1976 World Series

1976 Major League Baseball championship series

Baseball championship series

1976 World Series

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Cincinnati Reds (4)|  Sparky Anderson|  102–60, .630, GA: 10
New York Yankees (0)|  Billy Martin|  97–62, .610, GA: 10+1⁄2
Dates| October 16–21
Venue(s)| Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)
Yankee Stadium (New York)
MVP| Johnny Bench (Cincinnati)
Umpires| Lee Weyer (NL), Lou DiMuro (AL), Billy Williams (NL), Bill Deegan (AL), Bruce Froemming (NL), Dave Phillips (AL)
Hall of Famers| Reds:
Sparky Anderson (mgr.)
Johnny Bench
Joe Morgan
Tony Pérez
Yankees:
Catfish Hunter
Broadcast
Television| NBC
TV announcers| Joe Garagiola
Marty Brennaman (in Cincinnati)
Phil Rizzuto (in New York)
Tony Kubek
Radio| CBS
Radio announcers| Bill White (in Cincinnati)
Marty Brennaman (in New York)
Win Elliot
ALCS| New York Yankees over Kansas City Royals (3–2)
NLCS| Cincinnati Reds over Philadelphia Phillies (3–0)
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The 1976 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1976 season. The 73rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Cincinnati Reds and the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees. The Reds swept the Series in four games to repeat as champions, avenging their 1939 and 1961 World Series losses to the Yankees. The 1976 Reds became, and remain, the only team to sweep an entire multi-tier postseason, one of the crowning achievements of the franchise's Big Red Machine era.[1] They also became the third NL team (following the Chicago Cubs in 1907–08 and the New York Giants in 1921–22) to win consecutive World Series, and remain the last to do so.

This was also the second time that the Yankees were swept in a World Series in four straight games, the Los Angeles Dodgers having previously done so in 1963. (The New York Giants "swept" them in five games in 1922, with Game 2 ending in a tie due to being called on account of darkness.) It was also the first World Series sweep in ten years, and the first for the Reds; their next came against the Oakland Athletics in 1990.

The Reds won the NL West division by ten games over the Dodgers, then defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in three straight games in the NL Championship Series, after losing seven of twelve to them during the regular season. The Yankees won the AL East division by 10+1⁄2 games over the Baltimore Orioles, then defeated the Kansas City Royals in the deciding fifth game of the AL Championship Series.

This World Series was the first in which the designated hitter rule, which had been introduced in the AL three years prior, was in effect; it was used for all games (for the first ten years, the use of the DH alternated; in even-numbered years, it was used in all games, in odd-numbered years, it was not used; starting in 1986, the DH was used only in games played at the AL representative's park).[2] The use of the DH wound up benefiting the Reds, who were able to get utility infielder Dan Driessen's bat in the lineup. Driessen hit .357 with one home run. Elliott Maddox, Carlos May, and Lou Piniella shared the role for the Yankees. Game 1, played at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, marked the first time the DH was used in a NL ballpark. Game 2, also at Riverfront Stadium, was the first World Series weekend game to be scheduled at night.

Reds catcher Johnny Bench was named the World Series MVP. Bench batted .533 with 8 hits, 6 RBIs and two home runs and also scored 4 runs.

## Background

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See also: 1976 Major League Baseball postseason

After spending the last two years sharing home field with the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, the 1976 New York Yankees returned home to a rebuilt and modified Yankee Stadium. George Steinbrenner had now owned the team for four years, since 1973, with Billy Martin serving the first of his five stints as manager since 1975. General Manager Gabe Paul made numerous trades getting Mickey Rivers and Ed Figueroa from the Angels for Bobby Bonds; Willie Randolph and Dock Ellis from the Pirates for Doc Medich; and Doyle Alexander, Ken Holtzman, and Grant Jackson from the Orioles for Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Scott McGregor, and Rick Dempsey.

The heart of the team was Yankee captain, Thurman Munson, whose grit and determination were factors in his winning the 1976 American League MVP award. Third baseman, Graig Nettles, and first baseman, Chris Chambliss were the key run producers, while speedy outfielders Roy White and Rivers set the table for the power hitters. Super free agent Catfish Hunter headed the staff while reliever Sparky Lyle led the A.L. in saves with 23. The Yankees finished 10+1⁄2 ahead in the A.L. East advancing to the World Series by beating the Kansas City Royals in the fifth game of the playoffs on a ninth-inning walk-off home run by Chambliss.

The defending champion Cincinnati Reds were piloted by Sparky Anderson who had a star-studded lineup led by second baseman Joe Morgan. Catcher Johnny Bench, first baseman Tony Perez, and outfielder George Foster provided enough power to drive in sparkplugs Pete Rose, Ken Griffey, and Morgan, who combined power (27 homers, 111 RBI) and speed (67 stolen bases) from the third-spot in the batting order. Morgan went on to win his second-straight National League Most Valuable Player award, outdistancing runner-up teammate Foster. Foster would go on to win the 1977 MVP award, giving the Reds six MVPs in an eight-year stretch. Bench won MVP honors in 1970 and 1972 while Rose took home the hardware in '73.

The Reds led the NL in every significant offensive category including runs scored, batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, and stolen bases.

On the mound, the Reds relied on left-handers Don Gullett and Fred Norman to pacify the Yankee hitters in Games 1 and 2, respectively. Gullett had come back from a mid-season injury to start Game 1 but had to leave the game in the eighth inning due to a twisted ankle while Norman out-pitched ace Hunter in Game 2. Game 3 in New York pitted effective 1976 NL Rookie of the Year Pat Zachry for the Reds against newly acquired Yankee, Dock Ellis. Ellis only lasted 3+1⁄3 innings, exiting in the fourth after a home run by Driessen. Game 4 was delayed a day due to rain, but the Reds were ready for the sweep. Bench's two-run home run gave the Reds a 3–1 lead. In the top of the ninth, a frustrated Billy Martin threw a baseball from the dugout onto the field towards home plate umpire Bill Deegan, causing his ejection from the game. In the ninth, Bench's second home run followed by back-to-back doubles by César Gerónimo and Dave Concepción made the score 7–2 and essentially blew the game open. The Cincinnati Reds outscored the New York Yankees, 22–8, and became the first NL team to repeat as World Champions since the 1921–1922 New York Giants. The Reds did not make a single offensive or defensive substitution (save pitching changes) during the entire series. Bench would claim the MVP of the series hitting .533 with two home runs and six runs batted in. His catching counterpart, Thurman Munson, had nine hits, all singles, and a .529 batting average.

## Summary

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NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (0)

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1 | October 16 | New York Yankees – 1, Cincinnati Reds – 5 | Riverfront Stadium | 2:10 | 54,826[3]
2 | October 17 | New York Yankees – 3, Cincinnati Reds – 4 | Riverfront Stadium | 2:33 | 54,816[4]
3 | October 19 | Cincinnati Reds – 6, New York Yankees – 2 | Yankee Stadium | 2:40 | 56,667[5]
4 | October 21† | Cincinnati Reds – 7, New York Yankees – 2 | Yankee Stadium | 2:36 | 56,700[6]

†: postponed from October 20 due to rain

## Matchups

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### Game 1

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Joe Morgan October 16, 1976 1:00 pm (ET) at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio 51 °F (11 °C), cloudy Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1
Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 1
WP: Don Gullett (1–0)  LP: Doyle Alexander (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: None
CIN: Joe Morgan (1)

Joe Morgan got the Reds off to a booming start with a home run in the first off of Doyle Alexander, who had to start because Catfish Hunter had a sore arm and needed another day of rest. The Yankees tied the game in the second when Lou Piniella hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Graig Nettles's sacrifice fly. In the third, Dave Concepcion tripled with one out and scored on Pete Rose's sacrifice fly to put the Reds up 2–1. Tony Pérez's RBI single in the sixth extended their lead to 3–1. In the seventh, George Foster hit a leadoff single and scored on a Johnny Bench RBI triple. Bench then scored on a Sparky Lyle wild pitch. The only bad news for the Reds was an injury to starting pitcher Don Gullett, who pulled a calf muscle in the eighth and would be unavailable for the remainder of the Series. It turned out to be Gullett's last appearance in a Reds uniform. Pedro Borbon pitched 1+2⁄3 shutout innings to close the game.

### Game 2

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Tony Perez October 17, 1976 8:30 pm (ET) at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio 43 °F (6 °C), partly cloudy Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1
Cincinnati | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0
WP: Jack Billingham (1–0)  LP: Catfish Hunter (0–1)

The Reds scored three runs in the second off Catfish Hunter. After a leadoff double by Dan Driessen, George Foster's RBI single put the Reds up 1–0. Foster was caught stealing second, but after a double and walk, Dave Concepción's RBI single made it 2–0 Reds. A walk loaded the bases before a sacrifice fly by Ken Griffey made it 3–0 Reds. The Yankees got on the board on an RBI single by Graig Nettles in the fourth. In the seventh, the Yankees tied things up on an RBI double by Fred Stanley off starter Fred Norman and an RBI groundout by Thurman Munson off Jack Billingham. Meanwhile, Hunter settled into a groove, pitching a complete game and shutting out the Reds until the ninth. With two outs, Ken Griffey reached second when Stanley threw wildly past first after fielding his slow bouncer. Joe Morgan was walked intentionally and Tony Pérez ended the game by driving in Griffey with a single.

The Sunday night contest, the first weekend World Series game to begin after dark, was played under temperatures that started at 43 °F (6 °C) and dipped into the 30s as the game progressed.[7] Major League Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn responded to criticism of the scheduling, which was done to accommodate NBC television, by attending the game without wearing an overcoat in spite of the cold nighttime weather.[8][9]

### Game 3

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George Foster October 19, 1976 8:30 pm (ET) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York 48 °F (9 °C), overcast Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Cincinnati | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 2
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0
WP: Pat Zachry (1–0)  LP: Dock Ellis (0–1)  Sv: Will McEnaney (1)
Home runs:
CIN: Dan Driessen (1)
NYY: Jim Mason (1)

As the Series moved to Yankee Stadium, the Reds struck first with three runs off starter Dock Ellis. Dan Driessen hit a leadoff single, stole second and scored on an RBI double by George Foster, After Johnny Bench singled, an RBI force-out by César Gerónimo made it 2–0 Reds. Geronimo stole second and scored on an RBI single by Dave Concepción to cap the inning's scoring. Dan Driessen smacked a home run in the fourth. In the bottom of the inning, the Yankees got on the board on Oscar Gamble's single off of Pat Zachry. A seventh inning home run by Jim Mason—the 500th home run in the history of the World Series[10]—cut the Reds' lead to 4–2. Mason became the first of two players to hit a home run in his only World Series at-bat, the second being Geoff Blum in 2005 for the Chicago White Sox. The Reds got both runs back in the eighth on Joe Morgan's RBI double off Grant Jackson after two leadoff singles and Foster's RBI single off Dick Tidrow.

This game featured a slick defensive play by Grant Jackson in the top of the seventh. Johnny Bench hit a hard grounder up the middle which appeared to be a sure base hit, but Jackson speared the ball with his glove behind his back and retired Bench.

This was the first World Series game at Yankee Stadium to open with opera star Robert Merrill's famous rendition of the National Anthem.

### Game 4

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Johnny Bench October 21, 1976 8:30 pm (ET) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York 49 °F (9 °C), partly cloudy Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2
New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0
WP: Gary Nolan (1–0)  LP: Ed Figueroa (0–1)  Sv: Will McEnaney (2)
Home runs:
CIN: Johnny Bench 2 (2)
NYY: None

The Yankees got on the board in the first (which would be their only lead in this Series) on a two-out Thurman Munson single and a Chris Chambliss double off of Gary Nolan. Munson would collect four hits in the game. In the fourth, Joe Morgan walked off of Ed Figueroa, stole second, and came home on a George Foster single. Johnny Bench followed with his first home run to give the Reds a 3–1 lead. The Yankees cut the lead to 3–2 in the fifth inning when Mickey Rivers hit a leadoff single, stole second and scored on Munson's single, but the Reds padded that lead in the ninth. Figueroa walked two before being relieved by Dick Tidrow, who allowed a one-out three-run home run to Bench to extend the Reds' lead to 6–2. César Gerónimo and Dave Concepción followed with consecutive doubles to make 7–2 Reds. Will McEnaney pitched 2+1⁄3 shutout innings to end the series. It was the Reds' second-straight World Series victory and the second-straight time McEnaney would be on the mound for the Series' final out. It also, to date, is the only perfect playoff season since the LCS was created in 1969. This was Tony Perez's final game in a Reds uniform until 1984. With the win, the Reds became the first visiting team since the 1957 Milwaukee Braves to win the World Series at Yankee Stadium.

## Composite box

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1976 World Series (4–0): Cincinnati Reds (N.L.) beat New York Yankees (A.L.).

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Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 5
New York Yankees | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 2
Total attendance: 223,009 Average attendance: 55,752
Winning player's share: $26,367 Losing player's share: $19,935[11]

## Broadcasting

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This was the last of 30 consecutive World Series telecasts by NBC, which had aired the event since 1947; under Major League Baseball's new television contract, World Series coverage would now alternate between NBC (in even-numbered years) and rival network ABC (in odd-numbered years) each year; this arrangement would end after the 1989 World Series, and CBS would hold exclusive rights to MLB games for the next four years. (A similar setup occurred between 1996 and 2000, when World Series telecasts would alternate between NBC and Fox.) It was also the last time that local announcers for the participating teams (the Reds' Marty Brennaman and the Yankees' Phil Rizzuto, in this case) would be regularly featured on the network telecast.

This was the first of 21 consecutive World Series to be broadcast by CBS Radio.

## Notes

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1. ^ Fimrite, Ron (November 1, 1976). "Ah, How Great It Is". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
2. ^ "American League adopts designated hitter rule". history.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018. "At first, the designated hitter rule did not apply to any games in the World Series, in which the AL and NL winners met for the world championship. From 1976-1985, it applied only to Series held in even-numbered years, and in 1986 the current rule took effect, according to which the designated hitter rule is used or not used according to the practice of the home team."
3. ^ "1976 World Series Game 1 – New York Yankees vs. Cincinnati Reds". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
4. ^ "1976 World Series Game 2 – New York Yankees vs. Cincinnati Reds". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
5. ^ "1976 World Series Game 3 – Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
6. ^ "1976 World Series Game 4 – Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
7. ^ Durso, Joseph (October 18, 1976). "Yanks Lose Second Series Game, 4-3". The New York Times.
8. ^ Kuhn, Bowie (October 31, 1976). "Bowie Kuhn Answers Critics of Series Night Baseball". The New York Times.
9. ^ Anderson, Dave (November 2, 1982). "Sports of the Times: The Thermal Man". The New York Times.
10. ^ "Postseason Batting Event Finder: All of MLB: 960 Home Runs in 1903-2020 Postseason, World Series". Stathead. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
11. ^ "World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares". Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2009.

## See also

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* 1976 Japan Series
* List of World Series sweeps

## References

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* Cohen, Richard M.; Neft, David S. (1990). The World Series: Complete Play-By-Play of Every Game, 1903–1989. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 361–364\. ISBN 0-312-03960-3.
* Reichler, Joseph (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed.). Macmillan Publishing. p. 2200\. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
* Forman, Sean L. "1976 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com – Major League Statistics and Information. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2007.

## External links

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* 1976 World Series at WorldSeries.com via MLB.com
* 1976 World Series at Baseball Almanac
* 1976 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
* The 1976 Post-Season Games (box scores and play-by-play) at Retrosheet
* History of the World Series - 1976 at The Sporting News. Archived from the original in May 2006.
* 1976 ALCS | Game 5 at MLB.com
* Sporting News' Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: The Chris Chambliss Walk-Off Home Run at SportingNews.com
* Reds History at redshistory.com
* The 1976 Cincinnati Reds at baseballlibrary.com
* The 1976 New York Yankees at baseballlibrary.com

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* Jack Graney
* Fred Hoey
* Ted Husing
* France Laux

Lore|

* 1978 American League East tie-breaker game
* 1980 National League West tie-breaker game
* 1995 American League West tie-breaker game
* The Double (Seattle Mariners)

| World Series games|

* Babe Ruth's called shot (1932)
* Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning (1977)
* The Call (1985)
* Michael Sergio (1986)
* Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error
* Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run
* 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
* Kirby Puckett's 1991 World Series home run
* Joe Carter's 1993 World Series home run

|

LCS games|

* Francisco Cabrera game (1992)
* Jeffrey Maier (1996)

AL Championship Series|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

NL Championship Series|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

AL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

NL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

All-Star Game|

* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

World Series|

* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* ~~1994~~
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

The 1994 World Series was cancelled due to a strike.

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1976 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York

|

AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

|

NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1976 MLB draft
* 1976 All-Star Game
* 1976 World Series

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Cincinnati Reds 1976 World Series champions

5 Johnny Bench (World Series MVP)
8 Joe Morgan (NL MVP)
9 Bill Plummer
11 Bob Bailey
13 Dave Concepción
14 Pete Rose
15 George Foster
19 Joel Youngblood
20 César Gerónimo
21 Mike Lum
22 Dan Driessen
23 Doug Flynn
24 Tony Pérez
30 Ken Griffey
32 Fred Norman
33 Ed Armbrister
34 Pedro Borbón
35 Don Gullett
37 Will McEnaney
38 Gary Nolan
40 Pat Zachry (NL ROY)
42 Santo Alcalá
43 Jack Billingham
45 Manny Sarmiento
49 Rawly Eastwick

Manager
10 Sparky Anderson

Coaches
2 Russ Nixon
3 George Scherger
4 Larry Shepard
18 Ted Kluszewski

Regular season
National League Championship Series

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Cincinnati Reds

* Established in 1882
* Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
* Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Awards
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* Hall of Fame
* Logos and uniforms
* First-round draft picks

Ballparks|

* Bank Street Grounds
* League Park
* Palace of the Fans
* Crosley Field
* Riverfront Stadium
* Great American Ball Park

Spring training
Majestic Park
Tinker Field
Estadio Sixto Escobar
Plant Field
Al Lopez Field
Plant City Stadium
Ed Smith Stadium
Goodyear Ballpark

Culture|

* Cincinnati Red Stockings
* Rosie Reds
* Mr. Red
* Black Sox Scandal
* Kitty Burke
* Ritter Collett
* The Big Red Machine
* Dowd Report
* The Nasty Boys
* Hal McCoy
* Hustle
* W711-2 trading cards

Lore|

* Carlton Fisk waves it fair
* Tom Browning's perfect game
* 1999 NL Wild Card tie-breaker game
* 2013 NL Wild Card Game
* A drive into deep left field by Castellanos
* MLB at Field of Dreams
* MLB Speedway Classic

Rivalries|

* Cleveland Guardians
* Pittsburgh Pirates

Key personnel|

* Owner: Bob Castellini
* President of Baseball Operations: Nick Krall
* General Manager: Brad Meador
* Manager: Terry Francona

World Series Championships (5)|

* 1919
* 1940
* 1975
* 1976
* 1990

National League pennants (9)|

* 1919
* 1939
* 1940
* 1961
* 1970
* 1972
* 1975
* 1976
* 1990

AA pennants (1)|

* 1882

Division titles (10)|

National League Central
1995
2010
2012
National League West
1970
1972
1973
1975
1976
1979
1990

Minor league affiliates|

* Louisville Bats (Triple-A)
* Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A)
* Dayton Dragons (High-A)
* Daytona Tortugas (Single-A)
* ACL Reds (Rookie)
* DSL Reds (Rookie)

Media|

* Broadcasters
* Radio: WLW
* Reds Radio Network
* TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Seasons (144)

1880s|

* 1880 · 1881 ·  1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889

1890s|

* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899

1900s|

* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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New York Yankees

* Established in 1903
* Formerly the New York Highlanders
* Based in The Bronx, New York

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Awards
* Players
* Managers
* Coaches
* Owners and executives
* Broadcasters
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* Team captains
* Members of the Hall of Fame
* First-round picks
* YES Network

Ballparks|

* Hilltop Park
* Polo Grounds
* Yankee Stadium (opened 1923)
* Events
* Shea Stadium
* Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)
* Spring training: Bolton Street Park
* Whittington Park
* West End Park
* Barrs Field
* Bader Field
* Al Lang Stadium
* Fort Lauderdale Stadium
* George M. Steinbrenner Field

Culture|

* Monument Park
* Museum
* Old-Timers' Day
* Bleacher Creatures
* Yankees Universe
* Eddie Layton
* Jim Hall
* Logos and uniforms
* Appearance policy
* "Holy Cow!"
* Robert Merrill
* John Sterling
* Ronan Tynan
* "Here Come the Yankees"
* "New York, New York"
* "God Bless America"
* The Pride of the Yankees
* The Babe Ruth Story
* Damn Yankees
* musical
* 1958 film
* 1967 film
* The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant
* Safe at Home!
* Babe Ruth
* The Babe
* 61*
* The Bronx is Burning
* Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning
* The Bronx Is Burning
* The Big Fella
* The Bronx Zoo
* The Last Boy
* Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
* The Scout
* Bronx Bombers
* Everyone's Hero
* Four Days in October
* Henry & Me
* The Captain
* It Ain't Over
* Ed Lucas
* Gene Monahan
* Dandy
* Freddy Sez
* George Costanza
* Paul Olden
* Yankee Stadium Legacy
* Yankees HOPE Week
* Yankeeography
* Yankees Classics

Lore|

* Curse of the Bambino
* Johnny Sylvester
* Murderers' Row
* Babe Ruth's called shot
* Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
* Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run
* M&M Boys
* Harmonica Incident
* 1978 AL East tie-breaker game
* Pine Tar Incident
* 1995 ALDS Game 5
* Jeffrey Maier
* The Yankee Years
* Core Four
* Perfect games
* Don Larsen
* David Wells
* David Cone
* Domingo Germán
* 2019 MLB London Series
* MLB at Field of Dreams

Rivalries|

* Boston Red Sox
* Subway Series
* New York Mets
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* San Francisco Giants

Key personnel|

* Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises
* Hal Steinbrenner
* General Manager: Brian Cashman
* Manager: Aaron Boone

Championships (27)|

* 1923
* 1927
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1943
* 1947
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1956
* 1958
* 1961
* 1962
* 1977
* 1978
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2009

American League
Pennants (41)|

* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1947
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2003
* 2009
* 2024

Division titles (21)|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1980
* 1981
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2009
* 2011
* 2012
* 2019
* 2022
* 2024

Wild Card titles (7)|

* 1995
* 1997
* 2007
* 2010
* 2015
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020
* 2021

Minors|

* Triple-A
* Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
* Double-A
* Somerset Patriots
* High-A
* Hudson Valley Renegades
* Single-A
* Tampa Tarpons
* Rookie
* FCL Yankees
* DSL Yankees

Seasons (125)

1900s|

* 1900·1901·1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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