How many times have the Cincinnati Reds played in the World Series?

Every October, the best team from the National League and the best team from the American League meet in the World Series. The Fall Classic is one of the most storied sporting events in history and has been the stage for several of baseball's biggest moments.

Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder catch in 1954, Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956, Carlton Fisk's Game 6 home run in 1975, and Bill Buckner's gaffe in 1986 are some of the greatest moments in the history of baseball.

The Cincinnati Reds are no strangers to the World Series. And while most Reds fans know that Cincinnati has won the World Championship five times, how many trips have the Redlegs made to the Fall Classic?

Cincinnati would head back to the World Series in 1939, but lost in a four-game sweep to the New York Yankees. The following year, the Reds won it all outlasting the Detroit Tigers in seven games.

Cincinnati fell to the Bronx Bombers once again in 1961 and then lost to the Baltimore Orioles in 1970. Unfortunately, the Oakland Athletics took the 1972 World Series from the Cincinnati Reds in seven games.

But the Big Red Machine established itself in the 1975 World Series with a 4-3 series victory over the Boston Red Sox. Cincinnati got revenge over the New York Yankees the following year with a four-game sweep and won back-to-back World Series titles.

The Reds most recent trip to the World Series was a good one. The wire-to-wire Reds won the 1990 series and avenged the franchise's 1972 loss to the A's with a four-game sweep over Oakland. Overall, the Redlegs are 5-4 in the World Series.