1974 Cincinnati Reds season
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Owner(s) | Louis Nippert |
General manager(s) | Bob Howsam |
Manager(s) | Sparky Anderson |
Local television | WLWT (Charlie Jones, Woody Woodward) |
Local radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |
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The 1974 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Reds finishing in second place in the National League West with a record of 98-64, four games behind the NL West and pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson, and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Contents
Offseason
- December 3, 1973: Mario Soto was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.[1]
- December 4, 1973: Ross Grimsley and Wally Williams (minors) were traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Merv Rettenmund, Junior Kennedy and Bill Wood (minors).[2]
- December 12, 1973: Steve Blateric was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Roger Freed.[3]
- Prior to 1974 season: Dan Dumoulin was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 52–29 | 50–31 |
Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 4 | 50–31 | 48–33 |
Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 14 | 46–35 | 42–39 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 21 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 30 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 42 | 36–45 | 24–57 |
Record vs. opponents
1974 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 7–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 17–1 | 8–10 | 9–3 | |||||
Chicago | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–7–1 | 7–5 | — | 14–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 12–6 | 8–4 | 4–14 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 16–2 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–9 | |||||
New York | 4–8 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–11 | |||||
San Diego | 1–17 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 2–16 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
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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1B | Tony Pérez | 158 | 596 | 158 | .265 | 28 | 101 |
CF | César Gerónimo | 150 | 474 | 133 | .281 | 7 | 54 |
RF | Ken Griffey | 88 | 227 | 57 | .251 | 2 | 19 |
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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Merv Rettenmund | 80 | 208 | 45 | .216 | 6 | 28 |
Junior Kennedy | 22 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
Roger Freed | 6 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 3 |
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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Jack Billingham | 36 | 212.1 | 19 | 11 | 3.94 | 103 |
Roger Nelson | 14 | 85.1 | 4 | 4 | 3.38 | 42 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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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Pedro Borbón | 73 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 3.24 | 53 |
Clay Carroll | 57 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2.15 | 46 |
Dick Baney | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.49 | 12 |
Mike McQueen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
Farm system
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Notes
- ↑ Mario Soto page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dan Dumoulin page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
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