Big Red Machine Autographed Cincinnati Reds Baseball with 8 Signatures Including Rose & Bench (DACW)

Big Red Machine Autographed Cincinnati Reds Baseball with 8 Signatures Including Rose & Bench (DACW)

This gorgeous autographed baseball of the famous Big Red Machine is guaranteed authentic by Dave & Adam's Card World.
The ball has been signed by:

Pete Rose
Johnny Bench
Joe Morgan
Tony Perez
Joe Morgan
Dave Concepcion
Ken Griffey
George Foster

The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s garnered more World Series appearances than any other team during that decade, with an overall record of 953 wins and 657 losses. They are the only National League team during the last 75 years to win back-to-back World Championships. Before them, the 1921 and 1922 New York Giants are the last NL team to accomplish this feat. Although some of the original players departed the team, some extended the Big Red Machine nickname for two more years until the departures of Anderson and Rose following the 1978 season. The Reds turned around to finish in second place in 1977 and 1978. The Cincinnati Reds won another division title in 1979, but lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS.

The nickname was introduced in a July 4, 1969 article by Bob Hertzel in The Cincinnati Enquirer, but gained prominence in reference to the 1970 team, which posted a regular season record of 102-60 and won the National League pennant. Rookie and future-Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson headed the team, which at its peak featured Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez, and was supported by Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Cesar Geronimo and Ken Griffey, Sr.
The eight players most frequently referenced as members of the Big Red Machine include baseball's all-time hit leader in Rose; three Hall of Fame players in Bench, Perez and Morgan; six National League MVP selections; four National League home run leading seasons; three NL Batting Champions; 25 Gold Glove winning seasons, and 63 collective All-Star Game appearances. The starting lineup of Bench, Rose, Morgan, Perez, Concepcion, Foster, Griffey, and Geronimo (collectively referred to as the "Great Eight") played 88 games together during the 1975 and 1976 seasons, losing only 19.