1979 Cincinnati Reds Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 90-71
Finished 1st in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 2,356,933, Avg. 30,610
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Won Division
National League Championship Series - Lost to Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0
Manager: John McNamara (90-71)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1979 Cincinnati Reds Statistics
1979 Cincinnati Reds Results

The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1979 season with a record of 90 wins and 71 losses, finishing first in the NL's West Division.

The Reds scored 731 runs and surrendered 644 runs. George Foster walloped 30 home runs for Cincinnati, while Johnny Bench, Dave Concepcion and Dan Driessen each swatted 20 or more also. George Foster drove in 98 runs. Ray Knight led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .318. Tom Seaver topped the team with 16 wins, and Tom Hume earned a 2.76 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

John McNamara coached the team. The 1979 Cincinnati Reds qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rick Auerbach3BRRFebruary 15, 19506'0"165Woodland Hills, CA USA
Doug BairPRRAugust 22, 19496'0"170Defiance, OH USA
Johnny BenchCRRDecember 7, 19476'1"197Oklahoma City, OK USA
Paul BlairCFRRFebruary 1, 19446'0"168Cushing, OK USA
Bill BonhamPRROctober 1, 19486'3"190Glendale, CA USA
Pedro BorbonPRRDecember 2, 19466'2"185Mao, Valverde D.R.
Doug CapillaPLLJanuary 7, 19525'11"160Honolulu, HI USA
Dave CollinsRFBLOctober 20, 19525'11"175Rapid City, SD USA
Dave ConcepcionSSRRJune 17, 19486'2"155Ocumare de la Costa, Aragua Venezuela
Vic CorrellCRRFebruary 5, 19465'10"185Washington, DC USA
Hector CruzRFRRApril 2, 19535'11"170Arroyo, P.R.
Arturo DeFreites1BRRApril 26, 19536'2"195San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R.
Dan Driessen1BLRJuly 29, 19515'11"187Hilton Head Island, SC USA
George FosterLFRRDecember 1, 19486'1"180Tuscaloosa, AL USA
Cesar GeronimoCFLLMarch 11, 19486'0"165El Seibo, El Seibo D.R.
Ken GriffeyRFLLApril 10, 19505'11"190Donora, PA USA
Ken HendersonRFBRJune 15, 19466'2"180Carroll, IA USA
Tom HumePRRMarch 29, 19536'1"185Cincinnati, OH USA
Junior Kennedy2BRRAugust 9, 19505'11"175Fort Gibson, OK USA
Ray Knight3BRRDecember 28, 19526'1"185Albany, GA USA
Mike LaCossPRRMay 30, 19566'5"185Glendale, CA USA
Charlie LeibrandtPRLOctober 4, 19566'3"195Chicago, IL USA
Sam MejiasCFRRMay 9, 19526'0"170Santiago, Santiago D.R.
Joe Morgan2BLRSeptember 19, 19435'7"160Bonham, TX USA
Paul MoskauPRRDecember 20, 19536'2"200St. Joseph, MO USA
Fred NormanPBLAugust 20, 19425'8"155San Antonio, TX USA
Ron OesterSSBRMay 5, 19566'2"185Cincinnati, OH USA
Frank PastorePRRAugust 21, 19576'2"188Alhambra, CA USA
Rafael Santo DomingoPBRNovember 24, 19556'0"160Orocovis, P.R.
Manny SarmientoPRRFebruary 2, 19566'0"170Cagua, Aragua Venezuela
Tom SeaverPRRNovember 17, 19446'1"195Fresno, CA USA
Mario SotoPRRJuly 12, 19566'0"174Bani, Peravia D.R.
Harry Spilman1BLRJuly 18, 19546'1"180Albany, GA USA
Champ SummersOFLRJune 15, 19466'2"205Bremerton, WA USA
Dave TomlinPLLJune 22, 19496'2"180Maysville, KY USA



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