TheCincinnati Reds are aprofessional baseball team based inCincinnati. The Reds play in theCentral Division ofMajor League Baseball's (MLB)National League (NL). In its 122 major leagueseasons, thefranchise has won 5World Series championships, tied for seventh most with thePittsburgh Pirates.^[1] The Reds played their home games atRiverfront Stadium from 1970 to 2002 and atCrosley Field before that, from 1912 to 1970. In 2003, the team moved intoGreat American Ball Park, located on the banks of theOhio River and built on the old site of Riverfront Stadium.^[2]

The history of baseball in Cincinnati dates back to 1869 when they were originally called the "Red Stockings" and were the first true professional baseball team in the United States. In 1876, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, a different organization, were one of the original 8 members of the National League and Major League Baseball. After 5 years of instability, that franchise folded when the National League voted to ban alcohol sales during games and ban Stadium use on Sundays.^[3] The modern Cincinnati Reds began play in 1882 as members of theAmerican Association, which the Reds won in their first year of competition.^[4] The American Association and all of its history are recognized by Major League Baseball. The Reds joined the National League in 1890. Over their history, the Reds have won 10 National League Pennants and made it to the post season 13 times, along with their five World Series Championships.^[5]

Following the Cincinnati Reds second championship in 1940, the franchise only had one post-season appearance between 1941 and 1969.^[5] During the 1970s, however, the Reds would appear in the post-season six times during the decade, along with four National League pennants, and back-to-back World Series championships in 1975 and 1976.^[5][6] The Reds were nicknamedBig Red Machine during the time period and complied, what some have claimed to be, the best teams in major league baseball history.^[7] Following the 1976 championship and Big Red Machine era, the Reds struggled to sustain consistent post-season appearances.

The fifth and most recent championship for the Cincinnati Reds came in 1990, in which that team went wire-to-wire and swept the World Series.^[3][8] The Reds have made only six post-season appearances since 1991, with their most recent appearance coming in 2025, where they were swept in 2 games in the wild card series. The Cincinnati Reds have failed to advance in the post-season dating back to 1995, a span that is a current record for all North American professional sports.Overall, the Reds have compiled awinning percentage of .508 over their history and also achieved a franchise mark of 10,000 wins on April 20, 2012, becoming just the sixth major league franchise to accomplish the feat.^[9] The Reds lost their 10,000th game on August 28, 2015.^[10] They were the fourth major league baseball franchise to reach this number.

The following table describes the Reds' MLB win–loss record by decade.

These statistics are fromBaseball-Reference.com'sCincinnati Reds History & Encyclopedia,^[5] and are current as of October 4, 2018.

The Reds have made the postseasonsixteen times in their history, with their first being in 1919 and the most recent being in 2020.

• ^a This is determined by calculating the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.
• ^b For lists of all National League pennant winners, seeNational League pennant winners 1901–68 andNational League Championship Series.
• ^c Half-game increments are possible because games can be cancelled due to rain. If a postponed game is the last of the season between two teams in one of their stadiums, it may not be made up if it does not affect the playoff race.^[32]
• ^d In 1969, the National League split into East and West divisions.^[33]
• ^e The1972 Major League Baseball strike forced the cancellation of the Reds' first eight games of the season.^[34]
• ^f The1981 Major League Baseball strike caused the season to be split into two halves. The Reds finished with the overall best record in major league baseball, but finished second in both halves of the season and was ineligible for a post-season appearance.^[35]
• ^g In1994, aplayers' 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 overHouston when play was stopped. No official titles were awarded in 1994.
• ^h In 1994, the National League split into East, West and Central divisions.^[36]
• ⁱ In1999, the Reds finished the regular season tied with theNew York Mets for the Wild Card, but lost a one-game playoff.^[37]
• ^j In2025, the Reds finished tied with theNew York Mets for the third Wild Card. The Cincinnati Reds won the third Wild Card over the New York Mets by virtue of winning the season series 4–2, while the New York Mets failed to qualify for the postseason.

General

"Cincinnati Reds History".Cincinnati.Reds.MLB.com. Cincinnati Reds. Archived fromthe original on February 5, 2007. RetrievedJune 8, 2012.
"Cincinnati Reds Team History & Encyclopedia".Baseball-Reference.com. RetrievedJune 8, 2012.

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