Editing Big Red Machine (section)

==Origins==
[[File:Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati Ohio 1974.jpg|thumb|[[Riverfront Stadium]], where the Reds played during the 1970s]]
The nickname was introduced in a July 4, 1969 article by [[Bob Hunter (Los Angeles sportswriter)|Bob Hunter]] in the ''Los Angeles Herald-Examiner'',<ref>{{cite tweet | user = reds | number = 1014623668385845249 | date = 5 July 2018 | title = The Reds were nicknamed the “Big Red Machine” on this day in 1969 by sportswriter Bob Hertzel | access-date = 1 October 2024 | url = https://twitter.com/reds/status/1014623668385845249 }}</ref> but gained prominence in reference to the [[1970 Cincinnati Reds season|1970]] team,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Big Red Machine|magazine=Time|date=1970-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Johnny Bench: Supercatcher For the Big Red Machine|author=Furlong, William Barry|work=The New York Times Magazine|date=1970-08-30|page=169}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sparky and His Big Red Machine|author=Daley, Arthur|work=The New York Times|date=1971-03-19|page=45}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bench Leads Reconditioning of the Big Red Machine|last=Minot Jr.|first=George|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=1972-06-11|page=D2|quote=That tiresome nickname of the summer of 70 is catching on again.}}</ref> which won 70 of its first 100 games (a feat accomplished only a few times in MLB history) and posted a regular season record of 102–60 and won the National League pennant.<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=1970 Cincinnati Reds Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1970.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201144207/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1970.shtml |archive-date=2009-02-01 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> Rookie and future-[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] manager [[Sparky Anderson]] headed the Big Red Machine,<ref>{{cite web|author=Baseball-Reference.com |title=Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof.shtml |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> which at its peak featured [[Pete Rose]], [[Johnny Bench]], [[Joe Morgan]] and [[Tony Pérez]], and was supported by [[Dave Concepción]], [[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]], [[César Gerónimo]] and [[Ken Griffey, Sr.]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Drooz |first=Alan |date=1996-10-14 |title=Cincinnati's Big Red Machine Cemented Its Place in History With 1976 Title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-cincinnatis-big-r/157533996/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=C12 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s garnered more World Series appearances than any other team during that decade, and compiled an overall record of 953 wins and 657 losses.<ref name="World Series">{{cite web |title=World Series: A Comprehensive History of the World Series |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsmenu.shtml |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Baseball Almanac}}</ref> They are the only National League team since the 1921 and 1922 New York Giants to win back-to-back World Championships. Among NL teams, only the 1996 Atlanta Braves and the 2009 Philadelphia Phillies have returned to the Fall Classic with a chance to repeat as World Champions in years since, both falling to the New York Yankees of the "[[Core Four]]" era. The 2010–2014 San Francisco Giants did win three World Championships in five years, at least sparking the debate of whether they could be considered a National League dynasty, but they did not reach the postseason in consecutive years during this span.<ref name="World Series" />