1971 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1971
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Riverfront Stadium
City:	Cincinnati
Record:	79–83 (.488)
Divisional Place:	4th
Owners:	Francis L. Dale
General Managers:	Bob Howsam
Managers:	Sparky Anderson
Television:	WLWT (Tom Hedrick, Bob Waller)
Radio:	WLW (Al Michaels, Joe Nuxhall)

The 1971 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in a fourth place tie with the 1971 Houston Astros season in the National League West, with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses, 11 games behind the National League West champion 1971 San Francisco Giants season. 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.

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

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

1971 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		149	562	134	.238	27	61
1B		147	553	154	.278	39	98
2B		150	547	141	.258	3	52
SS		130	327	67	.205	1	20
3B		158	609	164	.269	25	91
LF		106	310	68	.219	5	20
CF		104	368	86	.234	10	50
RF		160	632	192	.304	13	44

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
	99	337	89	.264	9	34
	136	273	66	.242	0	18
	79	100	20	.200	2	12
	69	97	19	.196	0	1
	40	94	17	.181	0	6
	80	82	19	.232	0	9
	31	55	9	.164	1	4
	32	33	6	.182	1	5
	10	24	3	.125	0	1
	10	19	0	.000	0	0
	13	16	3	.188	0	1
	5	5	1	.200	0	0

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
	35	244.2	12	15	3.16	146
	35	217.2	16	6	2.65	107
	30	170.2	8	12	3.22	93
	26	161.1	10	7	3.57	67
	22	117.1	4	7	4.76	61

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
	28	107.0	1	11	4.37	38
	28	97.1	3	6	3.38	51
	18	43.1	2	2	3.32	21
	2	8.2	0	1	1.04	2

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
	61	10	4	15	2.50	64
	70	7	6	11	3.33	51
	50	5	6	11	2.94	34
	7	1	0	0	0.00	7
	3	0	0	0	4.15	4
	2	0	0	0	13.50	4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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References

• 1971 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ruberso01.shtml Sonny Ruberto page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/swansst01.shtml Stan Swanson page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fostege01.shtml George Foster page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reverda01.shtml Dave Revering page at Baseball Reference
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007