1979 Cincinnati Reds Roster (40-man)

1978 Season 1980 Season

Record: 90-71-0, Finished 1st in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost NL Championship Series (3-0) to Pittsburgh Pirates

Manager: John McNamara (90-71)

General Manager: Dick Wagner

Farm Director: Chief Bender

Scouting Director: Joe Bowen

Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium

Attendance: 2,356,933 (3rd of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97

Pythagorean W-L: 90-71, 731 Runs, 644 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	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Feb 15, 1950	9	62	17	62	36	0	0	0	3	18	16	0	0	0	0	28	5	0.1
Doug Bair	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Aug 22, 1949	4	65	0	65	65	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Johnny Bench HOF	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	197	Dec 7, 1947	13	130	125	130	128	0	126	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5.6	$275,000	All-Star
Paul Blair	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	168	Feb 1, 1944	16	75	37	75	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	55	4	67	9	7	-1.6
Bill Bonham	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 1, 1948	9	29	29	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6
Pedro Borbón	32	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	185	Dec 2, 1946	11	30	0	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Doug Capilla	27	us US	L	L	5' 11"	160	Jan 7, 1952	4	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Dave Collins	26	us US	B	L	5' 11"	175	Oct 20, 1952	5	122	84	122	99	0	0	10	0	0	0	46	3	50	91	30	2	1.6
Dave Concepción	31	ve VE	R	R	6' 2"	155	Jun 17, 1948	10	149	148	149	148	0	0	0	0	0	148	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.9	$200,000	All-Star
Vic Correll	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 5, 1946	7	48	38	48	47	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.2
Héctor Cruz	26	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	170	Apr 2, 1953	6	74	49	74	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	23	49	68	9	3	0.1
Arturo DeFreites	26	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	195	Apr 26, 1953	2	23	5	23	7	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	0	-0.4
Dan Driessen	27	us US	L	R	5' 11"	187	Jul 29, 1951	7	150	138	150	143	0	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.6
George Foster	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 1, 1948	11	121	116	121	116	0	0	0	0	0	0	116	0	0	116	5	0	5.1	$166,667	All-Star
César Gerónimo	31	do DO	L	L	6' 0"	165	Mar 11, 1948	11	123	96	123	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	118	0	118	10	3	0.2
Ken Griffey	29	us US	L	L	5' 11"	190	Apr 10, 1950	7	95	94	95	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	91	93	1	0	2.5	$166,667
Ken Henderson	33	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jun 15, 1946	15	10	1	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	8	0	-0.1
Tom Hume	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Mar 29, 1953	3	57	12	57	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.9
Junior Kennedy	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 9, 1950	3	83	46	83	68	0	0	0	59	4	5	0	0	0	0	20	2	1.4
Ray Knight	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Dec 28, 1952	4	150	149	150	149	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.1
Mike LaCoss	23	us US	R	R	6' 5"	185	May 30, 1956	2	35	32	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2		All-Star
Charlie Leibrandt	22	us US	R	L	6' 3"	195	Oct 4, 1956	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Sam Mejías	27	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 9, 1952	4	7	0	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	1	2	0.0
Joe Morgan HOF	35	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Sep 19, 1943	17	127	120	127	121	0	0	0	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2.7	$475,000	All-Star
Paul Moskau	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Dec 20, 1953	3	21	15	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Fred Norman	36	us US	B	L	5' 8"	155	Aug 20, 1942	15	34	31	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4
Ron Oester	23	us US	B	R	6' 2"	185	May 5, 1956	2	6	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	-0.1
Frank Pastore	21	us US	R	R	6' 2"	188	Aug 21, 1957	1st	30	9	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Rafael Santo Domingo	23	pr PR	B	R	6' 0"	160	Nov 24, 1955	1st	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Manny Sarmiento	23	ve VE	R	R	6' 0"	170	Feb 2, 1956	4	23	1	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Tom Seaver HOF	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Nov 17, 1944	13	33	32	33	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.5	$375,000
Mario Soto	22	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	174	Jul 12, 1956	3	25	0	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Harry Spilman	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 18, 1954	2	43	8	43	16	0	0	12	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	28	2	-0.2
Champ Summers	33	us US	L	R	6' 2"	205	Jun 15, 1946	6	27	17	27	19	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	0	9	13	10	0	0.0
Dave Tomlin	30	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Jun 22, 1949	8	53	0	53	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
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
John McNamara	47	us US	Jun 4, 1932	Manager	Apr 4	Sep 30
Harry Dunlop	45	us US	Sep 6, 1933	Coach	Apr 4	Sep 30
Bill Fischer	48	us US	Oct 11, 1930	Coach	Apr 4	Sep 30
Russ Nixon	44	us US	Feb 19, 1935	Coach	Apr 4	Sep 30
Ron Plaza	44	us US	Aug 24, 1934	Coach	Apr 4	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date