The Reds have played in the World Series nine times (world championships in bold): 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990.
The 1972 World Series went to 7 games, won by the Oakland Athletics over the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds' first World Series appearance was in 1919. They beat the Chicago White Sox, 5 games to 3.
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox in the 1919 World Series 5 games to 3.
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds in the 1970 World Series, 4 games to 1.
The Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Yankees 4 games to none in the 1976 World Series.
The Cincinnati Reds have won 5 World Series records.
No ... in the 1939 World Series, the New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 0. The Cubs were in the 1938 World Series, losing to the Yankees 4 games to 0.
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox 5 games to 3 in the 1919 World Series.
The Oakland A's won their first of three straight World Series in 1972, defeating the Cincinnati Reds in seven games.
1939 (4 games to 0) and 1961 (4 games to 1).
The New York Yankees won the 1961 World Series. The Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 1.
The 1990 Cincinnati Reds swept the Oakland A's in four games.