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The 1975 Cincinnati Reds season was the 106th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 6th and 5th full season at Riverfront Stadium.The Reds dominated the league all season, and won the National League West with a record of 108–54, the best record in MLB and finished 20 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 1975 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1975 season.The 72nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion Cincinnati Reds.
[3] [8] The Reds have made only five post-season appearances since 1991, with their most recent appearance coming in 2020, where they lost the wild card game. Overall, the Reds have compiled a winning percentage of .508 over their history and also achieved a franchise mark of 10,000 wins on April 20, 2012, becoming just the sixth major league ...
Pete Rose singled before Morgan's RBI double padded the Reds' lead to 5–3. Pedro Borbon retired the Pirates in order in the bottom of the inning as the Reds clinched their third pennant of the decade. This game, and Game 3 of the 1975 American League Championship Series, were the first league championship series games played at night. [4]
Following the 1990 season, the Reds declined mightily under the notoriously awful ownership of then-owner Marge Schott, the team saw multiple stars leave in free agency or fell victim to bad trades. Meanwhile; the Pirates managed two appearances in the NLCS in 1991 and 1992 , ending in a loss to the Atlanta Braves both times.
With high hopes of competing in the 2024 season, the Reds started off strong, beginning the season 14–11, winning the season series against the 2023 NLCS runner-up Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. However, they went 9–18 in the month of May, dropping their chances of making the playoffs.
All of the Reds' four pennants in the 1970s came against these teams (Pittsburgh Pirates in 1970, 1972, and 1975, and Philadelphia Phillies in 1976). In 1979, Pete Rose added to the notion of the Big Red Machine being part of the rivalry when he signed with the Phillies and helped them win their first World Series championship in 1980 .
The 1975 Major League Baseball season saw Frank Robinson become the first black manager in the Major Leagues. ... −3.5% 31,350 Cincinnati Reds [4] 108 10.2% 2,315,603