1987 Cincinnati Reds
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkRiverfront Stadium
CityCincinnati
Record84–78 (.519)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersMarge Schott
General managersBill Bergesch, Murray Cook
ManagersPete Rose
TelevisionWLWT
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Johnny Bench)
RadioWLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Andy MacWilliams)
← 1986 Seasons 1988 →

The Cincinnati Reds' 1987 season resulted in another winning season for the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West. They failed, however, to overcome the Giants and finished in second place for a third consecutive year with a record of 84–78.

Of special note: centerfielder Eric Davis amassed 50 stolen bases in addition to hitting 37 home runs, becoming the first major league player to achieve 30 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same season.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 90 72 0.556 — 46–35 44–37
Cincinnati Reds 84 78 0.519 6 42–39 42–39
Houston Astros 76 86 0.469 14 47–34 29–52
Los Angeles Dodgers 73 89 0.451 17 40–41 33–48
Atlanta Braves 69 92 0.429 20½ 42–39 27–53
San Diego Padres 65 97 0.401 25 37–44 28–53

Record vs. opponents

1987 National League record

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


Transactions

Roster

1987 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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
C Bo Díaz 140 496 134 .270 15 82
1B Nick Esasky 100 346 94 .272 22 59
2B Ron Oester 69 237 60 .253 2 23
3B Buddy Bell 143 522 148 .284 17 70
SS Barry Larkin 125 439 107 .244 12 43
LF Kal Daniels 108 368 123 .334 26 64
CF Eric Davis 129 474 139 .293 37 100
RF Dave Parker 153 589 149 .253 26 97

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
Kurt Stillwell 131 395 102 .258 4 33
Tracy Jones 117 359 104 .290 10 44
Dave Concepción 104 279 89 .319 1 33
Terry Francona 102 207 47 .227 3 12
Paul O'Neill 84 160 41 .256 7 28
Terry McGriff 34 89 20 .225 2 11
Dave Collins 57 85 25 .294 0 5
Jeff Treadway 23 84 28 .333 2 4
Lloyd McClendon 45 72 15 .208 2 13
Leo García 31 30 6 .200 1 2
Sal Butera 5 11 2 .182 1 2
Max Venable 7 7 1 .143 0 2

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
Ted Power 34 204.0 10 13 4.50 133
Tom Browning 32 183.0 10 13 5.02 117
Bill Gullickson 27 165.0 10 11 4.85 89
Dennis Rasmussen 7 45.1 4 1 3.97 39
Jerry Reuss 7 34.2 0 5 7.79 10
Mario Soto 6 31.2 3 2 5.12 11

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
Guy Hoffman 36 158.2 9 10 4.37 87
Ron Robinson 48 154.0 7 5 3.68 99
Pat Pacillo 12 39.2 3 3 6.13 23

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
John Franco 68 8 5 32 2.52 61
Rob Murphy 87 8 5 3 3.04 99
Frank Williams 85 4 0 2 2.30 60
Bill Landrum 44 3 2 2 4.71 42
Bill Scherrer 23 1 1 0 4.36 24
Jeff Montgomery 14 2 2 0 6.52 13
Pat Perry 12 1 0 1 0.00 6
Tom Hume 11 1 0 0 4.05 4
Paul O'Neill 1 0 0 0 13.50 2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Nashville Sounds American Association Jack Lind
AA Vermont Reds Eastern League Tom Runnells
A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Marc Bombard
A Cedar Rapids Reds Midwest League Paul Kirsch
Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Sam Mejías
Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Dave Keller

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References

  1. ^ "Chris Welsh Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Guy Hoffman at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ "Derek Botelho Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  4. ^ Terry Francona at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ a b Max Venable at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Sal Butera at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ "Butch Henry Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  8. ^ Bill Gullickson at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007


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