1992 Cincinnati Reds season

1992 Cincinnati Reds
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1890) National League West (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970) Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1882)
1992 information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Bob Quinn, Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
Local television	WLWT (Marty Brennaman, Gordy Coleman, Steve LaMar) SportsChannel (Gordy Coleman, Steve LaMar)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Gordy Coleman, Steve LaMar)
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The 1992 Cincinnati Reds season saw the Reds finish in second place in the National League West with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses.

Offseason

• November 12, 1991: Jacob Brumfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• November 12, 1991: Darnell Coles was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• November 15, 1991: Greg Swindell was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder, and Joe Turek (minors).
• November 15, 1991: Troy Afenir was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• November 27, 1991: Eric Davis was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Kip Gross to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tim Belcher and John Wetteland.
• December 2, 1991: Bob Geren was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Yankees.
• December 8, 1991: Randy Myers was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Bip Roberts. The San Diego Padres sent Craig Pueschner (minors) (December 9, 1991) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
• February 2, 1992: Al Newman was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• March 17, 1992: Bob Geren was released by the Cincinnati Reds.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Atlanta Braves	98	64	--	.605
Cincinnati Reds	90	72	8.0	.556
San Diego Padres	82	80	16.0	.506
Houston Astros	81	81	17.0	.500
San Francisco Giants	72	90	26.0	.444
Los Angeles Dodgers	63	99	35.0	.389

Transactions

• April 1, 1992: Al Newman was released by the Cincinnati Reds.
• June 9, 1992: Scott Service was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• July 6, 1992: Scott Coolbaugh was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Lenny Wentz (minors).

Roster

1992 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 59 Bobby Ayala 25,50 Scott Bankhead 31 Tim Belcher 50 Tom Bolton 59 Keith Brown 32 Tom Browning 37 Norm Charlton 49 Rob Dibble 54 Steve Foster 45 Chris Hammond 48 Dwayne Henry 39 Milt Hill 52 Tony Menéndez 55 Tim Pugh 27 José Rijo 28 Scott Ruskin 29 Greg Swindell		Catchers 38 Troy Afenir 47 Scott Bradley  9 Joe Oliver 34 Jeff Reed  6 Dan Wilson  7 Rick Wrona Infielders 12,57 Freddie Benavides 20,58 Jeff Branson 26 Darnell Coles 57 Tim Costo 19 Bill Doran 40 Gary Green 56 Willie Greene 11 Barry Larkin 23 Hal Morris 17 Chris Sabo		Outfielders 35 Gerónimo Berroa 15 Glenn Braggs 46 Jacob Brumfield 22 Billy Hatcher 58 César Hernández 30 Dave Martinez 21 Paul O'Neill 10 Bip Roberts 16,53 Reggie Sanders		Manager 41 Lou Piniella Coaches  8 John McLaren  4 Jackie Moore 24 Tony Pérez  2 Sam Perlozzo  3 Larry Rothschild

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
C	Oliver, JoeJoe Oliver	143	485	131	.270	10	57
1B	Morris, HalHal Morris	115	395	107	.271	6	53
2B	Doran, BillBill Doran	132	387	91	.235	8	47
3B	Sabo, ChrisChris Sabo	96	344	84	.244	12	43
SS	Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin	140	533	162	.314	12	78
LF	Roberts, BipBip Roberts	147	532	172	.323	4	45
CF	Martinez, DaveDave Martinez	135	393	100	.254	3	31
RF	O'Neill, PaulPaul O'Neill	148	496	122	.246	14	66

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

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

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

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Nashville Sounds	American Association	Pete Mackanin and Dave Miley
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Dave Miley and Ron Oester
A	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League	Mark Berry
A	Charleston Wheelers	South Atlantic League	P. J. Carey
Rookie	Princeton Reds	Appalachian League	Sam Mejias
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Donnie Scott

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cedar Rapids, Billings

References

• 1992 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference