A member of the Big Red Machine that terrorized the National League through the ’70s, Dave Concepcion provided decent hitting with more than above-average defense over his near 2,500 Games as a Cincinnati Red.   Concepcion never played a game in the Majors for anyone other than the Reds where he was named a nine-time All-Star and was a five-time Gold Glove recipient with seven top ten finishes in Defensive bWAR.  He would collect 2,326 Hits with 321 Stolen Bases over his career.

The Reds retired his number 13 in 2007, and the Shortstop entered the Reds Hall of Fame seven years prior.

Before it was broken by Warren Spahn, the amiable Eppa Rixey held the record for the most wins by a southpaw with 266, 179 of which were won as a member of the Cincinnati Reds.

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000, 101 years after he last played, Bid McPhee is a lot more than the answer to a trivia question of “Who is the last Second Baseman to play without a glove”.

Aside from his colorful nickname, Henry “Heinie” Groh was known for his use of a “bottle” bat, where he shaved the handle down as much as he could.  Offensively, he was usually used as the leadoff hitter and was a very skilled bunter.  He would have four seasons where he batted over .300 and would lead the National League in On Base Percentage twice.  He would also win the OPS Title in 1919, the same year he helped the Reds defeat the White Sox in that infamous World Series.  Defensively speaking, the short statured Groh was considered one of the most tenacious players on the diamond and excelled at turning double plays from the hot corner.  He would win a second World Series in 1923 after he was traded back to the New York Giants.

With Cincinnati, Groh had 1,323 Hits with a Batting Average of .298, and was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 1963.