1987 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1987
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Riverfront Stadium
City:	Cincinnati
Record:	84–78 (.519)
Divisional Place:	2nd
Owners:	Marge Schott
General Managers:	Bill Bergesch, Murray Cook
Managers:	Pete Rose
Television:	WLWT (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Johnny Bench)
Radio:	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Andy MacWilliams)

The Cincinnati Reds' 1987 season resulted in another winning season for the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West. They failed, however, to overcome the Giants and finished in second place for a third consecutive year with a record of 84–78.

Of special note: centerfielder Eric Davis amassed 50 stolen bases in addition to hitting 37 home runs, becoming the first major league player to achieve 30 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same season.

Offseason

• November 11, 1986: Chris Welsh was released by the Cincinnati Reds.^[1]
• February 17, 1987: Wade Rowdon was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Guy Hoffman.^[2]
• March 20, 1987: Derek Botelho was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Eddie Tanner (minors) and Pete Carey (minors).^[3]
• March 23, 1987: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[4]
• March 29, 1987: Max Venable was released by the Reds.^[5]

Regular season

Transactions

• April 9, 1987: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Reds.
• May 19, 1987: Sal Butera was released by the Reds.^[6]
• June 2, 1987: Butch Henry was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1987.^[7]
• August 26, 1987: Bill Gullickson was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Dennis Rasmussen.^[8]

Roster

1987 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (Pitching) (First Base) (Third Base) (Bench) (Hitting)

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		140	496	134	.270	15	82
1B		100	346	94	.272	22	59
2B		69	237	60	.253	2	23
3B		143	522	148	.284	17	70
SS		125	439	107	.244	12	43
LF		108	368	123	.334	26	64
CF		129	474	139	.293	37	100
RF		153	589	149	.253	26	97

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
	131	395	102	.258	4	33
	117	359	104	.290	10	44
	104	279	89	.319	1	33
	102	207	47	.227	3	12
	84	160	41	.256	7	28
	34	89	20	.225	2	11
	57	85	25	.294	0	5
	23	84	28	.333	2	4
	45	72	15	.208	2	13
	31	30	6	.200	1	2
	5	11	2	.182	1	2
	7	7	1	.143	0	2

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
	34	204.0	10	13	4.50	133
	32	183.0	10	13	5.02	117
	27	165.0	10	11	4.85	89
	7	45.1	4	1	3.97	39
	7	34.2	0	5	7.79	10
	6	31.2	3	2	5.12	11

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
	36	158.2	9	10	4.37	87
	48	154.0	7	5	3.68	99
	12	39.2	3	3	6.13	23

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
	68	8	5	32	2.52	61
	87	8	5	3	3.04	99
	85	4	0	2	2.30	60
	44	3	2	2	4.71	42
	23	1	1	0	4.36	24
	14	2	2	0	6.52	13
	12	1	0	1	0.00	6
	11	1	0	0	4.05	4
	1	0	0	0	13.50	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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References

1. Web site: Chris Welsh Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference.com . August 24, 2012.
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hoffmgu01.shtml Guy Hoffman
3. Web site: Derek Botelho Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference.com . August 24, 2012.
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francte01.shtml Terry Francona
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/venabma01.shtml Max Venable
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butersa01.shtml Sal Butera
7. Web site: Butch Henry Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference.com . August 24, 2012.
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gullibi01.shtml Bill Gullickson
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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