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1972 Cincinnati Reds Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973)
95-59, Finished 1st in NL West
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Scored 707 runs, Allowed 557 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 94-60
Manager: Sparky Anderson (95-59)
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,611,459 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 94, Pitching - 93;   one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 91
Won NL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-3) to Oakland Athletics
Won NL Championship Series (3-2) over Pittsburgh Pirates
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1971 / 1973 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Johnny Bench HOF 24 R R 6' 1" 208 Dec 7, 1947 6 147 147 147 147 0 129 7 0 4 0 0 0 17 17 0 0 All-Star
Jack Billingham 29 R R 6' 4" 215 Feb 21, 1943 5 36 31 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Borbon 25 R R 6' 2" 185 Dec 2, 1946 4 62 2 62 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bernie Carbo 24 L R 6' 0" 175 Aug 5, 1947 4 19 4 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 15 0
Clay Carroll 31 R R 6' 1" 200 May 2, 1941 9 65 0 65 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Darrel Chaney 24 B R 6' 1" 190 Mar 9, 1948 4 83 54 83 83 0 0 0 12 10 64 0 0 0 0 3 9
Dave Concepcion 24 R R 6' 1" 180 Jun 17, 1948 3 119 108 119 119 0 0 0 1 9 114 0 0 0 0 2 0
Pat Corrales 31 R R 6' 0" 195 Mar 20, 1941 8 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Foster 23 R R 6' 1" 185 Dec 1, 1948 4 59 31 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 45 47 15 5
Cesar Geronimo 24 L L 6' 2" 170 Mar 11, 1948 4 120 60 120 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 91 106 15 14
Joe Gibbon 37 R L 6' 4" 210 Apr 10, 1935 13 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ross Grimsley 22 L L 6' 3" 200 Jan 7, 1950 2 30 28 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Gullett 21 R L 6' 0" 190 Jan 6, 1951 3 31 16 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Hague 28 L L 6' 0" 198 Apr 25, 1944 5 69 33 69 69 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 30 0
Tom Hall 24 L L 6' 0" 155 Nov 23, 1947 5 47 7 47 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Julian Javier 35 R R 6' 1" 175 Aug 9, 1936 13 44 19 44 44 0 0 1 5 19 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Jim McGlothlin 28 R R 6' 1" 185 Oct 6, 1943 8 31 21 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal McRae 26 R R 5' 11" 180 Jul 10, 1945 4 61 17 61 61 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 3 9 12 42 0
Denis Menke 31 R R 6' 0" 190 Jul 21, 1940 11 140 124 140 140 0 0 11 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Jim Merritt 28 L L 6' 2" 180 Dec 9, 1943 8 4 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Morgan HOF 28 L R 5' 7" 160 Sep 19, 1943 10 149 148 149 149 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 All-Star
Gary Nolan 24 R R 197 May 27, 1948 6 25 25 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Tony Perez HOF 30 R R 6' 2" 205 May 14, 1942 9 136 134 136 136 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Bill Plummer 25 R R 6' 1" 200 Mar 21, 1947 4 38 28 38 38 0 36 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Pete Rose 31 B R 5' 11" 200 Apr 14, 1941 10 154 154 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 154 0 0
Sonny Ruberto 26 R R 5' 11" 175 Jan 2, 1946 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wayne Simpson 23 R R 6' 3" 220 Dec 2, 1948 3 24 22 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Sprague 26 R R 6' 4" 195 Sep 16, 1945 4 33 1 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Tolan 26 L L 5' 11" 170 Nov 19, 1945 7 149 148 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 149 1 0
Dave Tomlin 23 L L 6' 3" 185 Jun 22, 1949 1st 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Uhlaender 31 L R 6' 2" 190 Oct 21, 1940 8 73 21 73 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 23 27 43 4
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1971 / 1973 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played