Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds
2017 Cincinnati Reds season
Established in 1881
Team logo Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) West Division (1969–1993)
Current uniform
Retired numbers	1 5 8 10 11 13 14 18 20 24 42
Colors
Red, black, white
Name
Cincinnati Reds (1959–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1958) Cincinnati Reds (1890–1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889)
Other nicknames
Big Red Machine
Ballpark
Great American Ball Park (2003–present) Riverfront Stadium (1970–2002) Crosley Field (1912–1970) Palace of the Fans (1902–1911) League Park (II) (1894–1901) League Park (I) (1884–1893) Bank Street Grounds (1882–1883)
Major league titles
World Series titles (5)	1919 1940 1975 1976 1990
NL Pennants (9)	1919 1939 1940 1961 1970 1972 1975 1976 1990
AA Pennants (1)	1882
NL Central Division titles (3) [1]	1995 2010 2012
NL West Division titles (7) [2]	1970 1972 1973 1975 1976 1979 1990
Wild card berths (1) [3]	2013
[1]- In 1994, a players' strike wiped out the last eight weeks of the season and all post-season. Cincinnati was in first place in the Central Division by a half game over Houston when play was stopped. No official titles were awarded in 1994. [2]- In 1981, the Reds finished with the overall best record in Major League Baseball. However, a players' strike in the middle of the season resulted in the season being split into two halves. Cincinnati finished second in both halves and was thus ineligible for a post-season appearance. [3]- In 1999, the Reds finished the regular season tied with the New York Mets for the Wild Card, but lost a one-game playoff.
Front office
Owner(s)	Bob Castellini
Manager	Bryan Price
General Manager	Dick Williams

[1]- In 1994, a players' strike wiped out the last eight weeks of the season and all post-season. Cincinnati was in first place in the Central Division by a half game over Houston when play was stopped. No official titles were awarded in 1994.
[2]- In 1981, the Reds finished with the overall best record in Major League Baseball. However, a players' strike in the middle of the season resulted in the season being split into two halves. Cincinnati finished second in both halves and was thus ineligible for a post-season appearance.

The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. They were a charter member 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 pennants, one AA pennant, and 10 division titles. The team plays its home games at Great American Ball Park, which opened in 2003 replacing Riverfront Stadium. Bob Castellini has been chief executive officer since 2006.

The origins of the modern Cincinnati Reds can be traced to the expulsion of an earlier team bearing that name. In 1876, Cincinnati became one of the charter members of the new National League, but the club ran afoul of league organizer and long-time president William Hulbert for selling beer during games and renting out their ballpark on Sundays. Both were important activities to entice the city's large German population. While Hulbert made clear his distaste for both beer and Sunday baseball at the founding of the league, neither practice was actually against league 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 both beer and Sunday baseball at the regular league meeting that December. Only Cincinnati president W. H. Kennett refused to sign the pledge, so the other owners formally expelled Cincinnati for violating a rule that would not actually go into effect for two more months.

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