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-two different managers in the team's franchise history: four while it was known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings (18821889), four while it was known as the Cincinnati Redlegs (19531958) and the other fifty-three under the Cincinnati Reds (18821952, 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 current manager of the Reds is Freddie Benavides, who is serving as the interim manager following the firing of David Bell. 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]

# Number of managers
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
1 Pop Snyder 18821884 218 140 76 .648 1882 American Association Champion[9]
2 Will White 1884 72 44 27 .620
3 O. P. Caylor 18851886 253 128 122 .512
4 Gus Schmelz 18871889 414 237 171 .581
5 Tom Loftus 18901891 272 133 136 .494
6 Charles Comiskey 18921894 420 202 206 .495
7 Buck Ewing 18951899 708 394 297 .570
8 Bob Allen 1900 144 62 77 .446
9 Bid McPhee 19011902 207 79 124 .389
10 Frank Bancroft 1902 16 9 7 .563
11 Joe Kelley 19021905 513 275 230 .545
12 Ned Hanlon 19061907 311 130 174 .428
13 John Ganzel 1908 155 73 81 .474
14 Clark Griffith 19091911 472 222 238 .483
15 Hank O'Day 1912 155 75 78 .460
16 Joe Tinker 1913 156 64 89 .418
17 Buck Herzog 19141916 401 165 226 .422
18 Ivey Wingo 1916 2 1 1 .500
19 Christy Mathewson 19161918 346 164 176 .482
20 Heinie Groh 1918 10 7 3 .700
21 Pat Moran 19191923 757 425 329 .564 8 5 3 .625 World Series Champion (1919)[10]
22 Jack Hendricks 19241929 924 469 450 .510
23 Dan Howley 19301932 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 19341937 498 214 282 .431
28 Bobby Wallace 1937 25 5 20 .200
29 Bill McKechnie 19381946 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 19471948 254 117 137 .461
32 Bucky Walters 19481949 206 81 123 .397
33 Luke Sewell 19491952 409 174 234 .426
34 Earle Brucker, Sr. 1952 5 3 2 .600
35 Rogers Hornsby 19521953 198 91 106 .462
36 Buster Mills 1953 8 4 4 .500
37 Birdie Tebbetts 19541958 730 372 357 .510
38 Jimmy Dykes 1958 41 24 17 .585
39 Mayo Smith 1959 80 35 45 .438
40 Fred Hutchinson 19591964 816 443 372 .544 5 1 4 .200 National League Champion (1961)
41 Dick Sisler 19641965 215 121 94 .563
42 Don Heffner 1966 83 37 46 .446
43 Dave Bristol 19661969 565 298 265 .529
44 Sparky Anderson 19701978 1,450 863 586 .596 42 26 16 .619 National League Champion (1970, 1972)

World Series Champion (1975, 1976)[10]

45 John McNamara 19791982 524 279 244 .533 3 0 3 .000
46 Russ Nixon 19821983 232 101 131 .435
47 Vern Rapp 1984 121 51 70 .421
48 Pete Rose 19841989 786 412 373 .525
49 Tommy Helms 1988 (acting),
1989
64 28 36 .438
50 Lou Piniella 19901992 486 255 231 .536 10 8 2 .800 World Series Champion (1990)[10]
51 Tony Pérez 1993 44 20 24 .455
52 Davey Johnson 19931995 377 204 172 .543 7 3 4 .426
53 Ray Knight 19961997,
2003 (acting)
262 125 137 .477
54 Jack McKeon 19972000 551 291 259 .529 BBWAA Manager of the Year Award (1999)[5]
55 Bob Boone 20012003 428 190 238 .444
56 Dave Miley 20032005 289 125 164 .433
57 Jerry Narron 20052007 337 157 179 .467
58 Pete Mackanin 2007 80 41 39 .513
59 Dusty Baker 20082013 972 509 463 .524 8 2 6 .250
60 Bryan Price 20142018 666 279 387 .419
61 Jim Riggleman 2018 144 64 80 .444
62 David Bell 20192024 865 409 456 .473 2 2
63 Freddie Benavides 2024 5 1 4 .200
64 Terry Francona 2025- Present

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.
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