They were affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB), and played at the Class C level.
The team's home field was John Affleck Park.
The Reds were one of the six original teams of the Pioneer League when it was formed in 1939.
The team competed through the 1955 season, except for three years during World War II when the league did not operate.
Hall of Fame inductee Frank Robinson played for the Reds in 1953.