Cincinnati Reds managers

64 managers · Manager now: Terry Francona

Who has managed the Reds?

The Cincinnati Reds have had 64 managers since 1882. Sparky Anderson won the most games, 863, with 2 titles. Titles also came under Pat Moran (1), Bill McKechnie (1), and Lou Piniella (1). The manager now is Terry Francona, since 2025.

Cincinnati Reds: every manager, first to last
Manager	Seasons	W-L	Pct	Playoffs	Titles
Pop Snyder	1882-1884	140-76	.648	—
Will White	1884	44-27	.620	—
O. P. Caylor	1885-1886	128-122	.512	—
Gus Schmelz	1887-1889	237-171	.581	—
Tom Loftus	1890-1891	133-136	.494	—
Charles Comiskey	1892-1894	202-206	.495	—
Buck Ewing	1895-1899	394-297	.570	—
Bob Allen	1900	62-77	.446	—
Bid McPhee	1901-1902	79-124	.389	—
Frank Bancroft	1902	9-7	.563	—
Joe Kelley	1902-1905	275-230	.545	—
Ned Hanlon	1906-1907	130-174	.428	—
John Ganzel	1908	73-81	.474	—
Clark Griffith	1909-1911	222-238	.483	—
Hank O'Day	1912	75-78	.490	—
Joe Tinker	1913	64-89	.418	—
Buck Herzog	1914-1916	165-226	.422	—
Ivey Wingo	1916	1-1	.500	—
Christy Mathewson	1916-1918	164-176	.482	—
Heinie Groh	1918	7-3	.700	—
Pat Moran	1919-1923	425-329	.564	5-3	1
Jack Hendricks	1924-1929	469-450	.510	—
Dan Howley	1930-1932	177-285	.383	—
Donie Bush	1933	58-94	.382	—
Bob O'Farrell	1934	30-60	.333	—
Burt Shotton	1934	1-0	1.000	—
Chuck Dressen	1934-1937	214-282	.431	—
Bobby Wallace	1937	5-20	.200	—
Bill McKechnie	1938-1946	744-636	.539	4-7	1
Hank Gowdy	1946	3-1	.750	—
Johnny Neun	1947-1948	117-137	.461	—
Bucky Walters	1948-1949	81-123	.397	—
Luke Sewell	1949-1952	174-234	.426	—
Earle Brucker, Sr.	1952	3-2	.600	—
Rogers Hornsby	1952-1953	91-106	.462	—
Buster Mills	1953	4-4	.500	—
Birdie Tebbetts	1954-1958	372-357	.510	—
Jimmy Dykes	1958	24-17	.585	—
Mayo Smith	1959	35-45	.438	—
Fred Hutchinson	1959-1964	443-372	.544	1-4
Dick Sisler	1964-1965	121-94	.563	—
Don Heffner	1966	37-46	.446	—
Dave Bristol	1966-1969	298-265	.529	—
Sparky Anderson	1970-1978	863-586	.596	26-16	2
John McNamara	1979-1982	279-244	.533	0-3
Russ Nixon	1982-1983	101-131	.435	—
Vern Rapp	1984	51-70	.421	—
Pete Rose	1984-1989	412-373	.525	—
Tommy Helms	1988-1989	28-36	.438	—
Lou Piniella	1990-1992	255-231	.525	8-2	1
Tony Pérez	1993	20-24	.455	—
Davey Johnson	1993-1995	204-172	.543	3-4
Ray Knight	1996-1997, 2003	125-137	.477	—
Jack McKeon	1997-2000	291-259	.529	—
Bob Boone	2001-2003	190-238	.444	—
Dave Miley	2003-2005	125-164	.433	—
Jerry Narron	2005-2007	157-179	.467	—
Pete Mackanin	2007	41-39	.512	—
Dusty Baker	2008-2013	509-463	.524	2-6
Bryan Price	2014-2018	279-387	.419	—
Jim Riggleman	2018	64-80	.444	—
David Bell	2019-2024	409-456	.473	0-2
Freddie Benavides	2024	1-4	.200	—
Terry Francona	2025-2026	83-79	.512	0-2

From Wikipedia's list of the club's managers, regular season and playoffs; titles are the club's in his seasons. A coach with two stints has a row for each.