1974 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 98-64. They scored 776 runs and belted 135 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Johnny Bench, who led the team with 33 home runs and 129 RBI. Pete Rose led the team with 185 hits for a .284 average. Joe Morgan had a great year on the basepaths with 58 stolen bases.
The team allowed 631 runs and had a team ERA of 3.42. Jack Billingham was the winningest pitcher, with 19 games won. Don Gullett struck out 183 batters to lead the team. Pedro Borbon was the team's best fireman, with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Darrel Chaney | 3B | 117 | 135 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .327 | .304 | .631 | .200 |
| Dave Concepcion | SS | 160 | 594 | 70 | 167 | 14 | 82 | 41 | .335 | .397 | .732 | .281 |
| Dan Driessen | 3B | 150 | 470 | 63 | 132 | 7 | 56 | 10 | .347 | .400 | .747 | .281 |
| Roger Freed | 1B | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .429 | .833 | 1.262 | .333 |
| Phil Gagliano | 2B | 46 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .065 | .435 | .065 |
| Junior Kennedy | 2B | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .158 | .518 | .158 |
| Ray Knight | 3B | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .273 | .523 | .182 |
| Andy Kosco | 3B | 33 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .311 | .243 | .554 | .189 |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 149 | 512 | 107 | 150 | 22 | 67 | 58 | .427 | .494 | .921 | .293 |
| Tony Perez | 1B | 158 | 596 | 81 | 158 | 28 | 101 | 1 | .331 | .460 | .791 | .265 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Armbrister | OF | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .286 | .661 | .286 |
| Terry Crowley | OF | 84 | 125 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .293 | .360 | .653 | .240 |
| George Foster | OF | 106 | 276 | 31 | 73 | 7 | 41 | 3 | .343 | .406 | .749 | .264 |
| Cesar Geronimo | OF | 150 | 474 | 73 | 133 | 7 | 54 | 9 | .345 | .395 | .740 | .281 |
| Ken Griffey | OF | 88 | 227 | 24 | 57 | 2 | 19 | 9 | .333 | .361 | .694 | .251 |
| Merv Rettenmund | OF | 80 | 208 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 28 | 5 | .337 | .332 | .669 | .216 |
| Pete Rose | OF | 163 | 652 | 110 | 185 | 3 | 51 | 2 | .385 | .388 | .773 | .284 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bench | C | 160 | 621 | 108 | 174 | 33 | 129 | 5 | .363 | .507 | .870 | .280 |
| Hal King | C | 20 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .235 | .535 | .176 |
| Bill Plummer | C | 50 | 120 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .258 | .333 | .591 | .225 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5535 | 776 | 1437 | 135 | 714 | 146 | .339 | .394 | .733 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dick Baney | 22 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 5.49 | 1.659 | |||
| Jack Billingham | 36 | 35 | 212.3 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 0 | 103 | 64 | 3.94 | 1.399 | |||
| Pedro Borbon | 73 | 0 | 139 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 14 | 53 | 32 | 3.24 | 1.187 | |||
| Clay Carroll | 57 | 3 | 100.7 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 2.15 | 1.251 | |||
| Tom Carroll | 16 | 13 | 78.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 37 | 44 | 3.68 | 1.430 | |||
| Pat Darcy | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3.71 | 1.471 | |||
| Rawly Eastwick | 8 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2.04 | 0.960 | |||
| Don Gullett | 36 | 35 | 243 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 183 | 88 | 3.04 | 1.189 | |||
| Tom Hall | 40 | 1 | 64 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 48 | 30 | 4.08 | 1.313 | |||
| Clay Kirby | 36 | 35 | 230.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 160 | 91 | 3.28 | 1.305 | |||
| Will McEnaney | 24 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4.33 | 1.222 | |||
| Mike McQueen | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5.40 | 1.867 | |||
| Roger Nelson | 14 | 12 | 85.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 42 | 35 | 3.38 | 1.196 | |||
| Fred Norman | 35 | 26 | 186.3 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 141 | 68 | 3.14 | 1.278 | |||
| Pat Osburn | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 419 | 163 | 1466.3 | 98 | 64 | .605 | 27 | 875 | 536 | 3.42 | 1.296 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pete Rose | 163 |
| At Bats | Pete Rose | 652 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pete Rose | 770 |
| Batting Average | Joe Morgan | .293 |
| On-Base % | Joe Morgan | .427 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Bench | .507 |
| OPS | Joe Morgan | .921 |
| Runs | Pete Rose | 110 |
| Hits | Pete Rose | 185 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Bench | 315 |
| Doubles | Pete Rose | 45 |
| Triples | Cesar Geronimo | 8 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Bench | 33 |
| RBI | Johnny Bench | 129 |
| Walks | Joe Morgan | 120 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Perez | 112 |
| Stolen Bases | Joe Morgan | 58 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Morgan | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jack Billingham | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tony Perez | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dave Concepcion | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Billingham | 19 |
| Losses | Fred Norman | 12 |
| Saves | Pedro Borbon | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Clay Carroll | .706 |
| ERA | Don Gullett | 3.04 |
| WHIP | Don Gullett | 1.189 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Gullett | 243 |
| Games | Pedro Borbon | 73 |
| Games Started | Jack Billingham, Don Gullett, and Clay Kirby | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Don Gullett | 183 |
| Complete Games | Don Gullett | 10 |
| Shutouts | Jack Billingham and Don Gullett | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Don Gullett | 1010 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Billingham | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Billingham | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Clay Kirby | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Gullett | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Gullett | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Jack Billingham | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Clay Kirby | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Billingham | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jack Billingham | 30 |
