1979 cincinnati reds roster

The Cincinnati Reds won another division title in 1979, but lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS. The 1979 Cincinnati Reds roster is above.

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1979 Cincinnati Reds Statistics 1979 Cincinnati Reds Results. Record: var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); The 1979 Cincinnati Reds played 161 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 71 games, and finished in first position. in Jun 12, CIN (33-28) lost to NYM, 6-12, 91.

Sep 30, CIN (90-71) lost to ATL, 2-7.

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The 1979 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West under their first-year manager John McNamara, with a record of 90-71, 1½ games better than the Houston Astros.

Sep 17, CIN (85-65) lost to SFG, 4-7, 151. Aug 20, CIN (69-57) lost to MON, 2-5, 135.

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The Reds played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Manager: Chuck Tanner (98-64) General Manager: Harding Peterson Scouting Director: Murray Cook Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 1,435,454 (10th of 12) Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.) We present them here for purely educational purposes. 1st The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. (3rd of 12), Park Factors: Are you a Stathead, too? Find out more. Sep 25, CIN (88-69) lost to SDP, 2-8, 160.

The 1979 Cincinnati Reds qualified for the playoffs as a division winner. - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers. Included, where data is available, is a 1979 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Cincinnati Reds salary list, a 1979 Cincinnati Reds uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Cincinnati Reds primary starters list: 1979 Cincinnati RedsMost Games by Position. Sep 22, CIN (87-68) lost to HOU, 1-4, 157. John McNamara coached the team.

(Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.) The 1979 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West under their first-year manager John McNamara, with a record of 90-71, 1½ games better than the Houston Astros. Aug 15, CIN (66-56) lost to PHI, 2-3, 126. John McNamara (90-71), Attendance: 2,356,933 Aug 31, CIN (77-58) lost to MON, 7-8, 137.

. Jul 23, CIN (51-49) lost to CHC, 1-2, 106.

The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1979 season with a record of 90 wins and 71 losses, finishing first in the NL's West Division.

They played their home games at Riverfront Stadium (Park Factors: 101/100) where 2,356,933 fans witnessed their 1979 Reds finish the season with a .559 winning percentage.

May 22, CIN (23-17) lost to SFG, 2-12, 43. - Babe Ruth. to Pittsburgh Pirates, Manager:

It was a year of great change for the Reds, who lost long-time star Pete Rose to the Philadelphia Phillies, who signed Rose as an unrestricted free agent.

Jul 28, CIN (56-50) lost to ATL, 5-8, 109. Aug 10, CIN (64-54) lost to SDP, 2-3, 120. Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.

It would be Cincinnati's last postseason appearance until 1990.

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(Schedule and Results), Postseason: Lost NL Championship Series (3-0)

Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. While not officially part of the 40-man roster, players on the 60-day injured list (IL-60) are included on the 40-Man tab. 90-71, I like to live as big as I can." It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season.

It was the first time in four tries the Pirates had upended the Reds in a league championship series since Major League Baseball went to divisions in 1969. update=copyright.getFullYear(); Every player's name links to their career statistics. document.write(update); Jul 31, CIN (58-51) lost to LAD, 6-7, 118.

I hit big or I miss big. Sep 21, CIN (87-67) lost to HOU, 2-3, 155. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in, Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts, Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts, https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1978.shtml, 1979 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1979_Cincinnati_Reds_season&oldid=976463768, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 September 2020, at 02:26. NL_West Apr 28, CIN (10-10) lost to STL, 1-12, 40.

Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. I swing big, with everything I've got. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. Sep 29, CIN (90-70) lost to ATL, 0-2, 161. Finished Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104 However, the Reds lost the National League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games.

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Wagner replaced long-time GM Bob Howsam, who retired after running the Reds for 12 years. Through some good drafts and several key trades, Howsam built a team that won six division titles, and played in four World Series, winning two, during the 1970s.

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Sep 18, CIN (85-66) lost to SFG, 1-3, 154. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? For information regarding statistical abbreviations, please View the Statistics Legend Won NL Championship Series (3-0) over Cincinnati Reds.

The 1979 Cincinnati Reds team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 season.

Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Sep 14, CIN (83-64) lost to LAD, 0-2, 150. Also, long-time manager and future Hall of Famer Sparky Anderson was fired by new general manager Dick Wagner when Anderson refused to make changes in his coaching staff. Join our linker program.

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