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List of Cincinnati Reds seasons

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The Cincinnati Reds are a professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. The Reds play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) National League (NL). In its 122 major league seasons, the franchise has won 5 World Series championships, tied for seventh most with the Pittsburgh Pirates.{{cite web|title=MLB World Series Champions |publisher=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/worldseries/history/winners |access-date=2012-06-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101122907/http://espn.go.com/mlb/worldseries/history/winners |archive-date=2010-11-01 }} The Reds played their home games at Riverfront Stadium from 1970 to 2002 and at Crosley Field before that, from 1912 to 1970. In 2003, the team moved into Great American Ball Park, located on the banks of the Ohio River and built on the old site of Riverfront Stadium.{{cite web | title = Great American Ball Park| publisher = Cincinnati Reds| url = http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/ballpark/index.jsp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070129130333/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/ballpark/index.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 29, 2007 | access-date = 2012-06-08}}

The history of the Cincinnati Reds dates back to 1876, where they were originally called the "Red Stockings" and were the first true professional baseball team in the United States.{{cite web | title = Reds Timeline| publisher = Cincinnati Reds| url = http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/history/timeline.jsp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100526131811/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/history/timeline.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 26, 2010 | access-date = 2012-06-08}} The modern Cincinnati Reds began play in 1882 as members of the American Association, which Reds won in their first year of competition.{{cite web | title = 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings| publisher = Baseball-Reference| url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1882.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} The Reds joined Major League Baseball in 1890 and began their play in the National League. 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.{{cite web | title = Cincinnati Reds Team History| publisher = Baseball-Reference| url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/ | access-date = 2012-06-08}}

Following the Cincinnati Reds second championship in 1940, the franchise only had one post-season appearance between 1941 and 1969. 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.{{cite web | title = Cincinnati Reds on Baseball Almanac| publisher = Baseball Almanac| url = http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/reds.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} The Reds were nicknamed Big Red Machine during the time period and complied, what some have claimed to be, the best teams in major league baseball history.{{cite web| title = The Big Red Machine| publisher = Enquirer.com| url = http://reds.enquirer.com/bigred/| access-date = 2012-06-08| archive-url = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020828213135/http://reds.enquirer.com/bigred/| archive-date = 2002-08-28| url-status = dead}} 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.{{cite web | title = 1990 World Series| publisher = Baseball-Reference| url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1990_WS.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} The Reds have made only five post-season appearances since 1991, with their most recent appearance coming in 2020, where they lost the wild card game.

Overall, the Reds have compiled a winning 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.{{cite web | title = Reds erase Cubs for franchise's 10,000th win| publisher = ESPN| url = http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320420116 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120421192532/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320420116 | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 21, 2012 | date=20 April 2012|access-date = 17 May 2015}} The Reds lost their 10,000th game on August 28, 2015.{{cite web | title = Cincinnati Reds Team History| publisher = Baseball-Reference| url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/ | access-date = 29 August 2015|quote=10309-10000 W-L, 1882 - 2015, as displayed on Aug. 29, 2015.}} They were the fourth major league baseball franchise to reach this number.

Table key

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{{center|NLCS}}National League Championship Series
{{center|NLDS}}National League Division Series
{{center|ASGMVP}}All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
{{center|CPOY}}Comeback Player of the Year
{{center|CYA}}Cy Young Award
{{center|Finish}}Final position in league or division
{{center|GB}}"Games Back" from first-place team{{ref label|GB|a|a}}
{{center|Losses}}Number of regular season losses
{{center|MOY}}Manager of the Year
{{center|MVP}}Most Valuable Player
{{center|ROY}}National League Rookie of the Year
{{center|Season}}Each year is linked to an article about that particular MLB season
{{center|Team}}Each year is linked to an article about that particular Yankees season
{{center|Wins}}Number of regular season wins
{{center|WSMVP}}World Series Most Valuable Player

Seasons

class="wikitable"

|align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|World Series champions
({{mlby|1903}}–present) †

|align="center" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|National League champions
({{mlby|1901}}–present){{ref label|AL|b|b}} *

|align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|Division champions
({{mlby|1969}}–present) ^

|align="center" bgcolor="#96CDCD"|Wild card berth
({{mlby|1994}}–present) ¤

|align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|AA champions
(1882–1891) ‡

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
scope="col"|Season

!scope="col"|Team

!scope="col"|Level

!scope="col"|League

!scope="col"|Division

!scope="col"|Finish

!scope="col"|Wins

!scope="col"|Losses

!scope="col"|Win%

!scope="col"|GB

!scope="col"|Playoffs

!scope="col"|Awards

colspan="12" align="center" style="background-color:#C6011F; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000000"|Cincinnati Red Stockings
1882

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1882

| MLB

|align="center" style="background: #FFE6BD"| AA ‡

| –

| 1st

| 55

| 25

| .688

| —

|

|

1883

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1883

|MLB

| AA

| –

| 3rd

| 61

| 37

| .622

| 5

|

|

1884

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1884

|MLB

| AA

| –

| 5th

| 68

| 41

| .624

| 8

|

|

1885

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1885

|MLB

| AA

| –

| 2nd

| 63

| 49

| .563

| 16

|

|

1886

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1886

|MLB

| AA

| –

| 5th

| 65

| 73

| .471

| 27½

|

|

1887

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1887

|MLB

| AA

| –

| 2nd

| 81

| 54

| .600

| 14

|

|

1888

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1888

|MLB

| AA

| –

| 4th

| 80

| 54

| .597

| 11½

|

|

1889

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1889

|MLB

| AA

| –

| 4th

| 76

| 63

| .547

| 18

|

|

colspan="12" align="center" style="background-color:#C6011F; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000000"|Cincinnati Reds
{{mlby|1890}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1890

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 77

| 55

| .583

| 10½

|

|

{{mlby|1891}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1891

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 56

| 81

| .409

| 30½

|

|

{{mlby|1892}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1892

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 82

| 68

| .547

| 8½

|

|

{{mlby|1893}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1893

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 65

| 63

| .508

| 20½

|

|

{{mlby|1894}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1894

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 10th

| 55

| 75

| .423

| 35

|

|

{{mlby|1895}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1895

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 8th

| 66

| 64

| .508

| 21

|

|

{{mlby|1896}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1896

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 3rd

| 77

| 50

| .606

| 12

|

|

{{mlby|1897}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1897

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 76

| 56

| .576

| 17

|

|

{{mlby|1898}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1898

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 3rd

| 92

| 60

| .605

| 11½

|

|

{{mlby|1899}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1899

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 83

| 67

| .553

| 19

|

|

{{mlby|1900}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1900

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 62

| 77

| .446

| 21½

|

|

{{mlby|1901}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1901

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 8th

| 52

| 87

| .374

| 37

|

|

{{mlby|1902}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1902

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 70

| 70

| .500

| 33½

|

|

{{mlby|1903}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1903

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 74

| 65

| .532

| 16½

|

|

{{mlby|1904}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1904

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 3rd

| 88

| 65

| .575

| 18

|

|

{{mlby|1905}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1905

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 79

| 74

| .516

| 26

|

|

{{mlby|1906}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1906

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 64

| 87

| .424

| 51½

|

|

{{mlby|1907}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1907

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 66

| 87

| .431

| 41½

|

|

{{mlby|1908}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1908

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 73

| 81

| .474

| 26

|

|

{{mlby|1909}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1909

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 77

| 76

| .503

| 33½

|

|

{{mlby|1910}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1910

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 75

| 79

| .487

| 29

|

|

{{mlby|1911}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1911

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 70

| 83

| .458

| 29

|

|

{{mlby|1912}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1912

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 75

| 78

| .490

| 29

|

|

{{mlby|1913}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1913

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 64

| 89

| .418

| 37½

|

|

{{mlby|1914}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1914

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 8th

| 60

| 94

| .390

| 34½

|

|

{{mlby|1915}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1915

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 71

| 83

| .461

| 20

|

|

{{mlby|1916}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1916

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 60

| 93

| .392

| 33½

|

|

{{mlby|1917}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1917

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 78

| 76

| .506

| 20

|

|

{{mlby|1918}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1918

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 3rd

| 68

| 60

| .531

| 15½

|

|

{{mlby|1919}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1919

|bgcolor="#ffcccc"|MLB †

|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd"| NL *

| –

| 1st

| 96

| 44

| .686

| —

|align="center" style="background: #ffcccc"| Won World Series (White Sox) 5–3{{cite web | title = 1919 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1919.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} †

|

{{mlby|1920}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1920

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 3rd

| 82

| 71

| .536

| 10½

|

|

{{mlby|1921}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1921

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 70

| 83

| .458

| 24

|

|

{{mlby|1922}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1922

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 2nd

| 86

| 68

| .558

| 7

|

|

{{mlby|1923}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1923

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 2nd

| 91

| 63

| .591

| 4½

|

|

{{mlby|1924}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1924

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 83

| 70

| .542

| 10

|

|

{{mlby|1925}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1925

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 3rd

| 80

| 73

| .523

| 15

|

|

{{mlby|1926}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1926

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 2nd

| 87

| 67

| .565

| 2

|

|

{{mlby|1927}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1927

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 75

| 78

| .490

| 18½

|

|

{{mlby|1928}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1928

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 78

| 74

| .513

| 16

|

|

{{mlby|1929}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1929

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 66

| 88

| .429

| 33

|

|

{{mlby|1930}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1930

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 59

| 95

| .383

| 33

|

|

{{mlby|1931}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1931

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 8th

| 58

| 96

| .377

| 43

|

|

{{mlby|1932}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1932

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 8th

| 60

| 94

| .390

| 30

|

|

{{mlby|1933}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1933

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 8th

| 58

| 94

| .382

| 33

|

|

{{mlby|1934}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1934

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 8th

| 52

| 99

| .344

| 42

|

|

{{mlby|1935}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1935

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 68

| 85

| .444

| 31½

|

|

{{mlby|1936}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1936

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 74

| 80

| .481

| 18

|

|

{{mlby|1937}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1937

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 8th

| 56

| 98

| .364

| 40

|

|

{{mlby|1938}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1938

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 82

| 68

| .547

| 6

|

| Ernie Lombardi (MVP){{cite web | title = MLB MVP Awards| publisher = MLB | url = http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/mlb_awards_content.jsp?content=mvp_history | access-date = 2011-04-07}}

{{mlby|1939}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1939

|MLB

|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd"| NL *

| –

| 1st

| 97

| 57

| .630

| —

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–0{{cite web | title = 1939 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1939.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} *

| Bucky Walters (MVP)

{{mlby|1940}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1940

|bgcolor="#ffcccc"|MLB †

|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd"| NL *

| –

| 1st

| 100

| 53

| .654

| —

|align="center" style="background: #ffcccc"| Won World Series (Tigers) 4–3{{cite web | title = 1940 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1940.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} †

| Frank McCormick (MVP)

{{mlby|1941}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1941

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 3rd

| 88

| 66

| .571

| 12

|

|

{{mlby|1942}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1942

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 76

| 76

| .500

| 29

|

|

{{mlby|1943}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1943

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 2nd

| 87

| 67

| .565

| 18

|

|

{{mlby|1944}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1944

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 3rd

| 89

| 65

| .578

| 16

|

|

{{mlby|1945}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1945

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 61

| 93

| .396

| 37

|

|

{{mlby|1946}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1946

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 67

| 87

| .435

| 30

|

|

{{mlby|1947}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1947

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 73

| 81

| .474

| 21

|

|

{{mlby|1948}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1948

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 64

| 89

| .418

| 27

|

|

{{mlby|1949}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1949

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 62

| 92

| .403

| 35

|

|

{{mlby|1950}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1950

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 66

| 87

| .431

| 24½

|

|

{{mlby|1951}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1951

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 68

| 86

| .442

| 28½

|

|

{{mlby|1952}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1952

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 69

| 85

| .448

| 27½

|

|

colspan="12" align="center" style="background-color:#C6011F; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000000"|Cincinnati Redlegs
{{mlby|1953}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1953

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 68

| 86

| .442

| 37

|

|

{{mlby|1954}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1954

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 74

| 80

| .481

| 23

|

|

{{mlby|1955}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1955

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 75

| 79

| .487

| 23½

|

|

{{mlby|1956}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1956

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 3rd

| 91

| 63

| .591

| 2

|

| Frank Robinson (ROY){{cite web | title = MLB ROY Awards| publisher = MLB | url = http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/mlb_awards_content.jsp?content=roy_history | access-date = 2011-04-07}}

{{mlby|1957}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1957

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 80

| 74

| .519

| 15

|

|

{{mlby|1958}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1958

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 76

| 78

| .494

| 16

|

|

colspan="12" align="center" style="{{Baseball primary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|Cincinnati Reds
{{mlby|1959}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1959

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 74

| 80

| .481

| 13

|

|

{{mlby|1960}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1960

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 6th

| 67

| 87

| .435

| 28

|

|

{{mlby|1961}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1961

|MLB

|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd"| NL *

| –

| 1st

| 93

| 61

| .604

| —

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–1{{cite web | title = 1961 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1961.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} *

| Frank Robinson (MVP)

{{mlby|1962}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1962

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 3rd

| 98

| 64

| .605

| 3½

|

|

{{mlby|1963}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1963

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 5th

| 86

| 76

| .531

| 13

|

| Pete Rose (ROY)

{{mlby|1964}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1964

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 2nd

| 92

| 70

| .568

| 1

|

|

{{mlby|1965}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1965

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 89

| 73

| .549

| 8

|

|

{{mlby|1966}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1966

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 7th

| 76

| 84

| .475

| 18

|

| Tommy Helms (ROY)

{{mlby|1967}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1967

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 87

| 75

| .537

| 14½

|

|

{{mlby|1968}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1968

|MLB

| NL

| –

| 4th

| 83

| 79

| .512

| 14

|

| Johnny Bench (ROY)

{{mlby|1969}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1969

|MLB

| NL

| West{{ref label|69West|d|d}}

| 3rd

| 89

| 73

| .549

| 4

|

|

{{mlby|1970}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1970

|MLB

|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd"| NL *

|align="center" style="background: #D0E7FF"| West ^

| 1st

| 102

| 60

| .630

| —

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| Won NLCS (Pirates) 3–0
Lost World Series (Orioles) 4–1{{cite web | title = 1970 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1970.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} *

| Johnny Bench (MVP)

{{mlby|1971}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1971

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 4th

| 79

| 83

| .488

| 11

|

|

{{mlby|1972}}{{ref label|72Strike|e|e}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1972

|MLB

|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd"| NL *

|align="center" style="background: #D0E7FF"| West ^

| 1st

| 95

| 59

| .617

| —

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| Won NLCS (Pirates) 3–2
Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–3{{cite web | title = 1972 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1972.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} *

|Johnny Bench (MVP)

{{mlby|1973}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1973

|MLB

| NL

|align="center" style="background: #D0E7FF"| West ^

| 1st

| 99

| 63

| .611

| —

| Lost NLCS (Mets) 3–2{{cite web | title = 1973 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1973.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}}

| Pete Rose (MVP)

{{mlby|1974}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1974

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 2nd

| 98

| 64

| .605

| 4

|

|

{{mlby|1975}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1975

|bgcolor="#ffcccc"|MLB †

|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd"| NL *

|align="center" style="background: #D0E7FF"| West ^

| 1st

| 108

| 54

| .667

| —

|align="center" style="background: #ffcccc"| Won NLCS (Pirates) 3–0
Won World Series (Red Sox) 4–3{{cite web | title = 1975 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1975.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} †

| Joe Morgan (MVP)
Pete Rose (WS MVP){{cite web | title = World Series MVP Awards| publisher = ESPN | url = http://espn.go.com/mlb/history/awards/_/id/23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090813050720/http://espn.go.com/mlb/history/awards/_/id/23 | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 13, 2009 | access-date = 2012-06-08}}

{{mlby|1976}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1976

|bgcolor="#ffcccc"|MLB †

|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd"| NL *

|align="center" style="background: #D0E7FF"| West ^

| 1st

| 102

| 60

| .630

| —

|align="center" style="background: #ffcccc"| Won NLCS (Phillies) 3–0
Won World Series (Yankees) 4–0{{cite web | title = 1976 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1976.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} †

| Joe Morgan (MVP)
Pat Zachry (ROY)
Johnny Bench (WS MVP)

{{mlby|1977}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1977

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 2nd

| 88

| 74

| .543

| 10

|

| George Foster (MVP)

{{mlby|1978}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1978

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 2nd

| 92

| 69

| .571

| 2½

|

|

{{mlby|1979}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1979

|MLB

| NL

|align="center" style="background: #D0E7FF"| West ^

| 1st

| 90

| 71

| .559

| —

| Lost NLCS (Pirates) 3–0{{cite web | title = 1979 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1979.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}}

|

{{mlby|1980}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1980

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 3rd

| 89

| 73

| .549

| 3½

|

|

rowspan=2| {{mlby|1981}}{{ref label|81Strike|f|f}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 1981

|rowspan=2| MLB

|rowspan=2| NL

|rowspan=2| West

| 2nd

| 35

| 21

| .625

| ½

|rowspan=2|

|rowspan=2|

2nd

| 31

| 21

| .596

| 1½

{{mlby|1982}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1982

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 6th

| 61

| 101

| .377

| 28

|

|

{{mlby|1983}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1983

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 6th

| 74

| 88

| .457

| 17

|

|

{{mlby|1984}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1984

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 5th

| 70

| 92

| .432

| 22

|

|

{{mlby|1985}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1985

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 2nd

| 89

| 72

| .553

| 5½

|

|

{{mlby|1986}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1986

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 2nd

| 86

| 76

| .531

| 10

|

|

{{mlby|1987}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1987

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 2nd

| 84

| 78

| .519

| 6

|

|

{{mlby|1988}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1988

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 2nd

| 87

| 74

| .540

| 7

|

| Chris Sabo (ROY)

{{mlby|1989}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1989

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 5th

| 75

| 87

| .463

| 17

|

|

{{mlby|1990}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1990

|bgcolor="#ffcccc"|MLB †

|align="center" style="background: #ddffdd"| NL *

|align="center" style="background: #D0E7FF"| West ^

| 1st

| 91

| 71

| .562

| —

|align="center" style="background: #ffcccc"| Won NLCS (Pirates) 4–2
Won World Series (Athletics) 4–0{{cite web | title = 1990 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1990.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}} †

| José Rijo (WS MVP)

{{mlby|1991}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1991

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 5th

| 74

| 88

| .457

| 20

|

|

{{mlby|1992}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1992

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 2nd

| 90

| 72

| .556

| 8

|

|

{{mlby|1993}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1993

|MLB

| NL

| West

| 5th

| 73

| 89

| .451

| 31

|

|

{{mlby|1994}}{{ref label|94Strike|g|g}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1994

|MLB

| NL

| Central{{ref label|94Central|h|h}}

| 1st

| 66

| 48

| .579

| —

| Playoffs cancelled

|

{{mlby|1995}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1995

|MLB

| NL

|align="center" style="background: #D0E7FF"| Central ^

| 1st

| 85

| 59

| .590

| —

| Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–0{{cite web | title = 1995 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1995.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}}

| Barry Larkin (MVP)

{{mlby|1996}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1996

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 3rd

| 81

| 81

| .500

| 7

|

|

{{mlby|1997}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1997

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 3rd

| 76

| 86

| .469

| 8

|

|

{{mlby|1998}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1998

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 4th

| 77

| 85

| .475

| 25

|

|

{{mlby|1999}}{{ref label|99|i|i}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1999

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 2nd

| 96

| 67

| .589

| 1½

|

| Scott Williamson (ROY)
Jack McKeon (MOY){{cite web | title = MLB MOY Awards| publisher = MLB | url = http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/mlb_awards_content.jsp?content=mgr_history| access-date = 2011-04-07}}

{{mlby|2000}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2000

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 2nd

| 85

| 77

| .525

| 10

|

|

{{mlby|2001}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2001

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 5th

| 66

| 96

| .407

| 27

|

|

{{mlby|2002}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2002

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 3rd

| 78

| 84

| .481

| 19

|

|

{{mlby|2003}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2003

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 5th

| 69

| 93

| .426

| 19

|

|

{{mlby|2004}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2004

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 4th

| 76

| 86

| .469

| 29

|

|

{{mlby|2005}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2005

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 5th

| 73

| 89

| .451

| 27

|

|

{{mlby|2006}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2006

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 3rd

| 80

| 82

| .494

| 3½

|

|

{{mlby|2007}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2007

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 5th

| 72

| 90

| .444

| 13

|

|

{{mlby|2008}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2008

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 5th

| 74

| 88

| .457

| 23½

|

|

{{mlby|2009}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2009

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 4th

| 78

| 84

| .481

| 13

|

|

{{mlby|2010}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2010

|MLB

| NL

|align="center" style="background: #D0E7FF"| Central ^

| 1st

| 91

| 71

| .562

| —

| Lost NLDS (Phillies) 3–0{{cite web | title = 2010 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2010.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}}

| Joey Votto (MVP)

{{mlby|2011}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2011

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 3rd

| 79

| 83

| .488

| 17

|

|

{{mlby|2012}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2012

|MLB

| NL

|align="center" style="background: #D0E7FF"| Central ^

| 1st

| 97

| 65

| .599

| —

| Lost NLDS (Giants) 3–2{{cite web | title = 2012 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2012.shtml | access-date = 2012-10-12}}

|

{{mlby|2013}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2013

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| bgcolor="#96CDCD"|3rd ¤

| 90

| 72

| .556

| 7

| Lost NLWC (Pirates){{cite web | title = 2013 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2013.shtml | access-date = 2014-04-29}}

|

{{mlby|2014}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2014

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 4th

| 76

| 86

| .469

| 14

|

|

{{mlby|2015}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2015

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 5th

| 64

| 98

| .395

| 36

|

|

{{mlby|2016}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2016

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 5th

| 68

| 94

| .420

| 35½

|

|

{{mlby|2017}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2017

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 5th

| 68

| 94

| .420

| 24

|

|

{{mlby|2018}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2018

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 5th

| 67

| 95

| .414

| 28½

|

|

{{mlby|2019}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2019

|MLB

|NL

|Central

|4th

|75

|87

|.463

|16

|

|

{{mlby|2020}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2020

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| bgcolor="#96CDCD"|3rd ¤

| 31

| 29

| .517

| 3

| Lost NLWC (Braves) 2–0{{cite web | title = 2020 Cincinnati Reds| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2020.shtml | access-date = 2020-09-29}}

|Trevor Bauer (CYA)

{{mlby|2021}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2021

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 3rd

| 83

| 79

| .512

| 12

|

|Jonathan India (ROY)

{{mlby|2022}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2022

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| T-4th

| 62

| 100

| .383

| 31

|

|

{{mlby|2023}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2023

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 3rd

| 82

| 80

| .506

| 10

|

|

{{mlby|2024}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2024

|MLB

| NL

| Central

| 4th

| 77

| 85

| .475

| 16

|

|

colspan=6 rowspan=4|Totals

!Wins

!Losses

!Win%

!colspan=3|

10,713

!10,501

!{{winpct|10713|10501}}

!colspan=3|All-time regular season record (1882–2021)

49

|48

|{{winpct|49|48}}

|colspan=3|All-time postseason record

10,760

! 10,543

!{{winpct|10760|10543}}

!colspan=3|All-time regular and postseason record

Record by decade

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|Decade || style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|Wins || style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|Losses || style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|Pct
1880s549396.581
1890s729639.533
1900s705769.478
1910s717779.479
1920s798735.521
1930s664866.434
1940s767769.499
1950s741798.481
1960s860742.537
1970s953657.592
1980s781783.499
1990s809746.520
2000s751869.464
2010s775845.478
2020s258288.473
style="background:#f0f0f0; font-weight:bold"

! style="text-align:center; {{Baseball secondary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|All-time

style="text-align:center; {{Baseball secondary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|10,764style="text-align:center; {{Baseball secondary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|10,552style="text-align:center; {{Baseball secondary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|{{winpct|10764|10552}}

These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Cincinnati Reds History & Encyclopedia, and are current as of October 4, 2018.

Postseason record by year

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

class="wikitable"
colspan=1 style="{{Baseball primary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|Year

!colspan=1 style="{{Baseball primary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|Finish

!colspan=1 style="{{Baseball primary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|Round

!colspan=1 style="{{Baseball primary style|Cincinnati Reds|border=2}};"|Opponent

!colspan=3 style="{{Baseball primary style|Cincinnati Reds |border=2}};"|Result

align="center"|{{baseball year|1919}}

|align="center"|World Series Champions

|align="center"|World Series

|align="center"|Chicago White Sox

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|5

|align="center"|3

align="center"|{{baseball year|1939}}

|align="center"|National League Champions

|align="center"|World Series

|align="center"|New York Yankees

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|0

|align="center"|4

align="center"|{{baseball year|1940}}

|align="center"|World Series Champions

|align="center"|World Series

|align="center"|Detroit Tigers

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|3

align="center"|{{baseball year|1961}}

|align="center"|National League Champions

|align="center"|World Series

|align="center"|New York Yankees

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|4

align="center" rowspan="2"|{{baseball year|1970}}

|align="center" rowspan="2"|National League Champions

|align="center"|NLCS

|align="center"|Pittsburgh Pirates

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|0

align="center"|World Series

|align="center"|Baltimore Orioles

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|4

align="center" rowspan="2"|{{baseball year|1972}}

|align="center" rowspan="2"|National League Champions

|align="center"|NLCS

|align="center"|Pittsburgh Pirates

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|2

align="center"|World Series

|align="center"|Oakland Athletics

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|4

align="center"|{{baseball year|1973}}

|align="center"|National League West Champions

|align="center"|NLCS

|align="center"|New York Mets

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|3

align="center" rowspan="2"|{{baseball year|1975}}

|align="center" rowspan="2"|World Series Champions

|align="center"|NLCS

|align="center"|Pittsburgh Pirates

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|0

align="center"|World Series

|align="center"|Boston Red Sox

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|3

align="center" rowspan="2"|{{baseball year|1976}}

|align="center" rowspan="2"|World Series Champions

|align="center"|NLCS

|align="center"|Philadelphia Phillies

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|0

align="center"|World Series

|align="center"|New York Yankees

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|0

align="center"|{{baseball year|1979}}

|align="center"|National League West Champions

|align="center"|NLCS

|align="center"|Pittsburgh Pirates

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|0

|align="center"|3

align="center" rowspan="2"|{{baseball year|1990}}

|align="center" rowspan="2"|World Series Champions

|align="center"|NLCS

|align="center"|Pittsburgh Pirates

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|2

align="center"|World Series

|align="center"|Oakland Athletics

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|0

align="center" rowspan="2"|{{baseball year|1995}}

|align="center" rowspan="2"|National League Central Champions

|align="center"|NLDS

|align="center"|Los Angeles Dodgers

|align="center"|Won

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|0

align="center"|NLCS

|align="center"|Atlanta Braves

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|0

|align="center"|4

align="center"|{{baseball year|2010}}

|align="center"|National League Central Champions

|align="center"|NLDS

|align="center"|Philadelphia Phillies

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|0

|align="center"|3

align="center"|{{baseball year|2012}}

|align="center"|National League Central Champions

|align="center"|NLDS

|align="center"|San Francisco Giants

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|3

align="center"|{{baseball year|2013}}

|align="center"|National League Wild Card

|align="center"|Wild Card Game

|align="center"|Pittsburgh Pirates

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|0

|align="center"|1

align="center"|{{baseball year|2020}}

|align="center"|National League Wild Card

|align="center"|Wild Card Series

|align="center"|Atlanta Braves

|align="center"|Lost

|align="center"|0

|align="center"|2

align="center"|16||colspan="3"|Totals|| 11–11 ||49||48

Notes

  • {{note label|GB|a|a}}This is determined by calculating the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.
  • {{note label|NL|b|b}}For lists of all National League pennant winners, see National League pennant winners 1901–68 and National League Championship Series.
  • {{note label|Halve|c|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.{{cite web | title = Ties in baseball called out by rules committee | work = USA Today | date = 2007-02-18 | url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-02-18-rules-changes_x.htm | access-date = 2012-06-08 }}
  • {{note label|69West|d|d}}In 1969, the National League split into East and West divisions.{{cite journal|title=One Hundred And One |journal=Sports Illustrated |date=1969-04-14 |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1969/04/14/one-hundred-and-one/ |access-date=2012-06-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202031410/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1082286/index.htm |archive-date=February 2, 2012 }}
  • {{note label|72Strike|e|e}}The 1972 Major League Baseball strike forced the cancellation of the Reds' first eight games of the season.{{cite web | title = Baseball stoppages date back to 1972 | publisher = ESPN. Associated Press | url = http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0829/1424697.html | access-date = 2012-06-08 }}
  • {{note label|81Strike|f|f}}The 1981 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.{{cite web | title = 1981 Season | publisher = ESPN | url = https://www.espn.com/mlb/history/season?year=1981 | access-date = 2012-06-08 }}
  • {{note label|94Strike|g|g}}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.
  • {{note label|94Central|h|h}}In 1994, the National League split into East, West and Central divisions.{{cite web | title = 1994 National League Team Statistics and Standings| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1994.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}}
  • {{note label|99|i|i}}In 1999, the Reds finished the regular season tied with the New York Mets for the Wild Card, but lost a one-game playoff.{{cite web | title = 1999 National League Team Statistics and Standings| publisher = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1999.shtml | access-date = 2012-06-08}}

References

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{{Cite web| title = Cincinnati Reds History | work = Cincinnati.Reds.MLB.com | publisher = Cincinnati Reds | url = http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/history/index.jsp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070205150258/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/history/index.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 5, 2007 | access-date = 2012-06-08 }}

{{Cite web| title = Cincinnati Reds Team History & Encyclopedia | work = Baseball-Reference.com | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/ | access-date = 2012-06-08 }}

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