1974 Cincinnati Reds season

1974 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Louis Nippert
General manager(s)	Bob Howsam
Manager(s)	Sparky Anderson
Local television	WLWT (Charlie Jones, Woody Woodward)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The 1974 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Reds finishing in second place in the National League West with a record of 98-64, four games behind the NL West and pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson, and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.

Offseason

The Reds play at Riverfront Stadium, 1974

• December 3, 1973: Mario Soto was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[1]
• December 4, 1973: Ross Grimsley and Wally Williams (minors) were traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Merv Rettenmund, Junior Kennedy and Bill Wood (minors).^[2]
• December 12, 1973: Steve Blateric was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Roger Freed.^[3]
• Prior to 1974 season: Dan Dumoulin was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	60	0.630	—	52–29	50–31
Cincinnati Reds	98	64	0.605	4	50–31	48–33
Atlanta Braves	88	74	0.543	14	46–35	42–39
Houston Astros	81	81	0.500	21	46–35	35–46
San Francisco Giants	72	90	0.444	30	37–44	35–46
San Diego Padres	60	102	0.370	42	36–45	24–57

Record vs. opponents

1974 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	4–8	7–11–1	6–12	8–10	9–3	8–4	8–4	4–8	17–1	8–10	9–3
Chicago	8–4	—	5–7	4–8	2–10	5–13	8–10	8–10	9–9	6–6	6–6	5–13
Cincinnati	11–7–1	7–5	—	14–4	6–12	6–6	9–3	8–4	8–4	12–6	11–7	6–6
Houston	12–6	8–4	4–14	—	5–13	6–6	6–6	6–6	5–7	7–11	10–8	8–4
Los Angeles	10–8	10–2	12–6	13–5	—	8–4	5–7	6–6	4–8	16–2	12–6	6–6
Montreal	3–9	13–5	6–6	6–6	4–8	—	9–9	11–7	9–9	6–6	4–8	8–9
New York	4–8	10–8	3–9	6–6	7–5	9–9	—	7–11	7–11	6–6	6–6	6–12
Philadelphia	4-8	10–8	4–8	6–6	6–6	7–11	11–7	—	10–8	5–7	8–4	9–9
Pittsburgh	8–4	9–9	4–8	7–5	8–4	9–9	11–7	8–10	—	9–3	8–4	7–11
San Diego	1–17	6–6	6–12	7–11	2–16	6–6	6–6	7–5	3–9	—	11–7	5–7
San Francisco	10–8	6–6	7–11	8–10	6–12	8–4	6–6	4–8	4–8	7–11	—	6–6
St. Louis	3–9	13–5	6–6	4–8	6–6	9–8	12–6	9–9	11–7	7–5	6–6	—

Roster

1974 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 44 Dick Baney 43 Jack Billingham 34 Pedro Borbón 36 Clay Carroll 51 Tom Carroll 58 Pat Darcy 49 Rawly Eastwick 35 Don Gullett 21 Tom Hall 31 Clay Kirby 37 Will McEnaney 47 Mike McQueen 45 Roger Nelson 32 Fred Norman 46 Pat Osburn		Catchers  5 Johnny Bench  6 Hal King  9 Bill Plummer Infielders 12 Darrel Chaney 13 Dave Concepción 22 Dan Driessen 28 Roger Freed 16 Phil Gagliano 11 Junior Kennedy 25 Ray Knight 23 Andy Kosco  8 Joe Morgan 24 Tony Pérez		Outfielders 33 Ed Armbrister 17 Terry Crowley 15 George Foster 20 César Gerónimo 30 Ken Griffey 26 Merv Rettenmund 14 Pete Rose		Manager 10 Sparky Anderson Coaches  2 Alex Grammas 18 Ted Kluszewski  3 George Scherger  4 Larry Shepard

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Pérez, TonyTony Pérez	158	596	158	.265	28	101
CF	Gerónimo, CésarCésar Gerónimo	150	474	133	.281	7	54
RF	Griffey, KenKen Griffey	88	227	57	.251	2	19

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Rettenmund, MervMerv Rettenmund	80	208	45	.216	6	28
Kennedy, JuniorJunior Kennedy	22	19	3	.158	0	0
Freed, RogerRoger Freed	6	6	2	.333	1	3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Billingham, JackJack Billingham	36	212.1	19	11	3.94	103
Nelson, RogerRoger Nelson	14	85.1	4	4	3.38	42

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Borbón, PedroPedro Borbón	73	10	7	14	3.24	53
Carroll, ClayClay Carroll	57	12	5	6	2.15	46
Baney, DickDick Baney	22	1	0	1	5.49	12
McQueen, MikeMike McQueen	10	0	0	0	5.40	5

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Vern Rapp
AA	Trois-Rivières Aigles	Eastern League	Jim Snyder
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Russ Nixon
A-Short Season	Seattle Rainiers	Northwest League	Greg Riddoch
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Jim Hoff

^[5]

Notes

1. Mario Soto page at Baseball Reference
2. Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference
3. Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference
4. Dan Dumoulin page at Baseball Reference
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1974 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference