The Cincinnati Reds is a professional American baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds competed in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a club member of the National League (NL) Central division. They were charter members of the American Association in 1882 and joined the NL in 1890.
The Reds played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993, before joining the Central division in 1994. They have won five World Series titles, nine NL banners, an AA banner, and 10 division titles. The team plays its home game at Great American Ball Park, which opened in 2003 to replace Riverfront Stadium. Bob Castellini has been chief executive officer since 2006.
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Kelahiran The Reds and the American Association (1881-1889)
The origin of modern Cincinnati Reds can be traced to the expulsion of the previous team by that name. In 1876, Cincinnati became one of the charter members of the new National League, but the club collided with league organizers and old president William Hulbert for selling beer during the game and leasing their baseball stadium on Sunday. Both are important activities to attract residents of Germany's big cities. While Hulbert reiterated his dislike for Sunday's beer and baseball at the founding of the league, there was no practice that actually broke the league's rules in those early years. On October 6, 1880, however, seven of the eight team owners pledged at a special league meeting to formally ban beer and baseball Sunday at regular league meetings in December. Only Cincinnati president W. H. Kennett refused to sign a pledge, so the other owners officially expelled Cincinnati for violating the rules that would not have been valid for two more months.
Cincinnati's expulsion of the National League sparked the Cincinnati Enquirer sports editor O. P. Caylor, who made two attempts to form a new league on behalf of the recipient for the now defunct Reds franchise. When this effort failed, he formed a new independent ballclub known as Red Stocking in the Spring of 1881, and brought the team to St. Louis for weekend exhibition. The Reds first game is a 12-3 win over St. Louis. After the successful 1881 series, Caylor and former Reds president Justus Thorner received an invitation from Philadelphia businessman Horace Phillips to attend a meeting of several clubs in Pittsburgh with the intention of building a rival to the National League. Upon arriving in town, however, Caylor and Thorner discover that no other owner has decided to accept the invitation, even Phillips does not bother to attend his own meeting. Coincidentally, the duo met a former pitcher named Al Pratt, who connected them with former Pittsburgh president Alleghenys H. Denny McKnight. Together, the three men hatch the scheme to form a new league by sending telegram to each other owner who is supposed to attend a meeting stating that he is the only one who is absent and that everyone is enthusiastic about the new one. brave and eager to attend a second meeting in Cincinnati. This worked, and the American Association was officially formed at the Gibson Hotel in Cincinnati with new Reds members with Thorner as president.
Led by beatings from third baseman Hick Carpenter, the defense of the future of Bid McPhee's second baseman Hall of Fame, and the pitching of 40-game winner Will White, the Reds won its first AA banner in 1882. With the founding of Union Association Justus Thorner left the club to finance Cincinnati Outlaw Reds and managed to get a lease on the grounds of the Reds Bank Street Grounds, forcing Aaron Stern's new president to relocate three blocks away in a rushed League Park. The club has never put any higher than second or lower than fifth for the remainder of his tenure at the American Association.
The National League returns to Cincinnati (1890-1911)
The Cincinnati Red Stockings left the American Association on November 14, 1889 and joined the National League along with the Brooklyn Bridegroom after a dispute with St Louis Browns owner Chris Von Der Ahe over the new league presidential election. The National League is pleased to receive the team partly because of the emergence of a new Players League. The new league, a failed initial attempt to break the reserve clause in baseball, threatens both leagues. Since the National League decided to expand while the American Association weakened, the team accepted an invitation to join the National League. It was also at this time that the first team abbreviated their name from "Red Stockings" to "Reds". The Reds roamed in the 1890s with the signing of local stars and aging veterans. During this time, the team never finished above third place (1897) and never closer than 10½ games (1890).
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Reds have hit the stars of Sam Crawford and Cy Seymour. Seymour's.377 on average in 1905 was the first individual crown to be won by Red. In 1911, Bob Bescher stole 81 bases, which is still a team record. Like the previous decade, the 1900s (decades) were not good for the Reds, as much as the decade spent in the league second division.
Redland Field to the Great Depression (1912-1932)
In 1912, the club opened a new steel-and-concrete ballpark, Redland Field (later known as Crosley Field). The Reds have been playing baseball in the same spot, the corner of Findlay and West Street on the west side of town, for 28 years, in a wooden structure that is sometimes damaged by fire. At the end of 1910, the Reds started out of the second division. The 1918 team finished fourth, and new manager Pat Moran led the Reds into an NL player in 1919, in what the club advertises as "Golden Anniversary". The 1919 team had beaten the stars of Edd Roush and Heinie Groh while the pitching staff was led by Hod Eller and left-handed Harry "Slim" Sallee. The Reds finished ahead of John McGraw's New York Giants, and then won the world championship in eight games over the Chicago White Sox.
In 1920, the "Black Sox" scandal had brought a stain on the Reds' first championship. After 1926, and until the 1930s, the Reds were inhabitants of the second division. Eppa Rixey, Dolf Luque, and Pete Donohue throw a star, but the offense never fits the throw. In 1931, the team went bankrupt, the Great Depression went smoothly and Redland Field was in disrepair.
Baseball championship and revival (1933-1940)
Powel Crosley, Jr., an electronic king who, together with his brother Lewis M. Crosley, produced radios, refrigerators and other household items, bought the Reds from bankruptcy in 1933, and hired Larry MacPhail to become General Manager. Crosley has started WLW radio, the flagship radio audiences of The Reds, and Crosley Broadcasting Corporation in Cincinnati, where he is also a prominent civilian leader. MacPhail began developing the Reds' minor league system and expanded the Reds fan base. The Reds, throughout the 1930s, became the first "experience team". The now-renamed Crosley Field hosted the first night's game in 1935, which was also the night of the first baseball fireworks, the fireworks in the game were shot by Joe Rozzi of Rozzi's Famous Fireworks. Johnny Vander Meer became the only pitcher in major league history to throw back-to-back no-hitters in 1938. Thanks to Vander Meer, Paul Derringer and the second baseman/changing baseman-pitcher Bucky Walters, The Reds has throw solid staff. The crime happened around the end of the 1930s. In 1938 the Reds, now led by manager Bill McKechnie, are out of the second division which occupies the fourth position. Ernie Lombardi was named the Most Valuable Player of the National League in 1938. In 1939, they were National League champions, but in the World Series, they were swept by the New York Yankees. In 1940, they repeated as NL Champions, and for the first time in 21 years, the Reds clinched the World Championships, beating Detroit Tigers 4 to 3. Frank McCormick was 1940 NL MVP. Other players include Harry Craft, Lonny Frey, Ival Goodman, Lew Riggs, and Bill Werber.
1941-1969
World War II and age finally managed to overtake the Reds. Throughout the 1940s and early 1950s, Cincinnati finished mostly in the second division. In 1944, Joe Nuxhall (who later became part of the radio broadcasting team), at the age of 15, played for the Reds on loan from Wilson Junior High School in Hamilton, Ohio. He became the youngest player ever to appear in a major league game - a record that still survives to this day. Ewell "The Whip" Blackwell was a major supporter before the arm problem shortened his career. Ted Kluszewski was the leader of the NL home run in 1954. The rest of the offense was a collection of over-the-hill and not-ready-for-prime-time youngsters.
In April 1953, the Reds announced a preference for being called "Redlegs", saying that the club's name was "Red Stockings" and then "Redlegs". A newspaper speculates that it is because of the political connotations that evolved from the word 'red' which means Communism. From 1956 to 1960, the club logo was changed to remove the term "REDS" from inside the symbol "wishbone C " . The "REDS" reappears in 1961 uniform, but the point of C has been removed, leaving the curve smooth, non-wishbone. The traditional house-uniform logo was restored in 1967.
In 1956, led by the Rookie of the Year National League, Frank Robinson, Redlegs hit 221 HR to tie NL records. In 1961, Robinson joined Vada Pinson, Wally Post, Gordy Coleman, and Gene Freese. Pitchers Joey Jay, Jim O'Toole, and Bob Purkey lead the staff.
The Reds seized the 1961 National League banner, held off the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, only to be defeated by the powerful New York Yankees in the World Series.
The Reds had won the team for the rest of the 1960s, but did not produce any championships. They won 98 games in 1962, replaced by Purkey's 23, but finished third. In 1964, they lost a banner by one match to the Cardinals after taking first place when the Phillies collapsed in September. Their beloved manager Fred Hutchinson died of cancer just weeks after the end of the 1964 season. The failure of the Reds to win the banner of 1964 caused the owner Bill DeWitt to sell a key component of the team, in anticipation of a franchise relocation. Responding to the threatened DeWitt action, Cincinnati women united to form the Rosie Reds urging DeWitt to defend the franchise in Cincinnati. The Rosie Reds still exist, and is currently the oldest fan club in Major League Baseball. After the 1965 season, he executed what might be the most oblique trade in baseball history, sending former Most Valuable Player Frank Robinson to the Baltimore Orioles for pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun, and outsiders Dick Simpson. Robinson went on to win the MVP and triple crown in the American league for 1966, and led Baltimore to his first World Series title in a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds did not recover from this trade until the emergence of the "Big Red Machine" in the 1970s.
Beginning in the early 1960s, the Reds 'farming system began to produce a series of stars, including Jim Maloney (The Reds' pitching ace of the 1960s), Pete Rose, Tony PÃÆ'Â © rez, Johnny Bench, Lee May, Tommy Helms, Bernie Carbo, Hal McRae, Dave ConcepciÃÆ'³n, and Gary Nolan. The critical point came in 1967 with the appointment of Bob Howsam as general manager. In the same year the Reds avoided a move to San Diego when the cities of Cincinnati and Hamilton County agreed to build a state of the art, downtown stadium on the banks of the Ohio River. The Reds sign a 30-year contract in exchange for stadium commitment to defend the franchise in his hometown. In a series of strategic moves, Howsam brings key personnel to complete homegrown talents. The Reds' last game at Crosley Field, home to over 4,500 baseball games, was played on June 24, 1970, a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants.
Under the rule of Howsam beginning in the late 1960s, the Reds instituted strict rules that prohibit the team's players from wearing long facial hair and hair. The look of a clean cut is meant to bring a healthy team in an age of turmoil. All players who come to the Reds are asked to shave and cut their hair for the next three decades. For years, the rule was controversial, but it survived well into Marge Schott's possession. At least on one occasion, in the early 1980s, the enforcement of this rule lost their star service and the Ohio native Rollie Fingers, who would not shave off his trademark handlebar to join the team. The rule was not officially lifted until 1999 when the Reds traded for slugger Greg Vaughn, who has a goatee. The New York Yankees continue to have the same rules today, though unlike the Reds during this period, Yankees players were allowed to have whiskers. Just as when players leave the Yankees today, players who leave the Reds take advantage with their new team; Pete Rose, for example, extended her hair much longer than permitted by the Reds after she signed a contract with Phillies Phillies in 1979.
Reds rules also include conservative uniforms. In Major League Baseball, clubs generally provide most of the equipment and clothing needed to play. However, players are required to provide their own gloves and shoes. Many players went into sponsorship arrangements with shoe manufacturers, but until the mid-1980s, the Reds had strict rules that the players were only wearing plain black boots with no prominent logos. Reds players denounce what they consider to be a boring color choice as well as a denial of the opportunity to earn more money through shoe contracts. A compromise occurred in 1985 in which players could paint red marks on their black shoes, then the following year, they were allowed to wear red shoes.
In 1970, little-known George "Sparky" Anderson was hired as a manager, and the Reds embarked on a decade of excellence, with the team later known as "The Big Red Machine". Playing at Crosley Field until June 30, 1970, when the Reds moved to the new Riverfront Stadium, a 52,000-seat versatile spot on the banks of the Ohio River, The Reds started the 1970s with a bang by winning 70 of their first 100 games. Johnny Bench, Tony PÃÆ'Â © rez, Pete Rose, Lee May, and Bobby Tolan were early Red Machine offensive leaders; Gary Nolan, Jim Merritt, Wayne Simpson and Jim McGlothlin lead a pitching staff that also contains veterans Tony Cloninger and Clay Carroll and young players Pedro BorbÃÆ'³n and Don Gullett. The Reds breezed through the 1970 season, won the NL West and seized the NL banner by sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates in three games. By the time the club arrived in the World Series, Reds staff had run out of gasoline and veterans of the Baltimore Orioles, led by the third base Hall of Fame and World Series MVP Brooks Robinson, beating the Reds in five games.
After a chaotic 1971 season (the only season in the 1970s when the Reds ended with a losing record) the Reds were replenished by veteran Jimmy Stewart, May, and Tommy Helms for Joe Morgan, CÃÆ'Â © sar GerÃÆ'³nimo, Jack Billingham, Ed Armbrister, and Denis Menke. Meanwhile, Dave ConcepciÃÆ'³n is growing on shortstop. 1971 is also a key component year of the future world championship earned at George Foster of the San Francisco Giants in trading for shortstop Frank Duffy.
The 1972 Reds won NL West in the first season of the first baseball strike and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in a series of five exciting playoff matches. They then face Oakland Athletics in the World Series. Six of seven matches are won by one run. With a strong slugger Reggie Jackson absent due to injuries that occurred during the Oakland playoff series, native Ohio Gene Tenace got a chance to play in the series, delivering four home runs tied to the World Series record for homers, pushing Oakland into a dramatic seven-game winning series. It is one of the few World Series where there are no initial pitchers for each full game pitched side.
The Reds won the third crown of NL West in 1973 after a dramatic second-half comeback, which made them achieve 10 1 / 2 game in Los Angeles Dodgers after an All-Star break. But they lost the NL banner to the New York Mets in five games in the NLCS. In game one, Tom Seaver faces Jack Billingham in a classic pitching duel, with all three running from a 2-1 margin that scored in the home run. John Milner gave run-off Billingham in New York, while Pete Rose hooked the game in the seventh innings of Seaver, setting the stage for a dramatic match ending at home run by Johnny Bench on the ninth base. The New York series gave much controversy to the Shea Shea Stadium fan behavior against Pete Rose when he and Bud Harrelson snapped up after a hard slide by Rose to Harrelson in second base during the fifth inning of Game 3. A full bench-clearing bout result after Harrelson responded to Rose's aggressive move. to prevent him from completing the double play by calling him a name. It also caused two more incidents where the game was stopped. The Reds trailed 9-3 and New York manager Yogi Berra and legendary outfielder Willie Mays, at the request of Warren Giles National League president, appealed to fans on the left to hold back. The next day the series was extended to the fifth game when Rose homered in the 12th inning to tie the series in two games apiece.
The Reds won 98 games in 1974 but they ended up in 102nd place from Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1974 season started with great excitement, when Atlanta Braves were in town to open the season with the Reds. Hank Aaron entered the opening day with 713 home runs, one of which avoided Babe Ruth's record in 714. Aaron's first strike of the 1974 season was a record that tied Jack Lillingham. The next day, Braves lend support to Aaron, hoping to save him for his record breaking home run on their opening homestand of the season. The baseball commissioner, Bowie Kuhn, ordered the Braves management to play Aaron the next day, where he nearly lost his historic home run on the fifth inning. Aaron went on to set a record in Atlanta two nights later. The 1974 season was also the debut of radio broadcaster Hall of Fame Marty Brennaman, who replaced Al Michaels, after Michaels left the Reds to broadcast for the San Francisco Giants.
By 1975, the ranks of the Big Red Machine were compacted by the Great Eight team from Johnny Bench (catcher), Tony PÃÆ' Â © rez (first base), Joe Morgan (second base), Dave ConcepciÃÆ'³n (shortstop), Pete Rose (third) basic), Ken Griffey (right field), CÃÆ' Â © sar GerÃÆ'³nimo (center field), and George Foster (left field). Early pitchers included Don Gullett, Fred Norman, Gary Nolan, Jack Billingham, Pat Darcy, and Clay Kirby. Bullpen featuring Rawly Eastwick and Will McEnaney combine for 37 saves, and veterans Pedro BorbÃÆ'³n and Clay Carroll. On Opening Day, Rose is still playing on the left court, Foster is not a starter, while John Vukovich, an off-season acquisition, is the initial third baseman. While Vuckovich is a great fielder, he is a weak hitter. In May, with the team leaving for a slow start and following the Dodgers, Sparky Anderson made a bold move by moving Rose to third base, a position where he had little experience, and put Foster in the left field. It is a jolt that the Reds need to push them into first place, with Rose proving to be reliable on defense, while adding Foster to the outfield provides additional attacks. During this season, the Reds collect two important streaks: (1) by winning 41 out of 50 matches in one half, and (2) by going a month without making any mistakes on defense.
In the 1975 season, Cincinnati captured NL West with 108 wins, then swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in three games to win the NL banner. In the World Series, the Boston Red Sox is an opponent. After dividing the first four games, the Reds take Game 5. After a three-day rain delay, both teams meet in Game 6, one of the most impressive baseball games ever played and considered by many to be the best World Series games ever.. The Reds are ahead 6-3 with 5 out remaining, when the Red Sox tie the match at the run-down run of three Red Bernie Carbo homes. It was Carro's first three-jump homer in this series. After a couple of good melee calls, Carlton Fisk achieved a dramatic 12 inning home running run from a foul pole in the left field to give the Red Sox a 7-6 win and force Game to decide 7. Cincinnati won the next day when a single Morgan RBI won Game 7 and gave The Reds are their first championships in 35 years. The Reds have never lost a World Series match since Carlton Fisk's home run, with a span of nine consecutive wins.
1976 saw the return of the same early eight in the field. The initial rotation was again led by Nolan, Gullett, Billingham, and Norman, while the addition of beginners Pat Zachry and Santo AlcalÃÆ'¡ consisted of undervalued staff in which four out of six had an ERA under 3.10. Eastwick, Borbon, and McEnaney share tasks closer, recording 26, 8, and 7 each saving. The Reds won the NL West with ten games. They are unbeaten in the postseason, sweeping the Philadelphia Phillies (winning Game 3 in their final batter) to return to the World Series. They continue to dominate by sweeping the Yankees at the newly renovated Yankee Stadium, the first World Series game to be played at Yankee Stadium since 1964. This is only the second time sweeping the Yankees in the World Series. In winning the Series, the Reds became the first NL team since 1921-22 New York Giants to win a World Series championship in a row, and the Big Red Machine 1975-1976 is considered one of the best teams ever. So far in MLB history, 1975 and '76 Reds are the last NL team to be repeated as champions.
Beginning with the 1970s National League flag, the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies or Pittsburgh Pirates to win their banners (Pirates in 1970, 1972, 1975, and 1990, Phillies in 1976), making The Big Red Machine a part of the competition between two Pennsylvania teams. In 1979, Pete Rose added further fuel at The Big Red Machine to be part of the competition when he signed a contract with the Phillies and helped them win their first World Series championship in 1980.
Machine dismantled (1977-1989)
The last years of the 1970s brought turmoil and change. The popular Tony PÃÆ'Â © rez was sent to Montreal after the 1976 season, breaking off the initial line of the Big Red Machine. The managers of Sparky Anderson and General Manager Bob Howsam then consider this trade the biggest mistake of their careers. Started pitcher Don Gullett went through a free agent and signed a contract with the New York Yankees. In an effort to fill that gap, trading with Oakland A to start Blue Vida's ace is set during the 1976-77 season in off-season. However, Bowie Kuhn, Commissioner of Baseball, vetoed the trade for reasons stated to maintain a competitive balance in baseball. Some have suggested that the real reason is more due to the continuing feud of Kuhn with Oakland owner A Charlie Finley. On June 15, 1977, the Reds acquired Mets' franchise franchise Tom for Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, and Dan Norman. In another transaction that proved less successful, the Reds traded Gary Nolan to Angels for Craig Hendrickson, Rawly Eastwick to St. Louis. Louis to Doug Capilla and Mike Caldwell to Milwaukee for Rick O'Keeffe and Garry Pyka, and got Rick Auerbach from Texas. The end of the Big Red Machine era was heralded by the replacement of General Manager Bob Howsam with Dick Wagner.
Last season Rose was Red, he gave a baseball sensation as he challenged 56 matches by Joe DiMaggio, who tied for the longest second-longest race ever in 44 matches. The streak ended in Atlanta after attacking his fifth bat in a game against Gene Garber. Rose also earned her 3,000 hits that season, on her way to becoming an all-time baseball leader when she rejoined the Reds in the mid-1980s. That year also witnessed the only career of pitcher Tom Seaver, coming against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 16, 1978.
After the 1978 season and two straight second positions, Wagner fired the Anderson manager - an unpopular move. Pete Rose, who since 1963 has played almost every position for the team except pitchers and catchers, signed with Philadelphia as a free agent. In 1979, the starters were Bench (c), Dan Driessen (1b), Morgan (2b), ConcepciÃÆ'³n (ss), Ray Knight (3b), with Griffey, Foster, and Geronimo again off the field. The pitching staff has experienced a complete turnover since 1976 except Fred Norman. In addition to starter ace Tom Seaver; the remaining starters are Mike LaCoss, Bill Bonham, and Paul Moskau. In the bullpen, only Borbon is left. Dave Tomlin and Mario Soto worked the middle relief with Tom Hume and Doug Bair closing. The Reds won the 1979 NL West behind Tom Seaver's throw but were sent off in an NL playoff by Pittsburgh. Game 2 featured a controversial game where a ball that was hit by Phil Garner Pittsburgh was caught by Cincinnati outfielder Dave Collins, but was ruled out a trap, making the Pirates go up 2-1 lead. The Pirates swept the 3rd series game to 0 and went on to win the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.
The 1981 team fielded a powerful lineup, but only ConcepciÃÆ'³n, Foster, and Griffey defended their place from the glory of 1975-1976. After Johnny Bench can only play a few games in the catcher every year after 1980 due to an ongoing injury, Joe Nolan takes over as an early catcher. Driessen and Bench share first base, and Knight starred in the third. Morgan and Geronimo were replaced in second base and midfield by Ron Oester and Dave Collins. Mario Soto posted the banner year starting at the mound, only surpassed by the outstanding performance of the runner-up season of Cyborg Seaver. La Coss, Bruce Berenyi, and Frank Pastore complete the initial rotation. Hume once again leads the bullpen closer, followed by Bair and Joe Price. In 1981, Cincinnati had the best overall record in baseball, but they finished second in the second season created after a mid-season strike, and missed the playoffs. To commemorate this, a team photo was taken, along with a banner reading "Baseball's Best Record 1981".
In 1982, the Reds were the shells of the original Red Machine; they lost 101 matches that year. Johnny Bench, after a failed transition to the 3rd base, retires a year later.
After a heartbreak in 1981, General Manager Dick Wagner pursued a strategy of getting rid of veteran teams including third baseman knight and entire lines ranging from Griffey, Foster, and Collins. Bench, having captured just seven games in 1981, was transferred from the platoon in first base to become the third baseman; Alex TreviÃÆ'Â ± o became a regular early catcher. The Outfield is managed by Paul Householder, CÃÆ' Â © sar CedeÃÆ' Â ± o, and Colorado Rockies & amp; Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Clint Hurdle on opening day. The hurdle is a direct bust, and rookie Eddie Milner took his place early in the outfield earlier in the year. The highly praised householder fought throughout the year despite his long playing time. Cedeno, while giving the game a stable veteran, was a disappointment, and was unable to reclaim his glory days with Houston Astros. The initial rotation featured the dominant Mario Soto appearance, and featured the years strong by Pastore and Bruce Berenyi, but Seaver was injured throughout the year, and their efforts were in vain without a strong offensive lineup. Tom Hume still leads the bullpen, along with Joe Price. But the colorful Brad "The Animal" Lesley can not consistently excel, and former Jim Kern stars are a big disappointment. Kern was also openly angry at having to shave his stubborn beard to join the Reds, and to help impose trading problems during the middle of the season by redeveloping them. The season also saw midseason firing from Manager John McNamara, who was replaced as captain by Russ Nixon.
The Reds fall down the Western Division over the next few years. After the 1982 season, Seaver traded back to the Mets. In 1983 found Dann Bilardello behind the plate, Bench returned to part-time duty at first base, Nick Esasky's rookies took over third base and Gary Redus took over from Cedeno. Tom Hume's effectiveness is diminishing, and no other consistent busters appear. Dave ConcepciÃÆ'³n is the only starter left from the Big Red Machine era.
Wagner's ownership came to an end in 1983, when Howsam, architect of the Big Red Machine, was brought back. The popular Howsam started his second term as Reds General Manager by signing Cincinnati native Dave Parker as a free agent from Pittsburgh. In 1984, the Reds began to move up, depending on trade and some minor leagues. In that season Dave Parker, Dave ConcepciÃÆ'³n and Tony PÃÆ' Â © rez were in the Cincinnati uniform. In August 1984, Pete Rose was reunited and hired to become manager of the Reds player. After raising the franchise from the grave, Howsam gave way to the administration of Bill Bergesch, who tried to build a team around the core of highly respected young players in addition to veterans such as Parker. However, he can not take advantage of the excess of young and highly praised position players including Kurt Stillwell, Tracy Jones, and Kal Daniels by trading them for pitching. Despite Tom Browning's appearance as a rookie of the year in 1985 when he won 20 games, the rotation was shattered by Mario Soto's early career death to arm injury.
Under Bergesch, from 1985-89, the Reds took second place four times. Among the spotlight, Rose becomes the all-time hits leader, Tom Browning throws the perfect game, Eric Davis becomes the first player in baseball history to hit at least 35 home runs and steal 50 bases, and Chris Sabo is the 1988 National League Rookie of the year. The Reds also had a bullpen star at John Franco, who was with the team from 1984 to 1989. Rose once had a ConcepciÃÆ'³n pitch at the end of the game at Dodger Stadium. After the release of the Dowd Report that accused Rose of betting on a baseball game, in 1989 Rose was banned from baseball by Commissioner Bart Giamatti, who declared Rose guilty of "behaving destructive of baseball". The controversy also swirled the Reds owner Marge Schott, who was accused of several times ethnic and racial insults.
World Championships and the end of the era (1990-2002)
In 1987, General Manager Bergesch was replaced by Murray Cook, who started a series of deals that would eventually bring the Reds back into the championship, starting with the acquisitions of Danny Jackson and JosÃÆ'Â © Rijo. An aging Dave Parker was released after a resurgence of his career in Cincinnati after a Pittsburgh drug trial. Barry Larkin emerged as a shortstop top start Kurt Stillwell, who along with Ted Power reliever, traded for Jackson. In 1989, Cook was replaced by Bob Quinn, who placed the final piece of the championship puzzle together, with the acquisition of Hal Morris, Billy Hatcher, and Randy Myers.
In 1990, the Reds under new manager Lou Piniella shocked baseball by leading NL West from the wire to the wire. Winning their first nine games, they start with a score of 33-12 and maintain their lead throughout the year. Led by Chris Sabo, Barry Larkin, Eric Davis, Paul O'Neill and Billy Hatcher on the pitch, and by JosÃÆ'Â © Rijo, Tom Browning and "Nasty Boys" from Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton and Randy Myers on the Red, in the NLCS. The Reds swept the most favored Athletic Athlete in four straight, and extended the Reds' winning streak in the World Series to 9 consecutive games. The World Series, however, saw Eric Davis deeply bruised the dive kidneys for the flying ball in Game 4, and his game was severely limited the following year. In winning the World Series, the Reds became the only National League team connected to the wire.
In 1992, Quinn was replaced at the front office by Jim Bowden. On the pitch, manager Lou Piniella wants outsider Paul O'Neill to be a power holder to fill the void left by Eric Davis when he was sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Team Belcher. However, O'Neill only hit 0.246 and 14 homers. The Reds returned to win after a losing season in 1991, but 90 victories were just enough for second place behind Atlanta Braves who won the division. Before the season ended, Piniella was involved in a fight with Rob Dibble's rebounder. In the off season, Paul O'Neill traded to the New York Yankees for outfielder Roberto Kelly. Kelly was a disappointment for the Reds over the next few years, while O'Neill sprang up, leading the trampled Yankees franchise to return to glory. Also, The Reds will be replacing their obsolete "Big Red Machine" era uniforms for the sleeveless uniform.
For the 1993 season Piniella was replaced by fan favorite Tony PÃÆ' Â © rez, but he only survived 44 games at the helm, replaced by Davey Johnson. With Johnson directing the team, the Reds are making steady progress upwards. In 1994, the Reds were in the newly created National League Central Division with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, as well as fellow rivals Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros. At the time of the strike, the Reds finished half a game in front of Astros for first place in NL Central. In 1995, the Reds won the division thanks to Most Valuable Player Barry Larkin. After defeating NL West Dodgers champions in the first NLDS since 1981, they lost to Atlanta Braves.
Team owner Marge Schott announced mid-season that Johnson would leave at the end of the year, regardless of outcome, to be replaced by former three-star Reds Ray Knight. Johnson and Schott never get along and he does not approve Johnson lives with his fiancee before they get married. Instead, Knight, along with his wife, professional golfer Nancy Lopez, was Schott's friend. The team dived under Knight and he was unable to complete a full two seasons as a manager, subject to complaints in the media about his tight managerial style.
In 1999 the Reds won 96 games, led by manager Jack McKeon, but lost to the New York Mets in a playoff game. Earlier that year, Schott sold controlling stake in The Reds to Cincinnati businessman Carl Lindner. Although completed 85-77 in 2000, and named NL manager in 1999, McKeon was fired after the 2000 season. The Reds have no other winning seasons until 2010.
Contemporary era (2003-present)
Riverfront Stadium, later known as Cinergy Field, was destroyed in 2002. Great American Ball Park opened in 2003 with high hopes for a team led by local favorites, including outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr., shortstop Barry Larkin, and Sean's first baseman Casey. Although attendance increased considerably with the new baseball stadium, the team continued to lose. Schott has not invested heavily in agricultural systems since the early 1990s, leaving behind a relatively skinny team on talent. After years of promises that the club is rebuilding towards the opening of a new baseball stadium, General Manager Jim Bowden and manager Bob Boone were fired on July 28. This separates the father-son combo from Bob Boone's manager and third bass base Aaron Boone, and Aaron is immediately traded to the New York Yankees. Tragedy occurred in November when Dernell Stenson, a promising young outsider for the Reds, was shot and killed in a carjack. After that season Dan O'Brien was hired as the 16th General Manager of The Reds.
The 2004 and 2005 seasons continue the trend of big beatings, bad pitching, and bad notes. Griffey, Jr. joined the 500 home run club in 2004, but was once again hampered by injury. Adam Dunn emerged as a consistent runner, including a 535 foot (163 m) home run against JosÃÆ'Â © Five. He also broke the premier league record for strikeouts in 2004. Although a number of free agents were signed before 2005, the Reds were quickly in last place and manager Dave Miley was forced out in the mid-2005 season and was replaced by Jerry Narron. Like many other small market clubs, The Reds sent some of their veteran players and started entrusting their future to a young nucleus that included Adam Dunn and Austin Kearns.
The end of summer 2004 saw the opening of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame (HOF). The Reds HOF has existed only since the 1950s, with player placards, photographs and other memorabilia scattered throughout their front offices. Ownership and management want stand-alone facilities, where the public can walk through interactive displays, view recreational dressing rooms, watch videos of classic Reds moments and peruse historic items. The first floor has a cinema that resembles an older brick wall yard and is covered in ivy. The hallways contain many ancient photographs. The back of the building has a three-story wall containing a baseball for every blow of Pete Rose during his career. The third floor contains interactive exhibits including pitcher mounds, radio booths, and children's areas where baseball basics are taught through videos featuring former Reds players.
Robert Castellini took over as owner of the controller of Lindner in 2006. Castellini immediately dismissed general manager Dan O'Brien and hired Wayne Krivsky. The Reds ran in the playoffs but ultimately failed. The 2007 season again mired in mediocrity. Mid-season Jerry Narron was fired as manager and was replaced by Pete Mackanin. The Reds finally posted a winning record under the Mackanin, but finished the season in 5th place in the Central Division. Mackanin is a manager in an interim capacity only, and the Reds, looking for a big name to fill the place, finally brought Dusty Baker. At the start of the 2008 season, Krivsky was fired and replaced by Walt Jocketty. Although the Reds did not win under Krivsky, he is credited with revamping the farm system and signing young talent that could potentially lead to the successful Reds in the future.
The Reds failed to post a record of victories in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, with NL MVP Joey Votto and Gold Glovers Brandon Phillips and Scott Rolen the Reds booked 91-71 records and became NL Central champions. The following week, the Reds became the only second team in MLB history that was not hit in postseason games when Philadelphia's Roy Halladay closed the League's number one offense in a game of one of the NLDS. The Reds lost 3 games from NLDS to Philadelphia.
After their shocking exit from the NL Central Division Title 2010, the Reds fell far short of much hope for the 2011 season. Double injuries and inconsistent early pitching played a big part in their mid-season collapse, along with less productive offenses compared to the previous year. The Reds ended the season at 79-83. The Reds won the NL Central Division Title 2012. On September 28, Homer Bailey threw an unhappy 1-0 against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, this was the first no-hitter Reds since Tom Browning's perfect game in September of the 1988 season. with a 97-65 record, they won second in the Division Series and matches with World Series champion Giants San Francisco. After a 2-0 lead with victory at AT & amp; T Park, they headed home to win the series. However, they lost three straight at their average home to become the first National League team since the Cubs in 1984 lost the division series after a 2-0 lead.
Out of season, the team traded outside players Drew Stubbs, as part of three teams that handle Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Indians, to Indians, and in turn receive right-wing Shin-Soo Choo. On July 2, 2013, Homer Bailey pitched unhappily against the San Francisco Giants for a 4-0 Reds victory, making Bailey the third pitcher in Reds history with two players not in their careers.
After six consecutive defeats to close the 2013 season, including the loss of the Pittsburgh Pirates, at PNC Park, in the National League wild-card playoff game, the Reds decided to fire Dusty Baker. For six years as a manager, Baker led the Reds into the playoffs three times; However, they never advanced beyond the first round.
On October 22, 2013, Reds hired pitching coach Bryan Price to replace Baker as manager.
Under Bryan Price, the Reds are led by pitchers Johnny Cueto and Cuban Aroldis Chapman who are sluggish. While the offense was led by third third star Todd Frazier, Joey Votto, and Brandon Phillips. Despite a lot of star power, the Reds never got off to a good start and ended the season in fourth place in the division to go along with a 76-86 record. During the offseason, the Reds bought Alfredo SimÃÆ'³n pitchers to the Tigers and Mat Latos to the Marlins. In return, they gained young talents like Eugenio SuÃÆ'¡rez and Anthony DeSclafani. They also acquired veteran slugger Marlon Byrd from Phillies to play on the left field.
The Reds' 2015 season is not much better, as they finished with the second worst record in the league with a 64-98 record, their worst finish since 1982. The Reds were forced to swap pitchers of Johnny Cueto (to Kansas City Royals) and Mike Leake (to San Francisco Giants), received the prospect of pitching a minor league for both. Shortly after the end of the season, the Reds traded home champion Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox, and closed Aroldis Chapman pitchers to the New York Yankees.
In 2016, the Reds broke the record for home runs allowed for one season. The previous record holder was Tiger Tigers in 1996 with 241 longballs produced by the opposing team. The Reds went 68-94, and again was one of the worst teams in MLB. The Reds sold outside players Jay Bruce to Mets shortly before the July 31 non-free payment deadline in exchange for two prospects, Dilson Herrera infielder and Max Wotell pitcher. During the offseason, The Reds traded Brandon Phillips to Atlanta Braves in exchange for two minor league pitchers.
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Ballpark
The Cincinnati Reds play their home game at Great American Ball Park, located at 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, in downtown Cincinnati. Great American Ball Park opened in 2003 at a cost of $ 290 million and has a capacity of 42,271. Along with serving as a home field for the Reds, the stadium also holds the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame added as part of the Reds tradition that allows fans to browse franchise history as well as participate in many interactive baseball features.
Great American Ball Park is the seventh home of the Cincinnati Reds, built immediately to the north of the site where the Riverfront Stadium, later named Cinergy Field, once stood. The first Ballpark occupied by the Reds was Bank Street Grounds from 1882 until 1883 until they moved to League Park I in 1884, where they would remain until 1893. Through the late 1890s and early 1900s (decades), the Reds moved to two different parks where they live less than ten years. League Park II was the third home field for the Reds from 1894 to 1901, and then moved to the Palace of the Fans that served as the home of the Reds in the 1910s. In 1912, the Reds moved to Crosley Field which they called home for fifty-eight years. Crosley served as the home ground for the Reds for two World Series titles and five National League banners. Starting June 30, 1970, and during the Big Red Machine dynasty, The Reds played at the Riverfront Stadium, given the right name for its location right next to the Ohio River. Riverfront saw three World Series titles and five National League banners. It was in the late 1990s that the city agreed to build two separate stadia by the river for the Reds and Cincinnati Bengals. Thus, in 2003, the Reds started a new era with the opening of the current stadium.
The Reds held their spring training in Goodyear, Arizona at Goodyear Ballpark. The Reds moved into this stadium and the Cactus League in 2010 after living in the Grapefruit League for much of their history. The Reds share Goodyear Park with their rivals in Ohio, Indian Cleveland.
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Logo and uniform
Logo
Throughout the history of the Cincinnati Reds, many variations of the classic wishbone "C" logo have been introduced. For much of the history of the Reds, especially during its early history, the Reds logo was just a wishbone "C" with the word "REDS" in it, the only colors used were red and white. However, during the 1950s, during the renaming and re-branding of the team as the Cincinnati Redlegs because of the connection to communism from the word 'Reds', the blue color was introduced as part of the Red color combination. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Reds saw a movement toward more traditional colors, leaving the sea blue. The new logo also came up with a new baseball era in 1972, when the team went from the "REDS" script in "C", instead, placing their mascot. Redlegs in place and put the team name in wishbone "C". In the 1990s, the more traditional Reds' initial logo returned with the current logo reflecting more team logos when they were first established.
Uniform
Along with the logo, the Reds' uniforms have changed a lot of different times throughout their history. After their departure from the so-called "Redlegs" in 1956, the Reds made a fundamental change to their uniforms by using a sleeveless shirt, which was only seen once before in the Major League by the Chicago Cubs. At home and outside, the hat is all red with a wishbone white badge C. A red long sleeve shirt. The uniform is plain white with the wishbone C red logo on the left and the uniform number on the right. On the road, wishbone C was replaced by the logo of "Mr. Red" with a mustache, man hat hat box with head balls. House stockings are red with six white lines. Distant stockings have only three white lines.
The Reds changed their uniform again in 1961, when they replaced the traditional C wishbone insignia with C oval logos, but continued to use sleeveless shirts. At home, the Reds wear white hats with red bills with oval C in red sleeveless white t-shirts with red stripes, with a black oval C-REDS logo with red letters on the left chest and red numbers on the right.. The gray uniforms go off including a gray cap with a red oval C and a red bill. Their gray uniform, which also includes a sleeveless jersey, bore the CINCINNATI in a curved block style with numbers down on the left. In 1964, the player's last name was placed on the back of each set of uniforms, below the numbers. The uniform was removed after the 1966 season.
However, the most familiar design of Cincinnati uniforms for baseball enthusiasts is that its basic form, with slight variations, held control for 26 seasons from 1967 to 1992. Most significantly, the point was returned to the C badge, making it a wishbone again.. During this era, the Reds wore red hats at home and on the street. The hat has a simple white wishbone C style. The uniforms are standard short-sleeved shirts and standard-white pants at home and gray on the road. The home uniform features a red C-REDS Wishbone logo with a white type on the left chest and a red uniform number on the right. The away shirt brought CINCINNATI in the style of the curved block in front with the uniform number down on the left. The red shirt, long sleeves and red stirrups over white sanitary stockings complement the basic design.
The 1993 uniform (which did not carry a pullover and brought back button-down shirts) remained white and gray as the base color for home uniforms and uniforms, but added red stripes. A sleeveless home shirt, showing more of a red shirt. The color scheme of the C-REDS logo on home uniforms is reversed, now a red letter on a white background. A newly created home hat that has a red bill and a white crown with red stripes and a wishbone red C badge. The away uniform holds a red hat, but moves the uniform number to the left, to get closer to the home uniform. The only additional change to this uniform is the introduction of black as the base color of The Reds in 1999, especially on their street uniforms.
The latest Reds' uniform changes occurred in December 2006 which differed significantly from the uniform worn during the previous eight seasons. Close the house back to red all-round design with white wishbone C, with a black line. A hat with a red crown and a black bill became a new road hat. In addition, the sleeveless shirts are left out for a more traditional design. The numbers and letters for the names on the back of the T-shirt were changed to the early letters of the 1900s, and the handlebar must be "Mr. Redlegs" - reminiscent of the logo used by the Reds in the 1950s and 1960s - placed on the left arm.
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Awards and awards
Team captain
- Jake Daubert 1919-1924
- 14 Pete Rose 1970-1978
- 13 Dave ConcepciÃÆ'³n 1983-1988
- 11 Barry Larkin 1997-2004
Retired number
The Cincinnati Reds have retired ten points in franchise history, as well as honoring Jackie Robinson, retiring in all major league baseball.
All retired numbers are in the Great American Ball Park behind the home-plate outside the press box. Together with retired players and manager numbers, the following broadcasters were honored with a microphone by broadcast booths: Marty Brennaman, Waite Hoyt, and Joe Nuxhall.
On April 15, 1997, # 42 has retired throughout Major League Baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson.
Baseball Hall of Famers
Recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award
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MLB All-Star Game
The Reds have hosted Major League Baseball All-Star five times: twice at Crosley Field (1938, 1953), twice at Riverfront Stadium (1970, 1988), and once at Great American Ball Park (2015). (Note five is shared with Indian Cleveland and Pittsburgh Pirates; however, Indians are scheduled to host matches again in 2019.)
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Ohio Cup
The Ohio Cup is an annual pre-season baseball game, which pits Ohio State Indians and Cincinnati Reds rivals. In its first series is a single trophy, played annually at the Little League Cooper Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, staged just days before the start of each new Major League Baseball season.
A total of eight Ohio Cup matches were played, from 1989 to 1996, with the Indians winning six of them. The winner of the game each year is awarded the Ohio Cup in a post-match ceremony. The Ohio Cup is a favorite among baseball fans in Columbus, with a regular audience reaching 15,000.
The Ohio Cup game ended with the introduction of the regular season Interleague game in 1997. After that, the two teams competed each year in the Battle of Ohio or Buckeye Series in the regular season. The Ohio Cup was revived in 2008 as a reward for the team with a better overall record in the Reds-Indian series every year.
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Media
Radio
The Reds flagship radio station is WLW, 700AM since 1969. Before that, the Reds were heard: WKRC, WCPO, WSAI and WCKY. WLW, a 50,000 watt station, is a "clear channel" in more than one way, because iHeartMedia has a "torch" outlet also known as "Nation Station".
Marty Brennaman has been a play-by-play Reds voice since 1974 and has won the Ford C. Frick Award for his work, which includes his famous call "... and this one belongs to The Reds!" after winning. Joining him for years on the colors are former Reds pitcher Joe Nuxhall, who worked on radio booths from 1967 (the year after retiring as an active player) until 2004, plus three more seasons playing home games until his death, in 2007.
In 2007, Thom Brennaman, a veteran broadcaster who was seen nationally on Fox Sports, joined his father, Marty at the radio booth. Retired helper launcher Jeff Brantley, previously from ESPN, also joined the network in 2007. Since 2010, the increase in TV schedules Brantley and Thom Brennaman (see below) has led to more appearances for Jim Kelch, who has been filling in the network since 2008.
Television
Television games are seen exclusively at Fox Sports Ohio and Fox Sports Indiana. In addition, Fox Sports South broadcasts Fox Sports Ohio broadcasts from Reds games to Tennessee and western North Carolina. George Grande, who hosted the SportsCenter on ESPN in 1979, was a play-by-play announcer, usually with Chris Welsh, from 1993 until his retirement during the final game of 2009. Since 2009, Grande has been worked part-time for the Reds as a lead-by-broadcaster in September when Thom Brennaman covered the NFL for Fox Sports. He has also made guest appearances throughout the season. Brennaman has been a chief play-by-play commentator since 2010, with Welsh and Brantley sharing time as color commentators. Paul Keels, who left in 2011 to become a play-by-play announcer for the Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network, is a Reds reserve play-by-play television broadcaster during the 2010 season. Jim Kelch serves as Keels's successor. The Reds also added former Cincinnati First Baseman Sean Casey - known as "The Major" by Reds fans - to make color comments for about 15 matches in 2011.
NBC WLWT affiliates took the Reds game from 1948 to 1995. Among those who mentioned the games for WLWT included Waite Hoyt, Ray Lane, Steve Physioc, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Ken Wilson. Al Michaels, who set up a long career with ABC and NBC, spent three years in Cincinnati early in his career. The last regular broadcast match of the Reds that was scheduled in the air was at WSTR-TV from 1996 to 1998. Since 2010, WKRC-TV has performed a simulcast game Opening Day with Fox Sports Ohio.
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List of current names
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Minor league affiliation
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References
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External links
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- The official Cincinnati Reds website
- Reds Minor Leagues News
- 19th Century Century Cincinnati SCSR/
- Voices of Oklahoma interview with Johnny Bench. The first person interview was conducted on March 28, 2012 with Johnny Bench, the Catcher Hall of Fame for the Cincinnati Reds.
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