- March 12, 1960: Tony Perez signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent.
- July 8, 1960: Pete Rose signed by the Reds as a free agent.
- June 8, 1965: The Reds select Johnny Bench in the second round of the amateur draft.
- Sept. 12, 1967: Dave Concepcion signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent.
- June 5, 1969: The Reds select Ken Griffey Sr. in the 29th round of the amateur draft.
- May 29, 1971: The Reds send Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert to the Giants in exchange for George Foster.
- Nov. 29, 1971: In a blockbuster trade, the Reds acquire Joe Morgan, Cesar Geronimo, Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham and Denis Menke by trading Tommy Helms, Lee May and Jimmy Stewart to the Houston Astros.
- Dec. 16, 1976: The Reds trade Tony Perez to the Expos along with Will McEnaney for Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray. Perez later returned to the Reds in December 1983.
- Nov. 2, 1978: Pete Rose granted free agency. He later signed with the Phillies in December 1978 and returned to the Reds in August 1984.
- Nov. 1, 1979: Joe Morgan granted free agency. He later signed with the Astros in January 1980.
- Jan. 21, 1981: The Reds trade Cesar Geronimo to the Royals in exchange for German Barranca.
- Nov. 4, 1981: The Reds trade Ken Griffey Sr. to the Yankees for a player to be named later and Brian Ryder (completed in December when the Yankees send Freddie Toliver to the Reds). Griffey returned to the Reds in August 1988.
- Feb. 10, 1982: The Reds trade George Foster to the Mets for Greg Harris, Jim Kern and Alex Trevino.
- Sept. 29, 1983: Johnny Bench plays in his final game, completing a 17-year career during which he only played for the Reds.
- Sept. 15, 1988: Dave Concepcion plays in his final game, completing a 19-year career during which he only played for the Reds.
1963: Reds
Made Major League debut on April 8
1964: Reds
1965: Reds
1966: Reds
1967: Reds
1968: Reds
1969: Reds
1970: Reds
1971: Reds
1972: Reds
1973: Reds
1974: Reds
1975: Reds
1976: Reds
1977: Reds
1978: Reds
Granted free agency by the team after the season
1979: Phillies
1980: Phillies
1981: Phillies
1982: Phillies
1983: Phillies
1984: Expos and Reds
Traded by the Expos to the Reds for Tom Lawless on Aug. 16
1985: Reds
1986: Reds
1973: Reds
Made Major League debut on Aug. 25
1974: Reds
1975: Reds
1976: Reds
1977: Reds
1978: Reds
1979: Reds
1980: Reds
1981: Reds
Traded to the Yankees after the season for a player to be named later
1982: Yankees
1983: Yankees
1984: Yankees
1985: Yankees
1986: Yankees and Braves
1987: Braves
1988: Braves and Reds
Released by the Braves on July 28 and signed as a free agent with the Reds shortly after
1989: Reds
1990: Reds and Mariners
Released by the Reds on Aug. 24
1991: Mariners
1963: Colt .45s
Made Major League debut on Sept. 21
1964: Colt .45s
1965: Astros
1966: Astros
1967: Astros
1968: Astros
1969: Astros
1970: Astros
1971: Astros
Traded to the Reds along with Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo and Denis Menke after the season for Tommy Helms, Lee May and Jimmy Stewart in November 1971
1972: Reds
1973: Reds
1974: Reds
1975: Reds
1976: Reds
1977: Reds
1978: Reds
1979: Reds
Granted free agency by the Reds after the season
1980: Astros
1981: Giants
1982: Giants
1983: Phillies
1984: A's
1964: Reds
Made Major League debut on July 26
1965: Reds
1966: Reds
1967: Reds
1968: Reds
1969: Reds
1970: Reds
1971: Reds
1972: Reds
1973: Reds
1974: Reds
1975: Reds
1976: Reds
Traded by the Reds to the Expos after the season along with Will McEnaney for Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray
1977: Expos
1978: Expos
1979: Expos
1980: Red Sox
1981: Red Sox
1982: Red Sox
1983: Phillies
Purchased by the Reds from the Phillies after the season
1984: Reds
1985: Reds
1986: Reds
1967: Reds
Made Major League debut on Aug. 28
1968: Reds
1969: Reds
1970: Reds
1971: Reds
1972: Reds
1973: Reds
1974: Reds
1975: Reds
1976: Reds
1977: Reds
1978: Reds
1979: Reds
1980: Reds
1981: Reds
1982: Reds
1983: Reds
1969: Giants
Made Major League debut on Sept. 10
1970: Giants
1971: Giants and Reds
Traded by the Giants to the Reds for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert on May 29
1972: Reds
1973: Reds
1974: Reds
1975: Reds
1976: Reds
1977: Reds
1978: Reds
1979: Reds
1980: Reds
1981: Reds
Traded by the Reds to the Mets for Greg Harris, Jim Kern and Alex Trevino in February 1982
1982: Mets
1983: Mets
1984: Mets
1985: Mets
1986: Mets and White Sox
1970: Reds
Made Major League debut on April 6
1971: Reds
1972: Reds
1973: Reds
1974: Reds
1975: Reds
1976: Reds
1977: Reds
1978: Reds
1979: Reds
1980: Reds
1981: Reds
1982: Reds
1983: Reds
1984: Reds
1985: Reds
1986: Reds
1987: Reds
1988: Reds
1969: Astros
Made Major League debut on April 16
1970: Astros
1971: Astros
Traded to the Reds along with Joe Morgan, Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham and Denis Menke for Tommy Helms, Lee May and Jimmy Stewart in November 1971
1972: Reds
1973: Reds
1974: Reds
1975: Reds
1976: Reds
1977: Reds
1978: Reds
1979: Reds
1980: Reds
Traded by the Reds to the Royals for German Barranca in January 1981
1981: Royals
1982: Royals
1983: Royals