1978 Cincinnati Reds Roster (40-man)

1977 Season 1979 Season

Record: 92-69-0, Finished 2nd in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Sparky Anderson (92-69)

General Manager: Dick Wagner (Assumed GM duties 2/16/1978)

Farm Director: Chief Bender

Scouting Director: Joe Bowen

Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium

Attendance: 2,532,497 (3rd of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 83-78, 710 Runs, 688 Runs Allowed

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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
Rick Auerbach	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Feb 15, 1950	8	63	10	63	39	0	0	0	11	3	26	0	0	0	0	17	13	1.2
Doug Bair	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Aug 22, 1949	3	70	0	70	70	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0
Johnny Bench HOF	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	197	Dec 7, 1947	12	120	107	120	111	0	107	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	12	0	4.5	$275,000	All-Star
Bill Bonham	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 1, 1948	8	23	23	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
Pedro Borbón	31	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	185	Dec 2, 1946	10	62	0	62	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Doug Capilla	26	us US	L	L	5' 11"	160	Jan 7, 1952	3	7	3	7	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.5
Dave Collins	25	us US	B	L	5' 11"	175	Oct 20, 1952	4	102	9	102	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	5	23	74	12	-0.6
Dave Concepción	30	ve VE	R	R	6' 2"	155	Jun 17, 1948	9	153	150	153	152	0	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	3	0	3.8	$200,000	All-Star
Vic Correll	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 5, 1946	6	52	28	52	52	0	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.3
Arturo DeFreites	25	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	195	Apr 26, 1953	1st	9	6	9	6	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
Dan Driessen	26	us US	L	R	5' 11"	187	Jul 29, 1951	6	153	142	153	151	0	0	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	2.1
Dan Dumoulin	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Aug 20, 1953	2	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
George Foster	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 1, 1948	10	158	157	158	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	154	11	0	157	1	0	4.9	$166,667	All-Star
César Gerónimo	30	do DO	L	L	6' 0"	165	Mar 11, 1948	10	122	85	122	115	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	115	12	4	0.1
Mike Grace	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jun 14, 1956	1st	5	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
Ken Griffey	28	us US	L	L	5' 11"	190	Apr 10, 1950	6	158	150	158	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	142	154	7	0	2.5	$166,667
Ken Henderson	32	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jun 15, 1946	14	64	33	64	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	10	38	30	0	-1.1
Tom Hume	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Mar 29, 1953	2	43	23	43	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Junior Kennedy	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 9, 1950	2	89	42	89	74	0	0	0	70	5	0	0	0	0	0	16	3	1.3
Ray Knight	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Dec 28, 1952	3	83	8	83	68	0	0	1	4	60	1	2	0	1	3	20	2	-0.2
Mike LaCoss	22	us US	R	R	6' 5"	185	May 30, 1956	1st	17	15	17	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.6
Mike Lum	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Oct 27, 1945	12	86	33	86	50	0	0	7	0	0	0	10	26	9	43	42	1	0.7
Joe Morgan HOF	34	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Sep 19, 1943	16	132	120	132	123	0	0	0	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1.6	$400,000	All-Star
Paul Moskau	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Dec 20, 1953	2	29	25	29	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1.9
Dale Murray	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Feb 2, 1950	5	15	0	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Fred Norman	35	us US	B	L	5' 8"	155	Aug 20, 1942	14	36	31	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Ron Oester	22	us US	B	R	6' 2"	185	May 5, 1956	1st	6	1	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Pete Rose	37	us US	B	R	5' 11"	192	Apr 14, 1941	16	159	159	159	159	0	0	2	0	156	0	7	0	0	7	0	0	3.4	$375,000	All-Star
Manny Sarmiento	22	ve VE	R	R	6' 0"	170	Feb 2, 1956	3	64	4	64	63	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.6
Tom Seaver HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Nov 17, 1944	12	36	36	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.6		All-Star
Mario Soto	21	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	174	Jul 12, 1956	2	5	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Harry Spilman	23	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 18, 1954	1st	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Champ Summers	32	us US	L	R	6' 2"	205	Jun 15, 1946	5	13	11	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12	1	0	0.0
Dave Tomlin	29	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Jun 22, 1949	7	57	0	57	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3.1
Don Werner	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Mar 8, 1953	4	50	37	50	49	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.7
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	44	us US	Feb 22, 1934	Manager	Apr 6	Oct 1
Larry Shepard	59	us US	Apr 3, 1919	Pitching	Apr 6	Oct 1
Ted Kluszewski	53	us US	Sep 10, 1924		Apr 6	Oct 1
Alex Grammas	52	us US	Apr 3, 1926	Coach	Apr 6	Oct 1
Russ Nixon	43	us US	Feb 19, 1935	Coach	Apr 6	Oct 1
Ron Plaza	43	us US	Aug 24, 1934	Coach	Apr 6	Oct 1
George Scherger	57	us US	Nov 10, 1920	Coach	Apr 6	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date