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1971 Cincinnati Reds Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970 / 1972)
79-83, Finished 4th in NL West
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Scored 586 runs, Allowed 581 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-80
Manager: Sparky Anderson (79-83)
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,501,122 (7th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 95, Pitching - 94;   one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
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1970 / 1972 Lineups and Defense

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

59 total lineups (112 when including pitchers)


1970 / 1972 Lineups and Defense