1971 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1971 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in a fourth place tie with the Houston Astros in the National League West, with a record of 79–83, 11 games behind the NL West champion San Francisco Giants. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson, and played their first full season of home games at Riverfront Stadium, which had opened at mid-season in the previous year. This was the team's only losing season of the 1970s.
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Record | 79–83 (.488) |
Divisional place | 4th |
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Owner(s) | Francis L. Dale |
General manager(s) | Bob Howsam |
Manager(s) | Sparky Anderson |
Local television | WLWT (Tom Hedrick, Bob Waller) |
Local radio | WLW (Al Michaels, Joe Nuxhall) |
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Offseason
- October 20, 1970: Sonny Ruberto was sent to the Reds by the San Diego Padres in a conditional deal.[1]
- March 31, 1971: Stan Swanson was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Jim Qualls.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 51–30 | 39–42 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 1 | 42–39 | 47–34 |
Atlanta Braves | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 8 | 43–39 | 39–41 |
Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 46–35 | 33–48 |
Houston Astros | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 39–42 | 40–41 |
San Diego Padres | 61 | 100 | 0.379 | 28½ | 33–48 | 28–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–10 | |||||
Los Angeles | 9–9 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 4–14 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 7–11 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 11–7 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 11–7 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 29, 1971: Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert were traded by the Reds to the San Francisco Giants for George Foster.[3]
- June 8, 1971: Dave Revering was drafted by the Reds in the 7th round of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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CF | George Foster | 104 | 368 | 86 | .234 | 10 | 50 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Frank Duffy | 13 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Steve Blateric | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 4 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Indianapolis Indians | American Association | Vern Rapp |
AA | Trois-Rivières Aigles | Eastern League | Jim Snyder |
A | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Russ Nixon |
A-Short Season | Sioux Falls Packers | Northern League | Dave Pavlesic |
Rookie | GCL Reds | Gulf Coast League | Ron Plaza |
Notes
- Sonny Ruberto page at Baseball Reference
- Stan Swanson page at Baseball Reference
- George Foster page at Baseball Reference
- Dave Revering page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007