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1971 Cincinnati Reds season

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Owner(s)
  
Francis L. Dale

Manager(s)
  
Sparky Anderson

General manager(s)
  
Bob Howsam

Local television
  
WLWT (Tom Hedrick, Bob Waller)

Local radio
  
WLW (Al Michaels, Joe Nuxhall)

The 1971 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in a fourth place tie with the Houston Astros in the National League West, with a record of 79–83, 11 games behind the NL West champion San Francisco Giants. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson, and played their first full season of home games at Riverfront Stadium, which had opened at mid-season in the previous year. This was the team's only losing season of the 1970s.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 20, 1970: Sonny Ruberto was sent to the Reds by the San Diego Padres in a conditional deal.
  • March 31, 1971: Stan Swanson was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Jim Qualls.

    • Notable transactions

  • May 29, 1971: Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert were traded by the Reds to the San Francisco Giants for George Foster.
  • June 8, 1971: Dave Revering was drafted by the Reds in the 7th round of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft.

    • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    References

    1971 Cincinnati Reds season Wikipedia
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