Eight Iconic Moments in Reds Modern History

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of baseball’s oldest franchise, this article will cover eight of what I consider to be the most iconic moments in the Reds’ modern history. For historical purposes, I always consider “modern history” to coincide with Frank Robinson’s rookie season of 1956.

Limiting this to eight was tough. I started with just five but quickly understood it couldn’t be that few.

I didn’t limit these “moments” to just a specific at-bat or a pitcher’s start or a key play. I wanted to include hirings, firings, trades, managerial decisions, General Manager decisions and baseball rulings that ultimately affected the Reds.

So here’s my Elite Eight. Give me your thoughts. I…