1974 Cincinnati Reds season

1974 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1890);
	Western Division (since 1969);
Location
	Riverfront Stadium (since 1970);
	Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1882);
Other information
Owner(s)	Louis Nippert
General manager(s)	Bob Howsam
Manager(s)	Sparky Anderson
Local television	WLWT; (Charlie Jones, Woody Woodward)
Local radio	WLW; (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The 1974 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Reds finishing in second place in the National League West with a record of 98-64, four games behind the NL West and pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson, and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.

Offseason

File:Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati Ohio 1974.jpg

The Reds play at Riverfront Stadium, 1974

December 3, 1973: Mario Soto was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[1]
December 4, 1973: Ross Grimsley and Wally Williams (minors) were traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Merv Rettenmund, Junior Kennedy and Bill Wood (minors).^[2]
December 12, 1973: Steve Blateric was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Roger Freed.^[3]
Prior to 1974 season: Dan Dumoulin was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	60	--	.630
Cincinnati Reds	98	64	4	.605
Atlanta Braves	88	74	14	.543
Houston Astros	81	81	21	.500
San Francisco Giants	72	90	30	.444
San Diego Padres	60	102	42	.370

Roster

1974 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

10 Sparky Anderson

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Pérez, TonyTony Pérez	158	596	158	.265	28	101
CF	Gerónimo, CésarCésar Gerónimo	150	474	133	.281	7	54
RF	Griffey, KenKen Griffey	88	227	57	.251	2	19

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Rettenmund, MervMerv Rettenmund	80	208	45	.216	6	28
Kennedy, JuniorJunior Kennedy	22	19	3	.158	0	0
Freed, RogerRoger Freed	6	6	2	.333	1	3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Billingham, JackJack Billingham	36	212.1	19	11	3.94	103
Nelson, RogerRoger Nelson	14	85.1	4	4	3.38	42

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Borbón, PedroPedro Borbón	73	10	7	14	3.24	53
Carroll, ClayClay Carroll	57	12	5	6	2.15	46
Baney, DickDick Baney	22	1	0	1	5.49	12
McQueen, MikeMike McQueen	10	0	0	0	5.40	5

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

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Notes

^ Mario Soto page at Baseball Reference
^ Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference
^ Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference
^ Dan Dumoulin page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

1974 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

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[1] Mario Soto page at Baseball Reference

[2] Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference

[3] Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference

[4] Dan Dumoulin page at Baseball Reference

[5] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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