Fred Hutchinson came to the Reds in 1959 and took over a team that never reached its full potential during the mid 1950's. Hutch came in and perpelled the Reds to the World Series in 1961. And nearly in 1962 & 1964. He collected 463 wins as a Reds manager, with a .543 winning percentage.

After Hutchinsons unfortunate passing in December of 1964, his uniform number 1 was retired. His number was the first in the franchises history.

Number 1 was also worn by Reds Hall of Fame manager Bill McKechnie.

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Johnny Bench was the bench-mark against which other catchers are compared. Rookie of the Year in 1968, Johnny Bench controlled the game on both sides of the plate with his batting (.267 with 389 home runs — a then-record 327 as a catcher), throwing out opposing base runners, calling pitches and blocking homeplate. He won two MVP awards and 10 Gold Gloves during his 17 seasons as the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine.

On the Reds' all-time batting list, Bench ranks first in homers and RBI (1,376), second in runs (1,091), extra-base hits (794) and total bases (3,644), third in hits (2,048) and doubles (381).

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Joe Morgan was an impact player who lifted the Big Red Machine to another level, enhancing his teammates' performances with his own multi-faceted skills. His trademark was a flapping left arm as he awaited the pitch and he packed unusual power into an extraordinarily quick 150 lb. fireplug frame. His 266 homeruns and 2527 games played as a second baseman are both records for his position, as are his back-to-back MVP awards in 1975-76.

Morgan's uniform #8 was officially retired in a pre-game ceremony June 6, 1998.

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Sparky Anderson managed five years in the minor leagues, he was named manager of the Cincinnati Reds prior to the 1970 season. With Anderson at the helm for nine seasons, the Reds won 863 games, four pennants, and won more than 90 games seven times. Spurred by a lineup that included Joe Morgan, Pete Rose, and Johnny Bench, the Big Red Machine averaged more than 100 wins per season from 1972 through 1976. Anderson guided the team to World Series victories in 1975, a dramatic, hard-fought win over the Red Sox; and 1976, a dominating sweep of the Yankees.

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Davey Concepcion was the Reds shortstop from 1970 to 1988. With 8,723 at bats in 2,488 games, Concepcion ranks second in club history in both categories behind Pete Rose. Since 1900, he ranks among the franchise's all-time leaders in hits (2,326; 3rd), doubles (389;3rd), stolen bases (321; 3rd), run scored (993; 5th), total bases (3,114; 5th) and RBI (950; 6th).

Concepcion, 58, was a 9-time National League All-Star, fourth-most in club history (Bench 14, Rose 13, Larkin 12), and his 5 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards are second only to Bench's 9 Gold Gloves. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 1982 All-Star Game, 3 times was a The Sporting News All-Star and twice won Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards. He was voted the Reds' MVP in 1981.

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Ted Kluszewski, a four-time All-Star, was elected to the Reds' Hall of Fame in 1962. Following an 11-year career with the Reds, he was noted as the greatest left-handed slugger and one of the best fielding first basemen in club history. 

Kluszewski also led the National League for five straight seasons in fielding from 1951-55. He finished his 15-year, big-league career with a .298 batting average, 279 homers and 1028 RBI, playing for the Reds, Pirates, White Sox and Angels.

In addition to his steller career as a player. Big Klu came back to the Reds as a coach from 1970 to 1978. His number #18 was officially retired on July 18, 1998.

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Frank Robinson was in baseball circles and was known as a "Gamer". Rookie of the Year in 1956 and the only man ever to be named MVP in both leagues with Cincinnati in 1961 and Baltimore in 1966. He is fifth on the all-time home run list with 586, trailing Aaron, Ruth, Bonds and Mays. In addition, he boasts a .294 batting average over 21 campaigns. He developed into an aggressive and intelligent leader, and went on to be the first black manager in the majors.

Robinson's uniform #20 was officially retired in a pre-game ceremony on May 22, 1998.

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Tony Perez was a seven-time All-Star and was the offensive anchor of one of the greatest dynasties in baseball history, and had more RBIs than any other Latin American player. Pérez, who played 16 of his 23 seasons for the Reds' "Big Red Machine," performed in five World Series and guided Cincinnati to World Championships in 1975 and 1976.

Perez is among baseball's all-time leaders in RBI (18th), games (19th), at-bats (25th), doubles (33rd), home runs (T40th), hits (47th) and runs scored (104th). And ranks among the Reds' all-time leaders in RBI (2nd), home runs (3rd), total bases (3rd), games (4th), at-bats (4th), hits (4th), extra-base hits (4th) and doubles (5th)

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