Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Stupid distri Minute. I'm your host,
Speaker 1: Kep Pound. Today we're talking about the Cincinnati Reds. The
Speaker 1: Cincinnati Reds are considered baseball's oldest professional franchise. The team
Speaker 1: began in eighteen sixty nine as the Cincinnati Red Stockings,
Speaker 1: becoming the first openly professional baseball team by paying all
Speaker 1: of its players. Organized by attorney Aaron B. Champion and
Speaker 1: managed by Harry Wright, the Red Stockings toured the country
Speaker 1: and finished their first season undefeated, changing the sport forever.
Speaker 1: The modern Reds franchise was established in eighteen eighty two
Speaker 1: and has since won five World Series championships, including the
Speaker 1: legendary Big Red Machine teams of the nineteen seventies led
Speaker 1: by Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Pete Rose, and Tony Perez.
Speaker 1: When baseball went pro, it all started in Cincinnati. This
Speaker 1: has been the Stupid History Minute and I'm Kep Pound.
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