1971 Cincinnati Reds season
| 1971 Cincinnati Reds | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |
| City | Cincinnati | |
| Record | 79–83 (.488) | |
| Divisional place | 4th | |
| Owners | Francis L. Dale | |
| General managers | Bob Howsam | |
| Managers | Sparky Anderson | |
| Television | WLWT (Tom Hedrick, Bob Waller) | |
| Radio | WLW (Al Michaels, Joe Nuxhall) | |
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The 1971 Cincinnati Reds season was the 102nd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 2nd and 1st full season at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. The Reds finished in a fourth place tie with the 1971 Houston Astros season in the National League West, with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses, 11 games behind the National League West champion 1971 San Francisco Giants season. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson, and played their first full season of home games at Riverfront Stadium, which had opened at mid-season in the previous year. This was the team's only losing season of the 1970s.