1970 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1970 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 102-60. They scored 775 runs and belted 191 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Johnny Bench, who led the team with 45 home runs and 148 RBI. Pete Rose led the team with 205 hits for a .316 average. Bobby Tolan had a great year on the basepaths with 57 stolen bases.
The team allowed 681 runs and had a team ERA of 3.71. Jim Merritt led the team with 20 wins. Gary Nolan led the team with 181 strikeouts. Wayne Granger led the team with 35 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Darrel Chaney | SS | 57 | 95 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .263 | .295 | .558 | .232 |
| Dave Concepcion | SS | 101 | 265 | 38 | 69 | 1 | 19 | 10 | .324 | .317 | .641 | .260 |
| Frank Duffy | SS | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .364 | .614 | .182 |
| Tommy Helms | 2B | 150 | 575 | 42 | 136 | 1 | 45 | 2 | .262 | .282 | .544 | .237 |
| Lee May | 1B | 153 | 605 | 78 | 153 | 34 | 94 | 1 | .297 | .484 | .781 | .253 |
| Tony Perez | 3B | 158 | 587 | 107 | 186 | 40 | 129 | 8 | .401 | .589 | .990 | .317 |
| Jay Ward | 3B | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| Woody Woodward | SS | 100 | 264 | 23 | 59 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .280 | .288 | .568 | .223 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Angel Bravo | OF | 65 | 65 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .365 | .323 | .688 | .277 |
| Bernie Carbo | OF | 125 | 365 | 54 | 113 | 21 | 63 | 10 | .454 | .551 | 1.005 | .310 |
| Ty Cline | OF | 48 | 63 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .387 | .413 | .800 | .270 |
| Hal McRae | OF | 70 | 165 | 18 | 41 | 8 | 23 | 0 | .313 | .442 | .755 | .248 |
| Pete Rose | OF | 159 | 649 | 120 | 205 | 15 | 52 | 12 | .385 | .470 | .855 | .316 |
| Jimmy Stewart | OF | 101 | 105 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 5 | .322 | .343 | .665 | .267 |
| Bobby Tolan | OF | 152 | 589 | 112 | 186 | 16 | 80 | 57 | .384 | .475 | .859 | .316 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bench | C | 158 | 605 | 97 | 177 | 45 | 148 | 5 | .345 | .587 | .932 | .293 |
| Pat Corrales | C | 43 | 106 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .289 | .330 | .619 | .236 |
| Bill Plummer | C | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5540 | 775 | 1498 | 191 | 726 | 115 | .333 | .436 | .769 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mel Behney | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.50 | 2.300 | |||
| Bo Belinsky | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Pedro Borbon | 12 | 1 | 17.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.75 | 1.561 | |||
| Clay Carroll | 65 | 0 | 104.3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 16 | 63 | 27 | 2.59 | 1.256 | |||
| Tony Cloninger | 30 | 18 | 148 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | 56 | 78 | 3.83 | 1.446 | |||
| Wayne Granger | 67 | 0 | 84.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 35 | 38 | 27 | 2.66 | 1.251 | |||
| Don Gullett | 44 | 2 | 77.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 6 | 76 | 44 | 2.43 | 1.261 | |||
| Jim Maloney | 7 | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 11.34 | 2.455 | |||
| Jim McGlothlin | 35 | 34 | 210.7 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 97 | 86 | 3.59 | 1.319 | |||
| Jim Merritt | 35 | 35 | 234 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 0 | 136 | 53 | 4.08 | 1.286 | |||
| Gary Nolan | 37 | 37 | 250.7 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 0 | 181 | 96 | 3.27 | 1.284 | |||
| John Noriega | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8.00 | 1.944 | |||
| Wayne Simpson | 26 | 26 | 176 | 14 | 3 | .824 | 0 | 119 | 81 | 3.02 | 1.170 | |||
| Ray Washburn | 35 | 3 | 66.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 37 | 48 | 6.92 | 2.081 | |||
| Milt Wilcox | 5 | 2 | 22.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2.42 | 1.166 | |||
| Team Totals | 414 | 162 | 1444.7 | 102 | 60 | .630 | 60 | 843 | 592 | 3.71 | 1.358 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pete Rose | 159 |
| At Bats | Pete Rose | 649 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pete Rose | 728 |
| Batting Average | Tony Perez | .317 |
| On-Base % | Tony Perez | .401 |
| Slugging % | Tony Perez | .589 |
| OPS | Tony Perez | .990 |
| Runs | Pete Rose | 120 |
| Hits | Pete Rose | 205 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Bench | 355 |
| Doubles | Pete Rose | 37 |
| Triples | Pete Rose | 9 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Bench | 45 |
| RBI | Johnny Bench | 148 |
| Walks | Bernie Carbo | 94 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Perez | 134 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Tolan | 57 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Tolan | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Gary Nolan and Bobby Tolan | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Johnny Bench | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lee May | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Merritt | 20 |
| Losses | Jim Merritt | 12 |
| Saves | Wayne Granger | 35 |
| Won-Loss % | Wayne Simpson | .824 |
| ERA | Wayne Simpson | 3.02 |
| WHIP | Wayne Simpson | 1.170 |
| Innings Pitched | Gary Nolan | 250.7 |
| Games | Wayne Granger | 67 |
| Games Started | Gary Nolan | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Gary Nolan | 181 |
| Complete Games | Jim Merritt | 12 |
| Shutouts | Jim McGlothlin | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Gary Nolan | 1052 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Merritt | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Merritt | 248 |
| Walks Allowed | Gary Nolan | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Gary Nolan | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Merritt | 64 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Merritt | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Gary Nolan | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Wayne Simpson | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim McGlothlin | 22 |
