List of Cincinnati Reds managers

The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division in Major League Baseball. In chronological order, the Reds have played their home games in the Bank Street Grounds, League Park, the Palace of the Fans, Redland Field (later known as Crosley Field), and Riverfront Stadium (later known as Cinergy Field).[1] Since 2003, the Reds have played their home games at Great American Ball Park.[2]

There have been sixty-one different managers in the team's franchise history: four while it was known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889), four while it was known as the Cincinnati Redlegs (1953–1958) and the other fifty-three under the Cincinnati Reds (1882-1952, 1959–present). In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager, or more formally, the field manager. Pop Snyder was the first manager of the Reds and managed from 1882 to 1884. Sparky Anderson is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games managed (1,450) and regular-season game wins (863). He is followed by Bill McKechnie in both categories with 1,386 and 744, respectively. Anderson is the only Reds manager to have won the World Series twice, in 1975 and 1976. Pat Moran, Lou Piniella, and McKechnie have one World Series victory each; Moran was the manager during the Black Sox Scandal, which refers to the events that took place in the 1919 World Series.[3][4] McKechnie led the team to the championship in 1940, while Piniella led the team to it in 1990.[4] Jack McKeon is the only manager to have won the Manager of the Year Award with the Reds, which he won in 1999.[5] The most recent manager of the Reds is David Bell, and the current owner is Robert Castellini.

The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more was Pop Snyder, with a winning percentage of .648.[6] Conversely, the worst winning percentage over a full season or more in franchise history is .382 by Donie Bush, who posted a 58–94 record during the 1933 season.[7]

## Key

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# | Number of managers

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GM | Regular-season games managed
W | Regular-season wins
L | Regular-season losses
Win% | Winning percentage
PGM | Playoff games managed
PW | Playoff wins
PL | Playoff losses
PWin% | Playoff winning percentage
† or ‡  | Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (‡ denotes induction as manager)[8]

Note: Linked years link to the corresponding Major League Baseball season or year in baseball.

## Managers

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#  | Name  | Term[a] | GM  | W  | L  | Win%  | PGM  | PW  | PL  | PWin%  | Achievements

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1 | Pop Snyder | 1882-1884 | 218 | 140 | 76 | .648 | — | — | — | — | 1882 American Association Champion[9]
2 | Will White | 1884 | 72 | 44 | 27 | .620 | — | — | — | — |
3 | O. P. Caylor | 1885-1886 | 253 | 128 | 122 | .512 | — | — | — | — |
4 | Gus Schmelz | 1887-1889 | 414 | 237 | 171 | .581 | — | — | — | — |
5 | Tom Loftus | 1890-1891 | 272 | 133 | 136 | .494 | — | — | — | — |
6  | Charles Comiskey† | 1892-1894 | 420 | 202 | 206 | .495 | — | — | — | — |
7  | Buck Ewing† | 1895-1899 | 708 | 394 | 297 | .570 | — | — | — | — |
8 | Bob Allen | 1900 | 144 | 62 | 77 | .446 | — | — | — | — |
9  | Bid McPhee† | 1901-1902 | 207 | 79 | 124 | .389 | — | — | — | — |
10 | Frank Bancroft | 1902 | 16 | 9 | 7 | .563 | — | — | — | — |
11  | Joe Kelley† | 1902-1905 | 513 | 275 | 230 | .545 | — | — | — | — |
12  | Ned Hanlon‡ | 1906-1907 | 311 | 130 | 174 | .428 | — | — | — | — |
13 | John Ganzel | 1908 | 155 | 73 | 81 | .474 | — | — | — | — |
14  | Clark Griffith† | 1909-1911 | 472 | 222 | 238 | .483 | — | — | — | — |
15  | Hank O'Day | 1912 | 155 | 75 | 78 | .460 | — | — | — | — |
16  | Joe Tinker† | 1913 | 156 | 64 | 89 | .418 | — | — | — | — |
17 | Buck Herzog | 1914-1916 | 401 | 165 | 226 | .422 | — | — | — | — |
18 | Ivey Wingo | 1916 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — |
19  | Christy Mathewson† | 1916-1918 | 346 | 164 | 176 | .482 | — | — | — | — |
20 | Heinie Groh | 1918 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | — | — | — | — |
21 | Pat Moran | 1919-1923 | 757 | 425 | 329 | .564 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | World Series Champion (1919)[10]
22 | Jack Hendricks | 1924-1929 | 924 | 469 | 450 | .510 | — | — | — | — |
23 | Dan Howley | 1930-1932 | 463 | 177 | 285 | .383 | — | — | — | — |
24 | Donie Bush | 1933 | 153 | 58 | 94 | .382 | — | — | — | — |
25 | Bob O'Farrell | 1934 | 91 | 30 | 60 | .333 | — | — | — | — |
26 | Burt Shotton | 1934 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — |
27 | Chuck Dressen | 1934-1937 | 498 | 214 | 282 | .431 | — | — | — | — |
28  | Bobby Wallace† | 1937 | 25 | 5 | 20 | .200 | — | — | — | — |
29  | Bill McKechnie‡ | 1938-1946 | 1,386 | 744 | 636 | .539 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | National League Champion (1939)

World Series Champion (1940)[10]

30 | Hank Gowdy | 1946 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | — | — | — | — |
31 | Johnny Neun | 1947-1948 | 254 | 117 | 137 | .461 | — | — | — | — |
32 | Bucky Walters | 1948-1949 | 206 | 81 | 123 | .397 | — | — | — | — |
33 | Luke Sewell | 1949-1952 | 409 | 174 | 234 | .426 | — | — | — | — |
34 | Earle Brucker, Sr. | 1952 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | — | — | — | — |
35  | Rogers Hornsby† | 1952-1953 | 198 | 91 | 106 | .462 | — | — | — | — |
36 | Buster Mills | 1953 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | — | — | — | — |
37 | Birdie Tebbetts | 1954-1958 | 730 | 372 | 357 | .510 | — | — | — | — |
38 | Jimmy Dykes | 1958 | 41 | 24 | 17 | .585 | — | — | — | — |
39 | Mayo Smith | 1959 | 80 | 35 | 45 | .438 | — | — | — | — |
40 | Fred Hutchinson | 1959-1964 | 816 | 443 | 372 | .544 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | National League Champion (1961)
41 | Dick Sisler | 1964-1965 | 215 | 121 | 94 | .563 | — | — | — | — |
42 | Don Heffner | 1966 | 83 | 37 | 46 | .446 | — | — | — | — |
43 | Dave Bristol | 1966-1969 | 565 | 298 | 265 | .529 | — | — | — | — |
44  | Sparky Anderson‡ | 1970-1978 | 1,450 | 863 | 586 | .596 | 42 | 26 | 16 | .619 | National League Champion (1970, 1972)

World Series Champion (1975, 1976)[10]

45 | John McNamara | 1979-1982 | 524 | 279 | 244 | .533 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
46 | Russ Nixon | 1982-1983 | 232 | 101 | 131 | .435 | — | — | — | — |
47 | Vern Rapp | 1984 | 121 | 51 | 70 | .421 | — | — | — | — |
48 | Pete Rose | 1984-1989 | 786 | 412 | 373 | .525 | — | — | — | — |
49 | Tommy Helms | 1988 (acting),
1989 | 64 | 28 | 36 | .438 | — | — | — | — |
50 | Lou Piniella | 1990-1992 | 486 | 255 | 231 | .536 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .800 | World Series Champion (1990)[10]
51  | Tony Pérez† | 1993 | 44 | 20 | 24 | .455 | — | — | — | — |
52 | Davey Johnson | 1993-1995 | 377 | 204 | 172 | .543 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .426 |
53 | Ray Knight | 1996-1997,
2003 (acting) | 262 | 125 | 137 | .477 | — | — | — | — |
54 | Jack McKeon | 1997-2000 | 551 | 291 | 259 | .529 | — | — | — | — | BBWAA Manager of the Year Award (1999)[5]
55 | Bob Boone | 2001-2003 | 428 | 190 | 238 | .444 | — | — | — | — |
56 | Dave Miley | 2003-2005 | 289 | 125 | 164 | .433 | — | — | — | — |
57 | Jerry Narron | 2005-2007 | 337 | 157 | 179 | .467 | — | — | — | — |
58 | Pete Mackanin | 2007 | 80 | 41 | 39 | .513 | — | — | — | — |
59 | Dusty Baker | 2008-2013 | 972 | 509 | 463 | .524 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 |
60 | Bryan Price | 2014-2018 | 666 | 279 | 387 | .419 | — | — | — | — |
61 | Jim Riggleman | 2018 | 144 | 64 | 80 | .444 | — | — | — | — |
62 | David Bell | 2019-present | 708 | 333 | 375 | .470 | 2 | — | 2 | — |

* Bill McKechnie managed the Reds for eight seasons and won the World Series in 1940 with the team.

* Sparky Anderson managed the Reds for eight seasons and won the World Series in 1975 and 1976 with the team.

* Lou Piniella (shown in a Chicago Cubs uniform) managed the Reds for three seasons and won the World Series in 1990 with the team.

* Dusty Baker managed the Reds from 2008 to 2013.

* Bryan Price managed the Reds from 2014 to 2018.

* Jim Riggleman managed the Reds in 2018.

* David Bell, the current Reds manager.

## Note

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* a Each year is linked to an article about that particular MLB season.

## References

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General

* "Reds Postseason Results". MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
* "Cincinnati Reds Managers". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2009.

Specific

1. ^ "Reds Ballparks". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
2. ^ "Great American Ball Park". MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
3. ^ "Reds Timeline". MLB.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
4. ^ a b "Cincinnati Reds Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
5. ^ a b "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 25, 2000. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
6. ^ "Pop Snyder Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
7. ^ "Donie Bush Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
8. ^ "Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
9. ^ "American Association remembered". MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
10. ^ a b c d "World Series History: Recaps and Results". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

## External links

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* Cincinnati Reds at Baseball-Reference.com Archived April 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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Cincinnati Reds managers

* Pop Snyder (1882–1884)
* Will White (1884)
* O. P. Caylor (1885–1886)
* Gus Schmelz (1887–1889)
* Tom Loftus (1890–1891)
* Charles Comiskey (1892–1894)
* Buck Ewing (1895–1899)
* Bob Allen (1900)
* Bid McPhee (1901–1902)
* Frank Bancroft (1902)
* Joe Kelley (1902–1905)
* Ned Hanlon (1906–1907)
* John Ganzel (1908)
* Clark Griffith (1909–1911)
* Hank O'Day (1912)
* Joe Tinker (1913)
* Buck Herzog (1914–1916)
* Ivey Wingo (1916)
* Christy Mathewson (1916–1918)
* Heinie Groh (1918)
* Pat Moran (1919–1923)
* Jack Hendricks (1924–1929)
* Dan Howley (1930–1932)
* Donie Bush (1933)
* Bob O'Farrell (1934)
* Burt Shotton (1934)
* Chuck Dressen (1934–1937)
* Bobby Wallace (1937)
* Bill McKechnie (1938–1946)
* Hank Gowdy (1946)
* Johnny Neun (1947–1948)
* Bucky Walters (1948–1949)
* Luke Sewell (1949–1952)
* Earle Brucker (1952)
* Rogers Hornsby (1952–1953)
* Buster Mills (1953)
* Birdie Tebbetts (1954–1958)
* Jimmy Dykes (1958)
* Mayo Smith (1959)
* Fred Hutchinson (1959–1964)
* Dick Sisler (1964–1965)
* Don Heffner (1966)
* Dave Bristol (1966–1969)
* Sparky Anderson (1970–1978)
* John McNamara (1979–1982)
* Russ Nixon (1982–1983)
* Vern Rapp (1984)
* Pete Rose (1984–1989)
* Tommy Helms (1988–1989)
* Lou Piniella (1990–1992)
* Tony Pérez (1993)
* Davey Johnson (1993–1995)
* Ray Knight (1996–1997)
* Jack McKeon (1997–2000)
* Bob Boone (2001–2003)
* Ray Knight (2003)
* Dave Miley (2003–2005)
* Jerry Narron (2005–2007)
* Pete Mackanin (2007)
* Dusty Baker (2008–2013)
* Bryan Price (2014–2018)
* Jim Riggleman (2018)
* David Bell (2019–present)

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