Cincinnati Reds Managers (1890 - 1952) by Baseball Almanac

Cincinnati Reds Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Cincinnati Reds 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 Reds Managers Managers & Finishes
Year	Uniform #	Manager(s)	Wins	Losses	WP	Finish	GB
1890	n/a	Tom Loftus	77	55	.583	4^th	10½
1891	n/a	Tom Loftus	56	81	.409	7^th	30½
1892 (a)	n/a	Charlie Comiskey	44	31	.587	5^th	20
1892 (b)	n/a		38	37	.507	5^th	20
1893	n/a		65	63	.508	6^th	20½
1894	n/a		55	75	.423	10^th	35
1895	n/a	Buck Ewing	66	64	.508	8^th	21
1896	n/a		77	50	.606	3^rd	12
1897	n/a		76	56	.576	4^th	17
1898	n/a		92	60	.605	3^rd	11½
1899	n/a		83	67	.553	6^th	19
1900	n/a	Bob Allen	62	77	.446	7^th	21½
1901	n/a	Bid McPhee	52	87	.374	8^th	38
1902	n/a	Bid McPhee	27	37	.422	4^th	33½
	n/a	Frank Bancroft	9	7	.563
	n/a	Joe Kelley	34	26	.567
1903	n/a		74	65	.532	4^th	16½
1904	n/a		88	65	.575	3^rd	18
1905	n/a		79	74	.516	5^th	26
1906	n/a	Ned Hanlon	64	87	.424	6^th	51½
1907	n/a	Ned Hanlon	66	87	.431	6^th	41½
1908	n/a	John Ganzel	73	81	.474	5^th	26
1909	n/a	Clark Griffith	77	76	.503	4^th	33½
1910	n/a		75	79	.487	5^th	29
1911	n/a		70	83	.458	6^th	29
1912	n/a	Hank O'Day	75	78	.490	4^th	29
1913	n/a	Joe Tinker	64	89	.418	7^th	37½
1914	n/a	Buck Herzog	60	94	.390	8^th	34½
1915	n/a		71	83	.461	7^th	20
1916	n/a		34	49	.410	7^th	33½
1916	n/a	Christy Mathewson	25	43	.368	7^th	33½
1917	n/a		78	76	.506	4^th	20
1918	n/a		61	57	.517	3^rd	15½
1918	n/a	Heinie Groh	7	3	.700	3^rd	15½
1919	n/a	Pat Moran	96	44	.686	1^st	+9
1920	n/a		82	71	.536	3^rd	10½
1921	n/a		70	83	.458	6^th	24
1922	n/a		86	68	.558	2^nd	7
1923	n/a		91	63	.591	2^nd	4½
1924	n/a	Jack Hendricks	83	70	.542	4^th	10
1925	n/a		80	73	.523	3^rd	15
1926	n/a		87	67	.565	2^nd	2
1927	n/a		75	78	.490	5^th	18½
1928	n/a		78	74	.513	5^th	16
1929	n/a		66	88	.429	7^th	33
1930	n/a	Dan Howley	59	95	.383	7^th	33
1931	n/a		58	96	.377	8^th	43
1932	31		60	94	.390	8^th	30
1933	35	Donie Bush	58	94	.382	8^th	33
1934	26	Bob O'Farrell	30	60	.333	8^th	42
1934	26	Chuck Dressen	21	39	.350	8^th	42
1935	7		68	85	.444	6^th	31½
1936	7		74	80	.481	5^th	18
1937	7		51	78	.395	8^th	40
1937	40	Bobby Wallace	5	20	.200	8^th	40
1938	65	Bill McKechnie	82	68	.547	4^th	6
1939	1		97	57	.630	1^st	+4½
1940	1		100	53	.654	1^st	+12
1941	1		88	66	.571	3^rd	12
1942	1		76	76	.500	4^th	29
1943	1		87	67	.565	2^nd	18
1944	1		89	65	.578	3^rd	16
1945	1		61	93	.396	7^th	37
1946	1		67	87	.435	6^th	30
1947	1	Johnny Neun	73	81	.474	5^th	21
1948	1	Johnny Neun	44	56	.440	7^th	27
1948	1	Bucky Walters	20	33	.377	7^th	27
1949	1	Bucky Walters	62	92	.403	7^th	35
1949	2	Luke Sewell	1	2	.333	7^th	35
1950	50		66	87	.431	6^th	24½
1951	50		68	86	.442	6^th	28½
1952	50		39	59	.398	6^th	27½
1952	50	Rogers Hornsby	27	24	.529	6^th	27½
Cincinnati Reds Managers & Finishes

The Cincinnati Reds franchise, who became the Redlegs from 1953 through 1958 (click here for their managers) then the Reds again in 1959 (click here for their managers), had two of the fifteen hall of fame managers (Ned Hanlon and Bill McKechnie) at their helm and another five hall of fame players manage their team.

During the 1976 season the Cincinnati Reds (as a franchise) had their largest attendance when 2,629,708 fans attended games at Riverfront Stadium.

Sparky Anderson 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.

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