1972 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 95-59. They scored 707 runs and belted 124 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. The offense was powered by Johnny Bench, who led the team with 40 home runs and 125 RBI. Pete Rose led the team with 198 hits for a .307 average. Joe Morgan had a great year on the basepaths with 58 stolen bases.
The team allowed 557 runs and had a team ERA of 3.21. Leading the team in wins was Gary Nolan, with 15. Jack Billingham racked up 137 strkeouts to lead the team. Clay Carroll led the team with 37 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Darrel Chaney | SS | 83 | 196 | 29 | 49 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .345 | .337 | .682 | .250 |
| Dave Concepcion | SS | 119 | 378 | 40 | 79 | 2 | 29 | 13 | .272 | .270 | .542 | .209 |
| Joe Hague | 1B | 69 | 138 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 20 | 1 | .340 | .399 | .739 | .246 |
| Julian Javier | 3B | 44 | 91 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .255 | .297 | .552 | .209 |
| Denis Menke | 3B | 140 | 447 | 41 | 104 | 9 | 50 | 0 | .322 | .345 | .667 | .233 |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 149 | 552 | 122 | 161 | 16 | 73 | 58 | .417 | .435 | .852 | .292 |
| Tony Perez | 1B | 136 | 515 | 64 | 146 | 21 | 90 | 4 | .349 | .497 | .846 | .283 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Carbo | OF | 19 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .143 | .500 | .143 |
| George Foster | OF | 59 | 145 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .230 | .283 | .513 | .200 |
| Cesar Geronimo | OF | 120 | 255 | 32 | 70 | 4 | 29 | 2 | .344 | .412 | .756 | .275 |
| Hal McRae | OF | 61 | 97 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .295 | .474 | .769 | .278 |
| Pete Rose | OF | 154 | 645 | 107 | 198 | 6 | 57 | 10 | .382 | .417 | .799 | .307 |
| Bobby Tolan | OF | 149 | 604 | 88 | 171 | 8 | 82 | 42 | .334 | .386 | .720 | .283 |
| Ted Uhlaender | OF | 73 | 113 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .246 | .186 | .432 | .159 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bench | C | 147 | 538 | 87 | 145 | 40 | 125 | 6 | .379 | .541 | .920 | .270 |
| Pat Corrales | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
| Bill Plummer | C | 38 | 102 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .211 | .284 | .495 | .186 |
| Sonny Ruberto | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5241 | 707 | 1317 | 124 | 650 | 140 | .327 | .380 | .706 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Billingham | 36 | 31 | 217.7 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 1 | 137 | 64 | 3.18 | 1.199 | |||
| Pedro Borbon | 62 | 2 | 122 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 11 | 48 | 32 | 3.17 | 1.205 | |||
| Clay Carroll | 65 | 0 | 96 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 37 | 51 | 32 | 2.25 | 1.260 | |||
| Joe Gibbon | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54.00 | 13.333 | |||
| Ross Grimsley | 30 | 28 | 197.7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 1 | 79 | 50 | 3.05 | 1.234 | |||
| Don Gullett | 31 | 16 | 134.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 2 | 96 | 43 | 3.94 | 1.262 | |||
| Tom Hall | 47 | 7 | 124.3 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 8 | 134 | 56 | 2.61 | 1.070 | |||
| Jim McGlothlin | 31 | 21 | 145 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 69 | 49 | 3.91 | 1.476 | |||
| Jim Merritt | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.875 | |||
| Gary Nolan | 25 | 25 | 176 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 0 | 90 | 30 | 1.99 | 1.006 | |||
| Wayne Simpson | 24 | 22 | 130.3 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 0 | 70 | 49 | 4.14 | 1.328 | |||
| Ed Sprague | 33 | 1 | 56.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 4.13 | 1.429 | |||
| Dave Tomlin | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 393 | 154 | 1412.7 | 95 | 59 | .617 | 60 | 806 | 435 | 3.21 | 1.237 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pete Rose | 154 |
| At Bats | Pete Rose | 645 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pete Rose | 729 |
| Batting Average | Pete Rose | .307 |
| On-Base % | Joe Morgan | .417 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Bench | .541 |
| OPS | Johnny Bench | .920 |
| Runs | Joe Morgan | 122 |
| Hits | Pete Rose | 198 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Bench | 291 |
| Doubles | Tony Perez | 33 |
| Triples | Pete Rose | 11 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Bench | 40 |
| RBI | Johnny Bench | 125 |
| Walks | Joe Morgan | 115 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Perez | 121 |
| Stolen Bases | Joe Morgan | 58 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Morgan | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ross Grimsley | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Johnny Bench | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Johnny Bench | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Gary Nolan | 15 |
| Losses | Jack Billingham | 12 |
| Saves | Clay Carroll | 37 |
| Won-Loss % | Gary Nolan | .750 |
| ERA | Gary Nolan | 1.99 |
| WHIP | Gary Nolan | 1.006 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Billingham | 217.7 |
| Games | Clay Carroll | 65 |
| Games Started | Jack Billingham | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Billingham | 137 |
| Complete Games | Jack Billingham | 8 |
| Shutouts | Jack Billingham | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Billingham | 901 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Billingham | 77 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Billingham | 197 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Billingham | 64 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Billingham and Ross Grimsley | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ross Grimsley | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Ross Grimsley | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Billingham | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Billingham | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jack Billingham | 18 |
