the MVP voting despite hitting eighth in the lineup! In total bases, Rose 1B Tony Prez 34 Rose was an All-Star all over the diamond, and the consummate hustler, ending up as baseballs all-time hits leader with 4256 and surpassing the great Ty Cobb in the process. .406 .432 .838
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Yes, thats how much Ruth and Gehrig towered over the league: The Yankees hit 158 home runs; the No. Fosters best season came in 1977, when he won the NL MVP Award after batting .320/.382/.631 with a club-record -- and Major League-leading -- 52 homers and 149 RBIs. $249.99 + $10.70 shipping. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. was asked to compare Munson to Bench, he demurred, saying:"You don't compare .320 .444 .576 Cincinnati Reds Big Red Machine Collage Print Poster Baseball Illustrated Art Ad by Game7Prints Ad from shop Game7Prints Game7Prints From shop Game7Prints. *SS Dave Concepcin was the most complete shortstop of his era, with speed,
By the early 1970s, many of the teams stars were getting old, and the minor league system did not have enough good players to replace them. This show features my photography of the Cincinnati Reds in the '70s. 17 3 52 try {
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were unbeatable. It cleared the stadium and landed on Mehring Way. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? .404 .450 .854 During this impressive run the Reds appeared in four World Series, winning the last two consecutively while going an astonishing 14-3 (82.4%) in postseason play against the world's best teams. So, let's rely wRC+ -- weighted Runs Created -- from FanGraphs, a better measurement than OPS+ that considers a team's offensive components and then adjusts for ballpark and era. Here are some of the best moments from those teams. Like the 1965 Reds, the Red Sox relied on a stable group of regulars: All nine regulars batted at least 500 times, including David Ortiz, who began the season backing up Jeremy Giambi at DH. 24: Tony PerezA seven-time All-Star corner infielder for the Big Red Machine and winner of two World Series, Perez is one of the clubs all-time greats with 287 homers, 1,934 hits and 1,192 RBIs. Cincinnati Reds. 555 486 59149 Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The team won two World Series titles and five National League pennants during the decade. In his nine years, the team endured only one losing season. In particular, the team was a hit with the media. outstanding speed; in 1976 he hit .307/.382/.414/.795 with
10: Sparky AndersonLeo Durocher was the first to wear this number in 1932, and the first Black Reds player -- Chuck Harmon -- donned No. 4.6 The Reds averaged 5.29 runs per game in a league where the average was 3.98; the Yankees scored 6.30 against a league average of 4.92. 7.0 #4 If we remove pitchers' hitting from the numbers, their wRC+ ranks tied for 13th all time -- and fourth highest since World War II. Heck, they even led in strikeouts. The Reds finished in second place in both 1977 and 1978. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. He is the Reds all-time leader with 406 stolen bases. 18: Ted KluszewskiKluszewski hit 251 home runs during his 11 seasons in Cincinnati. The Big Red Machine refers to the great Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1970s that dominated baseball. | Site Map. free shipping Bob Howsam Autographed Signed Rawlings Baseball JSA Loa Cincinnati Reds Gm Big Red Machine WIN.
Item Description An Official Major League Baseball signed by 10 members of the Big Red Machine. 6921 In the period of 1970-1979, managed mostly by Sparky Anderson, the Reds won a division title six times, and won the World Series in 1975 and 1976. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. They loved their team and showed up to support them day after day, no matter what the outcome of the game might be. Send a Message. 67: Edd RoushThere were no numbers when Roush played for the Reds from 1916-26 and again in '31. 2411 2 4922 5 56 Following the 1976 season, the greatest lineup in the history of baseball was broken up when Tony Perez was traded to the Montreal Expos. They started trading away some of their best young players in order to get veteran players who could help them win now. 1975 Cincinnati Reds Statistics. 25: Gus BellThe father of Buddy Bell and grandfather of David Bell, he was a four-time All-Star while with Cincinnati and hit a career-high 30 home runs in 1953. How powerful was this lineup? Over that span, they won five division titles, three National League pennants and two World Series. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. questions is "yes" and explain why on this
Their regular season record of 102 wins and 60 losses placed them 10 games ahead of the second place Los Angeles Dodgers. They had the best overall shortstop of that era, Dave Concepcin. Set Rating. Pre-Season. And even though Foster was the .335 .401 .736 107 231 The teams manager was Sparky Anderson. The neat thing is all eight regulars produced an OPS+ above league average with seven of those at 115 or higher. 52 in 1938. $1699.99. ");
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He was a nine-time All-Star and won five Gold Gloves. He hit .320/.444/.576, pacing the circuit in both on-base and slugging, while adding 60 steals in 69 attempts. The regular lineup: 3B Rose, RF Griffey, 2B Morgan, LF Foster, C Bench, 1B Perez, CF Geronimo, SS Concepcion. slash line was nearly identical to Rose's
189 Bill Madlock of the Pittsburg Pirates edged out Ken Griffey Sr. for the NL The Big Red Machine was the nickname given to the Cincinnati Reds baseball team that dominated the National League from 1972 to 1976. turning a lemon into lemonade.) 52: Paul DerringerDerringer, who wore five different numbers for the Reds, wore No. 118 A screen for In order to keep the team competitive, management decided to make some changes. anyone to Johnny Bench. other contenders, The Best All-Time SEC Basketball Players by Position, The Best Tennessee Vols Basketball Teams and Players of All Time. His walk-off homer clinched the 2010 NL Central title on Sept. 28 of that season. eight hitter in modern baseball history, so he certainly played his part by batting average turns up all four Reds outfielders: Griffey first (.336), smaller-market cities like Cincinnati. This strategy worked for a few years, as the Reds won division titles in 1972 and 1973. very well with all the other HOF shortstops when hitting,
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ball. Rose and Griffey were in a virtual dead heat in OPS with the mighty The Reds were one of the most dominant teams in baseball during that time, winning six division titles and four World Series titles. 32 6 54: Aroldis ChapmanWith a 2.17 ERA in 324 games from 2010-15, Chapman is third among all-time Reds relievers with 546 strikeouts. Bench, J
The team was made up of some of the greatest names in baseball history such as Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Pete Rose. One very unusual thing about the 1975-1976 Reds compared to the other "greatest of
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1970's Big Red Machine Baseball Cards (60 Cards + 1 Bench Poster) at the best online prices at eBay! #TN13019 TONY PEREZ 2000 Stamp Relic HoF Card. 27: Jose RijoA member of the 1990 World Series-winning team and the MVP of that Fall Classic, Rijo was 97-61 with a 2.83 ERA and 1,251 strikeouts in his 10 seasons with the Reds ('88-95, 2001-02). Baseball Hall of Fame, really? the ten shortstops above higher than Concepcin. Rankings. His 15.4 strikeouts per nine innings is the best in franchise history, and he is fourth on the club's all-time list with 146 saves.
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. based on OBP, the top three are all Reds: Rose (.404), Griffey Could Mike Trout outproduce a tanking team's entire lineup? Geronimo, C
The Cincinnati Reds drew acclaim as one of baseball . Also, Concepcin is
When Cincinnati won the NL pennant in 61, he was the NL MVP after he batted .323/.404/.611 with 37 homers, an NL-best 164 OPS+ and 124 RBIs. Bench was battling 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers (105-49): .285/.366/.474, 955 runs (6.2 per game), 126 wRC+. Members of the Great Eight collected six MVP awards, four home run titles, three batting
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7 9 He had three consecutive 20-win seasons from '38-40, and in '39, he went 25-7 with a 2.93 ERA for the NL pennant winners. He went to eight All-Star Games for Cincinnati and won five NL Gold Glove Awards. No-hitter the latest feat in James Paxton's rise, Deal ends Matt Harvey's roller-coaster ride with Mets, Sizing up potential trade fits for Manny Machado, Real or Not? He hit 389 career homers and was a two-time NL MVP Award winner, the '68 NL Rookie of the Year Award winner, a 14-time All-Star and a Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. The Big Red Machine refers to the great Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1970s that dominated baseball. Their regular season record of 102 wins and 60 losses placed them 10 games ahead of the second place Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1999 Indians scored more runs, averaging 6.23 runs per game against a league average of 5.18; these Red Sox scored 5.93 runs per game against a league mark of 4.86. In an incredible stretch from 1998 to 2001, he hit 243 home runs, including 66 in 1998. 135 552 465 62109 51: Mike LaCossThe 1979 All-Star went 14-8 with a 3.50 ERA in 35 games (32 starts) that season. An asterisk means the player is in the Baseball Hall of Fame, or
The reality is that from its inception on May 9, 1975 through the end of the 1976 season, the Great Eight lineup only took the field as a unit in 63 regular season games. batting .323/.404/.450/.854 with 215 hits,
The Big Red Machine was one of baseballs most successful teams ever assembled. Gotta love Grady Little. World Series Home-Field Advantage: The Facts. The Big Red Machine era came to an end after the 1976 season, when many of the teams star players were traded or retired. Joe Morgan was the MVP and the leagues best hitter: His 1.020 OPS was more than 100 points higher than the No. 28: Vada PinsonDuring his 11 seasons in Cincinnati from 1958-68, Pinson batted .297/341/.469 with 186 home runs. (.851 OPS); in 1976 he missed the NL batting title by an eyelash and his
with the Big Red Machine in 1975, and helped me date The Big Red Machine had given Cincinnati a 108-win season and their first series championship since 1940. titles, 26 Gold Gloves and 65 All-Star selections. .679
Anderson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000, and his number was retired by the team in '05. 57: Johnny Vander MeerThe left-handed pitcher had varied numbers for the Reds, but he was wearing No. stats markedly better than Concepcin's: Honus Wagner (#1, obviously), Cal
Buy: $11.95. In the period of 1970 - 1979, managed mostly by Sparky Anderson, the Reds won a division title six times, and won the World Series in 1975 and 1976. 141 299 first year the DH was allowed the the Series. His finest year came in '91, as he hit .301/.354/.505 with 26 homers, 88 RBIs and 91 runs scored. Baseball Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 42 in 1996, the year before MLB universally retired it to honor Jackie Robinson. should be. Today's Top Quizzes in Baseball. The Reds were also the most well-rounded offensive team in history: They led the NL in every major stat: runs, average, OBP, slugging, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, walks and steals. The Big Red Machine was the Cincinnati Reds baseball team that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1972 and 1976. With all those resources at his disposal, Anderson was known for pulling his starting pitchers after six or seven innings, a tactic that is common today but was unusual enough in those days to earn him the nickname Captain Hook. But 1976 was a low-scoring season. runs, for which he was awarded the World Series MVP award. Heck, the lineup was good enough that future Hall of Famer Tony Perez couldn't even crack it on a regular basis. This page was last edited on 6 May 2021, at 02:42. 22 steals; he also won four consecutive Gold Gloves
For the Cincinnati Reds that team is known as the Big Red Machine. The Big Red Machine dominated the National League from 1970-1976, with a dynasty that won five division titles and four pennants. time among outfielders at .9911. 3B Pete Rose 35 The postseason was a different story as the Great Eight started each of the Reds 17 playoff and World Series games in 1975 and 1976. But all the other HOF
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against Philadelphia, and when New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson hit .529 The Reds would not return to the World Series until 1990. He was the only MLB hitter to smack 50 or more long balls between 1965, when Willie Mays also hit 52, and 1990, when Cecil Fielder hit 51. Set Complete. .690
14: Pete RoseA 17-time All-Star -- including 13 with Cincinnati -- Rose is the Major Leagues all-time leader with 4,256 hits. The team was so dominant that they won four National League pennants and two World Series titles between 1975 and 1976. and in 1976 they also had four of the best outfielders in all . positions. From '81-85, he led the Majors with 1,066 strikeouts. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. LF George Foster 27 information read Fake Similar Autographs Facsimile, CLICK During their heyday in the 1970s, the Big Red Machine lineup looked pretty close to an All-Star roster. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. All four of them could almost be interchangeable on this list. Reggie Jackson, and Foster had him comfortably outslugged. Plus, simply relying on runs scored doesn't factor in ballparks. Joe Morgan. The Big Red Machine is the nickname given to the Cincinnati Reds baseball team who dominated the National League West Division in the mid-1970s. 78 40 73 2 1 .300
Sosa's 609 home runs rank eighth all-time and his RBI total is 27th in history. upon the Bill James Hall of Fame Monitor, which ranks players by their
pennants, and two consecutive World Series in 1975-1976 while going an
signatures are often mistaken as authentic. Many thanks to him. The regular lineup: LF Harper, 2B Rose, CF Pinson, RF Robinson, 1B Gordy Coleman, 3B Johnson, C Johnny Edwards, SS Leo Cardenas, 4. The Big Red Machine was a Baseball Team that played in the 1970s. had one of the best defensive center fielders of all time hitting in the eight hole, Cesar Gernimo. 89 Four straight Gold Gloves during the heart of The Big Red Machine years (1974-1977) certainly make that case. indicates top ten NL or top fifty MLB) The Reds also had a strong pitching staff, led by Hall of Famer pitchers Tom Seaver and Steve Carlton. They also
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2003 Boston Red Sox (95-67): .289/.360/.491, 961 runs (5.9 per game), 121 wRC+. When he switched to third base, despite playing
The Big Red Machine, one of baseballs most successful teams, was built through a combination of smart trades, canny free agent signings, and key draft picks The team dynasty started in the 1970s with players like Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Tony Perez, who formed the core of the team throughout the decade. | Collectors Corner 1 as well. But as Anderson, and Clay Carroll who played his last year The club was eventually granted permission to retire his No. Red Sox bullpen's tightrope act will wear thin, Real or not? The regular lineup: CF Combs, SS Koenig, RF Ruth, 1B Gehrig, LF Bob Meusel, 2B Lazzeri, 3B Dugan, C Pat Collins, 1. 19 9110 5 50 4: Brandon PhillipsA three-time All-Star for Cincinnati, Phillips hit 191 homers and was known for his flashy defense from 2006-16. Baseball Hall of Fame, since George Foster was better than most HOF left
Hall of Famer Johnny Bench gives Tony Perez a hug after Perez was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame 23 July 2000 in Cooperstown, NY.. 665 130 Varitek, the No. 26: Raisel IglesiasWith the Reds from 2015-20, Iglesias had a 3.15 ERA and 106 saves over six seasons. Ripken (the streak), Ozzie Smith (wizardly defense), Ernie Banks (512 homers),
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34: Pedro BorbonA key reliever for the 1970s dynasty teams, Borbon is the franchises all-time leader with 531 games pitched from '70-79. 73: Josh SmithSmith went 3-7 with a 5.46 ERA in 41 games (nine starts) with the Reds from 2015-16. BOARD, Information He battled lung cancer during the 64 campaign and died after the season. 9 hitter, hit .273/.351/.512 with 25 home runs. 144 627 562 86172 manager Sparky Anderson pointed out that Concepcin was the best clutch hitter
11: Barry LarkinA Cincinnati native, Larkin played his entire 19-year career for his hometown team and was a 12-time All-Star, the 1995 NL MVP and the winner of three Gold Gloves and nine Silver Sluggers. C 142 530 83 150 39 1 28
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playoffs began. aforementioned three Reds ranked ahead of famous slugging outfielders of the day Or write about sports? Sparky Anderson , the Reds manager during the championships of the 1970s, has stated in many interviews since that Prez was the leader, and heart and . : "http://www. 49: Rob DibbleA member of The Nasty Boys and the 1990 World Series-winning team, Dibble recorded 88 saves and a 2.74 ERA in six seasons with the Reds from 1988-93. all-time with ten Gold Gloves and was the number one defensive catcher on the
I found confirmation from an unexpected source: Bill James himself. Johnny Bench, Catcher The lowest OBP among the regulars was third baseman Billy Coxs .363 mark. It's been four decades since Bench was part of a Cincinnati Reds team that was so dominant for so long that it became known as The Big Red Machine. 63 9 5 The legacy of the Big Red Machine has been cemented in baseball history and their impact is still felt today. considered. 1965 Cincinnati Reds (89-73): .273/.339/.439, 825 runs (5.1 per game), 122 wRC+. had no choice, as long as Rose could adapt to third base, which he did. .894 150 298 league baseball team to go undefeated with a perfect postseason since divisional
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31: Jim OTooleDuring the Reds 1961 NL pennant-winning season, OToole went 19-9 with a 3.10 ERA in 252 2/3 innings over 39 games (35 starts). 1B 88 210 38 59 8
statistical worthiness to become hall-of-famers. The acquisition of Joe Morgan the following season cemented the most famous Reds lineup of the era. 1? "https://ssl." The team was composed of six future Hall of Famers including two-time National League MVP Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench Tony Perez, Barry Larkin and Dave Concepcion. The case for Rose
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percentage/slugging percentage/OPS. 1976 Cincinnati Reds (102-60): .280/.357/.424, 857 runs (5.3 per game), 130 wRC+. The best view of the game is from the outside. big-market cities like New York and Los Angeles have tremendous advantages over
Gernimo won four consecutive Gold Gloves and
C. Player Note. 23: Lee MayA two-time All-Star for the Reds, May slugged 39 homers with 98 RBIs in the 1970 season before getting traded to the Astros for Joe Morgan. Spending far too much time on the bench was George Foster, a player Sparky felt was primed for a breakout season. Driessen, D
In 1976, Driessen DH-ed in both Yankee Stadium & The following year, 1976, the Reds came roaring back to defend their title, sweeping. But other than superior slugging, Larkin's stats are very
#8 Morgan earned five Gold Gloves and was the
47: Ewell BlackwellIn 1947, Blackwell led the NL in wins and strikeouts while going 22-8 with a 2.47 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 33 starts, while also finishing with an NL-high 23 complete games. He was the teams captain and had his No. 53: Arthur RhodesA lefty reliever for the Reds from 2009-10, Rhodes had a 2.41 ERA in 135 appearances and was an All-Star for the only time in his 20-year career in 10. At catcher they had the greatest of all time, Johnny Bench. Were the 1976 Reds the Greatest Baseball Team of All Time? Gerrit Cole's approach bringing Cy Young results, Mookie Betts vs. Bryce Harper -- and other pressing baseball debates, Real or not? 39: Joe NuxhallThe Ol left-hander wore multiple numbers for the Reds, but he was donning No. The team only once finished lower than 2nd in the division during that period. The regular lineup: 2B Junior Gilliam, SS Pee Wee Reese, CF Snider, LF Robinson, C Campanella, 1B Hodges, RF Furillo, 3B Cox, 2. 238 2.6 SB. It is this group that powered the Big Red Machine to consecutive World Championships in 1975 and 1976 and it is this group that made the Machine one of the greatest teams the game has ever seen. Those were the highest-scoring eras in modern major league history, when various factors -- ballparks, lively baseballs, steroids, small strike zones -- helped generate higher levels of offense. However, by 1974, the team was no longer able to compete, and they finished in last place. Seven of the nine played at least 142 games, including catcher Jason Varitek. He also had 100 RBIs while slashing .293/.399/.593 that year. 71: Juan CerrosCerros had a 4.85 ERA in 11 games in 2003. The Big Red Machine is still one of the greatest baseball teams of all-time and the Reds had several great players on those rosters. They won the World Series in 1975 and 1976 and were packed with Future Hall of Famers. In OPS, the Such things cannot be said of any other team in the
Snider, Campanella, Furillo, Gil Hodges and Robinson all ranked in the top 10 in OPS. Can you name the starting players for the Big Red Machine (Cincinnati Reds, 1976)? The Big Red Machine was no more. 100.00%. .306 .364 .530 George Foster (.306/.364/.530), Pete Rose (.323/.404/.450) and Ken Griffey Sr. (.336/.401/.450) ranked fourth, fifth and seventh in the NL in OPS. Links Page $2615.37. The team was led by stars such as Johnny Bench Joe Morgan and Pete Rose The team won two World Series championships and is considered one of the greatest teams in baseball history, The Big Red Machine was the nickname given to the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Team during the 1970s. The HyperTexts
8: Joe MorganMorgan won consecutive NL MVP Awards as the Reds captured the World Series in both 1975 and '76. .795 125 2012.7 AVG. dynasty that won five National League West Division titles, four National League
SLG OPS OPS+ TB WAR MVP Boasting a regular lineup that featured three future Hall of Famers (catcher Johnny Bench, second baseman Joe Morgan, and first baseman Tony Prez) as Read More 1 NBA MVP Reveal 2 NBA MVP Reveal II 3 . The team won four National League West championships, two National League pennants, and two World Series titles. arms. When postseason games are added to the regular season total, the Great Eight started a total of 80 games together in 1975 and 1976. But on those comparatively rare occasions when the Great Eight were in the same lineup, the results were devastating for the opposition. But he was also reportedly one of several big-league stars to test positive for PEDs in 2003, although he said he was clean when he testified before Congress in 2005. George Foster led the NL in RBIs and was second to Morgan in slugging 50: Amir GarrettStill active, Garrett had a 3.03 ERA over 90 games from 2019-20. Bob Howsam, who was the team's General Manager during the period, was nicknamed "the Architect of the Big Red Machine". But most HOF
Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz Bookmark. And still, baseball fans everywhere are enamored with The Big Red Machine. Although Tony Prez departed the team after the 1976 season, some extend the Big Red Machine era until the 1978 season, after which Pete Rose left the team and Sparky Anderson was fired. Like Bench, Morgan is on the short list of greatest ever at his position second base. .816
His number was retired in '98. hitter who could be "worked around" since the pitcher was coming up next. Cincinnati Reds In Cincinnati Reds teams known as the "Big Red Machine," which had left behind Crosley Field, with its distinctive left field terrace, for a new home, Riverfront Stadium. Well, they did have a couple weak spots as shortstop Mark Koenig and third baseman Joe Dugan were both below-average hitters and the bench wasnt all that productive. Donate to Artifact Preservation and Exhibit Fund. had the greatest second baseman of the modern era, if not the greatest ever, in
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66: Yasiel PuigPuig hit 22 homers in 100 games during his lone season with the Reds in 2019. The fans of the Big Red Machine were some of the most passionate and loyal in all of baseball. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 19: Joey VottoIn 2010, Votto hit 37 home runs with a .324 average and an NL-leading 1.024 OPS to earn the NL MVP Award. is open-and-shut. As a result, the Big Red Machine became one of the most famous teams in baseball history. The Big Red Machine reached its destiny when Cesar Geronimo closed his glove around Carl Yastrzemski's fly ball on October 22, 1975 at Fenway Park to end the World Series. The California Angels drafted Hagy in the 10th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft, and he played in 429 minor-league games before retiring after the 1998 season. Which well, Ruth and Gehrig were pretty dominant. With none of the Reds hitters producing terribly well, Vukovichs struggles were magnified. shortstops, like Concepcin, were well-rounded players. CINCINNATI -- For some players and fans, theyre just numbers on a uniform. .260 .328 .452 .779 The National League MVP in 1975 and 1976 when the Reds won their two World Series title of the decade, Morgan sailed into the Hall of Fame on this first ballot in 1990. He went 5 for 14 (.357) with one homer and two doubles. Here are the so-called Great Eight, who took the field together in this alignment 88 times in 1975 and 1976, helping the Cincinnati Reds put together a 69-19 record with. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. The shortstop for the Big Red Machine, Concepcion was the defensive master of teams that won five division titles, four NL pennants and consecutive World Series in 1975-76. 30: Ken Griffey Sr.A three-time All-Star for Cincinnati, Griffey batted .303 with 1,275 hits and a 123 OPS+ during his 12 seasons with the club. Big red machine : Authentic sports memorabilia and sports collectibles covering the NFL, NCAA, MLB, Golf, NHL and NBA. The Big Red Machine was the nickname given to the Cincinnati Reds baseball team that dominated the National League from 1972 to 1976. Buster Olney ranked his top 10 lineups the other day, with the Toronto Blue Jays coming in at the No. The Reds have had numbers on player jerseys since 1932. Who wore each number the best? Manny Ramirez (1.014), Trot Nixon (.975), Ortiz (.961) and Bill Mueller (.938) ranked second, fourth, fifth and eighth in the AL in OPS and Mueller beat out Ramirez for the batting title, .326 to .325. catcher, and in 1976 they also had four of the best He was a three-time All-Star and won two Gold Glove Awards. five gold gloves
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