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1970 Cincinnati Reds Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969 / 1971)
102-60, Finished 1st in NL West
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Scored 775 runs, Allowed 681 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-71
Manager: Sparky Anderson (102-60)
Ballpark: Crosley Field/Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 1,803,568 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
Won NL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-1) to Baltimore Orioles
Won NL Championship Series (3-0) over Pittsburgh Pirates
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1969 / 1971 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Mon,4/6 vs MON W (5-1) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
2. Tue,4/7 at LAD W (4-0)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Nolan  
3. Wed,4/8 at LAD W (5-2) Corrales Bench Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
4. Thu,4/9 at LAD W (3-0) Corrales Bench Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
5. Fri,4/10 at SFG L (3-4) Bench Perez Helms Stewart Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Washburn  
6. Sat,4/11 at SFG L (1-2) Bench Perez Helms Stewart Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
7. Sun,4/12 at SFG W (6-5)# Corrales Bench Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Maloney  
8. Sun,4/12 at SFG W (5-2)# Bench Perez Helms Woodward Chaney McRae Tolan Rose Nolan  
9. Mon,4/13 vs SDP L (1-3) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
10. Tue,4/14 vs SDP W (6-1) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
11. Wed,4/15 vs LAD W (3-2)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Merritt  
12. Thu,4/16 vs LAD W (12-2) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Maloney  
13. Fri,4/17 vs SFG W (8-5) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
14. Sat,4/18 vs SFG L (9-16) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
15. Sun,4/19 vs SFG W (6-0) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
16. Mon,4/20 at ATL W (6-2)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Merritt  
17. Tue,4/21 at ATL W (13-8) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
18. Fri,4/24 at STL L (1-3) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
19. Sat,4/25 at STL W (3-2)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Merritt  
20. Sun,4/26 at STL L (1-4) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
21. Tue,4/28 vs HOU W (4-2)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Nolan  
22. Wed,4/29 vs HOU W (5-3) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
23. Fri,5/1 vs PIT W (6-4) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
24. Sat,5/2 vs PIT W (7-2)# Corrales May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
25. Sun,5/3 vs PIT W (11-7) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
26. Mon,5/4 vs STL W (7-3) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
27. Tue,5/5 vs STL W (5-1)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Simpson  
28. Thu,5/7 at CHC W (5-2) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
29. Fri,5/8 at CHC L (7-10)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Merritt  
30. Sat,5/9 at CHC L (1-8) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
31. Sun,5/10 at CHC W (7-6) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
32. Mon,5/11 at PIT L (1-4)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
33. Tue,5/12 at PIT W (5-3) Bench May Woodward Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
34. Fri,5/15 vs ATL L (1-3) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
35. Sat,5/16 vs ATL W (2-0) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
36. Sun,5/17 vs ATL W (5-1) Bench May Stewart Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
37. Sun,5/17 vs ATL W (7-6)# Corrales May Woodward Perez Concepcion McRae Bench Rose Simpson  
38. Mon,5/18 vs CHC L (5-12) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Washburn  
39. Tue,5/19 vs CHC W (3-1) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
40. Thu,5/21 at HOU W (3-0)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
41. Fri,5/22 at HOU W (5-2) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
42. Sat,5/23 at HOU W (14-3) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
43. Sun,5/24 at HOU L (7-10) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
44. Mon,5/25 at SDP W (2-1) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
45. Tue,5/26 at SDP L (1-8) Bench May Stewart Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
46. Tue,5/26 at SDP L (1-4)# Corrales May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Bench Rose Borbon  
47. Wed,5/27 at SDP W (6-4) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
48. Fri,5/29 vs MON W (6-4) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
49. Sat,5/30 vs MON W (5-4) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
50. Sun,5/31 vs MON W (6-4)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Merritt  
51. Tue,6/2 vs PHI W (7-2)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Simpson  
52. Wed,6/3 vs PHI L (4-11) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
53. Fri,6/5 vs NYM W (5-4) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
54. Sat,6/6 vs NYM W (5-1)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Merritt  
55. Sun,6/7 vs NYM W (10-2) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
56. Tue,6/9 at MON W (6-4)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Nolan  
57. Wed,6/10 at MON W (7-0) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Bravo Rose McGlothlin  
58. Thu,6/11 at MON L (4-8) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Bravo Rose Merritt  
59. Fri,6/12 at PHI W (3-1)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Simpson  
60. Sat,6/13 at PHI L (3-6) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
61. Sun,6/14 at PHI W (10-1)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
62. Tue,6/16 at NYM L (1-8) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Bravo Rose Merritt  
63. Wed,6/17 at NYM W (7-4) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Bravo Rose Simpson  
64. Fri,6/19 vs LAD L (1-6) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Bravo Rose Nolan  
65. Sat,6/20 vs LAD W (5-4) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Bravo Rose McGlothlin  
66. Sun,6/21 vs LAD L (3-9) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
67. Sun,6/21 vs LAD W (9-3)# Corrales May Woodward Perez Concepcion McRae Rose Bench Simpson  
68. Mon,6/22 vs SFG L (6-13) Corrales May Woodward Perez Concepcion Carbo Rose Bench Gullett  
69. Tue,6/23 vs SFG W (5-3)# Corrales May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Rose Bench Nolan  
70. Wed,6/24 vs SFG W (5-4) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
71. Fri,6/26 at HOU W (3-2) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
72. Sat,6/27 at HOU W (5-2) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
73. Sun,6/28 at HOU W (3-2) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
74. Tue,6/30 vs ATL L (2-8) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
75. Wed,7/1 vs ATL W (9-2) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Cline Tolan Rose Simpson  
76. Thu,7/2 vs ATL W (2-1)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Merritt  
77. Fri,7/3 vs HOU W (3-0) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Cline Tolan Rose Nolan  
78. Fri,7/3 vs HOU L (4-10) Corrales May Concepcion Perez Chaney Stewart Tolan Rose Cloninger  
79. Sat,7/4 vs HOU W (3-0) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
80. Sun,7/5 vs HOU W (3-1)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Simpson  
81. Mon,7/6 vs SDP W (5-0) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
82. Tue,7/7 vs SDP W (3-0) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
83. Wed,7/8 vs SDP L (1-3) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
84. Thu,7/9 vs SDP L (9-10)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Simpson  
85. Fri,7/10 at ATL L (9-11) Bench May Stewart Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
86. Fri,7/10 at ATL W (3-1)# Corrales May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Cloninger  
87. Sat,7/11 at ATL W (7-6) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
88. Sun,7/12 at ATL W (6-5) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
89. Thu,7/16 at PIT W (3-2) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Cline Nolan  
90. Fri,7/17 at PIT L (3-4) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Cline Simpson  
91. Sat,7/18 at PIT W (3-1)# Corrales May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Bench Merritt  
92. Sun,7/19 at PIT L (3-7)# Corrales May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Bench McGlothlin  
93. Mon,7/20 at STL W (4-3)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Nolan  
94. Mon,7/20 at STL W (4-0) Corrales May Chaney Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Cloninger  
95. Tue,7/21 at STL W (6-5)# Corrales May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Simpson  
96. Wed,7/22 at CHC L (2-10) Corrales May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
97. Thu,7/23 at CHC L (0-1) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
98. Fri,7/24 vs STL W (4-0) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
99. Sat,7/25 vs STL W (5-3)# Corrales May Helms Perez Woodward Bench Tolan Rose Cloninger  
100. Sun,7/26 vs STL W (12-5)# Corrales May Helms McRae Concepcion Bench Tolan Rose Simpson  
101. Mon,7/27 vs STL L (9-16) Bench May Helms McRae Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
102. Tue,7/28 vs PIT L (3-4) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
103. Wed,7/29 vs PIT W (4-3) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
104. Thu,7/30 vs PIT W (8-4)# Corrales May Helms Perez Concepcion Bench Tolan Rose Cloninger  
105. Fri,7/31 vs CHC L (1-7) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
106. Fri,7/31 vs CHC L (7-11) Corrales May Stewart Perez Concepcion Bench Tolan Rose Merritt  
107. Sat,8/1 vs CHC W (6-4) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
108. Sun,8/2 vs CHC W (4-3)# Bench May Helms Perez Chaney McRae Tolan Rose Nolan  
109. Mon,8/3 at SDP L (3-10) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose Cloninger  
110. Tue,8/4 at SDP W (12-1) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
111. Wed,8/5 at SFG L (3-5) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
112. Thu,8/6 at SFG L (3-9) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Washburn  
113. Fri,8/7 at LAD W (4-2) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
114. Sat,8/8 at LAD W (10-5) Corrales May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Cloninger  
115. Sun,8/9 at LAD L (3-7) Corrales May Helms Perez Woodward Bench Tolan Rose Merritt  
116. Sun,8/9 at LAD L (3-13) Corrales Bench Chaney Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
117. Tue,8/11 vs NYM W (8-1) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
118. Wed,8/12 vs NYM L (1-2) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Cloninger  
119. Thu,8/13 vs NYM W (6-1)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Merritt  
120. Fri,8/14 vs PHI L (4-5) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Simpson  
121. Sat,8/15 vs PHI W (5-4) Bench May Helms Stewart Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
122. Sun,8/16 vs PHI W (4-2) Bench May Helms Stewart Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Cloninger  
123. Mon,8/17 vs PHI W (9-3)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Merritt  
124. Tue,8/18 vs MON L (4-7) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Behney  
125. Wed,8/19 vs MON L (6-8) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Cline Rose Nolan  
126. Fri,8/21 at NYM L (1-4)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Cloninger  
127. Sat,8/22 at NYM W (3-2) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
128. Sun,8/23 at NYM L (4-5) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
129. Sun,8/23 at NYM W (7-5) Corrales May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
130. Tue,8/25 at PHI L (2-3) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Cloninger  
131. Wed,8/26 at PHI W (6-5) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
132. Thu,8/27 at PHI L (3-6) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
133. Fri,8/28 at MON L (3-4) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
134. Sat,8/29 at MON W (4-3) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Cloninger  
135. Sun,8/30 at MON L (1-5) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
136. Tue,9/1 vs SFG L (3-5) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
137. Wed,9/2 vs SFG W (2-0) Bench May Helms Perez Chaney Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
138. Thu,9/3 vs SFG W (7-3)# Corrales May Helms Perez Concepcion Bench Tolan Rose Cloninger  
139. Fri,9/4 vs SDP L (2-15) Corrales May Chaney Perez Concepcion Bench Tolan Rose Merritt  
140. Sat,9/5 vs SDP W (6-2)# Corrales May Helms Perez Concepcion Bench Tolan Rose Wilcox  
141. Sun,9/6 vs SDP W (6-5) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
142. Mon,9/7 at SFG L (3-6) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
143. Mon,9/7 at SFG L (3-4) Corrales May Chaney Perez Duffy Carbo Tolan Rose Cloninger  
144. Tue,9/8 at SFG W (5-2) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
145. Wed,9/9 at LAD W (6-0)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Wilcox  
146. Thu,9/10 at LAD W (13-4) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
147. Fri,9/11 at SDP L (2-3) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
148. Sat,9/12 at SDP L (2-4)# Corrales May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Rose Bench Cloninger  
149. Sun,9/13 at SDP L (4-5) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Cline Rose Simpson  
150. Tue,9/15 at HOU L (2-9) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
151. Wed,9/16 at HOU W (3-2)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Nolan  
152. Fri,9/18 at ATL W (11-6) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Cloninger  
153. Sat,9/19 at ATL W (7-4)# Plummer May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Rose Bench McGlothlin  
154. Sun,9/20 at ATL L (2-11) Plummer Bench Chaney McRae Concepcion Carbo Cline Rose Maloney  
155. Mon,9/21 vs HOU W (2-0) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Gullett  
156. Tue,9/22 vs HOU W (6-5)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose Nolan  
157. Wed,9/23 vs HOU W (6-2) Corrales Perez Woodward Stewart Duffy Cline Tolan Rose Cloninger  
158. Fri,9/25 vs LAD L (3-9)# Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion McRae Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
159. Sat,9/26 vs LAD W (6-3) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose Merritt  
160. Sun,9/27 vs LAD W (8-5) Bench May Helms Perez Concepcion Carbo Tolan Rose Nolan  
161. Tue,9/29 vs ATL L (1-2)# Bench May Helms Perez Woodward McRae Tolan Rose Cloninger  
162. Thu,10/1 vs ATL W (4-1) Bench May Helms Perez Woodward Carbo Tolan Rose McGlothlin  
162 games 3 players 3 players 5 players 4 players 4 players 5 players 5 players 3 players 11 players 0 players
Most Common-games Bench-130
Corrales-30
Plummer-2
May-153
Bench-5
Perez-4
Helms-147
Woodward-5
Chaney-5
Perez-153
Stewart-5
McRae-3
Concepcion-74
Woodward-70
Chaney-16
Carbo-109
McRae-41
Bench-8
Tolan-146
Bravo-6
Rose-5
Rose-153
Bench-7
Cline-2
Nolan-37
Merritt-35
McGlothlin-34
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Most Common Lineups

35 Games
C. Bench
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Perez
SS. Concepcion
LF. Carbo
CF. Tolan
RF. Rose
P. Pitcher

34 Games
C. Bench
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Perez
SS. Woodward
LF. Carbo
CF. Tolan
RF. Rose
P. Pitcher

14 Games
C. Bench
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Perez
SS. Concepcion
LF. McRae
CF. Tolan
RF. Rose
P. Pitcher

13 Games
C. Bench
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Perez
SS. Woodward
LF. McRae
CF. Tolan
RF. Rose
P. Pitcher

11 Games
C. Bench
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Perez
SS. Chaney
LF. Carbo
CF. Tolan
RF. Rose
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. Bench
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Perez
SS. Woodward
LF. Carbo
CF. Bravo
RF. Rose
P. Pitcher

41 total lineups (81 when including pitchers)


1969 / 1971 Lineups and Defense