With an unorthodox sidearm delivery and imposing 6’ 6” frame it is no wonder that many National League batters feared Ewell Blackwell.  The lanky hurler was named to an All-Star every season from 1946 to 1951 and would lead the League in FIP three times.  His best season was in 1947 where he was the runner up for the MVP Award and would lead the NL in Wins, Strikeouts and SO/BB.

Blackwell went 79-77 with 819 Strikeouts as a Red, and was named to the Reds Hall of Fame in 1960.

Playing his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds, Mario Soto brought a sweet fastball complimented with a devastating change up that helped him rack up a lot of wins in the 80’s.  Soto would probably have accumulated more wins had he had more offensive support but the three time All Star was still named the National League Cy Young runner up in 1983.

Known for his physical strength, Ted Kluszweski famously had to cut the sleeves off of his uniform because they constricted his arms when he swung.  In 1953, “Big Klu” would enter a four year stretch where he blasted at least 35 Home Runs and collected 100 Runs Batted In, the best of which was his 1954 season where the slugger would win the Home Run and RBI Titles with 49 and 141 respectively and was the runner up for the National League MVP.  As a Red he would collect 251 Home Runs with a .302 Batting Average.

He would later be a Coach for CIncinnati, and his number 18 was retired by the team in 1998.  Kluszweski was also enshrined into Cincinnati's Hall of Fame in 1962.

In the late 1930s and early ’40s, Frank McCormick would emerge as one of the most productive players in MLB.  An All-Star every season from 1938 to 1944, McCormick would help propel the Reds to a World Series win in 1940, a season in which he led the National League in Hits for the third year in a row and would win the coveted MVP Award.