This page is a list of the owners and executives of the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. They were a charter member of the American Association in 1882 and joined the NL in 1890.
| Year(s) | Owner |
|---|---|
| 1882–1883 | Justus Thorner |
| 1884 | Aaron S. Stern |
| 1885 | George Herancourt |
| 1886 | John Hauck |
| 1887–1890 | Aaron S. Stern |
1890–1891  | Al Johnson |
| 1891–1902 | John T. Brush |
| 1902–1927 | Garry Herrmann |
| 1928–1929 | C. J. McDiarmid |
| 1930–1933 | Sidney Weil |
| 1933-1934 | Central Trust Bank |
| 1934–1961 | Powel Crosley Jr. |
| 1961–1966 | Bill DeWitt |
| 1967–1973 | Francis L. Dale |
| 1973–1980 | Louis Nippert |
| 1980–1984 | William Williams & James Williams |
| 1984–1999 | Marge Schott |
| 1999–2005 | Carl Lindner Jr. |
| 2006–present | Bob Castellini |
Johnson owned the team briefly during the 1890-91 offseason before selling the club to John T. Brush.
With Weil on the verge of bankruptcy the Central Trust Bank took over ownership of the club in November of 1933. Powel Crosley purchased the team in February of 1934.
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The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division and were a charter member of the American Association in 1881 before joining the NL in 1890.
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