Cincinnati Redlegs Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Cincinnati Redlegs organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager.

"I'm sick of Sparky's bull. He keeps telling you how great your team is and how weak his is, but he can't hide the fact he's in first place." - Lou Piniella
Cincinnati Redlegs Managers

Managers & Finishes

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB
1953

50

Rogers Hornsby

64 82 .438 6th 37

52

Buster Mills

4 4 .500
1954

1

Birdie Tebbetts

74 80 .481 5th 23
1955

1

75 79 .487 5th 23½
1956

1

91 63 .591 3rd 2
1957

1

80 74 .519 4th 15
1958

1

52 61 .460 4th 16

4

Jimmy Dykes

24 17 .585

Cincinnati Redlegs Managers & Finishes



The Cincinnati Reds franchise has had two of the fifteen hall of fame manager (Ned Hanlon and Bill McKechnie) at their helm and another five hall of fame players manage their team.

Cincinnati Red Stockings Managers

1882-1889

Cincinnati Reds Managers

1890-1952

Cincinnati Redlegs Managers

1953-1958

Cincinnati Reds Managers

1959-Today

During the 1956 season the Cincinnati Redlegs, who had a ninety-one & sixty-three record, had their largest attendance when 1,125,928 fans attended games at Crosley Field.

Did you know that Sparky Anderson, who managed from 1970 through 1978, finished first five times, second three times, won over eight-hundred games with the Cincinnati Reds and was finally inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000?