1971 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1971 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 79-83. They scored 586 runs and belted 138 home runs to go along with a .241 batting average. The offense was powered by Lee May, who led the team with 39 home runs and 98 RBI. Pete Rose led the team with 192 hits for a .304 average.
The team allowed 581 runs and had a team ERA of 3.35. Don Gullett was the winningest pitcher, with 16 games won. Gary Nolan struck out 146 batters to lead the team. Clay Carroll was the team's best fireman, with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Darrel Chaney | SS | 10 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .160 | .125 | .285 | .125 |
| Dave Concepcion | SS | 130 | 327 | 24 | 67 | 1 | 20 | 9 | .246 | .251 | .497 | .205 |
| Frank Duffy | SS | 13 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .250 | .485 | .188 |
| Tommy Helms | 2B | 150 | 547 | 40 | 141 | 3 | 52 | 3 | .289 | .325 | .614 | .258 |
| Lee May | 1B | 147 | 553 | 85 | 154 | 39 | 98 | 3 | .332 | .532 | .864 | .278 |
| Tony Perez | 3B | 158 | 609 | 72 | 164 | 25 | 91 | 4 | .325 | .438 | .763 | .269 |
| Willie Smith | 1B | 31 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .207 | .255 | .462 | .164 |
| Woody Woodward | SS | 136 | 273 | 22 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 4 | .309 | .282 | .591 | .242 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Buddy Bradford | OF | 79 | 100 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .316 | .290 | .606 | .200 |
| Bernie Carbo | OF | 106 | 310 | 33 | 68 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .338 | .339 | .677 | .219 |
| Ty Cline | OF | 69 | 97 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .206 | .539 | .196 |
| Al Ferrara | OF | 32 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .270 | .273 | .543 | .182 |
| George Foster | OF | 104 | 368 | 39 | 86 | 10 | 50 | 7 | .289 | .386 | .675 | .234 |
| Hal McRae | OF | 99 | 337 | 39 | 89 | 9 | 34 | 3 | .291 | .427 | .718 | .264 |
| Pete Rose | OF | 160 | 632 | 86 | 192 | 13 | 44 | 13 | .373 | .421 | .794 | .304 |
| Jimmy Stewart | OF | 80 | 82 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .308 | .305 | .613 | .232 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bench | C | 149 | 562 | 80 | 134 | 27 | 61 | 2 | .299 | .423 | .722 | .238 |
| Pat Corrales | C | 40 | 94 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .230 | .202 | .432 | .181 |
| Bill Plummer | C | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Angel Bravo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5414 | 586 | 1306 | 138 | 542 | 59 | .297 | .366 | .662 | .241 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Blateric | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13.50 | 1.852 | |||
| Pedro Borbon | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.15 | 0.930 | |||
| Clay Carroll | 61 | 0 | 93.7 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 15 | 64 | 42 | 2.50 | 1.281 | |||
| Tony Cloninger | 28 | 8 | 97.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 51 | 49 | 3.88 | 1.316 | |||
| Greg Garrett | 2 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1.04 | 1.954 | |||
| Joe Gibbon | 50 | 0 | 64.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 2.94 | 1.337 | |||
| Wayne Granger | 70 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 11 | 51 | 28 | 3.33 | 1.220 | |||
| Ross Grimsley | 26 | 26 | 161.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0 | 67 | 43 | 3.57 | 1.203 | |||
| Don Gullett | 35 | 31 | 217.7 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 0 | 107 | 64 | 2.65 | 1.194 | |||
| Jim McGlothlin | 30 | 26 | 170.7 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 93 | 47 | 3.22 | 1.160 | |||
| Jim Merritt | 28 | 11 | 107 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 4.37 | 1.364 | |||
| Gary Nolan | 35 | 35 | 244.7 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 0 | 146 | 59 | 3.16 | 1.091 | |||
| Wayne Simpson | 22 | 21 | 117.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 61 | 77 | 4.76 | 1.560 | |||
| Ed Sprague | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .00 | 0.818 | |||
| Milt Wilcox | 18 | 3 | 43.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 3.32 | 1.386 | |||
| Team Totals | 417 | 162 | 1444 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 38 | 750 | 501 | 3.35 | 1.246 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pete Rose | 160 |
| At Bats | Pete Rose | 632 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pete Rose | 707 |
| Batting Average | Pete Rose | .304 |
| On-Base % | Pete Rose | .373 |
| Slugging % | Lee May | .532 |
| OPS | Lee May | .864 |
| Runs | Pete Rose | 86 |
| Hits | Pete Rose | 192 |
| Total Bases | Lee May | 294 |
| Doubles | Pete Rose | 27 |
| Triples | Dave Concepcion, George Foster, and Pete Rose | 4 |
| Home Runs | Lee May | 39 |
| RBI | Lee May | 98 |
| Walks | Pete Rose | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Lee May | 135 |
| Stolen Bases | Pete Rose | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Pete Rose | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dave Concepcion and Woody Woodward | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tommy Helms | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Johnny Bench | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Don Gullett | 16 |
| Losses | Gary Nolan | 15 |
| Saves | Clay Carroll | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Gullett | .727 |
| ERA | Don Gullett | 2.65 |
| WHIP | Gary Nolan | 1.091 |
| Innings Pitched | Gary Nolan | 244.7 |
| Games | Wayne Granger | 70 |
| Games Started | Gary Nolan | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Gary Nolan | 146 |
| Complete Games | Gary Nolan | 9 |
| Shutouts | Ross Grimsley and Don Gullett | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Gary Nolan | 991 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gary Nolan | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Gary Nolan | 208 |
| Walks Allowed | Wayne Simpson | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ross Grimsley and Jim McGlothlin | 15 |
| Doubles Allowed | Gary Nolan | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Gary Nolan | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Wayne Simpson | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tony Cloninger and Jim McGlothlin | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim McGlothlin | 26 |
