150th Throwback Uniforms Reds
150th Throwback Uniforms Reds
Join the Reds to turn back the clock throughout the 2019 season with a series of
15 different throwback uniforms, presented by St. Elizabeth Healthcare. It's your
chance to see a history of Reds threads all year long! Reds Authentics will be your
source to take home some of these game-used caps, jerseys and more. Be sure to
visit the Reds Authentics booth on Retail Row at Great American Ball Park or visit
reds.com/Authentics for updates.
1902 1911 1912 1919 1935 1936 1939 1956 1961 1967 1969 1976 1990 1995 1999
1902 UNIFORM
1902 - The Reds wore this uniform style during home games in the inaugural year of the ballpark that was
christened the "Palace of the Fans." Arguably the most distinctive ballpark ever built, the Palace's architecture was
inspired by the great temples of ancient Greece and Rome and in doing so, spoke to the status of baseball both in
Cincinnati and around the country.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Reds Hall of Famers Jake Beckley, Sam Crawford, Bob Ewing,
Noodles Hahn, Dummy Hoy and Cy Seymour.
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Saturday
San Francisco
May 4 Giants
7:10 PM
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1911 UNIFORM
1911 Road - The 1911 season was one of several years in the first two decades of the 20th century that the Reds
adopted a blue denim color scheme for its road uniforms. While the Reds limited the all-blue look to this relatively
compressed time period, the club's incorporation of a blue shade into its uniform color scheme recurred frequently
into the mid-1960s.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Rafael Almeida, Bob Bescher and Armando Marsans.
Sunday
San Francisco
May 5 Giants
4:10 PM
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1912 UNIFORM
1912 Home - This minimalist style was chosen as the home uniform design for the 1912 season, a year most noted
as the debut season of Redland Field, the new ballpark the club built on the same site as its demolished
predecessor, the Palace of the Fans. Redland (renamed Crosley Field in 1934) proved to have much more staying
power than the Palace, serving as the Reds' home ballpark until the middle of the 1970 season.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Rafael Almeida, Bob Bescher and Armando Marsans.
Sunday
Los Angeles
May 19 Dodgers
1:10 PM
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1919 UNIFORM
1919 Home World Series - The Reds of 1919 stand as one of the great clubs in franchise history. The team won 96
games against only 44 losses for a winning percentage of .686, the best of any Reds team since 1900. The Reds
won the franchise's first National League pennant by a comfortable nine-game margin over the second place New
York Giants and squared off against the White Sox in the World Series. To celebrate the Reds' first World Series
appearance, the club ordered new uniforms for use in World Series play that featured a slightly altered C-Reds logo
on the jersey fronts as well as a more pronounced claw shape to the "C" that appeared on cap faces. The Reds
defeated the White Sox, five games to three, in the best-of-nine Series but their triumph was tainted by the
discovery almost a year later that eight members of the White Sox had conspired with gamblers to lose the Series.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Dolf Luque, Heinie Groh and Edd Roush.
Sunday
Washington
Jun 2 Nationals
1:10 PM
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1935 UNIFORMS
1935 Home - On May 24, 1935, the Reds wore this uniform style when the club hosted the first night game in the
history of Major League Baseball. The team's successful execution of baseball under the lights proved to be a
financial windfall for the team during the Great Depression, resulting in a much-needed increase in attendance. The
very plain uniform worn by the club during its home games in 1935 marked the last time the club has taken the field
at home without the word "Reds" or a wishbone-C appearing on its uniforms.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Paul Derringer, Ival Goodman and Ernie Lombardi.
Saturday
Texas
Jun 15 Rangers
7:10 PM
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1936 UNIFORMS
1936 "Palm Beach" Alternate - One of the most unique uniforms ever worn by the Reds was the style that was
known as the "Palm Beach" by the uniform's manufacturer, Cincinnati-based Goldsmith & Sons. This uniform was
an attempt to offer players a lighter weight alternative to the heavily flannel jerseys that were the norm at the time.
The open-weave fabric construct of the Palm Beach was designed to make the uniforms more breathable during
the hot Cincinnati summers. The uniqueness of the uniform was not limited to its fabric, as it also incorporated red
pants for the first and only time in club history and a unique script representation of "Reds" on the jersey front. The
"Palm Beach" jersey was worn sporadically as an alternate uniform from 1936 -1938 but the uniform ensemble that
included the red pants was only worn during the 1936 season.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Ival Goodman and Ernie Lombardi.
Sunday
Chicago
Jun 30 Cubs
1:10 PM
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1939 UNIFORMS
1939 Home - Until the rise of the Big Red Machine in the 1970s, the Reds teams of 1939 and 1940 represented the
very best teams in franchise history. The 1940 Reds successfully defended the National League pennant the club
had won in 1939 and while that '39 team lost the World Series to the Yankees, the 1940 club defeated the Tigers in
a dramatic seven-game Fall Classic that remains the only world championship the Reds have clinched at home.
The uniforms worn by these great clubs were first introduced in 1939, the same season that all teams in baseball
wore a commemorative patch that erroneously dated the game's centennial to Abner Doubleday's mythical
invention of the game in Cooperstown, NY in 1839. Due in large part to the tremendous success enjoyed by the
club in the first years of the uniform's use, the club continued wearing this style with only minor changes all the way
through the 1954 season.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Paul Derringer, Ernie Lombardi, Frank McCormick and Bucky
Walters.
Saturday
Cleveland
Jul 6 Indians
4:10 PM
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1956 UNIFORMS
1956 Road - One of the most iconic uniforms in Reds history, the one-year style worn by the 1956 Reds coincided
with one of the most memorable seasons in franchise history. That season, a strong contingent of Reds hitters led
by Ted Kluszewski, Wally Post, Gus Bell and rookie Frank Robinson helped the club tie the then-Major League
record for home runs by a team with 221. The slugging Reds were the talk of baseball as the club's powerful bats
kept the team in pennant contention into the season's final week. The vest-style uniform was a first for the Reds
and its adoption was inspired in part by the bulging biceps of "Big Klu," the club's intimidating first baseman. The
uniform also marked the first and only time that the club's Mr. Redlegs mascot appeared on the front of the team's
jerseys.
Other notable Reds who donned this uniform include Gus Bell, Roy McMillan, Wally Post and Frank Robinson.
Sunday
Cleveland
Jul 7 Indians
1:10 PM
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1961 UNIFORMS
1961 Home - The Reds began the 1961 season mourning the death of longtime owner Powel Crosley, Jr. who
passed away shortly before the regular season. To honor Crosley, the club added a black band to the left side of
each of its jerseys. The club was sporting a new look in 1961 with a navy blue-infused "C-Reds" mark on the front
of the jersey and a blue border around the "C" on the cap. The team's new uniform became the uniform of
champions as the "Ragamuffin Reds" shocked the baseball world by winning the pennant. And although the team
fell short against the Yankees in the World Series, the 1961 season remains one of the most unexpected and
unforgettable championship seasons in Reds history.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Leo Cardenas, Gus Bell and Frank Robinson.
Sunday
St. Louis
Jul 21 Cardinals
1:10 PM
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1967 UNIFORMS
1967 Home - This one-year style uniform was the last Reds uniform to incorporate pinstripes until the club brought
them back in 1993 and was also the last locally-manufactured Reds uniform as the Cincinnati-based MacGregor
Company, a longtime supplier of Reds uniforms, ceased manufacture of Major League uniforms after this season.
The last uniform produced by MacGregor was the first Reds uniform worn by Johnny Bench as the Hall of Fame
catcher made his Major League debut wearing this uniform style on August 28, 1967 at Crosley Field.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Johnny Bench, Tommy Helms, Jim Maloney, Gary Nolan, Tony
Perez and Pete Rose.
Sunday
Colorado
Jul 28 Rockies
1:10 PM
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1969 UNIFORMS
1969 Home - In 1969, Major League Baseball celebrated the centennial of the National Game. MLB officials
identified the game's year of origin as being 1869, the year during which the Cincinnati Red Stockings fielded an all-
professional team and played its entire schedule without losing a game. Virtually every club in Major League
Baseball took the field with an MLB patch on its club's uniforms as part of the anniversary celebration. In Cincinnati,
the Reds designed a club-specific centennial logo that was painted on the walls at Crosley Field and that appeared
on commemorative merchandise items. The historic nature of the 1969 season was not limited to anniversary
celebration as that year also marked on the last full season the team played its entire home schedule at Crosley
Field.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Lee May, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and Pete Rose.
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Sunday
Chicago
Aug 11 Cubs
1:10 PM
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1976 UNIFORMS
1976 Home - The Big Red Machine cemented its status as one of the greatest teams in the history of the game with
its second consecutive World Championship. The club that was anchored by its legendary "Great Eight" starting
lineup made history by becoming the first team to sweep both the playoffs and the World Series. The Reds' historic
season played out against the backdrop of America's bicentennial and the centennial of the National League which
had been formed in 1876. To commemorate the league's centennial, most of its member clubs wore a
commemorative uniform patch that featured the centennial logo.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Pete Rose.
Saturday
St. Louis
Aug 17 Cardinals
7:10 PM
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1990 UNIFORMS
1990 Home - The 1990 Reds were the last of the three Reds World Championship teams to win a championship in this
uniform style which had first been introduced in 1972 and that had undergone only minimal alterations since its debut.
The 1990 Reds were in first place every day of the season and capped their impressive run with a sweep of the heavily-
favored Oakland A's in the World Series. As that Series was being played, an alliance of military forces led by the
United States was massing in the Middle East in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in Operation Desert Shield. To
show support for the military during the Series, uniforms of both the Reds and A's were affixed with American flag
patches in addition to the 1990 World Series logo patch.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Tom Browning, Eric Davis and Barry Larkin.
Sunday
St. Louis
Aug 18 Cardinals
1:10 PM
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1995 UNIFORMS
1995 Home - In 1993, the Reds introduced new pinstriped uniforms, abandoning the pullover, double-knit uniform
style the club had worn since 1972. Two years after the new uniform was introduced, the Reds returned to the
postseason for the first time since 1990. Led by National League MVP Barry Larkin, the Reds won the first Central
Division championship in club history and also emerged victorious in the franchise's first Division Series, sweeping
the Dodgers in three straight. The team fell short of a World Series berth, losing to the eventual World Champion
Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series.
Notable Reds who donned this uniform include Barry Larkin and Jose Rijo.
Sunday
Arizona
Sep 8 D-backs
1:10 PM
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1999 UNIFORMS
1999 Home - For the first time in club history, black became a primary element of the Reds' uniform color scheme
in 1999. The new look coincided with a return to contention as the team bounced back from back-to-back losing
seasons to post 96 victories and force a one game, winner take all contest against the New York Mets to determine
which club would earn a Wild Card playoff berth. In an electric atmosphere at sold-out Riverfront Stadium, the Mets
shut out the Reds, 5-0, but the loss did little to dull the excitement of a season that was as exhilarating as it was
unexpected.
Reds who donned this uniform include Sean Casey and Barry Larkin.
Sunday
New York
Sep 22 Mets
1:10 PM
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