LAN, 2 (Howard, Salkeld)
Starts with E on 4/14/1962, at SFN, 2 (Edwards, Ellis)
  on 75 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2007, vs CHN, 2 (Ellison, Encarnacion)
Contains E on 10/1/1972, vs LAN, 9 (Bench, Concepcion, Geronimo, Gullett, Javier, McRae, Menke, Perez, Rose)
  on 319 occasions, most recently on 8/26/2003, vs MIL, 9 (Casey, Freel, Jimenez, Mateo, Olmedo, Pena, Serafini, Smitherman, Stinnett)
Ends with E on 8/31/1997, at MIN, 6 (Boone, Fordyce, Greene, Reese, Taubensee, White)
Starts with F on 5/20/1956, at PHI, 2 (Fowler, Frazier)
  on 81 occasions, most recently on 7/5/1998, vs SLN, 2 (Fordyce, Frank)
Contains F on 5/18/1975, at MON, 3 (Flynn, Foster, Griffey)
  on 59 occasions, most recently on 8/4/2006, vs ATL, 3 (Denorfia, Freel, Griffey)
Ends with F on 7/19/1987, at NYN, 1 (McGriff)
  on 55 occasions, most recently on 8/28/1990, vs SLN, 1 (McGriff)
Starts with G on 4/13/1973, at SFN, 3 (Gagliano, Geronimo, Grimsley)
  on 55 occasions, most recently on 7/9/2003, at HOU, 3 (Graves, Griffey, Guillen)
Contains G on 8/11/2007, vs SDN, 5 (Gonzalez, Griffey, Hatteberg, Keppinger, Livingston)
Ends with G on 8/16/2004, at SLN, 2 (Bragg, Harang)
  on 47 occasions, most recently on 9/3/2007, vs NYN, 2 (Harang, Hatteberg)
Starts with H on 6/5/2007, at SLN, 4 (Hamilton, Harang, Hatteberg, Hopper)
Contains H on 6/23/1964, vs SFN, 5 (Harper, Johnson, Keough, Nuxhall, Smith)
  on 27 occasions, most recently on 6/18/2007, at OAK, 5 (Hamilton, Hatteberg, Hopper, Lohse, Phillips)
Ends with H on 5/23/1960, vs CHN, 2 (Lynch, McLish)
  on 111 occasions, most recently on 5/31/1980, at SDN, 2 (Auerbach, Bench)
Contains I on 6/29/1989, vs ATL, 9 (Benzinger, Browning, Davis, Diaz, Griffey, Harris, Larkin, O'Neill, Quinones)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 7/4/1989, at PHI, 9 (Benzinger, Browning, Daniels, Davis, Diaz, Harris, Larkin, O'Neill, Quinones)
Ends with I on 4/17/1956, vs SLN, 2 (Jablonski, Kluszewski)
  on 112 occasions, most recently on 6/7/1984, at SDN, 2 (Berenyi, Krenchicki)
Starts with J on 5/9/1965, at PIT, 3 (James, Jay, Johnson)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 9/6/1965, vs PIT, 3 (James, Jay, Johnson)
Contains J on 5/9/1965, at PIT, 3 (James, Jay, Johnson)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 9/6/1965, vs PIT, 3 (James, Jay, Johnson)
Starts with K on 4/21/1956, at CHN, 2 (Klippstein, Kluszewski)
  on 264 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2005, at SLN, 2 (Kearns, Keisler)
Contains K on 9/16/1998, vs MIL, 5 (Jackson, Konerko, Larkin, Tomko, Watkins)
Ends with K on 9/25/1957, vs CHN, 2 (Hoak, Hook)
  on 13 occasions, most recently on 6/23/1998, vs KCA, 2 (Frank, Klingenbeck)
Starts with L on 4/27/2004, at MIL, 4 (LaRue, Larkin, Larson, Lidle)
Contains L on 5/31/1956, at SLN, 8 (Bailey, Bell, Fowler, Jablonski, Kluszewski, McMillan, Palys, Temple)
Ends with L on 6/13/1987, vs ATL, 3 (Bell, O'Neill, Stillwell)
  on 22 occasions, most recently on 6/17/2004, vs TEX, 3 (Freel, Hummel, Van Poppel)
Starts with M on 9/28/1996, at SLN, 4 (Mitchell, Morgan, Morris, Mottola)
Contains M on 7/21/1958, vs CHN, 5 (Grammas, McMillan, Morejon, Temple, Thurman)
  on 19 occasions, most recently on 9/13/2003, at CHN, 5 (Hummel, Jimenez, Mateo, Miller, Olmedo)
Ends with M on 4/21/1973, vs ATL, 2 (Billingham, Scheinblum)
  on 13 occasions, most recently on 9/4/1978, at HOU, 2 (Bonham, Lum)
Starts with N on 7/4/1963, at HOU, 2 (Neal, Nuxhall)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 6/14/1998, vs HOU, 2 (Nieves, Nunnally)
Contains N on 4/17/1998, vs NYN, 9 (Boone, Greene, Larkin, Nunnally, Remlinger, Sanders, Stynes, Taubensee, Young)
  on 14 occasions, most recently on 8/13/1998, vs PIT, 9 (Boone, Boone, Hammonds, Harnisch, Larkin, Petagine, Sanders, Taubensee, Young)
Ends with N on 7/30/1961, at CHN, 6 (Chacon, Coleman, Johnson, Pinson, Robinson, Zimmerman)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 8/13/1961, at SFN, 6 (Chacon, Coleman, Johnson, Pinson, Robinson, Zimmerman)
Starts with O on 9/7/1989, vs LAN, 3 (O'Neill, Oester, Oliver)
  on 26 occasions, most recently on 10/1/1990, vs HOU, 3 (O'Neill, Oester, Oliver)
Contains O on 6/18/1960, vs CHN, 8 (Chacon, Dotterer, Hook, Jones, Kasko, Pinson, Post, Robinson)
  on 7 occasions, most recently on 5/31/1996, vs ATL, 8 (Anthony, Boone, Howard, Morris, Mottola, Oliver, Sabo, Schourek)
Ends with O on 4/5/1982, vs CHN, 3 (Cedeno, Soto, Trevino)
  on 86 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2006, at PIT, 3 (Arroyo, Castro, Olmedo)
Starts with P on 5/18/1962, at PIT, 4 (Pavletich, Pinson, Post, Purkey)
  on 19 occasions, most recently on 4/10/1968, vs CHN, 4 (Pappas, Pavletich, Perez, Pinson)
Contains P on 6/19/1966, vs NYN, 6 (Harper, Pappas, Pavletich, Perez, Pinson, Simpson)
Ends with P on 7/14/1968, vs HOU, 1 (Beauchamp)
  on 19 occasions, most recently on 9/25/1969, vs HOU, 1 (Beauchamp)
Starts with Q on 5/1/1964, vs NYN, 1 (Queen)
  on 217 occasions, most recently on 10/6/1991, at SDN, 1 (Quinones)
Contains Q on 5/1/1964, vs NYN, 1 (Queen)
  on 217 occasions, most recently on 10/6/1991, at SDN, 1 (Quinones)
Starts with R on 9/16/1989, at HOU, 4 (Reed, Richardson, Robinson, Roomes)
Contains R on 6/29/1977, vs SFN, 9 (Auerbach, Driessen, Foster, Geronimo, Griffey, Morgan, Plummer, Rose, Seaver)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/24/1994, at CHN, 9 (Branson, Brumfield, Dorsett, Fernandez, Howard, Larkin, Morris, Sanders, Schourek)
Ends with R on 7/2/1982, at ATL, 6 (Biittner, Milner, Oester, Seaver, Van Gorder, Walker)
Starts with S on 5/23/1993, at SFN, 4 (Sabo, Samuel, Sanders, Smiley)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 5/23/2001, at CHN, 4 (Sadler, Sanders, Selby, Stinnett)
Contains S on 4/19/1962, vs LAN, 8 (Cardenas, Drabowsky, Edwards, Kasko, Pinson, Post, Robinson, Rojas)
  on 36 occasions, most recently on 8/24/1993, at NYN, 8 (Branson, Costo, Dorsett, Luebbers, Morris, Sabo, Samuel, Sanders)
Ends with S on 6/16/1964, at SFN, 5 (Boros, Cardenas, Edwards, Klaus, Tsitouris)
  on 13 occasions, most recently on 4/9/1997, at COL, 5 (Bones, Harris, Morris, Sanders, Sanders)
Starts with T on 4/28/1999, at PHI, 3 (Taubensee, Tomko, Tucker)
  on 7 occasions, most recently on 8/23/1999, at ATL, 3 (Taubensee, Tomko, Tucker)
Contains T on 9/28/1957, at MLN, 6 (Dotterer, Klippstein, Post, Taylor, Temple, Whisenant)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 8/19/2000, vs PIT, 6 (Bichette, Castro, Hunter, Santiago, Sexton, Stynes)
Ends with T on 5/1/1957, at PHI, 3 (Jeffcoat, Post, Whisenant)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 6/27/1961, at CHN, 3 (Gernert, Hunt, Post)
Starts with U on 4/23/1972, at ATL, 1 (Uhlaender)
  on 21 occasions, most recently on 9/24/1972, at HOU, 1 (Uhlaender)
Contains U on 9/21/1999, at SDN, 5 (Guzman, Taubensee, Tucker, Vaughn, Young)
Ends with U on 6/21/1977, at PHI, 1 (Moskau)
  on 93 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2007, vs CHN, 1 (Cantu)
Starts with V on 6/20/1982, vs LAN, 2 (Vail, Van Gorder)
  on 51 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2007, vs CHN, 2 (Valentin, Votto)
Contains V on 5/4/1982, vs HOU, 3 (Seaver, Trevino, Vail)
  on 20 occasions, most recently on 9/9/1996, at LAN, 3 (Davis, Jarvis, Oliver)
Starts with W on 7/6/1968, at LAN, 2 (Whitfield, Woodward)
  on 22 occasions, most recently on 4/9/2006, vs PIT, 2 (Williams, Womack)
Contains W on 8/28/1995, vs SLN, 4 (Lewis, Lewis, Walton, Wells)
Contains X on 4/17/1956, vs SLN, 1 (Nuxhall)
  on 263 occasions, most recently on 10/1/2000, at SLN, 1 (Sexton)
Ends with X on 4/19/1958, at PIT, 1 (Haddix)
  on 31 occasions, most recently on 9/30/1971, at ATL, 1 (Wilcox)
Starts with Y on 4/26/1976, at PHI, 1 (Youngblood)
  on 522 occasions, most recently on 10/4/2001, at CHN, 1 (Young)
Contains Y on 9/5/1998, at SLN, 5 (Casey, Fordyce, Reyes, Stynes, Young)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 6/29/2003, at CLE, 5 (Branyan, Casey, Griffey, Haynes, Taylor)
Ends with Y on 8/17/1975, vs PIT, 4 (Chaney, Crowley, Darcy, Griffey)
Starts with Z on 4/22/1961, at LAN, 1 (Zimmerman)
  on 152 occasions, most recently on 6/12/1977, vs MON, 1 (Zachry)
Contains Z on 6/9/2004, at OAK, 3 (Cruz, Jimenez, Lopez)
  on 13 occasions, most recently on 7/2/2005, vs HOU, 3 (Cruz, Lopez, Ortiz)
Ends with Z on 6/9/2004, at OAK, 3 (Cruz, Jimenez, Lopez)
  on 13 occasions, most recently on 7/2/2005, vs HOU, 3 (Cruz, Lopez, Ortiz)
Contains any double letter on 5/21/2007, vs WAS, 8 (Arroyo, Dunn, Freel, Griffey, Hatteberg, Hopper, Phillips, Ross)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 9/15/2007, at MIL, 8 (Dunn, Griffey, Hopper, Keppinger, Phillips, Ross, Saarloos, Votto)
Ends with any double letter on 7/19/1987, at NYN, 4 (Bell, McGriff, O'Neill, Stillwell)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 10/4/1987, at HOU, 4 (Bell, McGriff, O'Neill, Stillwell)
Starts with any vowel on 7/24/1988, vs MON, 4 (Armstrong, Esasky, O'Neill, Oester)
  on 9 occasions, most recently on 7/5/1990, at PHI, 4 (Armstrong, O'Neill, Oester, Oliver)
Contains nary an E on 9/10/1995, at COL, 8 (Anthony, Branson, Burba, Duncan, Gant, Larkin, Morris, Santiago)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 4/26/1996, vs PHI, 8 (Branson, Burba, Davis, Howard, Larkin, Morris, Mottola, Sabo)
Ends with any vowel on 5/10/2000, vs SDN, 9 (Bichette, Boone, Casey, Castro, Griffey, Ochoa, Reese, Santiago, Villone)
Contains 3 letters on 9/12/1967, vs PIT, 2 (Lee, May)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 8/9/1968, vs CHN, 2 (Lee, May)
Contains 4 letters on 7/31/1957, vs PHI, 4 (Amor, Bell, Hoak, Post)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 6/14/1986, at ATL, 4 (Bell, Diaz, Rose, Soto)
Contains 5 letters on 6/29/2001, vs CHN, 8 (Boone, Casey, LaRue, Ochoa, Reese, Reith, Selby, Young)
Contains 6 letters on 6/14/1984, at ATL, 7 (Cedeno, Esasky, Gulden, Milner, Oester, Parker, Walker)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 10/1/2000, at SLN, 7 (Castro, Cromer, Hunter, Parris, Sexton, Stynes, Tucker)
Contains 7 letters on 5/25/1963, vs PHI, 5 (Coleman, Edwards, Nuxhall, Skinner, Spencer)
  on 15 occasions, most recently on 10/2/1974, at ATL, 5 (Carroll, Crowley, Griffey, Kennedy, Plummer)
Contains 8 letters on 5/15/1960, vs PHI, 5 (Dotterer, Gonzalez, McMillan, Newcombe, Robinson)
Contains 9 letters on 7/21/1968, vs PHI, 3 (Beauchamp, Cloninger, Pavletich)
  on 18 occasions, most recently on 9/1/2007, at SLN, 3 (Dumatrait, Hatteberg, Keppinger)
Contains 10 letters on 5/26/1975, vs MON, 4 (Armbrister, Billingham, Concepcion, Rettenmund)
Contains 11 letters on 4/19/1956, vs SLN, 1 (Scantlebury)
  on 607 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2007, vs CHN, 1 (Encarnacion)
Contains 13 letters on 8/20/2006, vs PIT, 1 (Hollandsworth)
  on 13 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2006, at PIT, 1 (Hollandsworth)

When did the surnames in the starting lineup combine for...

The most distinct letters on 5/30/1962, at MLN, 24 (Cardenas, Drabowsky, Foiles, Keough, Pavletich, Post, Robinson, Rojas, Zimmer, all but QX)
The fewest distinct letters on 9/24/1997, at SLN, 13 (Boone, Boone, Burba, Greene, Nunnally, Reese, Sanders, Stynes, Taubensee, all but CFHIJKMPQVWXZ)
The most total letters on 6/30/1982, at SFN, 76 (Berenyi, Concepcion, Driessen, Householder, Krenchicki, Landestoy, Milner, Van Gorder, Walker)
The fewest total letters on 5/29/1970, vs MON, 43 (Bench, Carbo, Chaney, Helms, May, Nolan, Perez, Rose, Tolan)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 9/18/1971, at HOU, 43 (Bench, Carbo, Chaney, Helms, May, McRae, Nolan, Perez, Rose)
The most Scrabble® points on 8/9/2007, vs LAN, 143 (27 Gonzalez, 18 Keppinger, 17 Griffey, 15 Encarnacion, 15 Hatteberg, 15 Phillips, 13 Hopper, 12 Dumatrait, 11 Valentin)
The fewest Scrabble® points on 7/21/1986, vs NYN, 67 (12 Parker, 10 Rowdon, 9 Davis, 8 Butera, 8 Daniels, 6 Bell, 6 Oester, 4 Rose, 4 Soto)
on 2 occasions, most recently on 4/26/2003, vs SDN, 67 (10 Casey, 10 Graves, 8 Castro, 8 Freel, 8 Guillen, 7 Boone, 6 Pena, 5 Dunn, 5 LaRue)

Unique occurrences in bold.
Includes all games played 1956-2007.
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