Major League Baseball team season
The 1971 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in a fourth place tie with the 1971 Houston Astros season in the National League West , with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses, 11 games behind the National League West champion 1971 San Francisco Giants season. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson , and played their first full season of home games at Riverfront Stadium , which had opened at mid-season in the previous year. This was the team's only losing season of the 1970s.
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
MON
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
Atlanta
—
5–7
9–9
9–9
9–9
7–5
7–5
8–4
4–8
11–7
7–11
6–6
Chicago
7–5
—
6–6
5–7
8–4
8–10
11–7
11–7
6–12
9–3
3–9
9–9
Cincinnati
9–9
6–6
—
5–13
7–11
7–5
8–4
5–7
5–7
10–8
9–9
8–4
Houston
9–9
7–5
13–5
—
8–10
4–8
5–7
8–4
4–8
10–8
9–9
2–10
Los Angeles
9–9
4–8
11–7
10–8
—
8–4
5–7
7–5
4–8
13–5
12–6
6–6
Montreal
5–7
10–8
5–7
8–4
4–8
—
9–9
6–12
7–11
6–5
7–5
4–14
New York
5–7
7–11
4–8
7–5
7–5
9–9
—
13–5
10–8
7–5
4–8
10–8
Philadelphia
4-8
7–11
2–10
3–9
5–7
6–10
5–13
—
6–12
4–8
6–6
7–11
Pittsburgh
8–4
12–6
7–5
8–4
8–4
11–7
8–10
12–6
—
9–3
3–9
11–7
San Diego
7–11
3–9
8–10
8–10
5–13
5–6
5–7
8–4
3–9
—
5–13
4–8
San Francisco
11–7
9–3
9–9
9–9
6–12
5–7
8–4
6–6
9–3
13–5
—
5–7
St. Louis
6–6
9–9
4–8
10–2
6–6
14–4
8–10
11–7
7–11
8–4
7–5
—
Notable transactions
Roster
1971 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
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Notes
References
Established in 1882
Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio
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