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1981 Cincinnati Reds (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 35-21, Finished 2nd
Second Half: 31-21, Finished 2nd
Overall: 66-42, Finished 1st in NL Western Division
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Scored 464 runs, Allowed 440 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-51
Managed by John McNamara

Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,093,730 (5th of 12)
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Batting - 102, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1980/1982) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 8, 1980

Larry Rothschild drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

December 12, 1980

Traded Hector Cruz to the Chicago Cubs. Received Mike Vail.

December 15, 1980

Traded Don Werner and Greg Hughes (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Greg Mahlberg and Danny Walton.

January 12, 1981

Signed Larry Biittner as a free agent.

January 13, 1981

Drafted Rob Murphy in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

January 21, 1981

Traded Cesar Geronimo to the Kansas City Royals. Received German Barranca.

January 22, 1981

Traded Mike Grace and John Hale to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Joe Kerrigan and John Buffamoyer (minors).

February 7, 1981

Signed Bill Landrum as a free agent.

March 22, 1981

Signed Tony Walker as an amateur free agent.

April 8, 1981 (Standings)

Released Paul Gibson.

May 11, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Mike Smith as an amateur free agent.

June 8, 1981 (Standings)

Traded Harry Spilman to the Houston Astros. Received Rafael Landestoy.

Drafted Paul O'Neill in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1981.

Drafted Terry McGriff in the 8th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1981.

Drafted Scott Ruskin in the 14th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Dana Williams in the 34th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

August 27, 1981 (Standings)

Released Bill Bonham.

September 10, 1981 (Standings)

Traded Doug Bair to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Neil Fiala and Joe Edelen.

October 23, 1981

Sold Junior Kennedy to the Chicago Cubs for $50,000.

November 4, 1981

Traded Ken Griffey to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later and Brian Ryder (minors). The New York Yankees sent Freddie Toliver (December 9, 1981) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

November 13, 1981

Dave Collins granted Free Agency.

Mike Vail granted Free Agency.

November 27, 1981

Signed Mike Vail as a free agent.

December 11, 1981

Traded Scott Brown to the Kansas City Royals. Received Clint Hurdle.

December 18, 1981

Traded Ray Knight to the Houston Astros. Received Cesar Cedeno.

January 12, 1982

Drafted Randy Myers in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

February 9, 1982

Traded Paul Moskau to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later. The Baltimore Orioles sent Wayne Krenchicki (February 16, 1982) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

Signed Andy Replogle as a free agent.

February 10, 1982

Traded George Foster to the New York Mets. Received Alex Trevino, Jim Kern, and Greg Harris.

March 20, 1982

Sold Geoff Combe to the Chicago White Sox.

March 26, 1982

Traded Joe Nolan to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Dallas Williams and Brooks Carey (minors).

March 29, 1982

Released Sam Mejias.

April 1, 1982

Traded Jeff Lahti and Jose Brito (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bob Shirley.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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