1972 Cincinnati Reds Roster (40-man)

1971 Season 1973 Season

Record: 95-59-0, Finished 1st in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Postseason:
Lost World Series (4-3) to Oakland Athletics
Won NL Championship Series (3-2) over Pittsburgh Pirates

Manager: Sparky Anderson (95-59)

General Manager: Bob Howsam

Farm Director: Chief Bender

Scouting Director: Joe Bowen

Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium

Attendance: 1,611,459 (3rd of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 93
One-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 91

Pythagorean W-L: 94-60, 707 Runs, 557 Runs Allowed

National League Pennant

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Johnny Bench HOF	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	197	Dec 7, 1947	6	147	147	147	147	0	129	8	0	4	0	0	0	17	17	0	0	8.6	$85,000	All-Star
Jack Billingham	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Feb 21, 1943	5	36	31	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Pedro Borbón	25	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	185	Dec 2, 1946	4	62	2	62	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Bernie Carbo	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	173	Aug 5, 1947	4	19	4	19	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	15	0	0.0
Clay Carroll	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	178	May 2, 1941	9	65	0	65	65	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6		All-Star
Darrel Chaney	24	us US	B	R	6' 2"	188	Mar 9, 1948	4	83	54	83	79	0	0	0	12	10	64	0	0	0	0	3	9	0.8
Dave Concepción	24	ve VE	R	R	6' 2"	155	Jun 17, 1948	3	119	108	119	119	0	0	0	1	9	114	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.7
Pat Corrales	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 20, 1941	8	2	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
George Foster	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 1, 1948	4	59	31	59	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	45	47	15	6	-0.6
César Gerónimo	24	do DO	L	L	6' 0"	165	Mar 11, 1948	4	120	60	120	106	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	91	106	16	14	0.6
Joe Gibbon	37	us US	R	L	6' 4"	200	Apr 10, 1935	13	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Ross Grimsley	22	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Jan 7, 1950	2	30	28	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Don Gullett	21	us US	R	L	6' 0"	190	Jan 6, 1951	3	31	16	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Joe Hague	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Apr 25, 1944	5	69	33	69	40	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	19	19	31	0	0.6
Tom Hall	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	150	Nov 23, 1947	5	47	7	47	47	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Julián Javier	35	do DO	R	R	6' 1"	175	Aug 9, 1936	13	44	19	44	24	0	0	1	5	19	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	-0.2
Jim McGlothlin	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Oct 6, 1943	8	31	21	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Hal McRae	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 10, 1945	4	61	17	61	22	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	3	9	12	42	0	0.3	$20,000
Denis Menke	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jul 21, 1940	11	140	124	140	137	0	0	11	0	130	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2.2
Jim Merritt	28	us US	L	L	6' 3"	175	Dec 9, 1943	8	4	1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Joe Morgan HOF	28	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Sep 19, 1943	10	149	148	149	149	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9.3		All-Star
Gary Nolan	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	197	May 27, 1948	6	25	25	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2		All-Star
Tony Pérez HOF	30	cu CU	R	R	6' 2"	175	May 14, 1942	9	136	134	136	135	0	0	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.7
Bill Plummer	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 21, 1947	4	38	28	38	38	0	36	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.2
Pete Rose	31	us US	B	R	5' 11"	192	Apr 14, 1941	10	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	154	0	0	6.1	$107,500
Sonny Ruberto	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jan 2, 1946	2	2	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Wayne Simpson	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	220	Dec 2, 1948	3	24	22	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$21,000
Ed Sprague	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Sep 16, 1945	4	33	1	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.2
Bobby Tolan	26	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Nov 19, 1945	7	149	148	149	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	149	1	0	4.9
Dave Tomlin	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Jun 22, 1949	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ted Uhlaender	32	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Oct 21, 1939	8	73	21	73	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	23	27	44	4	-0.8
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Sparky Anderson HOF	38	us US	Feb 22, 1934	Manager	Apr 15	Oct 4
Larry Shepard	53	us US	Apr 3, 1919	Pitching	Apr 15	Oct 4
Ted Kluszewski	47	us US	Sep 10, 1924		Apr 15	Oct 4
Alex Grammas	46	us US	Apr 3, 1926	Coach	Apr 15	Oct 4
George Scherger	51	us US	Nov 10, 1920	Coach	Apr 15	Oct 4
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date