1987 Cincinnati Reds season

Cincinnati Reds
	1987 Cincinnati Reds;
	Major league affiliations
	National League (since 1890) Western Division (since 1969); ;
	Location
	Riverfront Stadium (since 1970); Cincinnati (since 1882);
	1987 information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Bill Bergesch, Murray Cook
Manager(s)	Pete Rose
Local television	WLWT; (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Johnny Bench)
Local radio	WLW; (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Andy MacWilliams)
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1987 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West. The Reds finished in 2nd place with a record of 84-78.

Offseason

November 11, 1986: Chris Welsh was released by the Cincinnati Reds.¹
February 17, 1987: Wade Rowdon was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Guy Hoffman.²
March 20, 1987: Derek Botelho was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Eddie Tanner (minors) and Pete Carey (minors).³
March 23, 1987: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Reds.⁴
March 29, 1987: Max Venable was released by the Reds.⁵

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
San Francisco Giants	90	72	--	.556
Cincinnati Reds	84	78	6.0	.519
Houston Astros	76	86	14.0	.469
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	89	17.0	.451
Atlanta Braves	69	92	20.5	.429
San Diego Padres	65	97	25.0	.401

Transactions

April 9, 1987: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Reds.⁵
May 19, 1987: Sal Butera was released by the Reds.⁶
June 2, 1987: Butch Henry was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1987.⁷
August 26, 1987: Bill Gullickson was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Dennis Rasmussen.⁸

Roster

1987 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

14 Pete Rose

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Guy Hoffman	36	158.2	9	10	4.37	87

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

References

^ "Chris Welsh Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
^ Guy Hoffman page at Baseball Reference
^ "Derek Botelho Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
^ Terry Francona page at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b Max Venable page at Baseball Reference
^ Sal Butera page at Baseball Reference
^ "Butch Henry Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
^ Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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[1] "Chris Welsh Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.

[2] Guy Hoffman page at Baseball Reference

[3] "Derek Botelho Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.

[4] Terry Francona page at Baseball Reference

[venable-5] Max Venable page at Baseball Reference

[6] Sal Butera page at Baseball Reference

[7] "Butch Henry Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.

[8] Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference

[9] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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1987 Cincinnati Reds
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1890) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970) Cincinnati (since 1882)
1987 information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Bill Bergesch, Murray Cook
Manager(s)	Pete Rose
Local television	WLWT (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Johnny Bench)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Andy MacWilliams)
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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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