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1961 Cincinnati Reds

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1960 / 1962

93-61, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Fred Hutchinson (93-61)
Scored 710 runs, Allowed 653 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71

Ballparks: Crosley Field · Attendance: 1,117,603 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102

Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-1) to New York Yankees

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1960 / 1962 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Harry Anderson 29 L R 6' 3" 205 Sep 10, 1931 5 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.0
Ed Bailey 30 L R 6' 2" 205 Apr 15, 1931 9 12 12 12 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Jim Baumer 30 R R 6' 2" 185 Jan 29, 1931 2 10 8 10 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.4
Gus Bell 32 L R 6' 1" 190 Nov 15, 1928 12 103 54 103 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 1 34 75 39 0 -0.5
Hal Bevan 30 R R 6' 2" 198 Nov 15, 1930 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.1
Don Blasingame 29 L R 5' 10" 160 Mar 16, 1932 7 123 110 123 116 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 -1.5
Marshall Bridges 30 B L 6' 1" 165 Jun 2, 1931 3 13 0 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8
Jim Brosnan 31 R R 6' 4" 197 Oct 24, 1929 7 53 0 53 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9
Leo Cardenas 22 R R 5' 11" 150 Dec 17, 1938 2 74 46 74 63 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 12 4 1.0
Elio Chacon 24 R R 5' 9" 160 Oct 26, 1936 2 61 34 61 49 0 0 0 41 0 0 3 0 5 8 1 19 1.0
Gordy Coleman 26 L R 6' 3" 208 Jul 5, 1934 3 150 140 150 150 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2.4
Cliff Cook 24 R R 6' 0" 185 Aug 20, 1936 3 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -0.1
Johnny Edwards 23 L R 6' 4" 220 Jun 10, 1938 1st 52 39 52 52 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 -1.0
Gene Freese 27 R R 5' 11" 175 Jan 8, 1934 7 152 151 152 151 0 0 0 1 151 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.1
Joe Gaines 24 R R 6' 1" 190 Nov 22, 1936 2 5 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 0.0
Dick Gernert 32 R R 6' 3" 209 Sep 28, 1928 10 40 14 40 21 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0.4
Bill Henry 33 L L 6' 2" 180 Oct 15, 1927 8 48 0 48 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0
Jay Hook 24 L R 6' 2" 182 Nov 18, 1936 5 22 5 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.7
Ken Hunt 22 R R 6' 4" 200 Dec 14, 1938 1st 29 22 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Joey Jay 25 B R 6' 4" 228 Aug 15, 1935 8 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 All-Star
Darrell Johnson 32 R R 6' 1" 180 Aug 25, 1928 5 20 17 20 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Ken Johnson 28 R R 6' 4" 210 Jun 16, 1933 4 15 11 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4
Sherman Jones 26 L R 6' 4" 205 Feb 10, 1935 2 24 2 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Willie Jones 35 R R 6' 1" 188 Aug 16, 1925 15 9 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.0
Eddie Kasko 29 R R 6' 0" 180 Jun 27, 1932 5 126 113 126 119 0 0 0 6 12 112 0 0 0 0 9 0 1.2 All-Star
Jerry Lynch 30 L R 6' 1" 185 Jul 17, 1930 8 96 36 96 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 2 44 59 0 1.7
Jim Maloney 21 L R 6' 2" 190 Jun 2, 1940 2 30 11 30 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0.7
Howie Nunn 25 R R 6' 0" 173 Oct 18, 1935 2 24 0 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Jim O'Toole 24 B L 6' 0" 190 Jan 10, 1937 4 39 35 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.6
Claude Osteen 21 L L 5' 11" 160 Aug 9, 1939 4 6 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0.0
Vada Pinson 22 L L 5' 11" 170 Aug 11, 1938 4 154 151 154 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 153 1 0 7.4
Wally Post 31 R R 6' 1" 190 Jul 9, 1929 12 99 72 99 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 37 81 25 0 2.4
Bob Purkey 31 R R 6' 2" 175 Jul 14, 1929 8 36 34 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 All-Star
Frank Robinson HOF 25 R R 6' 1" 183 Aug 31, 1935 6 153 149 153 150 0 0 0 0 1 0 59 4 92 150 4 0 7.6 All-Star
Bob Schmidt 28 R R 6' 2" 205 Apr 22, 1933 4 27 22 27 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Pete Whisenant 31 R R 6' 2" 190 Dec 14, 1929 8 26 0 26 14 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 2 12 10 6 0.0
Jerry Zimmerman 26 R R 6' 2" 185 Sep 21, 1934 1st 76 64 76 76 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.7
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

Ed Bailey
Johnny Edwards
Bob Schmidt

Jerry Zimmerman

Hal Bevan
Darrell Johnson

Eddie Kasko

Jim Baumer
Cliff Cook

Gene Freese

Willie Jones

Dick Gernert

Leo Cardenas

Elio Chacon

Gordy Coleman

Don Blasingame

Frank Robinson

Joe Gaines

Jerry Lynch

Gus Bell

Harry Anderson
Pete Whisenant

Vada Pinson

Wally Post

Joey Jay

Jim O'Toole

Claude Osteen

Marshall Bridges
Sherman Jones

Bob Purkey

Howie Nunn

Ken Johnson

Ken Hunt

Jim Brosnan

Bill Henry

Jim Maloney

Jay Hook

1960 / 1962 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers