The art on this 1972 Vintage Cincinnati Reds Sweatshirt has been custom produced by Vintage Brand. The Big Red Machine is a nickname for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team that dominated the National League from 1970 to 1979 and is widely recognized as being among the best in baseball history. The team won six National League West Division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series titles. The nickname was introduced in a July 4, 1969 article by Bob Hertzel in The Cincinnati Enquirer. Rookie and future-Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson headed the Big Red Machine, which at its peak featured Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Pérez, and was supported by Dave Concepción, George Foster, César Gerónimo and Ken Griffey, Sr. They are the only National League team since the 1921 and 1922 New York Giants to win back-to-back World Championships.