1977 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 802 runs and belted 181 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. The offense was powered by George Foster, who led the team with 52 home runs and 149 RBI. Pete Rose led the team with 204 hits for a .311 average. Joe Morgan had a great year on the basepaths with 49 stolen bases.
The team allowed 725 runs and had a team ERA of 4.21. Fred Norman and Tom Seaver were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Fred Norman led the team with 160 strikeouts. Pedro Borbon was the team's best fireman, with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rick Auerbach | 2B | 33 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .216 | .200 | .416 | .156 |
| Bob Bailey | 1B | 49 | 79 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .348 | .380 | .728 | .253 |
| Dave Concepcion | SS | 156 | 572 | 59 | 155 | 8 | 64 | 29 | .322 | .369 | .691 | .271 |
| Dan Driessen | 1B | 151 | 536 | 75 | 161 | 17 | 91 | 31 | .375 | .468 | .843 | .300 |
| Doug Flynn | 3B | 36 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .242 | .344 | .586 | .250 |
| Ray Knight | 3B | 80 | 92 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .324 | .370 | .694 | .261 |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 153 | 521 | 113 | 150 | 22 | 78 | 49 | .417 | .478 | .895 | .288 |
| Pete Rose | 3B | 162 | 655 | 95 | 204 | 9 | 64 | 16 | .377 | .432 | .809 | .311 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Armbrister | OF | 65 | 78 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .337 | .423 | .760 | .256 |
| George Foster | OF | 158 | 615 | 124 | 197 | 52 | 149 | 6 | .382 | .631 | 1.013 | .320 |
| Cesar Geronimo | OF | 149 | 492 | 54 | 131 | 10 | 52 | 10 | .321 | .388 | .709 | .266 |
| Ken Griffey | OF | 154 | 585 | 117 | 186 | 12 | 57 | 17 | .389 | .467 | .856 | .318 |
| Mike Lum | OF | 81 | 125 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 2 | .221 | .288 | .509 | .160 |
| Champ Summers | OF | 59 | 76 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .238 | .342 | .580 | .171 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bench | C | 142 | 494 | 67 | 136 | 31 | 109 | 2 | .348 | .540 | .888 | .275 |
| Bill Plummer | C | 51 | 117 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .244 | .205 | .449 | .137 |
| Don Werner | C | 10 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .231 | .435 | .666 | .174 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5524 | 802 | 1513 | 181 | 750 | 170 | .341 | .436 | .778 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Santo Alcala | 7 | 2 | 15.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5.74 | 1.847 | |||
| Jack Billingham | 36 | 23 | 161.7 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 76 | 56 | 5.23 | 1.552 | |||
| Pedro Borbon | 73 | 0 | 127 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 18 | 48 | 24 | 3.19 | 1.220 | |||
| Mike Caldwell | 14 | 0 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4.01 | 1.336 | |||
| Doug Capilla | 22 | 16 | 106.3 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 74 | 59 | 4.23 | 1.439 | |||
| Dan Dumoulin | 5 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.830 | |||
| Rawly Eastwick | 23 | 0 | 43.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2.91 | 1.109 | |||
| Woodie Fryman | 17 | 12 | 75.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 57 | 45 | 5.38 | 1.700 | |||
| Joe Henderson | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12.00 | 2.556 | |||
| Joe Hoerner | 8 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12.71 | 2.105 | |||
| Tom Hume | 14 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 7.12 | 1.651 | |||
| Paul Moskau | 20 | 19 | 108 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 71 | 40 | 4.00 | 1.444 | |||
| Dale Murray | 61 | 1 | 102 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 4 | 42 | 46 | 4.94 | 1.676 | |||
| Gary Nolan | 8 | 8 | 39.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 4.81 | 1.654 | |||
| Fred Norman | 35 | 34 | 221.3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 160 | 98 | 3.38 | 1.347 | |||
| Manny Sarmiento | 24 | 0 | 40.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2.45 | 0.968 | |||
| Tom Seaver | 20 | 20 | 165.3 | 14 | 3 | .824 | 0 | 124 | 38 | 2.34 | 0.956 | |||
| Mario Soto | 12 | 10 | 60.7 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 44 | 26 | 5.34 | 1.417 | |||
| Angel Torres | 5 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.16 | 1.807 | |||
| Pat Zachry | 12 | 12 | 75 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 36 | 29 | 5.04 | 1.427 | |||
| Team Totals | 423 | 162 | 1437.2 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 32 | 868 | 544 | 4.21 | 1.401 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pete Rose | 162 |
| At Bats | Pete Rose | 655 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pete Rose | 731 |
| Batting Average | George Foster | .320 |
| On-Base % | Joe Morgan | .417 |
| Slugging % | George Foster | .631 |
| OPS | George Foster | 1.013 |
| Runs | George Foster | 124 |
| Hits | Pete Rose | 204 |
| Total Bases | George Foster | 388 |
| Doubles | Pete Rose | 38 |
| Triples | Ken Griffey | 8 |
| Home Runs | George Foster | 52 |
| RBI | George Foster | 149 |
| Walks | Joe Morgan | 117 |
| Strikeouts | George Foster | 107 |
| Stolen Bases | Joe Morgan | 49 |
| Caught Stealing | Dan Driessen | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom Seaver | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Foster | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Foster | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fred Norman and Tom Seaver | 14 |
| Losses | Fred Norman | 13 |
| Saves | Pedro Borbon | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Seaver | .824 |
| ERA | Tom Seaver | 2.34 |
| WHIP | Tom Seaver | 0.956 |
| Innings Pitched | Fred Norman | 221.3 |
| Games | Pedro Borbon | 73 |
| Games Started | Fred Norman | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Fred Norman | 160 |
| Complete Games | Tom Seaver | 14 |
| Shutouts | Tom Seaver | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Fred Norman | 945 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Billingham | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Fred Norman | 200 |
| Walks Allowed | Fred Norman | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fred Norman | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fred Norman | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Tom Seaver | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Fred Norman | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Billingham | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jack Billingham | 20 |
