The Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

 season consisted of the Reds finishing in a fourth place tie with the Houston Astros

1971 Houston Astros season

The Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fourth in the National League West with a record of 79-83, 11 games behind the San Francisco Giants.- Offseason :...

 in the National League West

National League West

The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...

, with a record of 79-83, 11 games behind the NL West champion San Francisco Giants

1971 San Francisco Giants season

-Offseason:* December 30, 1970: Ron Hunt was traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Dave McDonald.-Regular season:The Giants battled their arch rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, throughout the season for the NL West Division lead. The Giants led by 8.5 games on September 1. In mid September...

. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson

Sparky Anderson

George Lee "Sparky" Anderson was an American Major League Baseball manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both...

, and played their first full season of home games at Riverfront Stadium

Cinergy Field

Riverfront Stadium , later known as Cinergy Field , was the home of the Cincinnati Reds National League baseball team and the Cincinnati Bengals National Football League team. Located on the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, the stadium was best known as the home of "The Big Red Machine," as the...

, which had opened at mid-season in the previous year. This was the team's only losing season of the 1970's.

Offseason

• October 20, 1970: Sonny Ruberto
  Sonny Ruberto
  John Edward "Sonny" Ruberto is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, for the San Diego Padres and for the Cincinnati Reds. After his playing career, he worked as a minor league manager and coach in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.-Sources:...
  
   was sent to the Reds by the San Diego Padres
  San Diego Padres
  The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
  
   in a conditional deal.
• March 31, 1971: Stan Swanson
  Stan Swanson
  Stanley Lawrence Swanson is a former baseball player who played for the Montreal Expos in . He was born on May 19, 1944 in Yuba City, California. He was originally signed as a free agent by the Cincinnati Reds in 1963.-References:...
  
   was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos
  Montreal Expos
  The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
  
   for Jim Qualls
  Jim Qualls
  James Robert Qualls is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and pinch-hitting specialist for the Chicago Cubs in 1969, the Montreal Expos in 1970 and the Chicago White Sox in 1972...
  
  .

Notable transactions

• May 29, 1971: Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert
  Vern Geishert
  Vernon William Geishert is a retired American professional baseball player. A , right-handed pitcher, he appeared in 11 Major League Baseball games for the California Angels in ....
  
   were traded by the Reds to the San Francisco Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   for George Foster.
• June 8, 1971: Dave Revering
  Dave Revering
  David Alvin Revering , is a former Major League Baseball first baseman from 1978-1982. Revering graduated from Bella Vista High School...
  
   was drafted by the Reds in the 7th round of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft
  1971 Major League Baseball Draft
  -First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :The June 1971 draft was a productive one, even though none of its top ten choices yielded players who would have memorable major league careers...
  
  .

Roster

1971 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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
CF		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
	13	16	3	.188	0	1

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

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

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
	2	0	0	0	13.50	4

Farm system