What's in a name? Cincinnati Reds identity dates to 1869 uniforms

Politics led to a brief name change in the early 1950s, but red has always been part of the Cincinnati baseball team's identity.

Pro baseball began in Cincinnati in 1869

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What's in a name? Cincinnati Reds identity dates to 1869 uniforms