1979 Cincinnati Reds season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1979 Cincinnati Reds 1979 NL West Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (Since 1970) Cincinnati, Ohio (Since 1882)
1979 Information
Owner(s)
General Manager(s)	Dick Wagner
Manager(s)	John McNamara
Local television	WLWT (Ray Lane, Bill Brown)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)

The Cincinnati Reds' 1979 season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West under their first-year manager John McNamara, with a record of 90-71, 1½ games better than the Houston Astros. However, the Reds lost the National League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games. The Reds played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Other batters
- 2.2 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
3 National League Championship Series
4 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	90	71	--	.559
Houston Astros	89	73	1.5	.549
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	83	11.5	.488
San Francisco Giants	71	91	19.5	.438
San Diego Padres	68	93	22.0	.422
Atlanta Braves	66	94	23.5	.413

[edit] Roster

1979 Cincinnati Reds roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] National League Championship Series

Main article: 1979 National League Championship Series

[edit] Game 1

October 2, Riverfront Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	10	0
Cincinnati	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
W: Grant Jackson (1-0) L: Tom Hume (0-1) SV: Don Robinson (1)
HRs: PIT – Phil Garner (1) Willie Stargell (1) CIN – George Foster (1)

[edit] Game 2

October 3, Riverfront Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	0
Cincinnati	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0
W: Don Robinson (1-0) L: Doug Bair (0-1) SV: None
HRs: PIT – None CIN – None

[edit] Game 3

October 5, Three Rivers Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	1
Pittsburgh	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	X	7	7	0
W: Bert Blyleven (1-0) L: Mike LaCoss (0-1) SV: None
HRs: CIN – Johnny Bench (1) PHI – Willie Stargell (2) Bill Madlock (1)

[edit] References

1979 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

v • d • e 1979 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1979 All-Star Game • 1979 World Series

v • d • e Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Redlegs • Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Lincoln Park Grounds • Avenue Grounds • Bank Street Grounds • League Park • League Park II • Palace of the Fans • Crosley Field • Riverfront Stadium • Great American Ball Park

Culture	Mr. Red • The Big Red Machine • The Nasty Boys • Dowd Report • Hall of Fame

Rivalries	Battle of Ohio

Important Figures	Johnny Bench • Bid McPhee • Ken Griffey • Ken Griffey, Jr. • Bob Howsam • Paul Derringer • Barry Larkin • Ernie Lombardi • Joe Morgan • Frank Robinson • Tony Perez • Pete Rose • Johnny Vander Meer • George Wright • Dave Concepción • Ted Kluszewski • George Foster • Joe Nuxhall Sparky Anderson

Retired Numbers	1 • 5 • 8 • 10 • 13 • 18 • 20 • 24 • 42

Key Personnel	Owner: Robert Castellini • General Manager: Walt Jocketty • Manager: Dusty Baker

World Series Championships (5)	1919 • 1940 • 1975 • 1976 • 1990

National League Championships (9)	1919 • 1939 • 1940 • 1961 • 1970 • 1972 • 1975 • 1976 • 1990

Seasons (127)	1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Minor League Affiliates	Louisville Bats (AAA) • Chattanooga Lookouts (AA) • Sarasota Reds (A) • Dayton Dragons (A) • Billings Mustangs (Rookie) • Gulf Coast Reds (Rookie) • VSL Reds (Rookie)

Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1978	NL West Championship Season 1979	Succeeded by Houston Astros 1980

This article relating to a Cincinnati Reds baseball season is a stub. You can help by expanding it.