1950 Cincinnati Reds Vintage Profile: Baseball History and Team Origins
The 1950 article discusses the history of the Cincinnati Reds, highlighting their origins as baseball's first professional club, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, established in 1869. The team had a notable record of 124 wins, 6 losses, and 1 tie before disbanding the following year. Historically, all Cincinnati teams, with the exception of one, have been referred to as the Reds. This exception is the team known as Kelly's Killers, which played in the American Association in 1891 and was named after their manager, Mike "King" Kelly, a prominent figure in baseball history. The article notes the team's transition from Pendleton and its eventual movement to Milwaukee.