GCL Reds

• Location: Sarasota, FL 1968, 1985-1988, 1999-2009; Bradenton, FL 1969-1973; Plant City, FL 1989-1990; ?? 1984
• League: Gulf Coast League 1968-1973, 1984-1990, 1999-2009
• Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
• Ballpark: Plant City Stadium 1989-1990

The Gulf Coast Reds, also known as the GCL Reds, were a rookie-level affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. The team plays in the South division of the Gulf Coast League. The Reds played at Ed Smith Complex in Sarasota, FL.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Pitching Coach	Coach
1968	28-33	5th	Bill Lajoie	none
1969	30-24	3rd	George Scherger	none
1970	25-35	6th	Ron Plaza	none
1971	23-29	4th	Ron Plaza	none
1972	21-39	7th (t)	Ron Plaza	none
1973	20-32	8th	Ron Plaza	none
1984	32-31	5th	Sam Mejias
1985	38-24	3rd (t)	Sam Mejias
1986	34-28	1st	Sam Mejias	Lost League Finals
1987	32-31	6th	Sam Mejias
1988	21-42	10th (t)	Sam Mejias
1989	37-26	4th (t)	Sam Mejias
1990	36-27	3rd (t)	Sam Mejias
1999	23-37	14th	Donnie Scott
2000	14-41	13th	Luis Quinones
2001	36-22	3rd	Edgar Caceres
2002	30-30	7th	Edgar Caceres
2003	26-34	10th	Edgar Caceres			Jerry Greeley
2004	20-37	12th	Freddie Benavides
2005	22-32	11th	Luis Aguayo
2006	18-34	13th	Luis Aguayo
2007	15-41	16th	Pat Kelly / Ron Ortegon / Rick Burleson		Rigo Beltran
2008	25-31	14th	Pat Kelly		Rigo Beltran
2009	28-27	8th	Pat Kelly

Related Sites

• The GCL Reds on MiLB.com