2001 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 February 2024 Cincinnati Reds 2001 National League Central Cinergy Field Cincinnati 66–96 (.407) 5th Carl Lindner Jim Bowden Bob Boone FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) cin CIN thumb|right|350px|The Reds playing host to the New York Mets during an April 2001 game at Cinergy Field. The 2001 Cincinnati Reds season was the 132nd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central. The Reds were managed by Bob Boone. Offseason November 16, 2000: Chris Stynes was traded by the Reds to the Boston Red Sox for Michael Coleman and Donnie Sadler.Chris Stynes page at Baseball Reference March 21, 2001: Drew Henson and Michael Coleman were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Wily Mo Peña.Drew Henson page at Baseball Reference Regular season May 8, 2001: Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks struck out 20 Cincinnati Reds batters, but left the game after nine innings with a no-decision tied at 1-1. The Reds scored two runs in the top of the 11th inning but the Diamondbacks scored three runs in the bottom of the inning to win, 4-3.Numbelievable!, p.13, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, 978-1-57243-990-0 Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions June 23, 2001: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Scott Service page at Baseball Reference July 1, 2001: José Rijo was signed as a free agent by the Reds.José Rijo page at Baseball Reference July 19, 2001: Alex Ochoa was traded by the Reds to the Colorado Rockies for Robin Jennings and Todd Walker.Alex Ochoa page at Baseball Reference Roster 2001 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 29 José Acevedo 39 Justin Atchley 29 Rob Bell 53 Jim Brower 59 Lance Davis 45 Elmer Dessens 54 Jared Fernández 43 Osvaldo Fernández 32 Danny Graves 50 Joey Hamilton 38 Pete Harnisch 51 Scott MacRae 52 Héctor Mercado 57 Chris Nichting 60 Chris Piersoll 50 Brian Reith 41 Chris Reitsma 49 Dennys Reyes 46 John Riedling 27 José Rijo 58 Frankie Rodriguez 56 Scott Sullivan 48 Scott Williamson 37 Scott Winchester 51 Mark Wohlers Catchers 23 Jason LaRue 37 Corky Miller 31 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 17 Aaron Boone 21 Sean Casey 12 Juan Castro 36 D. T. Cromer  6 Wilton Guerrero 11 Barry Larkin  4 Brandon Larson  3 Pokey Reese 15 Donnie Sadler 54 Bill Selby  2 Todd Walker Outfielders 22 Brady Clark 44 Adam Dunn 39 Raúl González 30 Ken Griffey Jr. 26 Robin Jennings  7 Alex Ochoa 28 Rubén Rivera  2 Deion Sanders 34 Michael Tucker 25 Dmitri Young Other batters 34 Calvin Pickering Manager  9 Bob Boone Coaches 19 Bill Doran (first base) 10 Tim Foli (bench) 33 Ken Griffey, Sr. (hitting) 35 Don Gullett (pitching) 47 Tom Hume (bullpen) 16 Ron Oester (third base) 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 Jason LaRue 121 364 86 .236 12 43 1B Sean Casey 145 533 165 .310 13 89 2B Todd Walker 66 261 77 .295 5 32 SS Pokey Reese 133 428 96 .224 9 40 3B Aaron Boone 103 381 112 .294 14 62 LF Dmitri Young 142 540 163 .302 21 69 CF Ken Griffey Jr. 111 364 104 .286 22 65 RF Alex Ochoa 90 349 101 .289 7 35 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 Rubén Rivera 117 263 67 .255 10 34 Adam Dunn 66 244 64 .262 19 43 Juan Castro 96 242 54 .223 3 13 Michael Tucker 86 231 56 .242 7 30 Kelly Stinnett 63 187 48 .257 9 25 Barry Larkin 45 156 40 .256 2 17 Wilton Guerrero 60 142 48 .338 1 8 Brady Clark 89 129 34 .264 6 18 Bill Selby 36 92 21 .228 2 12 Donnie Sadler 39 84 17 .202 1 3 Robin Jennings 27 77 22 .286 3 14 Deion Sanders 32 75 13 .173 1 4 D.T. Cromer 50 57 16 .281 5 12 Corky Miller 17 49 9 .184 3 7 Brandon Larson 14 33 4 .121 0 1 Raúl González 11 14 3 .214 0 0 Calvin Pickering 4 4 1 .250 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Elmer Dessens 34 205.0 10 14 4.48 128 Chris Reitsma 36 182.0 7 15 5.29 96 Lance Davis 20 106.1 8 4 4.74 53 José Acevedo 18 96.0 5 7 5.44 68 Rob Bell 9 44.1 0 5 5.48 33 Brian Reith 9 40.1 0 7 7.81 22 Pete Harnisch 7 35.1 1 3 6.37 17 Joey Hamilton 4 17.1 1 2 6.23 10 Other pitchers Note; G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jim Brower 46 129.1 7 10 3.97 94 Osvaldo Fernández 20 79.1 5 6 6.92 35 Jared Fernández 5 12.1 0 1 4.38 5 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Danny Graves 66 6 5 32 4.15 49 Scott Sullivan Scott Sullivan (baseball) 79 7 1 0 3.31 82 Héctor Mercado 56 3 2 0 4.08 59 Chris Nichting 36 0 3 1 4.46 33 Dennys Reyes 35 2 6 0 4.92 52 Mark Wohlers 30 3 1 0 3.94 21 John Riedling 29 1 1 1 2.41 23 Scott MacRae 24 0 1 0 4.02 18 Justin Atchley 15 0 0 0 6.10 8 José Rijo 13 0 0 0 2.12 12 Scott Winchester 12 0 2 0 4.50 9 Chris Piersoll 11 0 0 0 2.38 7 Frank Rodriguez 7 0 0 0 11.42 9 Scott Williamson 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville RiverBats International League Dave Miley AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Phillip Wellman A Mudville Nine California League Dave Oliver A Dayton Dragons Midwest League Donnie Scott Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Edgar Caceres Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Rick BurlesonLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, BillingsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 2001 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference 53em Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds Season, 2001 Cinc Category:Long stubs with short prose