1987 Cincinnati Reds season
Appearance
1987 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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Division | Western Division | |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Record | 84–78 (.519) | |
Owners | Marge Schott | |
Managers | Pete Rose | |
Television | WLWT (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Johnny Bench) | |
Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Andy MacWilliams) | |
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1987 season resulted in another winning season for the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West. They failed, however, to overcome the Giants and finished in 2nd place for a third consecutive year with a record of 84-78.
Offseason
- November 11, 1986: Chris Welsh was released by the Cincinnati Reds.[1]
- February 17, 1987: Wade Rowdon was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Guy Hoffman.[2]
- March 20, 1987: Derek Botelho was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Eddie Tanner (minors) and Pete Carey (minors).[3]
- March 23, 1987: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[4]
- March 29, 1987: Max Venable was released by the Reds.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 46–35 | 44–37 |
Cincinnati Reds | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 | 42–39 | 42–39 |
Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | 47–34 | 29–52 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 | 40–41 | 33–48 |
Atlanta Braves | 69 | 92 | .429 | 20½ | 42–39 | 27–53 |
San Diego Padres | 65 | 97 | .401 | 25 | 37–44 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 6–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 3–9 | |||||
Chicago | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–8 | 6–6 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
Houston | 10–8 | 4–8 | 5–13 | — | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
Montreal | 9–3 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 13–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 5–13 | — | 11–7 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
San Diego | 12–6 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–3 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — |
Transactions
- April 9, 1987: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[5]
- May 19, 1987: Sal Butera was released by the Reds.[6]
- June 2, 1987: Butch Henry was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1987.[7]
- August 26, 1987: Bill Gullickson was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Dennis Rasmussen.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Bo Díaz | 140 | 496 | 134 | .270 | 15 | 82 |
1B | Nick Esasky | 100 | 346 | 94 | .272 | 22 | 59 |
2B | Ron Oester | 69 | 237 | 60 | .253 | 2 | 23 |
3B | Buddy Bell | 143 | 522 | 148 | .284 | 17 | 70 |
SS | Barry Larkin | 125 | 439 | 107 | .244 | 12 | 43 |
LF | Kal Daniels | 108 | 368 | 123 | .334 | 26 | 64 |
CF | Eric Davis | 129 | 474 | 139 | .293 | 37 | 100 |
RF | Dave Parker | 153 | 589 | 149 | .253 | 26 | 97 |
Of special note: Center Fielder Eric Davis amassed 50 stolen bases in addition to hitting 37 home runs, becoming the first major league player to achieve 30 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same season.
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 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Guy Hoffman | 36 | 158.2 | 9 | 10 | 4.37 | 87 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system
References
- ^ "Chris Welsh Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Guy Hoffman at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Derek Botelho Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Terry Francona at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Max Venable at Baseball Reference
- ^ Sal Butera at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Butch Henry Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Bill Gullickson at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007