Just the Facts, Ma’am - The Reds

Manager:
Dusty Baker 2008-

Stadium:
Great American Ballpark 2003-

Nickname:
The nickname is a shortened version of Red Stockings and Red Legs other nicknames the Reds have used in their history.

Logo:
A white wishbone C on red with black accents and Reds in the middle.

Colors:
Red
White
Black

Played As:
Cincinnati Red Stockings 1869-1877
Cincinnati Reds 1878-1953*
Cincinnati Redlegs 1954-1959
Cincinnati Reds 1960-Present
*-Didn’t play in 1881& Played in AA 1882-89

Managers: (60)
Charlie Gould 1876
Lip Pike 1877
Bob Addy 1877
Jack Manning 1877
Cal McVey 1878-1879
Deacon White 1879
John Clapp 1880
Pop Snyder 1882-1884
Will White 1884
O.P. Caylor 1885-1886
Gus Schmelz 1887-1889
Tom Loftus 1890-1891
Charlie Cominskey 1892-1894
Buck Ewing 1895-1899
Bob Allen 1900
Bid McPhee 1901-1902
Frank Bancroft 1902
Joe Kelley 1902-1905
Ned Hanlon 1906-1907
John Grenzel 1908
Clark Griffith 1909-1911
Hank O’Day 1912
Joe Tinker 1913
Buck Herzog 1914-1916
Ivy Wingo 1916
Christy Mathewson 1916-1918
Heinie Groh 1918
Pat Moran 1919-1923
Jack Hendricks 1924-1929
Dan Howley 1930-1932
Donie Bush 1933
Bob O’Farrell 1934
Burt Shotten 1934
Chuck Dressen 1934-1937
Bobby Wallace 1937
Bill McKechine 1938-1946
Johnny Neun 1947-1948
Bucky Walters 1948-1949
Luke Sewell 1949-1952
Earle Brucker 1952
Rogers Hornsby 1952-1953
Buster Mills 1953
Birdie Tebbetts 1954-1958
Jimmy Dykes 1958
Mayo Smith 1959
Fred Hutchinson 1959-1964
Disk Sisler 1964-1965
Don Heffner 1966
Dave Bristol 1966-1969
Sparkey Anderson 1970-1978
John McNamara 1979-1982
Russ Nixon 1982-1983
Vern Rapp 1984
Pete Rose 1984-1989*
Tommy Helms 1989
Lou Pinella 1990-1992
Tony Perez 1993
Davey Johnson 1993-1995
Ray Knight 1996-1997
Jack McKeon 1997-2000
Bob Boone 2001-2003
Dave Miley 2003-2005
Jerry Narron 2005-2007
Pete Mackanin 2007
Dusty Baker 2008-Present

Stadiums: (8)
Union Grounds 1869-1876
Avenue Grounds 1876-1879
Bank Street Grounds 1880-1883
League Park 1884-1901*
Palace of the Fans 1902-1911
Crosley Field 1912-1970**
Riverfront Stadium 1970-2002***
Great American Ballpark 2003-Pres
*-Known as League Park 1890-1893
**- Known as Redland Field II 1912-1933
***-Known as CINergy Field 1996-2002

World Champions: (5)
1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990

World Series Appearances: (9)
1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990

LCS Appearances: (8)
1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1990, 1995

NL/AA Champions: (1)
1882

Division Champions: (3)
1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1990, 1994*, 1995
*-Strike ended season on August 12th

Wild Card:
None

Hall of Famers:(36)
Sparky Anderson MGR 1970-1978
Jake Beckley 1B 1897-1903
Johnny Bench C 1967-1983
Jim Bottomley 1B 1933-1935
Mordecai Brown RHP 1913
Sam Crawford OF 1899-1902
Candy Cummings RHP 1877
Kiki Cuyler OF 1935-1937
Buck Ewing 1B 1895-1897
Clark Griffith MGR 1909-1911
Chick Hafey OF 1932-1935, 1937
Ned Hanlon MGR 1906-1907
Harry Heilman OF 1930, 1932
Joe Kelley OF 1902-1906
George Kelly 1B 1927-1930
King Kelly OF 1878-1879
Ernie Lombardi C 1932-1941
Rube Marquard LHP 1921
Christy Matthewson RHP 1916
Bill McKechine MGR 1938-1946
Larry McPhail President 1933-1936
Bid McPhee 2B 1882-1899
Joe Morgan 2B 1972-1979
Tony Perez 1B 1964-1976, 1984-1986
Old Hoss Radbourn RHP 1891
Eppa Rixey LHP 1921-1933
Frank Robinson OF 1956-1965
Edd Roush OF 1916-1926, 1931
Amos Rusie RHP 1901
Tom Seaver RHP 1977-1982
Al Simmons 1B 1939
Joe Tinker SS 1913
Dazzy Vance RHP 1934
Lloyd Waner OF 1941
George Wright SS 1869-1870
Harry Wright Founder 1869

Retired Numbers: (9)
1 Fred Hutchinson MGR 1959-1964
5 Johnny Bench C 1967-1983
8 Joe Morgan 2B 1972-1979
10 Sparky Anderson MGR 1970-1978
13 Dave Concepcion SS 1970-1988
18 Ted Kluzuwski 1B 1947-1957
20 Frank Robinson OF 1956-1965
24 Tony Perez 1B 1964-76, 1984-86
42 Jackie Robinson (Retired by MLB)

All-Star Games Hosted: (4)
1938, 1953, 1970, 1988

All-Star Game MVP: (5)
1967 Tony Perez 3B
1972 Joe Morgan 2B
1976 George Foster OF
1980 Ken Griffey Sr. OF
1982 Dave Concepcion SS

AWARDS

Manager of the Year: (1)
1999 Jack McKeon

Rookie of the Year: (7)
1956 Frank Robinson OF
1963 Pete Rose 2B
1966 Tommy Helms 3B
1968 Johnny Bench C
1976 Pat Zachary RHP
1988 Chris Sabo 3B
1999 Scott Williamson RHRP

Fireman Award: (4)
1976 Rawly Eastwick RHP
1988 John Franco LHP
1996 Jeff Brantley RHP
1997 Jeff Shaw RHP

Hank Aaron Award:
None

Cy Young:
None

MVP: (11)
1938 Ernie Lombardi C
1939 Bucky Walters RHP
1940 Frank McCormick 1B
1961 Frank Robinson OF
1970 Johnny Bench C
1972 Johnny Bench C
1973 Pete Rose OF
1975 Joe Morgan 2B
1976 Joe Morgan 2B
1977 George Foster OF
1995 Barry Larkin SS

LCS MVP: (2)
1990 Rob Dibble RHRP
1990 Randy Myers LHRP

World Series MVP: (3)
1975 Pete Rose 3B
1976 Johnny Bench C
1990 Jose Rijo RHP

No Hitters: (14)
9/22/1892 Bumpus Jones (Debut)
4/22/1898 Ted Breitenstein
7/12/1900 Noodles Hahn
5/2/1917 Fred Toney
5/11/1919 Had Eller
6/11/1938 Johnny Vander Meer
6/15/1938 Johnny Vander Meer
5/15/1944 Clyde Shoun
6/18/1947 Ewell Blackwell
8/19/1965 Jim Maloney
7/29/1968 George Culver
4/30/1969 Jim Maloney
6/16/1978 Tom Seaver
9/16/1988 Tom Browning (Perfect)

Cycle Hitters: (7)
8/6/1890 John Reilly
9/28/1894 Tom Parrett
8/19/1911 Mike Mitchell
7/5/1915 Heinie Groh
6/8/1940 Harry Craft
5/2/1959 Frank Robinson
6/2/1989 Eric Davis

10+ RBI Games: (1)
7/6/1949 Walker Cooper (10)

Best Season:
1975 (108-54)

Worst Season:
1982 (61-101)

Odds and Ends:

Mascot:
Mr. Redleg & Gapper

Opening Day:
In Cincinnati opening day is a citywide holiday. The day starts with a parade, and ends with the traditional start of the baseball season, as the Reds are permitted to start each season at home.

On the Air:

Televsion:
Fox Sports Net Ohio

Radio:
WLW 700 AM

Broadcasters:
Jeff Brantley, George Grande,and Chris Welsh-TV Marty Brennaman, and Thom Brennaman-Radio

Ford C. Frick Recipients: (3)
Red Barber 1934-1938
Marty Brennaman 1974-Present
Lindsey Nelson 1982

Spring Training History: (24)
Cincinnati, OH 1901-1902
Augusta, GA 1903
Dallas, TX 1904
Jacksonville, FL 1905
San Antonio, TX 1906
Marlin Springs, TX 1907
St. Augustine, TX 1908
Atlanta, GA 1909
Hot Springs, AR 1910-1911
Columbus, GA 1912
Mobile, AL 1913
Alexandria, LA 1914-1915
Shreveport, LA 1916-1917
Montgomery, AL 1918
Waxhachie, TX 1919
Miami, FL 1920
Cisco, TX 1921
Mineral Wells, TX 1922
Orlando, FL 1923-1930
Tampa, FL 1931-1942
Bloomington, IN 1943-1945
Tampa, FL 1946-1987
Plant City, FL 1988-1997
Sarasota, FL 1998-Present