Last time Reds were 7-1 to open a season

[Umkubas]

With the victory yesterday, the 2021 Reds equal the 1994 Reds for a 6-1 start to a season.

This start is way beyond my Reds fandom (2010 - Mike Leake, 2015 - Alex Blandino), so my question is when was the last time the Reds were 7-1 to start a season?

[Tony Cloninger]

1980 they were 9-0. Probably 1978 where they started fast and scored tons of runs in April.

[Big Klu]

1980 they were 9-0. Probably 1978 where they started fast and scored tons of runs in April.

Actually, in 1980 they started 8-0. In 1990 they started 9-0.

[Mitri]

Actually, in 1980 they started 8-0. In 1990 they started 9-0.

Sure, but did those teams have any Stanford Cardinals on them???

[Tony Cloninger]

Actually, in 1980 they started 8-0. In 1990 they started 9-0.

Right. The pitching was great too. I thought LaCoss and Pastore were finally the aces they needed and Leibrandt looked good too. Then reality hit by about mid May. They really beat up the Braves and Padres that year.

[M2]

They got out to 7-3 in 2006 (they were 5-2 at this point). They were also 5-2 in 2004.

1987 is the last time they were 6-1. They got to 8-2 in their first 10.

[NebraskaRed]

It's a great start, sure, but remember that they went undefeated for the entire month of April last year.

[JFLegal]

wow, best start to a season since 1990. and as i recall, that was a good year.

[mgbrown66]

1980 they were 9-0. Probably 1978 where they started fast and scored tons of runs in April.

1978.
Dan Driessen.
The beginning of the end.

[Tony Cloninger]

1978.
Dan Driessen.
The beginning of the end.

To be fair. Dan was hitting 300 again into the season then Bob Shirley hit him in the hand. Happened twice that year. Messed up his swing. Geronimo and Morgan were bad after May. That year always sticks out in my mind when I realized the BRM was over.

[westofyou]

1978.
Dan Driessen.
The beginning of the end.

Chief Bender as a scouting leader was was done, the pitching was weak and Howsam refused to move with the times

But yeah Driessen... shrug

[757690]

Chief Bender as a scouting leader was was done, the pitching was weak and Howsam refused to move with the times

But yeah Driessen... shrug

Bowie Kuhn blocking the Vida Blue trade was the beginning of the end. He doesn’t protect his buddy O’Malley, and the Reds have Blue and Seaver at the top of the rotation.

But yeah, Howsam and Wagner believing free agency was a passing fad was the next biggest cause of the Reds decline.

[marcshoe]

Sure, but did those teams have any Stanford Cardinals on them???

If they'd been forward thinking, they could have had John Elway.

[fearofpopvol1]

They got out to 7-3 in 2006 (they were 5-2 at this point). They were also 5-2 in 2004.

1987 is the last time they were 6-1. They got to 8-2 in their first 10.

That 2006 season was a real bright spot during the lost decade. I know they came up short and didn't even make the playoffs, but they were in it until September and they had a magic about them. It felt like they were in it every game. Krivsky did quite a job with all of the dumpster diving he did with no budget.

[RiverfrontRed]

Last time Reds were 7-1 to open a season was... not 2021.