1988
Tom Browning's Perfect Game
Tom Browning threw a perfect game for the Cincinnati Reds against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 16, 1988, winning 1–0.
Cincinnati Reds
The Reds have won 9,998 games and lost 9,995, which after 130 seasons puts them three games above even — closer to level than any club in the game bar Toronto, which has played half as long. Five World Series titles: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976 and 1990, from nine pennants.
The 1919 title is the one people argue about, because the White Sox threw the series; Cincinnati went 96-44 that year, which is still the best season on file. Against that, 1934 brought 52 wins and 99 defeats. The clubs of 1975 and 1976 won back-to-back titles and are the reason the phrase Big Red Machine exists.
Thirty-eight Hall of Famers have played here, among them Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Pérez, Barry Larkin, Edd Roush, Ernie Lombardi, Bid McPhee and Ken Griffey Jr. Sparky Anderson managed the 1970s clubs and went 863-586; Bill McKechnie managed the 1940 champions. Home has been League Park, the Palace of the Fans, Crosley Field, Riverfront Stadium and Great American Ball Park.
Season by season
| Year | Club | W | L | Pct | Finish | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 56 | .138 | 8 | — | — |
| 1877 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 42 | .263 | 6 | — | — |
| 1878 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 23 | .617 | 2 | — | — |
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | 43 | 37 | .537 | 5 | — | — |
| 1880 | Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 59 | .263 | 8 | — | — |
| 1890 | Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 55 | .583 | 4 | — | 131,980 |
| 1891 | Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 81 | .409 | 7 | — | 97,500 |
| 1892 | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 68 | .547 | 5 | — | 196,473 |
| 1893 | Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 63 | .508 | 6 | — | 194,250 |
| 1894 | Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 75 | .423 | 10 | — | 158,000 |
| 1895 | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 64 | .508 | 8 | — | 281,000 |
| 1896 | Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 50 | .606 | 3 | — | 373,000 |
| 1897 | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 56 | .576 | 4 | — | 336,800 |
| 1898 | Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 60 | .605 | 3 | — | 336,378 |
| 1899 | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 67 | .553 | 6 | — | 259,536 |
| 1900 | Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 77 | .446 | 7 | — | 170,000 |
| 1901 | Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 87 | .374 | 8 | — | 205,728 |
| 1902 | Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 70 | .500 | 4 | — | 217,300 |
| 1903 | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 65 | .532 | 4 | — | 351,680 |
| 1904 | Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 65 | .575 | 3 | — | 391,915 |
| 1905 | Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 74 | .516 | 5 | — | 313,927 |
| 1906 | Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 87 | .424 | 6 | — | 330,056 |
| 1907 | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | .431 | 6 | — | 317,500 |
| 1908 | Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 5 | — | 399,200 |
| 1909 | Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 76 | .503 | 4 | — | 424,643 |
| 1910 | Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 79 | .487 | 5 | — | 380,622 |
| 1911 | Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 83 | .458 | 6 | — | 300,000 |
| 1912 | Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | .490 | 4 | — | 344,000 |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | .418 | 7 | — | 258,000 |
| 1914 | Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 94 | .390 | 8 | — | 100,791 |
| 1915 | Cincinnati Reds | 71 | 83 | .461 | 7 | — | 218,878 |
| 1916 | Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 93 | .392 | 7 | — | 255,846 |
| 1917 | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 76 | .506 | 4 | — | 269,056 |
| 1918 | Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 60 | .531 | 3 | — | 163,009 |
| 1919 | Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 44 | .686 | 1 | World Series | 532,501 |
| 1920 | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 71 | .536 | 3 | — | 568,107 |
| 1921 | Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 83 | .458 | 6 | — | 311,227 |
| 1922 | Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 68 | .558 | 2 | — | 493,754 |
| 1923 | Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 63 | .591 | 2 | — | 575,063 |
| 1924 | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 70 | .542 | 4 | — | 473,707 |
| 1925 | Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 73 | .523 | 3 | — | 464,920 |
| 1926 | Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | .565 | 2 | — | 672,987 |
| 1927 | Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | .490 | 5 | — | 442,164 |
| 1928 | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 74 | .513 | 5 | — | 490,490 |
| 1929 | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 88 | .429 | 7 | — | 295,040 |
| 1930 | Cincinnati Reds | 59 | 95 | .383 | 7 | — | 386,727 |
| 1931 | Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 96 | .377 | 8 | — | 263,316 |
| 1932 | Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 94 | .390 | 8 | — | 356,950 |
| 1933 | Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 94 | .382 | 8 | — | 218,281 |
| 1934 | Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 99 | .344 | 8 | — | 206,773 |
| 1935 | Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 85 | .444 | 6 | — | 448,247 |
| 1936 | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | .481 | 5 | — | 466,345 |
| 1937 | Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 98 | .364 | 8 | — | 411,221 |
| 1938 | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 68 | .547 | 4 | — | 706,756 |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 57 | .630 | 1 | Pennant | 981,443 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 100 | 53 | .654 | 1 | World Series | 850,180 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 66 | .571 | 3 | — | 643,513 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76 | .500 | 4 | — | 427,031 |
| 1943 | Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | .565 | 2 | — | 379,122 |
| 1944 | Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 65 | .578 | 3 | — | 409,567 |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 93 | .396 | 7 | — | 290,070 |
| 1946 | Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | .435 | 6 | — | 715,751 |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 5 | — | 899,975 |
| 1948 | Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | .418 | 7 | — | 823,386 |
| 1949 | Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 92 | .403 | 7 | — | 707,782 |
| 1950 | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | .431 | 6 | — | 538,794 |
| 1951 | Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 86 | .442 | 6 | — | 588,268 |
| 1952 | Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 85 | .448 | 6 | — | 604,197 |
| 1953 | Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 86 | .442 | 6 | — | 548,086 |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | .435 | 6 | — | 663,486 |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 93 | 61 | .604 | 1 | Pennant | 1,117,603 |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3 | — | 982,095 |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 | — | 858,805 |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 70 | .568 | 2 | — | 862,466 |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | — | 1,047,824 |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 84 | .475 | 7 | — | 742,958 |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 75 | .537 | 4 | — | 958,300 |
| 1968 | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | .512 | 4 | — | 733,354 |
| 1969 | Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | — | 987,991 |
| 1970 | Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | .630 | 1 | Pennant · Division | 1,803,568 |
| 1971 | Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 4 | — | 1,501,122 |
| 1972 | Cincinnati Reds | 95 | 59 | .617 | 1 | Pennant · Division | 1,611,459 |
| 1973 | Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 63 | .611 | 1 | Division | 2,017,601 |
| 1974 | Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | .605 | 2 | — | 2,164,307 |
| 1975 | Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | .667 | 1 | World Series · Division | 2,315,603 |
| 1976 | Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | .630 | 1 | World Series · Division | 2,629,708 |
| 1977 | Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2 | — | 2,519,670 |
| 1978 | Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 69 | .571 | 2 | — | 2,532,497 |
| 1979 | Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 71 | .559 | 1 | Division | 2,356,933 |
| 1980 | Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | — | 2,022,450 |
| 1981 | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 42 | .611 | 1 | — | 1,093,730 |
| 1982 | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 101 | .377 | 6 | — | 1,326,528 |
| 1983 | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | .457 | 6 | — | 1,190,419 |
| 1984 | Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 92 | .432 | 5 | — | 1,275,887 |
| 1985 | Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 72 | .553 | 2 | — | 1,834,619 |
| 1986 | Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 | — | 1,692,432 |
| 1987 | Cincinnati Reds | 84 | 78 | .519 | 2 | — | 2,185,205 |
| 1988 | Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 74 | .540 | 2 | — | 2,072,528 |
| 1989 | Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 87 | .463 | 5 | — | 1,979,320 |
| 1990 | Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 | 1 | World Series · Division | 2,400,892 |
| 1991 | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | .457 | 5 | — | 2,372,377 |
| 1992 | Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | .556 | 2 | — | 2,315,946 |
| 1993 | Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | .451 | 5 | — | 2,453,232 |
| 1994 | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 48 | .579 | 1 | — | 1,897,681 |
| 1995 | Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 59 | .590 | 1 | Division | 1,837,649 |
| 1996 | Cincinnati Reds | 81 | 81 | .500 | 3 | — | 1,861,428 |
| 1997 | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 3 | — | 1,785,788 |
| 1998 | Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 85 | .475 | 4 | — | 1,793,649 |
| 1999 | Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 67 | .589 | 2 | — | 2,061,222 |
| 2000 | Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 77 | .525 | 2 | — | 2,577,371 |
| 2001 | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 96 | .407 | 5 | — | 1,879,757 |
| 2002 | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 84 | .481 | 3 | — | 1,855,787 |
| 2003 | Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 93 | .426 | 5 | — | 2,355,259 |
| 2004 | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 4 | — | 2,287,250 |
| 2005 | Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | .451 | 5 | — | 1,943,067 |
| 2006 | Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 82 | .494 | 3 | — | 2,134,607 |
| 2007 | Cincinnati Reds | 72 | 90 | .444 | 5 | — | 2,058,593 |
| 2008 | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | .457 | 5 | — | 2,058,632 |
| 2009 | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 84 | .481 | 4 | — | 1,747,919 |
| 2010 | Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 | 1 | Division | 2,060,550 |
| 2011 | Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 3 | — | 2,213,588 |
| 2012 | Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 | 1 | Division | 2,347,251 |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 | Wild card | 2,534,369 |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 4 | — | 2,476,664 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 98 | .395 | 5 | — | 2,419,506 |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 94 | .420 | 5 | — | 1,894,085 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 94 | .420 | 5 | — | 1,836,917 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 95 | .414 | 5 | — | 1,629,356 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 87 | .463 | 4 | — | 1,808,685 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 29 | .517 | 2 | Wild card | — |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | .512 | 3 | — | 1,505,024 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 100 | .383 | 4 | — | 1,395,770 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 80 | .506 | 3 | — | 2,038,302 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 85 | .475 | 4 | — | 2,024,178 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | .512 | 3 | Wild card | 2,170,963 |
| Total | 135 seasons | 10,123 | 10,212 | .498 | — | 5 World Series | — |
Notable events
1978
Pete Rose's 3,000th Hit
Pete Rose singles twice leading off for Cincinnati against Montreal for his 3,000th hit, at thirty-seven and with eight years still to play.
1970
Hank Aaron's 3,000th Hit
Hank Aaron reaches 3,000 hits at Cincinnati in a three-hit game that also included a home run, four years before he passed Babe Ruth.
1919
The First Latin American in a World Series
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque appears in Game 3 of the 1919 World Series, becoming the first Latin American player to appear in a World Series.
1914
Honus Wagner's 3,000th Hit
Honus Wagner singles at Cincinnati at the age of 40, reaching 3,000 hits in his eighteenth major league season.
2024
Blake Snell's No-Hitter
Blake Snell threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the Cincinnati Reds on August 2, 2024, winning 3–0.
2022
Cincinnati Reds Combined No-Hitter, 2022
Hunter Greene and Art Warren threw a combined no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 15, 2022.
2021
Wade Miley's No-Hitter
Wade Miley threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Cleveland Indians on May 7, 2021, winning 3–0.
2019
Mike Fiers's No-Hitter
Mike Fiers threw a no-hitter for the Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds on May 7, 2019, winning 2–0.
2016
Jake Arrieta's No-Hitter
Jake Arrieta threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Cincinnati Reds on April 21, 2016, winning 16–0.
2013
Homer Bailey's No-Hitter
Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the San Francisco Giants on July 2, 2013, winning 3–0.
2012
Homer Bailey's No-Hitter
Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 28, 2012, winning 1–0.
1978
Tom Seaver's No-Hitter
Tom Seaver threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 16, 1978, winning 4–0.
1971
Rick Wise's No-Hitter
Rick Wise threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Cincinnati Reds on June 23, 1971, winning 4–0.
1971
Ken Holtzman's No-Hitter
Ken Holtzman threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Cincinnati Reds on June 3, 1971, winning 1–0.
1969
Don Wilson's No-Hitter
Don Wilson threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Cincinnati Reds on May 1, 1969, winning 4–0.
1969
Jim Maloney's No-Hitter
Jim Maloney threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Houston Astros on April 30, 1969, winning 10–0.
1968
George Culver's No-Hitter
George Culver threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 29, 1968, winning 6–1.
1965
Jim Maloney's No-Hitter
Jim Maloney threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on August 19, 1965, winning 1–0.
1964
Ken Johnson's No-Hitter
Ken Johnson threw a no-hitter for the Houston Colt .45's against the Cincinnati Reds on April 23, 1964.
1947
Ewell Blackwell's No-Hitter
Ewell Blackwell threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Boston Braves on June 18, 1947, winning 6–0.
1944
Clyde Shoun's No-Hitter
Clyde Shoun threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Boston Braves on May 15, 1944, winning 1–0.
1941
Lon Warneke's No-Hitter
Lon Warneke threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Cincinnati Reds on August 30, 1941, winning 2–0.
1940
Tex Carleton's No-Hitter
Tex Carleton threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Cincinnati Reds on April 30, 1940, winning 3–0.
1938
Johnny Vander Meer's No-Hitter
Johnny Vander Meer threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 15, 1938, winning 6–0.
Notable players
Showing 60 of 2,053 players on file for the club, most prominent first.