1969 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1969 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 89-73. They scored 798 runs and belted 171 home runs to go along with a .277 batting average. Lee May led the team in home runs with 38. Tony Perez was the best run producer with 122 RBI. Pete Rose led the team with 218 hits for a .348 average.
The team allowed 768 runs and had a team ERA of 4.13. Jim Merritt led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 144 strikeouts. Wayne Granger led the team with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Darrel Chaney | SS | 93 | 209 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .278 | .234 | .512 | .191 |
| Tommy Helms | 2B | 126 | 480 | 38 | 129 | 1 | 40 | 4 | .296 | .317 | .613 | .269 |
| Lee May | 1B | 158 | 607 | 85 | 169 | 38 | 110 | 5 | .331 | .529 | .860 | .278 |
| Tony Perez | 3B | 160 | 629 | 103 | 185 | 37 | 122 | 4 | .357 | .526 | .883 | .294 |
| Chico Ruiz | 2B | 88 | 196 | 19 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 4 | .292 | .276 | .568 | .245 |
| Fred Whitfield | 1B | 74 | 74 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .315 | .189 | .504 | .149 |
| Woody Woodward | SS | 97 | 241 | 36 | 63 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .333 | .311 | .644 | .261 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Beauchamp | OF | 43 | 60 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .308 | .317 | .625 | .250 |
| Alex Johnson | OF | 139 | 523 | 86 | 165 | 17 | 88 | 11 | .350 | .463 | .813 | .315 |
| Pete Rose | OF | 156 | 627 | 120 | 218 | 16 | 82 | 7 | .428 | .512 | .940 | .348 |
| Ted Savage | OF | 68 | 110 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 3 | .344 | .345 | .689 | .227 |
| Jimmy Stewart | OF | 119 | 221 | 26 | 56 | 4 | 24 | 4 | .311 | .357 | .668 | .253 |
| Bobby Tolan | OF | 152 | 637 | 104 | 194 | 21 | 93 | 26 | .347 | .474 | .821 | .305 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bench | C | 148 | 532 | 83 | 156 | 26 | 90 | 6 | .353 | .487 | .840 | .293 |
| Danny Breeden | C | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Pat Corrales | C | 29 | 72 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .346 | .375 | .721 | .264 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Carbo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Mike de la Hoz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Clyde Mashore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5634 | 798 | 1558 | 171 | 750 | 79 | .330 | .422 | .752 | .277 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gerry Arrigo | 20 | 16 | 91 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 35 | 61 | 4.15 | 1.648 | |||
| Clay Carroll | 71 | 4 | 150.7 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 7 | 90 | 78 | 3.52 | 1.506 | |||
| Tony Cloninger | 35 | 34 | 189.7 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 5.03 | 1.513 | |||
| George Culver | 32 | 13 | 101.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 58 | 52 | 4.26 | 1.668 | |||
| Jack Fisher | 34 | 15 | 113 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 55 | 30 | 5.50 | 1.478 | |||
| Wayne Granger | 90 | 0 | 144.7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 27 | 68 | 40 | 2.80 | 1.265 | |||
| Al Jackson | 33 | 0 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 5.27 | 1.612 | |||
| Jim Maloney | 30 | 27 | 178.7 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 102 | 86 | 2.77 | 1.237 | |||
| Jim Merritt | 42 | 36 | 251 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 144 | 61 | 4.37 | 1.315 | |||
| Gary Nolan | 16 | 15 | 108.7 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 83 | 40 | 3.56 | 1.306 | |||
| John Noriega | 5 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5.87 | 1.948 | |||
| Camilo Pascual | 5 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8.59 | 2.466 | |||
| Jose Pena | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Mel Queen | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2.25 | 0.833 | |||
| Pedro Ramos | 38 | 0 | 66.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 40 | 24 | 5.16 | 1.463 | |||
| Dennis Ribant | 7 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1.08 | 1.084 | |||
| Bill Short | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.43 | 2.174 | |||
| Team Totals | 470 | 163 | 1465 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 44 | 818 | 611 | 4.13 | 1.426 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tony Perez | 160 |
| At Bats | Bobby Tolan | 637 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pete Rose | 728 |
| Batting Average | Pete Rose | .348 |
| On-Base % | Pete Rose | .428 |
| Slugging % | Lee May | .529 |
| OPS | Pete Rose | .940 |
| Runs | Pete Rose | 120 |
| Hits | Pete Rose | 218 |
| Total Bases | Tony Perez | 331 |
| Doubles | Pete Rose | 33 |
| Triples | Pete Rose | 11 |
| Home Runs | Lee May | 38 |
| RBI | Tony Perez | 122 |
| Walks | Pete Rose | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Lee May | 142 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Tolan | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Tolan | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Merritt | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Alex Johnson | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Tommy Helms and Tony Perez | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Merritt | 17 |
| Losses | Tony Cloninger | 17 |
| Saves | Wayne Granger | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Maloney | .706 |
| ERA | Jim Maloney | 2.77 |
| WHIP | Jim Maloney | 1.237 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Merritt | 251 |
| Games | Wayne Granger | 90 |
| Games Started | Jim Merritt | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Merritt | 144 |
| Complete Games | Jim Merritt | 8 |
| Shutouts | Jim Maloney | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Merritt | 1072 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Merritt | 122 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Merritt | 269 |
| Walks Allowed | Tony Cloninger | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Merritt | 33 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Merritt | 60 |
| Triples Allowed | Tony Cloninger | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Maloney | 16 |
| Hit Batsmen | George Culver | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Wayne Granger | 23 |
